Aquawolf Recognized with Bentley Systems 2025 Founders’ Honor Award for Innovative Use of Looq AI and PLS-CADD
Alex Richards, Aquawolf, explores a transformative approach in the way utilities assess and model utility poles. Image Courtesy Looq AI.
San Diego, CA — Aquawolf has been honored with the Founders’ Honor Award at Bentley Systems’ 2025 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure for their innovative project, “From Fire Zones to Storms: A Case for Efficient and Smart Pole Modelling.” This recognition celebrates Aquawolf’s transformative approach to utility pole assessment and modeling, which combines advanced digital capture with engineering-grade analysis.
Led by Alex Richards, the Aquawolf team integrated Looq AI’s photogrammetric 3D capture technology with Bentley PLS-CADD, creating an end-to-end workflow that significantly enhances accuracy, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Key outcomes of the project include:
- Reduction in modeling time by more than 60%
- Improved structural analysis using high-fidelity, survey-grade 3D data
- Elimination of unnecessary pole replacements flagged by legacy tools
- Delivery of higher-quality engineering analysis without additional costs
By leveraging Looq AI’s rapid 3D capture platform, Aquawolf was able to acquire precise field data in a fraction of the time required by traditional methods. This data seamlessly informed Bentley’s PLS-CADD models, enabling utilities to make faster, better-informed decisions while optimizing project costs and supporting grid resilience.
“Utilities should not have to choose between resilience and affordability,” said Alex Richards, President, Aquawolf. “By integrating advanced engineering analysis with efficient data capture, we are helping clients modernize infrastructure at scale.”
Full case study: https://lnkd.in/gT64S4Vy
Aquawolf | Looq AI demo: looq_ai_product_demo (2).mp4
Survey-grade, high-fidelity 3D point cloud of a utility pole, captured by the Looq AI Platform during the Aquawolf pilot project. Image Courtesy Looq AI.
About Aquawolf LLC
Aquawolf LLC, founded in 2019 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Mammoth Energy Partners LLC, is a multidisciplinary infrastructure engineering company specializing in power delivery services. The firm brings deep expertise across overhead and underground transmission and distribution, substations, natural gas, owner’s engineering, and project management. With a leadership team recognized for its extensive experience and strong industry reputation, Aquawolf is dedicated to applying proven design and project management principles to consistently deliver engineering excellence. Visit aquawolf.com.
About Looq AI
Looq AI is a high-growth technology platform company dedicated to advancing critical infrastructure digitization and diagnosis. The company has developed a fundamental new camera technology that makes survey-grade 3D capture cost-effective at scale. The Looq Platform is a handheld, ground-based capture system—offering creation, visualization, analysis, collaboration, and integration capabilities to digitize the built world. Users work more efficiently and get accurate results for topographic mapping and modeling of transmission and distribution assets. Learn more at looq.ai.
Looq AI Contact:
Press: Christine Byrne, prnews@looq.ai
