Software + Tech

Bentley Fellow Dr. Zheng Yi Wu and a team from Rutgers University jointly published a paper, Analysis of Dominant Factors Associated with Hurricane Damages to Residential Structures Using the Rough Set Theory, in the March 29, 2016 issue of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) journal Natural Hazards Review. The research leveraged data collected from advanced remote sensing technologies.

Innovyze released InfoMaster LCCA for developing a sound long-term, cost-efficient asset rehabilitation program based on a Life Cycle Cost Analysis that takes total ownership costs into account.

Bentley Systems announced OpenRoads ConceptStation, a conceptual modeling application that enables rapid and iterative conceptual and preliminary design, leveraging contextual information obtained through point clouds, reality meshes, GIS, and other sources.

Pinellas County, Fla., hired Woolpert to implement Cityworks software and develop a comprehensive enterprise asset management (EAM) program. The $6.5 million, multiyear contract includes the development of an asset management program, software installation and configuration, enterprise system integrations and deployment to all divisions that manage county infrastructure assets.

Bentley Systems announced the general availability of the CONNECT Edition of ConstructSim, which supports a construction-driven execution for project planning and aligns engineering and procurement with Path of Construction by providing visibility into the quality and timing of deliverables.

BSD and Kahua announced the integration of BSD's automated construction specification-writing software, BSD SpecLink-E, with Kahua's project management and collaboration platform.

Newforma, a project information management (PIM) software company, announced its Newforma Cloud Services Connector strategy, an initiative that integrates the companys recently announced Newforma Cloud Services with complimentary applications used by its architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) customers.

The City of Orlando, Fla., selected InfoSWMM from Innovyze to help further develop the ArcGIS-centric approach used to manage the citys sanitary sewer system.

Dropbox and Aconex Ltd announced a global partnership to provide integrated cloud-based collaboration solutions to the construction and engineering industry.