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Enterprise Risk Management in Infrastructure – Part 3

August 1, 2018

By John Brown Miller, Ph.D. This is Part 3 in a three-part series on the emergence of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in Infrastructure. Part 3 describes a pr... Read More...

Management Files

Real-time structural health monitoring promises smarter, safer bridges

July 30, 2018

Sandia National Laboratories, working with Structural Monitoring Systems PLC, a U.K.-based manufacturer of structural health monitoring sensors, outfitted a U.S. bridge with a network of eight real-time sensors able to alert maintenance engineers when they detect a crack or when a crack reaches a length that requires repair. ... Read More...

InfrastructureStructures + BuildingsTransportation

Microdesk wins PANYNJ contract to expand enterprise asset management

July 30, 2018

Microdesk was awarded a multi-year contract with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) to broaden its Application Maintenance and Support Services through an Enterprise Asset Management Program.... Read More...

NortheastSoftware + Tech

Azteca Systems releases Cityworks 15.3

July 12, 2018

Azteca Systems released Cityworks 15.3, the latest version of the company’s web GIS-centric platform for public asset management.... Read More...

Software + TechUAV + Surveying

Michigan creates two councils to improve state’s infrastructure

July 3, 2018

Michigan is first in the nation to implement a coordinated effort to better manage the state’s drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, transportation, and private utilities under legislation signed July 2 by Gov. Rick Snyder.... Read More...

InfrastructureMidwestTransportationWater + Stormwater

Black & Veatch: Data analytics, resilience and sustainability drive water discussion

June 13, 2018

Collecting data from our water systems is one thing. Acting on that information is game-changing, and a Black & Veatch survey shows that the water space is taking note.... Read More...

Water + Stormwater

Research program makes plans for more resilient linear infrastructure

May 21, 2018

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) announced a new £4.8 million engineering research program, led by Newcastle University, that will examine how long linear infrastructure assets, such as road and railway slopes, pipeline bedding and flood protection structures, can be better maintained and monitored to make them more resilient... Read More...

InfrastructureTransportation

Big data and machine learning applied to water main replacement

May 21, 2018

Fracta, Inc. and Utility Services Associates announced a partnership to bring the power of big data and machine learning to the water industry, and help utilities save money and minimize water loss. ... Read More...

InfrastructureSoftware + TechWater + Stormwater

Advanced asset management strategies to drive $41 billion in water utility savings

May 4, 2018

Smarter, more advanced asset management strategies will save water utilities $41.9 billion in capital expenditures by 2027, according to a new report from Bluefield Research.... Read More...

Water + Stormwater

Transportation

Balfour Beatty to upgrade London Underground

Pattullo Bridge Replacement design-build project moves forward

System will help planners identify, prioritize highway projects

UAV

FAA restricts drone operations over DOJ and DOD facilities

Trimble announces e-commerce platform for pre-owned Trimble products

System will help planners identify, prioritize highway projects

Continuing Education

CMAA announces speakers for CMAA Focus19

Arconic and EWB-USA partner to develop next-generation of engineers

The Construction Institute hosts Women Who Build Summit

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