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Greeley and Hansen | June 10, 2022

Greeley and Hansen, a multidisciplinary global engineering firm solely dedicated to serving the needs of the water sector, has named Fernando A. Vazquez, P.E., as the new Managing Director, Southeast Operating Group and Latin American Operations. Vazquez has over 30 years of professional experience in the planning, design, and delivery of large water sector projects for major utilities at a local, national, and international level. Most recently, as Vice-President and Senior Busin...

PBC Today | April 24, 2020

The new Hospital Nova in Finland has used BIM models and VR to involve over 350 staff in the building design. As the first completely new hospital to be built in the Central Finland Healthcare District since the 1970s, Hospital Nova aims to be modern and efficient. With planned opening in late 2020, the project is an entirely new concept compared to traditional hospitals, with a target to cut operating costs by 10%. Due to the ambitious nature of the project, the project team wanted to involve s...

The Star Online | March 18, 2020

In Silicon Valley, it's tough to go two blocks without seeing a self-driving autonomous car, said Steven Hong, chief executive of Beavercreek-based company Oculii. Hong should know. His company is writing software that aims to have a place in the autonomous transportation revolution, helping those same vehicles see better. Beavercreek software business Oculii is developing powerful radar for autonomous systems, including vehicles. Its work has already been recognised by the Dayton Developmen...

ArchDaily | June 29, 2020

Architects don’t make buildings. Architects make drawings of buildings. But of course, someone has to make the building. The construction industry is one of the largest economic sectors and we all interact with the built environment on a daily basis, but the actual work of getting a building from drawing to structure has barely evolved over the decades. While the rest of the world has moved into Industry 4.0, the construction sector has not kept pace. Architecture has begun to embrace some...