Perspectives

by Kathleen Moore
Volaree Rendon’s career in civil engineering started with a crush. A straight-A high school student in Seattle, Rendon earned enough credits to spend part of her junior and senior years at a local vocational technical...

by Rodrigo Fernandes
Perspectives Recent Articles
Countries around the world are investing heavily in infrastructure to support economic growth, ensure energy security, and address climate change. Whether adapting existing infrastructure assets or building new ones, the task at hand is massive. However, to meet these needs,...

by Nicholas Cumins
Historically viewed as a digital laggard, slow to advance and transform, the AEC industry is clearly catching up. Digital transformation dominates industry conversations and the advent of generative AI has only accelerated both the discourse and pace at which...

by Claire Rutkowski
Infrastructure is the linchpin that holds together the journey of entire nations towards economic and social prosperity. Ensuring that roads, bridges, hospitals, and other vital structures are built effectively and efficiently requires an in-depth understanding risks and their allocation in...

by Matt Gijselman
This article was originally published on February 8, 2023. Updates reflect SBTi’s approval of our near-term net-zero targets. The challenges of the past few years, from a global pandemic to climate disasters, have given us many opportunities to reflect on...

by Angela Curry
William “Bill” Panos began his career in aerospace technology. He never envisioned that his resume would one day include serving as director and chief executive officer of a state Department of Transportation in not just one, but two states. He...

by Verna Porter
In January, Claire Rutkowski, Senior Vice President and CIO champion, sat down with Scott Seltz, publisher of Engineering News Record for an in-depth conversation about how AEC firms can thrive despite the challenges they face in 2023. Below is a...

by Claire Rutkowski
Every year with the Going Digital Awards at the Year in Infrastructure, we take the opportunity to celebrate our users’ extraordinary projects and the impact they are having around the world. We are constantly humbled by and learning from our...

by Nicholas Cumins
Image courtesy of Siemens I recently had the opportunity to discuss the Bentley partnership with Siemens and the role of digital twins in infrastructure at an event with Siemens CTO Peter Koerte. Bentley Systems and Siemens are collaborating on a...

by Nicholas Cumins
Bentley has always had an inclusive culture that supports colleagues to innovate, grow, and build lasting and meaningful careers. This is why many of our colleagues, myself included, have stayed for a decade or more without a second thought. Bentley...

by Suzanne Little
As Bentley’s first chief digital officer, I would like to share what this means and why we have made this change now. In our ever-changing world, people expect to get the same seamless and frictionless digital experiences that they see...

by James Lawton