Digital Shield: Bentley Systems’ Tech Safeguards 300,000 in Northwest China Flood Initiative

Chinese firm CSCEC AECOM has successfully deployed advanced digital tools from Bentley Systems to create a smart drainage network capable of protecting over 300,000 residents and nearly half a billion yuan in urban investments in Jinchuan District. The core of the project's success lies in a connected data environment that moved away from manual surveying to achieve a 40% increase in design eff...

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AI Drones Take Over Bridge Inspections, Saving Millions

The United States is swapping human climbers for AI-powered drones to fix over 600,000 bridges along the Mississippi River, a faster, cheaper, and safer way to maintain crumbling infrastructure. Traditionally, inspecting a massive structure like St. Paul’s Robert Street Bridge is a nightmare. Engineers have to dangle from ropes, snap thousands of photos by hand, and sketch cracks in notebooks w...

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The Future of Electricity: 3 Big Takeaways from DTECH 2026

The massive DTECH 2026 conference recently concluded in San Diego, bringing together more than 18,000 experts to discuss the future of the power grid. The event revealed that electric utilities are currently facing three main challenges standing in the way of a smarter, more reliable power system. The first challenge is messy data. While everyone is excited about using Artificial Intelligen...

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Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: Digital Engineering Drives Gender Equity on World Water Day

Bentley Systems is advocating for a shift that moves women from being seen merely as water users to being centered as the engineers, scientists, and decision-makers of sustainable infrastructure. Bentley’s move is for the 2026 World Water Day campaign called "Where water flows, equality grows”, which highlights the profound connection between safe water access and fundamental human rights. ...

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The Future of Cities: Why Data and Trust are Crucial

High-tech tools like Artificial Intelligence (AI) are changing how we build our world, but they are only as good as the data they use and the people who use them. That was the big takeaway from Illuminate 2026, a major infrastructure conference held this week at Sydney’s Fullerton Hotel. The event brought together over 500 engineers, government officials, and project managers to discuss a m...

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Ithaca Uses “Digital Twin” Technology to Lead the Charge in Green Energy

Ithaca, a town in New York, is using a "digital twin" to transform itself into a carbon-neutral smart city by 2030. To reach this ambitious goal, the city is undergoing a massive transformation to replace fossil fuel-burning heaters and stoves in all 5,500 of its buildings with electric alternatives. Developed by researchers at Cornell University and the Rocky Mountain Institute, with support f...

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The New Standard for Transit: Value Over Effort

Experts have recently suggested that the infrastructure industry must stop measuring success by the number of hours worked and start focusing on the long-term value delivered to the public. Resilience is no longer just about the physical strength of concrete; it is a complex blend of data, collaboration, and community preparedness. At the 2025 Year in Infrastructure (YII) conference held in...

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Bentley Systems Announces 2026 Year in Infrastructure Event and YII Awards

Bentley Systems has officially launched the global search for the most innovative construction and engineering projects of the year. The company is now accepting nominations for its 2026 Year in Infrastructure (YII) Awards, a prestigious competition that highlights how advanced software is being used to build a more resilient and sustainable world. Submissions will be accepted through May 3, at 11...

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How Better Data Is Rescuing Giant Building Projects

Engineers and city leaders around the globe are discovering that the secret to building better cities isn't just about fancier machines or more concrete, but how information moves between teams. From the massive tunnels of Melbourne to the power grids of New Zealand, a new approach called "connected data" is helping avoid the expensive mistakes that often derail the world's biggest construction...

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Exploring Sydney Through a New Digital Lens

Just in time for the Bentley Illuminate 2026 conference in Sydney, a new 3D virtual tour has been launched to show the city like never before. Powered by Cesium, this digital experience moves beyond the postcard-perfect images of Sydney to reveal how the city functions as a complex, interconnected system. By using advanced 3D modeling, viewers can explore how Sydney’s iconic architecture, m...

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