Tag: infrastructure
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FHWA Tightens “Buy American” Rules for Federal Infrastructure Projects
Although it didn’t come as a surprise to many industry experts, as of Jan. 15, 2025, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) waiver program which had long-allowed certain American-based manufacturing requirements to be ignored, came to an end. It likely comes as one of the final policy acts by the Biden Administration on infrastructure, which passed…
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LA fires damage power, sewer and water infrastructure
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Wildfires have mangled Los Angeles’ infrastructure as they continue to rage in parts of the area, spurred by high winds and supercharged by climate change. Though it’s still too early to take full stock of the impact,…
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5 ways Trump could impact infrastructure construction in 2025
Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A slew of changes are coming under the Trump administration for infrastructure builders working in the U.S. Despite anxiety around his tariff and mass deportation promises, the construction industry is optimistic about the return of a fellow…
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Smart Collaboration on Infrastructure Projects – An Interview with Joe Giegerich
I had the pleasure of interviewing Joe Giegerich, founder and CEO of ProjectReady. We discussed why and how the construction sector should start using an integrated data environment on large infrastructure projects. You can listen to the interview on the AEC Business Podcast. The USA, Japan, China, and the EU are among the economies that…
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The Winners of the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced the winners of the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The annual awards program recognizes the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. Sixteen independent jury panels selected the 57 finalists from nearly 300 nominations submitted by more than 230 organizations…
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The Integrated Data Environment for Infrastructure Construction
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Situational Awareness in Infrastructure Constrution Projects
Olli Planting, Development Manager at Infrakit (https://infrakit.com/en/), talked about situational awareness in infrastructure projects at the WDBE Community Session titled “How can supersensing improve infrastructure construction” on September 22, 2021. The session hosts were Aarni Heiskanen (https://aec-business.com) and Paul Wilkinson (http://extranetevolution.com). The session program is at The post Situational Awareness in Infrastructure Constrution Projects appeared…
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Infrastructure Supersensing Webinar on September 22, 2021
AEC TechTV and World of Digital Built Environment WDBE are organizing an open webinar on September 22, 2021, at 2 pm UK summer time. The WDBE Community Session looks at the latest advancements in digitalized infrastructure construction and offers a peek into the future. The presentations are as follows: Situational awareness in infra projects –…
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Progress, Property, and Privacy: Discussing Human-Led Infrastructure with Jeff Schumacher
We sat down with Jeff Schumacher, Microsoft’s Global Workplace Services Regional Lead Ireland, UK, and MEA, in the run-up to his keynote speech at WDBE 2021. Our conversation covered how technical innovation has changed the sector, the dangers of assumption, and why retaining a human-centred perspective is vital in a data-driven business. As we leave lockdown,…
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Discussing Human-Led Infrastructure and Supersensing with Jeff Schumacher
For this episode of WDBE Talks, we sat down with Microsoft’s Jeff Schumacher to discuss sensor technology in the modern built environment. Our conversation covers the role the tools play in helping us evolve our spaces, understand those living in them, and the renewed importance of privacy. Jeff Schumacher is the Global Workplace Services Lead at…