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ACEC Fall Conference 2025 recap: Driving innovation across infrastructure design

The ACEC Fall Conference is always a highlight for civil engineering professionals across the industry, and this year was no exception. It serves as a launchpad for the future of civil engineering with many conference sessions centered around innovation and efficiency. is always a highlight for civil engineering professionals across the industry, and this year was no exception. It serves as a launchpad for the future of civil engineering with many conference sessions centered around innovation and efficiency. This year, Bentley Systems stood at the forefront, inspiring conference attendees with a vision of what’s possible when advanced technology and artificial intelligence are harnessed to reimagine how engineers solve infrastructure challenges. After the conference, Bentley had the unique opportunity to sit down and carry this momentum in a special Engineering Influence podcast episode. In this conversation, Francois Valois, senior vice president, Open applications at Bentley and Pat McLarin, segment director, civil at Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, dove deeper into three key takeaways that are shaping our industry today. Combining geotechnical and civil data: Bentley and Seequent Integration Bentley and Seequent bring together more than just technology. They combine expertise from both above and below ground to give engineers a complete

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Insights from Pennoni: How OpenSite+ Is Changing Site Design 

Insights from Pennoni: How OpenSite+ Is Changing Site Design As a child, Joe Viscuso, senior vice president and director of strategic growth at Pennoni, was always interested in building things, which led him to a career in civil engineering. Over the past 40 years, he has worked on countless land development projects. He notes that one of the most intriguing aspects of this work is that no two projects are ever the same. “You can have two one-acre sites that may look alike,” Viscuso explains, “but they’re dramatically different because, as a civil engineer, we’re working from the ground up, and the ground is never the same.”  Throughout his career, he has witnessed a wide range of innovative changes to civil engineering design, from manual drafting to the rise of CAD. Today, Viscuso feels that adapting to new technology is no longer optional—it’s now essential to overcome today’s engineering challenges. As he reflects on his extensive experience, he predicts the improvements realized from OpenSite+, including advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, will be especially impactful.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvAst1_y9PY The Tough Terrain: Site Civil Challenges In today’s fast-paced world of site design, staying ahead of both the technological and workforce challenges is more important than

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The First AI-driven Civil Engineering Software for Site Design

Revolutionizing Civil Engineering: Bentley’s OpenSite Plus at ACEC 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK2ruQjyWOI In the rapidly evolving field of civil engineering, innovation is the key to staying ahead of the curve. During the Year in Infrastructure 2024 event, Bentley announced OpenSite+, the first-to-market AI-powered civil engineering software specifically built for site design and land development. This game-changing software equips engineers to deliver high-quality projects up to ten times faster than traditional methods. Let’s explore some of the key features and benefits of OpenSite+, highlighting why it is revolutionizing the civil engineering industry. Unmatched productivity and efficiency OpenSite+ was designed for engineers and drafters working on commercial, industrial, and residential site designs. This software offers unparalleled productivity and efficiency, giving professionals and organizations the capacity and freedom to address higher-value tasks. With next-generation, AI-driven tools such as Copilot Design Assistant, even those who may not be familiar with specific regulations can enhance their productivity by using voice commands instead of the traditional keyboard and mouse. Interoperability and workflow integration The software is designed to work seamlessly with other industry standard tools, including Cesium tiles, GIS (ESRI) platforms, file-based terrain (GeoTIFF, LandXML), and CAD files (DGN, DWG). This interoperability ensures that all necessary inputs, such

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Longwood Gardens Overflow Parking

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States Facts Longwood Gardens has over 1,000 acres of botanical gardens and associated land uses in three municipalities in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Longwood Gardens and Pennoni conducted a feasibility study of several locations to determine the ideal location for an overflow parking lot. Project A True Horticultural Experience A world-renowned attraction with more than 1 million visitors a year, Longwood Gardens includes over 1,000 acres of botanical gardens and associated land uses across three municipalities in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Longwood Gardens’ busiest months are November and December when it hosts a holiday light show. In recent years, the number of yearly visitors has increased. To accommodate the influx, the facility needed to enlarge its parking facilities by 1,200 spaces. Longwood Gardens contracted engineering consulting firm Pennoni to provide survey, geotechnical, civil and site design, and landscape architecture for the overflow parking facility. They had to identify a suitable location for the parking lot by analyzing several locations on the property. Further, a second analysis was needed to determine the best route to accommodate shuttle bus travel. Locating Aboveground and Belowground Utilities Longwood Gardens and Pennoni first had to determine where Longwood Gardens’ many aboveground and belowground

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