I was fortunate to be invited to be a moderator at the 2nd Annual Asset Management for Energy and Utilities Conference in Toronto last week. This conference is one of the most interesting I have […]
According to Gartner mobile application stores’ worldwide download revenue exceeded $4.2 billion in 2009, up from zero a few of years ago, and will grow to $29.5 billion by the end of 2013. The revenue […]
President Obama has announced $8 billion in federal loan guarantees to build the first nuclear power plants in the U.S. in nearly 30 years, reportedly in Burke County, Ga. The power plants will be built […]
Last September, the California assembly passed bills to increase the current 20% by 2010 Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 33% by 2020. Shortly after Governor Schwarzenegger signed an Executive Order (EO) directing the California Air […]
I blogged recently how Texas is now requiring building information modeling (BIM) on state projects. I just came across an interesting related article about bringing high school curricula into the 21st century in Texas. Department […]
Wednesday I had the opportunity to speak at a unique seminar organized by Consortech in Montreal which brought together civil and structural engineers and GIS folks in the same room. Pierre Genest, the president of […]
As I have blogged on several occasions (here, here and here) Ontario is in several ways leading the charge in the green power revolution in North America. It started in 2004 when as part of […]
The Government of Ontario is moving forward rapidly on a planned expansion to the electric power transmission network in the province. Last September the Government asked Hydro One to immediately proceed with planning and implementing […]