Streamlining construction workflows would be significantly advanced by replacing paper construction drawings with digital drawings. To be practical for use in the field digital devices need to be flexible, durable and shatter-proof. Until now there […]
In the next decade, the U.S. electricity grid will change more then it has in the last 100 years. Aging infrastructure, distributed generation integrating renewable energy sources, smart grid and net zero energy buildings will […]
Last week the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) said it would freeze issuing final nuclear reactor licenses for new plants or license renewals for existing plants. This decision is in response to the June U.S. […]
I blogged recently about the first national sewage treatment standard in Canada. Every year about 150 billion litres of untreated sewage are dumped into Canadian surface waters. The Environment Minister and Minister of Transport, Infrastructure […]
As I have blogged about previously, one of the most difficult things to do in many parts of the world if to find reliable data about underground assets, utility networks such as water and waste […]
There is a new technology preview at Autodesk Labs, Augmented Reality for Showcase. Augmented reality makes it possible to overlay information (graphics, text, video, sound) on to a live video feed of the real-world in […]
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions during the first quarter (Jan to Mar) of 2012 were the lowest since 1992 for this period. The EIA says that CO2 […]
The Energy Information Administation (EIA) is projecting that based on current legislation, the proportion of electricity generated from coal-fired plants will continue to decline, reaching 38% in 2020. The decline is primarily due to the […]