Bentley Horizons

When Hurricane Sandy struck New York in 2012, nature exposed the fragility of one of the world's greatest cities.  Power stations flooded. Critical infrastructure failed. Entire neighborhoods were left vulnerable as a storm surge overwhelmed systems designed for a different era. The disaster went on for weeks and cost billions of dollars.  It forced city leaders to confront a difficult reality: th...

Just about everywhere, the demand for infrastructure is increasing, but a skills shortage is slowing things down.  In this episode, we meet individuals who are taking action. Dr. Vicki Colvin is Dean of the College of Engineering at Louisiana State University.  The College is introducing America’s first Digital Twins Certificate Program and exploring the possibility of developing it into a full-de...

The demand for new, bigger, data centres to fuel the growth Artificial Intelligence is unrelenting.  In this Episode we meet Preston Williams from DPR, Preston is part of the team who designed and planned the construction of one of the biggest data centres ever built in America so far.  Once the data centre is fully operational in 2026 it will consume 1.2GW of power, a little more than half of the...

Eleven teams compete to create and demo digital solutions that ease Dublin’s pressing urban challenges of transport; planning; and flooding.  The tech challenge is a collaboration between Dublin City Council’s Smart Dublin team, Bentley Systems, Google, and Dublin’s City University.  Together they provide: data; cutting-edge 3D geospatial technology; and mentoring and technical support, to the com...