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2023 Key Trends Shaping the Future of Civil Engineering

As we look to the future of the industry, the famous Darwin-attributed sentiment comes to mind:  “The species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment.” Those words are more true than ever when applied to the our world and our profession in these evolving times….

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VinZero U.S. CAD Earns Autodesk Platinum Club for Sustainability, Best-in-Class Customer Success, and Sales Leadership Awards

IRVINE, Calif., March 20, 2023 – VinZero U.S. CAD, a leading AECO technology and consulting firm, announced today that the company was honored with three Autodesk Partner Awards for the fiscal year 2023. News Facts: Supporting Quotes: About VinZero U.S. CAD VinZero U.S. CAD helps the AECO industry to take transformative steps toward net zero…

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Women in Construction Week: Meet Four VinZero U.S. CAD Women Making an Impact

Women in Construction Week, started in 1960 by the National Association of Women in Construction, is a week-long industry event dedicated to recognizing the invaluable contributions of women in construction, and generating awareness for better working spaces for women who desire to work in the industry. This week, we are shining the spotlight on women…

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Inside the Process: Talent and Technology Effect of BIM 

In a recent survey of around 200 U.S.-based civil and structural engineers Informed Infrastructure readers, a team of researchers focused on the extent of BIM adoption on AEC projects…and more importantly, what that acceptance really means for the industry. Since 2017, BIM adoption in the United States has increased from 33% to nearly 40%. The…

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The Five Questions Every Construction Technology Vendor Should Answer

Many firms don’t have the bandwidth to adopt new tech on their own, so they seek out a dedicated construction technology vendor to help them adopt new solutions. The global COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for these services, both to ensure worker safety and improve productivity. Yet, roughly two decades since the introduction of…

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Taking the Stress Out of Pressure Pipe Network Design in Civil 3D 2023

The design of pressure pipe networks—that collection of pipes, fittings, and appurtenances that make up a pressure system—have long been a tedious and often challenging task with limited tools, flexibility, and capabilities. That’s begun to change. Leading developers have worked hard to revise and reshape pressure network tools over the last few years. The latest…

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Crush Your New Year’s Resolutions With Construction Technology Training

It’s that time of year again. The champagne has been popped, balls have dropped, and now its time to make-due on those New Year’s resolutions and tackle your goals for 2023. For construction firms, maybe that goal is to adopt new construction technology (ConTech) that will transform the way you do business. Whether its remote…

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Five Reasons to Consider Autodesk InfoDrainage for Your Next Drainage Design Project

The drainage design process is often time-consuming, inefficient, and costly for transportation and municipal agencies as well as their consultants. Complicating the workflow further is the rising frequency and severity of extreme weather events, which seriously threaten the resilience of water transport systems and associated infrastructure, as well as the growing demand, and need, for…

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Real-Time Visualization And The Future of Construction

In September, 2022, Autodesk announced that it had formed a partnership with Epic Games to incorporate their AEC real-time visualization tool Twinmotion as a free feature of Revit.  First released in 2005, Twinmotion is one of the most widely used rendering programs in the architecture world. This is wonderful news for Autodesk AEC collection subscribers….

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Infrastructure Tuesday 2022: Best Hits

As the year winds down, we had the pleasure of sharing exciting topics with you such as Civil 3D Pressure Pipes, Roundabout Design, and exploring Autodesk’s latest and greatest releases. With 2023 around the corner, we look forward to sharing even more tools, tips, topics, and tricks to help expand your professional prowess. In the…

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