A study released last week by the Centre for International Governance Innovation predicts only a modest increase in the number of nuclear power plants and a small number of new countries joining the 30 or […]
Autodesk has acquired Dynamite VSP and Dynamite SIM visualization software products from 3AM Solutions in the UK. Dynamite VSP and Dynamite SIM help automate the process of creating visualizations for civil engineering projects designed with […]
President Obama’s request in the 2011 Budget for additional funds for nuclear power reminded me of a post I made last July. At that time there were 436 operable nuclear power plants (373 GW) in […]
The RES Alliance for Jobs is a coalition of renewable energy companies in wind, solar and biomass. The Alliance argues that a strong Renewable Energy Standard (RES) would provide the national commitment to renewable energy […]
The venues, road network, and the torch route for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver starting February 11 and 12 with the Olympic Torch Relay routes are on VanMap. The opening ceremonies are […]
In the US buildings are responsible for 40% of primary energy consumption and 39% of CO2 emissions. It is estimated that 150 billion square feet or about half of the existing building stock in the […]
The first Canadian Geomatics Conference will take place June 15 to 18, 2010 at the Telus Convention Centre in Calgary, Alberta. Pre-Conference Workshops will be offered June 14. The Organizers, a partnership of groups from […]
Texas now requires building information modeling (BIM) on state projects. You can find the new standards at the Texas Facilities Commission web site. Follow the link and download #23 for BIM guidelines and standards that […]