In general the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for commercial purposes is illegal in the U.S. although this is changing. In Canada regulation of UAVs is different. You can fly a UAV that weighs […]
I just attended a fascinating presentation with the unprepossessing title of “CCRS/NRC/McGill Scientists – TOPICS OF PEATLANDS AND THE MER BLEUE BOG.” This was about a new project called MBASSS initiated by scientists from the Canada […]
Urbanization is a worldwide phenomenon. According to the World Bank, 54 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas today. By 2045, the number of people living in cities will increase by 1.5 times […]
Energy performance modeling for buildings is a new field, but one that is getting a lot of interest under the impetus of government mandates and incentives. It’s so new that there is no set of […]
Worldwide there is increasing demand from building and infrastructure owners for service provision throughout the entire life cycle of a building or infrastructure. This represents a distinct break with the design/build tradition which has dominated […]
The location of existing underground utility infrastructure is more often than not poorly known which creates significant risk for infrastructure and highway construction projects. In a gas line construction project which Utility Mapping Services (UMS) […]
Smart substations are an essential component of the next generation of the electric power grid. But for many utilities they have become a severe bottleneck because of limited substation design resources. Enabling external contractors to […]
Over the past couple of years I have followed the regulation of the commercial use of UAVs in the U.S. In the back of my mind, I have always thought that the application where there […]