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What is a bioretention system and how does it help control stormwater runoff?
Bioretention is a stormwater management practice that harnesses natural processes to treat and manage stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces such as rooftops, driveways, and parking lots. If you live in a city, you may have seen many of these types of systems. By utilizing a combination of vegetation, soil, and beneficial microorganisms, bioretention systems capture,…
Sustainability
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3 things we learned at ACE 2025 in Denver
It’s always amazed me that all North American water utilities essentially do the same things – cleanse, distribute, and collect water – but the methodologies they use vary widely. If you look at almost every other established industry, there’s often a set or standardized way of solving problems or serving customers. When one competitor makes…
Events
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Meet the new, flexible options for InfoWorks ICM: Sewer, Flood, and Ultimate
Here’s what you need to know about our new offerings and how these simple changes will benefit both existing and future customers. Our team of water experts at Autodesk have worked diligently over the last four years, expanding the functionality of InfoWorks ICM to make it as accessible and efficient as possible. Over that time,…
Product news
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New in InfoDrainage 2026.1: ‘AutoProfiling’ generates drainage profiles for you
The latest release of InfoDrainage, version 2026.1, brings a suite of new features and improvements that enhance the efficiency and accuracy of your drainage design workflows. The standout feature for this release is AutoProfiling, which simplifies the creation and management of flow paths and drainage profiles. Streamlining drainage profiles with AutoProfiling In the realm of…
Product news
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What’s ahead for the Autodesk Water Infrastructure portfolio in 2025? Watch the recorded webinar.
The water infrastructure team has been hard at work delivering exciting improvements to the 2026 versions of all of our water portfolio. Not only have there been some stellar recent releases like Subgrid sampling in InfoWorks ICM and advanced Leakage Modeling in InfoWater Pro, but there’s a lot more on the roadmap coming in the…
Product news
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InfoAsset Manager: Our time-tested tool for water utilities now available with Autodesk subscription
Without a purpose-built tool, asset management work can be tedious, exhausting, and frustrating, especially when trying to tie your data to existing hydraulic models. For this reason, Autodesk is happy to re-introduce InfoAsset Manager, now made more robust with included mobile and online capabilities, to help utilities manage their water infrastructure and water assets more…
Asset management
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Join Autodesk at AWWA ACE 2025 in Denver: Happy Hour, hands-on demos, expert office hours
The American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE) is heading to the Mile High City, and Autodesk is excited to meet you there! Join us June 9-11 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver for ACE 2025, the premier event for water professionals looking to innovate, collaborate, and solve the industry’s biggest challenges.…
Events
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3 top trends from the 2025 State of Design & Make report
Every year, Autodesk releases its State of Design & Make report. This annual report compiles the thoughts and opinions of professionals across architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO), design and manufacturing (D&M), and media and entertainment (M&E). The new 2025 version of the report collected more data than ever before, surveying 5,500 industry leaders to…
Industry news
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XPSWMM vs. InfoWorks ICM vs. InfoDrainage: Which solution do you need?
First released for Windows in 1997, XPSWMM aided stormwater and flood professionals in taking on the water challenges of its time. It was an incredibly powerful tool that the water industry adopted to solve the challenges it faced. But time and software development always marches on. Over time, most users adopted more powerful solutions like…
Storm, sewer, flood
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Comparing InfoDrainage, SSA, and Drainage Analysis: Which Autodesk drainage solution do you need?
If you’re a Civil 3D user, you might’ve heard the news that Autodesk has been making updates to the drainage capabilities inside of Civil 3D. Whether you’re a Civil 3D user, an InfoDrainage user, or someone who has never used either tool, you’re likely curious about which tool you should use for your drainage and…
Product news