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ILMF 2018 – Now Partnered with ASPRS!

August 1, 2017 - in Events

Have you heard? The International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) and the American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Annual Meeting will take place together for the very first time in 2018! Taking place February 5-7, 2018 in Denver, CO this…

ILMF 2018: Call for Papers Deadline is August 14!

July 31, 2017 - in Announcement, Events

The 18th Annual International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), taking place in Denver, Colorado, USA, February 5-7, 2018, has announced a Call for Papers and…

AQUAOSO Launches Water Trading Platform in California

July 31, 2017 - in Corporate, News, Water

GRANITE BAY, Calif., July 31, 2017 - AQUAOSO™, an early-stage water management and trading platform that helps customers manage, identify, buy and sell…

Shortlisted Projects Announced for ITA Tunnelling Awards in Paris

July 31, 2017 - in Event Coverage, Events

November 13-16 2017 will see leading international specialists in the global tunnelling sector attend the AFTES Congress in Paris which will include a special one-day event: November 15 will be dedicated to the presentation of the shortlisted projects, followed…

Saving A Baltic Sea Island Paradise From Its Own Popularity

July 31, 2017 - in Water

The Royal Swedish Yacht Club has teamed with Bluewater, a world leader in residential water purification technologies, to throw Sweden’s beautiful Baltic Sea island of Sandhamn a lifeline to help save it from acute water shortages and marine pollution. The…

HDR Leads CHKD to First LEED Silver v4 Certified Building in Virginia

July 31, 2017 - in Buildings

Arlington, VA –Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) Health Center at Landstown has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for New Construction Version 4 Silver certification. With this designation, the HDR-designed…

U.S. Crude Oil Production Forecast Expected to Reach Record High in 2018

July 31, 2017 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

In EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), total U.S. crude oil production is forecast to average 9.3 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2017, up 0.5 million b/d from 2016. In 2018, EIA expects crude oil production to reach an average of 9.9 million…

Nominate Outstanding Achievers for ASCE Awards with Aug. 15 Deadlines

July 31, 2017 - in Awards, News, People

The Wallace Hayward Baker Award for ground modification, the Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award for geotechnical achievement, and the Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award are among the ASCE honors sharing an Aug. 15 deadline for nominations.…

Natural Gas-Fired Electricity Generation so far this Summer is Below Last Year’s Level

July 31, 2017 - in Energy

The amount of natural gas used for electricity generation, also known as power burn, reached its highest daily level so far in 2017 during the past week, exceeding 41 billion cubic feet (Bcf) on July 20, according to data from PointLogic Energy. Natural gas-fired…

Trelleborg Provides Bespoke, Long Term Sealing Solution for Biggest Seaport in the Caspian Sea

July 31, 2017 - in Wastewater, Water

Lelystad, NL - Trelleborg’s pipe seals operation has supplied the largest single order of its flexible Pipe-to-Manhole Connectors for the new $2 billion International Türkmenbaşı Seaport in Turkmenistan. With highly adaptable solutions, and a long…