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House & Senate Committee Leaders Announce Water Resources Infrastructure Agreement

September 12, 2018 - in Featured, News, Water

Washington, D.C. - House and Senate Committee leaders today announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on comprehensive water resources infrastructure legislation, which could be considered on the House floor later this week. Agreement on the legislation,…

Solar Energy Might Become EU’s Fastest-Growing Energy Source by 2020 Due to Elimination of Tariffs on Imported Chinese Solar Panels

September 7, 2018 - in Energy, Featured, Renewables

Following the European Commission’s decision to lift trade tariffs on the import of solar panels from China, Europe’s energy experts have described…

REPORT: Energy Efficiency Employs 2.25 Million Americans

September 7, 2018 - in Energy, Featured, News

Energy efficiency jobs grew 3% in 2017 17 states have more than 50,000 energy efficiency workers; 25 have more than 30,000 Energy efficiency employs 2X…

How much water is used to fulfill the energy needs of the US?

September 4, 2018 - in Energy, Featured

Study analyzes how much water is used by oil, coal, natural gas, wind and other energy sources To generate the energy delivered to each home, business and industrial entity in the United States each year, trillions of gallons of water are required for energy…

Chicago Water Plant Collapses After Explosion, Injuring 10

August 30, 2018 - in Featured, News, Water

(CNN)An explosion Thursday at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in Chicago caused part of the plant to collapse, injuring 10 people there, according to Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MRWD) of Greater Chicago. "There has been an explosion in the…

AISI Publishes Cold-Formed Steel Framing Research

August 29, 2018 - in Featured, News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published three new cold-formed steel framing research reports: 1) “RP17-4: Higher Strength Cold-Formed Steel Framed/Steel  Shear Walls for Mid-Rise Construction,” 2) “RP17-5:…

AASHTO Urges Timely Passage of 2019 Transportation Funding

August 28, 2018 - in Featured, Transportation

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials sent a letter to Senate and House of Representative leaders on Aug. 21 to support the passage of the fiscal year 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development or THUD appropriations…

City of Boise, Idaho, and Pierce County, Washington, Public Works Projects Judged the Nation’s Best

August 28, 2018 - in Featured, News, Water

Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant   WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — The American Public Works Association (APWA) has announced the winners of its 2018 Public Works Projects of the Year competition. The awards program promotes excellence in the…

Bond … 54 Bond Street: NYC Building Restoration Wins Prestigious Award

August 27, 2018 - in Articles, Feature, Featured

54 Bond Street in Manhattan is a circa-1874, corner cast-iron building in the French Second Empire style. Its recent facade preservation and restoration project in Manhattan received a 2018 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s…

Sponsored Content: Taylor Devices Can Save Lives and Reduce Costs

August 27, 2018 - in Articles, Featured

Sponsored By:       Across the globe, current building codes only require that new buildings be designed for collapse prevention. Unfortunately, they do not require easy-to-achieve “performance-based designs” that greatly improve performance…