Bentley Systems has expanded Seequent’s subsurface portfolio by acquiring Eliis, a seismic interpretation specialist with a global team of more than 100 staff. Eliis’ software, used for structural and stratigraphic interpretation of 2D and 3D seismic volumes, will be integrated into Seequent’s geophysical workflows to link seismic attributes more directly with geological and reservoir models. For mining and civil tunnelling projects, this tighter coupling of seismic interpretation with subsurface modelling should improve early-stage geohazard identification and reduce uncertainty in deep infrastructure design.

The Structural Timber Association, working with Timber Development UK, Swedish Wood and Knauf Insulation, has launched the Structural Timber Thermal Details platform, a free online library of psi values for timber frame junctions. Developed with Studio Partington Architects and Briary Energy, the resource provides pre-calculated linear thermal transmittance data for common details, supporting more accurate SAP and SBEM assessments. For designers and energy modellers, this should reduce bespoke thermal-bridge calculations and help optimise wall, floor and roof junction specifications in structural timber buildings.

Orica has launched GEOExplorerIQ™, a cloud-native geotechnical intelligence platform designed to integrate surface, subsurface and remote sensing monitoring data into a single environment. The system ingests inputs from instruments such as prisms, piezometers and radar, consolidating previously siloed datasets and enabling earlier detection of slope or ground movement trends. For mine operators, this centralised view is aimed at tightening trigger-action response plans and reducing manual data handling across multiple geotechnical monitoring systems.