Iowa County Engineer to Save Over $100,000 Using Innovative Steel Design for Bridge Replacement Project
The spans for the Fourteen Mile bridge near East Lynn, West Virginia were installed on August 20, 2019. This is the first PBTG bridge for WV. If you’re a county/state engineer or a bridge owner, cost is always a deciding factor in which material to choose for your next project. A new design using press-brake-formed steel tub girders (PBTG) is providing a durable, cost-saving solution for short span bridge projects. A PBTG bridge consists of modular galvanized shallow trapezoidal boxes...
Ørsted to Build 230 MW Wind Farm in Nebraska
CHICAGO - Ørsted’s U.S. onshore company, Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), a leading developer of U.S. renewables, issued the Final Notice to Proceed on its Plum Creek wind facility in Wayne County, Nebraska. This follows the final investment decision from Ørsted’s Board of Directors. The 230MW wind farm is expected to be operational in 2020 and will generate enough energy to power up to 100,000 homes annually. Upon issuance, LCE now has 670MW of wind facilities under construction across three sta...
Rice Reactor Turns Greenhouse Gas into Pure Liquid Fuel
Rice University engineer Haotian Wang adjusts the electrocatalysis reactor built in his lab to recycle carbon dioxide to produce liquid fuel. The reactor is designed to be an efficient and profitable way to reuse the greenhouse gas and keep it out of the atmosphere. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) HOUSTON – A common greenhouse gas could be repurposed in an efficient and environmentally friendly way with an electrolyzer that uses renewable electricity to produce pure liquid fuels....
New Wärtsilä 31DF Engine Makes Entry to Energy Industry with Unprecedented Efficiency with Fuel and Operational Flexibility
The technology group Wärtsilä introduces its latest engine and power plant solution to the power generation markets. The Wärtsilä 31DF multi-fuel engine offers unequalled open-cycle efficiency, fuel choice flexibility, and unparalleled dynamic operational features. It offers an excellent solution for markets where a gas supply is anticipated but not yet available, or where there are concerns regarding the availability or price of gaseous fuel. The Wärtsilä 31DF engine is specifically designed...
IBI Group Announces Acquisition of Aspyr
TORONTO - IBI Group (TSX:IBG), a global design and technology firm, announced today that it has completed the asset purchase of British Columbia-based Aspyr Engineering Ltd., including all intellectual property. IBI Group also welcomes the Aspyr staff as part of the acquisition. Founded in 2015, Aspyr is a leader in information communication technologies for smart buildings, communities and cities. It has developed and deployed numerous award-winning solutions for healthcare, higher education, g...
Concept3D Platform Selected by Penn State for System-Wide Interactive Campus Maps and Virtual Tours
Concept3D Platform Brings 22 Separate Campuses to Life Online Through Realistic 3D Renderings, Interactive Software, Wayfinding System and Built-In Virtual Tours Concept3D, a leader in creating immersive online experiences with 3D modeling, virtual reality (VR), interactive maps and virtual tour software, today announced that Penn State’s University Park and 21 of the Commonwealth Campuses have launched on the Concept3D interactive map and virtual tour platform. The number of campuses and a...
New Integration for Autodesk Civil 3D
Our partnership with Esri continues to develop, enabling more streamlined flow of data between design tools and GIS. Now, the integration of BIM and GIS has come to Civil 3D! Autodesk® Civil 3D® continues to deliver improvements to design, performance and collaboration efficiencies, enhancing BIM design workflows for larger, more complex infrastructure projects. However, with this latest release – Civil 3D 2020.1 – we are extremely excited to introduce the Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS...
Make your own 3D Formwork drawings
3D Formwork Planning just got simpler: The DUO Planner is here We know how difficult and time consuming it can be to plan your formwork needs and putting material lists together in a very short amount of time. That is why we are very excited to introduce you to our NEW DUO Planner! Our smart, FREE, online tool that with just 5 simple steps it automatically calculates the formwork material required for simple layouts and provides you with 3D drawings! Here is the Link to use the free tool: ...
Acrow Bridge Provides Emergency Detour to Open Flood-Damaged Route in Rock Port, Missouri
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – 03 September 2019 – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today one of its modular steel bridges was installed recently in Rock Port, Missouri to restore passage after severe flooding earlier in the year damaged the existing structure, which was subsequently closed. It was particularly critical the route be restored as quickly as possible as it is the only access for BNSF Railway crews to service flood-damaged equipment and...
Pennsylvania Approves $13.7M in Airport Grants
Governor Tom Wolf (D) (seen above) gave the go-ahead on August 28 for $13.7 million worth of grants to fund infrastructure and equipment upgrades at 29 Pennsylvania airports. “Investments in our aviation infrastructure is vital to the economic vitality of the commonwealth,” the governor said in a statement. “Hundreds of thousands of jobs are supported by aviation in Pennsylvania and the new investments announced today will help airports bolster commerce and attract more customers.” Photo by...
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