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Key Trends Driving the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry
By Brenden Roche, Product Expert, Facilities Engineering, Bentley Systems The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is no stranger to change and ever-evolving trends. Also, the global pandemic has forced many other industries to change course, and AEC is no exception. Global players are altering their businesses in response to not only the pandemic but also the climate emer...
Read MoreDubai to build 93km smartest cycling & walking highway
Dubai plans to build a 93km climate-controlled highway known as ‘THE LOOP’, which will provide access to cycling and walking services by 2040. The new highway aims to connect over 3 million residents using a “healthy mode of transport by walking and cycling within minutes,” sustainable architecture firm URB said in a statement. “It will provide an enjoyable climate-controlled all-year enviro...
Read MoreIndia Invests US$13bn to Build Country’s Longest Highway Connecting New Delhi & Mumbai
India officially broke ground on the first stage of its longest expressway, a route linking Delhi and Mumbai, as it makes a concerted infrastructure push to catch up with its geopolitical rival China. The expressway project is a new 1,386-kilometre four-lane road with a total budget of US$13bn which will eventually cut the road travel time between the country’s two biggest cities in half, to 1...
Read MoreEnabling the Airports of Tomorrow with Digital Twins
By Steve Cockerell, acting industry marketing director, cities and campuses, Bentley Systems Supporting more than 87 million jobs around the world, the aviation industry contributes well over 4% of the global GDP. Working 24/7, 365 days a year, our airports are critical links within the global transportation systems that connect countries, communities, and businesses. Faced with changing dem...
Read MoreBentley Systems Launches iTwin Experience, iTwin Capture, & iTwin IoT to Extend iTwin
At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference on 15 November, Bentley Systems announced new capabilities of its iTwin Platform, significantly extending the scope and interoperability of infrastructure data that engineering firms and owner-operators can use to create and leverage digital twins in design, construction, and operations workflows. The new iTwin Platform capabilities will power Bentl...
Read MoreBentley Systems Announces Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, Powered by iTwin
At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, its combination of enterprise systems that span the end-to-end lifecycle and value chain of the world’s infrastructure. Powered by the iTwin Platform and Bentley’s infrastructure schemas and thus seamlessly integrating with Bentley’s engineering applications, Bentley Infrastructure ...
Read MoreChina’s First Cross-Sea High-Speed Railway to Operate in 2023
China's first cross-sea high-speed railway passed static acceptance testing on Friday and is expected to be officially launched this year. This railway, which connects Fuzhou and Zhangzhou in East China's Fujian Province, is 277km long with an operating speed of 350km/hr and eight stations. The railway is a major high-speed project in the southeast coastal area and part of China's "Eight V...
Read MoreThailand Invests US$9 Billion to Build 3-Airport High-Speed Rail Link
The Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway, officially known as the High-Speed Rail Linking Three Airports Project, is in progress and expected to be completed by 2029, government deputy spokesperson Tipanan Sirichana said on Sunday 29 January. Gen Prayut, as chair of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Committee, had expedited the construction of the project to ensure a modern, co...
Read MoreThailand to Begin Construction of $9bn Aviation City in 2023
Thailand will begin construction on the US$8.82 billion U-Tapao aviation city early this year, a government spokesperson said on Friday 27 January. Deputy government spokesperson Tipanan Sirichana said that the project covers an area of 6,500 rai (1,040 hectares) in the eastern seaboard province’s Ban Chang district and requires an investment of THB290 billion in the form of a public-private p...
Read MoreChinese display maker BOE to invest US$400m to build two factories in Vietnam
Chinese display maker BOE Technology Group Co Ltd, a supplier of both Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, plans to invest up to US$400 million to build two factories in Vietnam. According to Reuters, BOE is in talks to rent dozens of hectares of land in north Vietnam to add to its relatively small plant in the south that supplies mostly television screens to South Korea's Samsung and LG E...
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