Bentley Systems’ AI and Digital Twins Lead the Charge to Save U.S. Bridges

In the wake of the 2022 Fern Hollow Bridge collapse, which highlighted the critical vulnerability of America's aging infrastructure, technology is emerging as the only viable path forward.  The crisis, driven by a funding shortfall and a lack of engineers for manual inspections, is forcing transportation agencies to embrace innovative solutions. Here are two examples of how Bentley Systems’ dig...

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AI, Automation, and Collaboration Drive the Next-Gen Grid

Electric utilities worldwide face major challenges: rising demand, aging infrastructure, and a shrinking workforce. A recent panel hosted by Bentley Systems at its Year in Infrastructure conference, "Wired for the Future: AI, Automation, and the Next-Gen Grid," highlighted how industry leaders are tackling these issues using technology. Panelists, including executives from Georgia Power, Eurele...

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Bentley Software Essential to Wildfire Response, Water System Saved

Careful planning and the use of sophisticated software were credited with the local water department’s successful response to a major wildfire, preventing a potential disaster and ensuring firefighters had the necessary water supply. The fictional account, narrated by a water engineer who was awakened by a fire near his own home, emphasizes that the successful response did not begin when the fi...

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Bentley Systems Launches Ecosystem Catalog to Integrate Sustainability Solutions at COP30

Bentley Systems, a leading provider of software solutions for infrastructure engineering, has unveiled a new collaborative platform—the Bentley Ecosystem Catalog—aimed at positioning infrastructure as the central solution to climate change challenges. According to Bentley’s Director of Sustainability, Rodrigo Fernandes, infrastructure is just like the "Matrix of the physical world," a complex a...

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Infrastructure Sector Worldwide Embraces AI Amid $10 Trillion Boom Forecast

The infrastructure sector is weighing the risks and returns of Artificial Intelligence (AI) usage as global construction value is projected to reach $10 trillion by 2025, yet productivity in this sector remains stagnant. A new survey—The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Built Environment—conducted by Bentley Systems and partners, including law firm Pinsent Masons and consultancies Mott ...

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Dublin Leads ‘Smart City’ Revolution with Bentley and NVIDIA Digital Twin

Bentley Systems and NVIDIA are at the forefront of a global movement to make cities smarter, safer, and more livable, a shift highlighted at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona this week (November 4–6). The Irish capital, Dublin, is testing a new, cutting-edge digital twin built using Bentley Systems' Cesium geospatial platform and NVIDIA Omniverse. This AI-powered solution is capab...

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How Substation+ Improves Aging Grid Management

Bentley Systems has unveiled the OpenUtilities Substation+, a software equipped with iTwin feature, AI, and real-time collaboration to help improve aging grid management through faster issue detection and real-time workflow sync. According to Director of Product Development at Bentley Systems Michael Antonishen, Substation+ is built to modernize how substations are designed, built, and maintain...

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Bentley’s New AI-Enabled Open Applications Deliver 10x Faster Project Completion

New OpenSite+, Substation+ use AI, automation, and collaboration to speed work as demand strains engineering capacity. Demand for new infrastructures is growing faster than engineers can design and build them. By 2030, nearly 60% of the world’s population will live in urban areas, placing immense pressure on already-strained resources. Bentley Systems has introduced a couple of Open Applicat...

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Bentley Systems Launches ‘iTwin Engage,’ Making Infrastructure Plans Immersive and Accessible

Bentley Systems has unveiled a new product that blends iTwin, Cesium, Unreal Engine, and open standards, allowing teams and communities to step inside projects before they are built. This new product was announced during the Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards (YII) conference in Amsterdam on October 15. By using iTwin Engage, projects like bridges, tunnels, and power plants ...

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Bentley’s Digital Tools Power the World’s Largest AI Data Center Construction

A 4-million-square-foot mega data center is now under construction in Texas to support the boom of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Bentley Horizons podcast discussed the roles of digital engineering in such a massive infrastructure. This project is one of the world's largest data centers—roughly the size of 70 football fields—and set to include eight buildings. It is part of the larger US$500...

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