Chicago, IL: The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) is pleased to announce the projects that have been selected as finalists in the 2018 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards. This illustrious design competition takes place each year…
Water Tariffs Will Need to Rise by 5.9% a Year to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, New GWI Report Finds
Oxford, UK - A new market report published by GWI has found that water tariffs will need to increase by 5.9% each year in order to generate the $449 billion…
EIA Releases April’s U.S. Short-Term Energy Forecast and 2018 Summer Fuels Outlook
Dr. Linda Capuano, Administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, issued the following comments on EIA’s April 2018 Short-Term Energy…
2018 National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 9-13 – “Work Zone Safety: Everybody’s Responsibility”
Each year in the spring, National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is held to bring national attention to motorist and worker safety and mobility issues in work zones. Since 1999, FHWA has worked with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation…
World Green Building Council and China Green Building Council Announce Partnership to Accelerate Commitment to Reduce Carbon in the World’s Largest Building Market
Zhuhai, China - World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and China Green Building Council (China GBC) announce partnership to collaborate efforts to increase green buildings around the world and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. This partnership…
Current-Year Spending Bill Adds Billions to Highway, Transit, Rail, Air, Grant Programs
Congress approved a government-wide spending measure for the 2018 fiscal year that began Oct. 1 and included billions of dollars in additional funds for federal-aid highway, transit, rail and transportation grant programs. After negotiating the deal and releasing…
The Evolution of Wind Power in 2017
The Evolution of Wind Power is the result of a cooperation between The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and renewable energy software company Greenbyte. The interactive map reveals the cumulative installed capacity per country, continent and the world between…
IRENA to Help Deliver Low-Carbon 2022 Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China
Zhangjiakou, China: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has today signed a co-operation agreement with the People’s Government of Hebei Province, China to provide the city of Zhangjiakou with a renewable energy roadmap that will support its…
Urban Land Institute Report Proposes Ten Principles for Building Resilience
WASHINGTON – A new report from the Urban Land Institute’s Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance outlines ten fundamental principles for building resilient cities and regions that successfully anticipate, respond to, and recover from…
Bluewater Says Million Dollar Urban Drinking Water Scarcity Challenge is Geared to Find Solutions to Clean Drinking Water Scarcity
Stockholm, Sweden, March 22, 2018 –– As the world celebrates World Water Day, Bluewater, a world leader in innovative water purification technologies, announces a global million dollar urban drinking water scarcity challenge geared to identify…
