NEW YORK — Turner Construction Company announces the deployment of SketchUp Pro, Google's 3D model authoring tool and platform. Turner is using SketchUp Pro as a part of its standard "digital toolbox" to provide building information modeling (BIM)-related services on projects around the world.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Newforma announced that the latest edition of the Newforma PIM solution is commercially available to new and existing AEC customers worldwide. The solution includes Newforma Project Center Eighth Edition and its new add-on products, Newforma Mobile, Newforma Contract Management, and Newforma Add-in for Autodesk Revit.

EXTON, PA. — Bentley Systems Inc. is accepting entries for the 2011 Be Inspired Awards competition, which brings together infrastructure professionals from around the world as well as members of the academic community to advance best practices and innovation in information modeling leading to higher-performing infrastructure and more cost-effective project realization and promote the extraordinary achievements of architects, engineers, constructors, geospatial professionals, and owner-operators in sustaining infrastructure empowered by Bentley software.

DENVER — The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference offers a full-day introduction for newcomers at the 2011 conference, which will be held Sept. 12-16 in Denver. The broad introduction to the world of geospatial open source software takes place on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Autodesk Project River Analysis Extension for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 and AutoCAD Map 3D 2012, a technology preview of new infrastructure planning and design functionality from the AEC Infrastructure Modeling Product Line Group, is available for download and trial on Autodesk Labs.

LINCOLN, NEB. — Design Data, a provider of 3D detailing and building information modeling (BIM) software, announced a new integration between its SDS/2 software solutions and Autodesk Revit Structure.

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — Trimble Navigation Limited announced a public tender offer, to be made by its subsidiary Trimble Finland Oy, for all issued and outstanding shares in Tekla Corporation for EUR 15.00 per share in cash representing an aggregate equity purchase price of approximately EUR 337 million (or approximately $489 million), and an enterprise value of EUR 311 million (or approximately $451 million).

SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Autodesk Inc. announced the free Autodesk Buzzsaw Mobile app designed for iPhone and iPad. The app provides Autodesk Buzzsaw collaboration software users with more secure, remote access and exchange of building project information. Buzzsaw Mobile enables users to view DWF files, standard office documents and images, as well as upload project photos to a designated Buzzsaw project site.

HARRISBURG, PA. — Gannett Fleming and Carnegie Mellon University are developing an approach by which integrated information about a facility and its surroundings will ultimately improve the way facility managers monitor, assess, maintain, and operate individual buildings and campuses of buildings. The goal of this research project is to develop an approach for integrating building information models (BIM), geographic information systems (GIS), computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), and other sources of information about the performance of a facility to better support facilities management decision makers.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Newforma announced the results of final product acceptance testing of its new solution for comprehensive contract and document change management, Newforma Contract Management.