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Bentley Digital Twin Used for Engineering Assurance on Fusion Reactor

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Jeff Yoders
April 27, 2022
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The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project involves 35 countries collaborating to build an electricity generation experiment that may lead to renewable energy produced through nuclear fusion, a potentially revolutionary power source.


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Dallas Fort Worth Airport to Use Digital Twin for Runway Operations, Maintenance

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Jeff Yoders
April 13, 2022
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Willow and Parsons Corp. have won a five-year contract from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to create and support a digital twin for the maintenance and operations of Runway 18R/36L and Terminal D, which were recently renovated as part of DFW’s airport-wide modernization.


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Tech Focus: New Initiatives Push State DOTs to Adopt Digital Workflows

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Aileen Cho
February 16, 2022
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Delivering a project for a public agency in the U.S. can feel like a strange, parallel world compared to the commercial construction sector.


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Infrastructure Act Can Drive Digital Twins, Says Bentley Systems

Views into project health and status from digital twins could also spur private investment
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Jeff Rubenstone
February 10, 2022
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Software firm leaders say funding law has encouraging boosts for upfront engineering and opportunities to expand construction and lifecycle digital twin use.

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Cupix Adds Work Progress Tracking to Its Digital Twin Platform

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Jeff Rubenstone
November 17, 2021
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As more images and reality captures come in from jobsites, the work of blending that data with existing digital twins can be onerous.


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Q4 Tech Report: Moving On to the Next Normal

The pandemic forced adoption of new technologies, but what's really changed?
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Jeff Rubenstone
November 17, 2021
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At this point, well into the era of working with COVID-19, questions over remote work, remote collaboration and better awareness of the workforce on construction jobsites can seem like settled issues.


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Success of Infrastructure Digital Twins Begins with Open-source Technology

Keith Bentley
November 4, 2021
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As was the case with BIM nearly 20 years ago, digital twins are now reshaping the built world in terms of how infrastructure is designed, constructed, and operated. 


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Digital Twins for the Construction Life Cycle Go Beyond the Finished Project

A 3D digital twin, with reality capture, is for the contractor as much as the owner or facility manager
Simon Bae
October 7, 2021
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Digital twins are often touted because of their use for owners and facilities managers, but what about a digital twin for contractors that documents the ever-changing work site?


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Autodesk Releases New Water, Micro-Climate Tools, Construction Cloud Capabilities

First day of virtual Autodesk University includes release of GIS and BIM cloud environment from Esri
Jeff yoders
Jeff Yoders
October 5, 2021
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Autodesk CEO says more open data sharing is the future of construction, while insisting Autodesk design products will not go away as a result of sharing those capabilities and data.


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GIS and BIM Take First Major Steps to Integration

Bringing everything from utilities information to site conditions out of a GIS map into a BIM usually requires cumbersome rework. That's now changing.
Jeff yoders
Jeff Yoders
September 1, 2021
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Bringing everything from utilities information to site conditions out of a GIS map into a BIM usually requires cumbersome rework. That's now changing.


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