Apex-Brasil hosts virtual webinar on state of Brazil’s infrastructure industry
Brazil aligns its infrastructure concession strategy, making the country an attractive foreign investment destination even amid COVID-19 BRASÍLIA, Brazil – Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, today hosted a virtual media salon webinar on the positive outlook for Brazil’s infrastructure industry against the backdrop of COVID-19. This high-level roundtable discussion outlined the steps that the Brazilian government and key industry players have taken to make...
Building Innovation 2020 Resilience Sessions to Cover Zero Energy, Housing Affordability
WASHINGTON, DC – Resilience is a national issue. Natural disasters like wildfires and floods are only increasing in frequency and volume, costing the U.S. an average of $100 billion annually. This is part of the reason building resilience will be prominently featured during Building Innovation 2020: Virtual Edition. The annual meeting of the National Institute of Building Sciences takes place August 18-19. “Building resilience is critical,” says Lakisha A. Woods, CAE, President and CEO of...
Vectorworks, Inc. is a Finalist in 2020 Architizer A+Awards
Vectorworks Architect 2020 competing in Software & Digital Tools category until voting closes on July 31 Columbia, MD (July 23, 2020)—For the second year in a row, global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. is an Architizer A+Awards finalist. Specifically, Vectorworks Architect 2020 is competing against three other products for the 2020 Architizer A+ Popular Choice Award and the Jury Award in the Software & Digital Tools category. Vectorworks Architect 2019 was the 2019...
Co-Located Events AEC Next, SPAR 3D, International Lidar Mapping Forum and Geo Week Announce 2021 Dates in Denver, CO
Portland, ME (USA) – AEC Next, SPAR 3D Expo and Conference, International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF) and Geo Week announced the dates and location of their next in-person event. The events will be co-located together from March 30 – April 1, 2021, at the Colorado Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Denver in Denver, CO. The 2021 events in Denver will continue to include co-location partner events: USIBD Annual Symposium, WIPFLI’s Building Tomorrow Together Summit, and the ASPRS Annual Confere...
Economic Panel Predicts Slow Recovery for Many Engineering Markets after COVID-19
Washington, D.C. – A roundtable of economic and policy experts said that even after a COVID-19 vaccine is discovered, it could take many engineering markets years to recover from the pandemic’s impact. “Funding in the New Normal” is the third of a virtual roundtable series sponsored by the ACEC Research Institute. More than 160 participants from throughout the nation tuned in as four policy experts offered their views on post-pandemic markets and future government funding. Panelists incl...
Thornton Tomasetti Foundation Announces 2020-21 Scholarship and Fellowship Winners
From left, Martha Hughes, Kennedy Stephens, Eden Wong, Zhao Chen, Jackson Wang and Moriah Hughes. The Thornton Tomasetti Foundation (TTF) has awarded six college students — Martha Hughes, Kennedy Stephens, Eden Wong, Zhao Chen, Jackson Wang, and Moriah Hughes — with scholarships and research fellowships for the 2020-21 academic year. 9th Annual National Scholarship Martha Hughes, Stephens and Wong are the recipients of the TTF National Scholarship. Ea...
Black & Veatch Foundation launches scholarship offerings for prospective employees at four universities, community colleges
Effort seeks to further feed pipeline of infrastructure problem solvers to grow company’s power transmission business As the world’s electric power industry rapidly evolves to accommodate dramatic changes including renewable energy and the need for system integration, Black & Veatch is searching for tomorrow’s young talent who can help develop innovative solutions in the company’s growing global transmission business. And it’s granting scholarships at four regional un...
Dow announces results of inaugural Carbon Challenge
Carbon Challenge conducted with USGBC pushed property owners to engage and excel, collectively demonstrated continual GHG emission reductions across 63 building projects in Northern Asia MIDLAND, Mich. – July 17, 2020 – Dow (NYSE: DOW) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) shared the results of their inaugural Carbon Challenge today to mark the one-year anniversary of the project’s announcement. The challenge received a total of 63 entries across 16 cities in Northern Asia coverin...
ACI Foundation’s Strategic Development Council to Host Virtual Technology Forum
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (July 10, 2020) – The ACI Foundation’s Strategic Development Council (SDC) will host its first virtual Technology Forum on August 25th and 27th 2020. The SDC collaborates across the concrete industry to address technical challenges within the industry and hosts forums for the introduction and nurturing of new technologies. SDC Technology Forum 48 will consist of two separate webinar sessions. Each session will consist of four 30-minute presentations. All participants w...
Esri President Jack Dangermond Addresses UN High Level Political Forum
GIS Software Leader Speaks on COVID-19 and Sustainable Development Goals REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the world leader in GIS, location intelligence, and mapping technology, today announced that its founder and president, Jack Dangermond, addressed the United Nations’ High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. His remarks to the assembly were delivered July 7th at the key annual meeting for UN and Member State review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) globally. The United N...
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