Hurricane Harvey's devastation in Texas and other areas brought transportation systems to a standstill for days, and promised to leave a growing toll as infrastructure damages can be counted when flood waters recede. The killer storm also left a growing toll…
Automatic Emergency Relief from FTA Regulatory Requirements Applicable to Hurricane Harvey Response and Recovery
Transit agencies may take actions, such as providing service for evacuations, returning evacuees from shelters to their homes, transporting utility workers,…
Prince Albert to Receive Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
Avondale, PA - On the eve of Stroud Water Research Center’s 50th anniversary, the 2017 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence will be presented to His…
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Announces 2017 PCI Journal Awards
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
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 of geothermal energy. The Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA) meeting represents the largest such ministerial…
Cabeolica Chooses Breeze to Provide Wind Farm Management System
Located in sunny and windy Cape Verde, Cabeolica has chosen Breeze to provide wind farm management system. The company’s main objective is the production of electricity for the national grid as an independent producer using non-polluting, renewable…
Building for Resilience: A Key Agenda Issue at the Urban Land Institute’s 2017 Fall Meeting in Los Angeles
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
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
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
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,…
