Tensar Announces Winner of First Annual Civil Engineering Scholarship Program
ATLANTA, GA – Tensar International, a leading geosynthetic products innovator known for its unique geogrid solutions, announced two winners of it first annual Tensar Civil Engineering Scholarship competition program. The two students each won a $1000 scholarship for completing a specific construction design challenge: one challenge was in flexible pavement design and the other in mechanically stabilized earth wall design. The scholarships are one component of Tensar’s ongoing professional educat...
Public and Private Sectors Working Together To Improve Texas Highway Project Safety
WASHINGTON — The Texas transportation construction industry, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) are continuing to work hand-in-hand through the COVID-19 pandemic to improve traffic safety and significantly reduce worker injuries, ARTBA Chairman Steve McGough says. In August 19 remarks before the virtual Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGCTX) and TxDOT Executive Safety Conference, McGough, the president & CFO...
United for Infrastructure 2020: A Week to Champion America’s Infrastructure
Join us from September 14-21 for our signature annual program, United for Infrastructure 2020: A Week to Champion America’s Infrastructure. For the last eight years, we have convened leaders from across America to highlight the critical role infrastructure plays in our daily lives, economy, jobs, public health, and national security. Led by our Steering Committee and joined by more than 500 affiliates nationwide, participants host events, tours and open houses at infrastructure assets, speak...
AASHTO Transitions to a Virtual Annual Meeting
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 2020 Annual Meeting — originally planned to be held in Baltimore, MD, November 4-8 – will be held virtually the week of November 9-13. The premiere national gathering of state department of transportation leaders, federal transportation officials, and industry professionals, AASHTO said many of the sessions typically associated with a yearly in-person conference will continue virtually, includ...
Viewpoint Collaborate Conference Broadens Reach, Opens Registration for Virtual Event
Event Welcomes Construction Industry Professionals in 2020, Extends Learning and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credit Options Beyond Clientbase Portland, Ore. — Viewpoint, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB) and construction management software leader, today announced that registration is now open for its annual Collaborate conference, which will be held as a virtual event September 22-23, 2020. Viewpoint will bring construction industry professionals together to share best practice...
Xylem to lead presentations at Water Online’s Virtual Water Expo, August 11-12
Experts across the company to participate in free virtual trade show for water and wastewater professionals Charlotte, N.C., – Global water technology leader Xylem is a presenting sponsor and key participant in Water Online’s inaugural Virtual Water Expo, August 11-12 via interactive platform. Topics include water and wastewater treatment, fluid handling solutions, remote monitoring, resiliency, digitization and more. The following Xylem brands are involved: Flygt, Godwin, Goulds Water T...
Annual Request for Research Proposals Now Open
Farmington Hills, Mich. – The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council seeks to advance the concrete industry through the funding of concrete research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and structures. The annual request for proposals is open now through December 1, 2020. Proposal and funding parameters include: Topics are encouraged from all areas of concrete research; Up to $50,000 may be approved per project for direct...
AEC Next and SPAR 3D announce Call for Speakers for co-located 2021 event in Denver, CO
Denver, CO (USA) - The AEC Next Technology Expo + Conference and the SPAR 3D Expo & Conference, taking place in Denver, CO, March 30 – April 1, 2021, have announced a Call for Speakers and invite interested parties to submit their presentation abstracts by Friday, September 4, 2020. As professionals across all industries adapt to the new challenges presented by the consequences of the pandemic, the push towards digitization, improved collaboration, and streamlining workflows has never been mo...
DFI-PFSF to Host Piling & Ground Improvement Conference in Australia, March 2021 Registration Open
Hawthorne, N.J.: Registration is open for the 2nd DFI-PFSF Piling & Ground Improvement Conference taking place March 10-12, 2021, at International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney in Australia. This conference — being hosted by Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and Piling & Foundation Specialists Federation (PFSF) — intends to promote all aspects of the deep foundations, earth retention and ground improvement works. The technical program focuses on the following topics: Design and construc...
Why Sustainability and Resiliency Make Fiscal Sense: HDR’s Latest Experts Talk, with Pamela Yonkin
OMAHA, Neb. — With stiff competition for every dollar, transportation agencies need facts and data to make the best decisions for their communities. Sustainable, resilient projects last longer, can save money in the long term and can withstand unique shocks and hazards. Resiliency and sustainability planning makes good financial sense — just ask an economist. In HDR’s latest Experts Talk, economist Pamela Yonkin explains the difference between resiliency and sustainability, why it makes sense...
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