ARTBA Announces Winners of Inaugural Leadership Impact Awards
ASHINGTON – The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation is marking the 25th anniversary of its Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP) with the launch of “Leadership Impact Awards” to honor ILDP graduates. The ILDP annually provides attendees with a solid understanding of industry economics, how transportation work in the U.S. is funded and financed, how actions by the federal government impact the industry, and how they—and their company or agency—can become...
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project celebrates 20th anniversary
SWEEP Founder Howard Geller honored for outstanding leadership and impact [BOULDER, CO] – Founded in 2001, the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) celebrated its 20th anniversary by awarding its Founder and former Executive Director, Howard Geller, with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Geller, who served as Executive Director of SWEEP for 20 years, stepped down from his position in January. In a celebration at the eTown Hall in Boulder, Colorado, dozens of policymakers, colleagues, fellow...
Hackers help communities combat effects of dangerous floods at Europe's biggest hackathon
Team “Res-Queue” wins the Xylem Water Challenge award at HackZurich2021 with a decision support system that helps optimize rescue operations during floods RYE BROOK, N.Y.- Global water technology company, Xylem, today congratulated a team of hackathon participants that has come up with a new way to respond to abrupt flood events. Team Res-Queue won HackZurich 2021’s Xylem Water Challenge with their innovative solution to help people affected by dangero...
Cooper Engineering President, WSP USA Vice President, T3 Design Corp., and Colorado DOT Intern Honored with ARTBA's Women Leaders Awards
WASHINGTON — A company founder and CEO, a vice president at WSP USA, a women-led engineering firm and a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) intern are 2021 honorees of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s “Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction” awards. The awards were presented in three categories Sept. 27 at the association’s National Convention, held in Pinehurst, N.C. Ethel Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award This a...
United Contractors, Southern California Contractors Association and National Park Service Receive ARTBA's Highest Honor
WASHINGTON — The United Contractors, the Southern California Contractors Association, and the National Park Service (SCCA) are 2021 recipients of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) highest honor—the “ARTBA Award.” The awards were announced Sept. 27 during a ceremony at the association’s national convention in Pinehurst, N.C. SCCA and United Contractors, the private sector honorees, were recognized for their outstanding work in preventing the repeal of revenue...
World Economic Forum awards sustainability leadership at Ericsson USA 5G Smart Factory
Ericsson's USA 5G Smart Factory in Lewisville, Texas, has been awarded for a second time by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for global leadership in next-generation Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) manufacturing. WEF’s Global Lighthouse Network’s (GLN) has designated the facility as a Sustainability Lighthouse in recognition of successful on-site sustainability measures. The designation comes just six months after the factory was awarded WEF’s prestigious Global Lighthouse accreditation, for...
WSP USA’s Deborah Brown Wins ARTBA’s Ethel S. Birchland Award
Lifetime achievement honor recognizes Brown for her leadership encouraging women in transportation; Capital District Leader Rolando Amaya earns Leadership Impact Award. PINEHURST, North Carolina — Honoring her leadership advocating for women in transportation, Deborah Brown, vice president and national director of alternative delivery at WSP USA, received the Ethel S. Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award today from the American Road and Transportation Builders As...
AISI Standards Council Seeks Proposals for Small Projects and Fellowships to be Awarded in 2022
Proposals must be submitted to AISI by November 1, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Standards Council is seeking research proposals for its 2022 Small Project/Fellowship Program. Launched in 2014, AISI’s Small Project/Fellowship Program identifies and provides funding for research projects that will significantly impact the reliability, performance and cost-competitiveness of cold-formed steel (CFS) products. The program provides a streamlined mechanism for...
Vectorworks, Inc. a Finalist in 2021 Construction Computing Awards
Vectorworks Architect Nominated for BIM Software of the Year Columbia, MD (September 28, 2021)—Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. earns three nominations for the 2021 Construction Computing Awards. Vectorworks, Inc. and its product Vectorworks Architect have been named finalists in the BIM, architectural design and company recognition categories. In its 16th year, the Construction Computing awards affectionally known as "The Hammers" are looking to showcase and...
2022 TRB Annual Meeting: Vincent Valdes Recipient of the 2021 W.N. Carey, Jr. Distinguished Service Award
In recognition of his outstanding service to TRB and safety-critical systems research, Vincent Valdes is the 2021 recipient of the W.N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Valdes is the is the Executive Director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for a ten-county region including the City of Pittsburgh, where he leads a team of planners, program managers, transportation specialists and engineers working to create a common...
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