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Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Announces 2017 PCI Journal Awards

September 6, 2017 - in Awards, News

CHICAGO – September 6, 2017 – The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s (PCI’s) Journal Awards Committee has named the winners of the 2017 PCI Journal awards. This year’s Martin P. Korn Award goes to Amir Botros, Gary Klein, Gregory Lucier, Sami…

Ministerial Meeting Gathers in Italy to Scale-Up Geothermal Energy Worldwide

September 6, 2017 - in Event Coverage, Events

Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. — Leaders and ministers from more than 25 governments will meet in Florence, Italy on 11 September, to accelerate the global adoption…

Cabeolica Chooses Breeze to Provide Wind Farm Management System

September 6, 2017 - in Energy, Renewables

Located in sunny and windy Cape Verde, Cabeolica has chosen Breeze to provide wind farm management system.  The company’s main objective is the…

Building for Resilience: A Key Agenda Issue at the Urban Land Institute’s 2017 Fall Meeting in Los Angeles

September 6, 2017 - in Event Coverage, Events

WASHINGTON - Building resilient communities is high on the agenda at the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2017 Fall Meeting, set for October 23-26 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. This topic – a particularly timely one given the…

Barko Strong-Arm Grapples Optimize Barko Loader Performance

September 6, 2017 - in News, Products

SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Barko’s new Strong-Arm Grapples provide a highly productive solution for log handling and delimbing applications. Designed to optimize the performance of Barko B-Series loaders – including all trailer/truck mount, tracked, rough terrain…

Sponsored: MicroStation CONNECT Edition – The Foundation of Efficient Civil Engineering Design Workflows

September 6, 2017 - in Articles, Feature, Featured

Most of us must work with various file formats, integrate multiple disciplines, and improve project workflow efficiency. With all the different applications used by the many consultants that collaborate on today’s design projects, a lack of interoperability…

Tsunami Ravaged City’s Architecture Preserved in Digital Archive

September 5, 2017 - in Buildings

AN emerging architectural research method is being used to document the architectural heritage of Indonesian buildings wiped out in the 2004 tsunami. Banda Aceh, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, was one of the worst affected areas in the December 26 tsunami,…

SimActive Releases Correlator3D Version 7.0

September 5, 2017 - in News, Products

Montreal, Canada, September 5th, 2017 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce the release of Correlator3D™ version 7.0, with complete redesign of its 3D generation engine enabling substantial quality…

FTA Announces Program for Cooperative Purchases of Transit Vehicles and Equipment

September 4, 2017 - in Transit, Transportation

FTA Announces Program for Cooperative Purchases of Transit Vehicles and Equipment. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced last week the Pilot Program for Nonprofit Cooperative Procurements and is accepting expressions of interest from eligible…

SCDOT Launches Website, Plan for Rebuilding Roads

September 4, 2017 - in Technology

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has announced the launch of a website for its 10-Year Plan to begin the process of bringing back the condition of South Carolina’s highway system from 30 years of underfunding. The website will feature…