Every once in a while, I hear someone saying that digitalization (or going digital) is the next big thing in the water industry. Don’t look now but digitalization is here, and it has been here for a few decades. At...
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In July 2022, Ben Shinabery watched the news with growing unease as a deluge of rain—up to 16 inches in some areas—drenched eastern Kentucky and unleashed catastrophic flooding. Swollen creeks and rivers surged through narrow...
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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...
Are you working from home as you read this, or in an office? Are you promoting in-office work for your team? Or are you allowing for full flexibility? As a worker yourself, do you prefer working in the office or...
The landscape of the Middle East has been one of the biggest challenges in the region, which has brought about challenges like water scarcity. Though organizations across the globe are working relentlessly to tackle this major threat, the efforts need...
On July 28th, 2022, Eastern Kentucky experienced historic flooding that took the lives of 40 people and caused significant damage to homes, roads, and bridges. The natural topography of the region includes narrow valleys, steep hillsides and small strips of...
We all want superpowers. At least I do. Maybe we’re not faster than a speeding bullet or can leap tall buildings in a single bound, but your digital twin can give your team members who operate your water distribution systems...
Not too long ago, the application of digital twins in infrastructure seemed to be a distant reality. Today, we see a rapidly growing number of tangible examples of the benefits that digital twins are bringing to designing, building, and operating...
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...
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...