FHWA Poised to Act on Century-Old Barrier to Transportation Project Innovation in Response to ARTBA Petition
(WASHINGTON) - The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Nov. 14 said it would amend or repeal a century-old regulation related to the development and deployment of new products on U.S. transportation projects. The agency’s move comes in response to a March 27 filing from the Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), which noted the Woodrow Wilson administration era-rule is today impeding innovations that could save lives, minimize congestion, or othe...
Save the Date for the Chicago Future City Regional Finals
Save the Day Just learned the date for the Chicago Future City Regional Finals is set for Saturday, January 19th. The venue has not been confirmed but is expected to be someplace in Chicago. Chicago Regional Competition Day Information is anticipated to be similar to: http://futurecity.org/region/chicago-regional-competition-day-information For more information go to: www.futurecity.org/Illinois-Chicago Come see a vision of the future as presented by some of the Chicago area...
Nation’s Best Design-build Projects Recognized for Collaboration
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) has announced the winners of its 2018 National Design-Build Project/Team Awards competition. The program promotes exceptional diversity in project size, sector, and geography while celebrating the innovative and collaborative teams who produce projects that inspire. This year’s winners, consisting of 29 projects across sectors including aviation, civic buildings, transportation, and water/wastewater, were recognized at DBIA’s...
Heading Towards Zero Emission Airports – Lapland Airports in Finland Switch to Neste MY Renewable Diesel
The Finnish airport operator Finavia has decided to adopt Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ in its vehicles at Rovaniemi, Kuusamo, Ivalo and Kittilä airports. Neste MY Renewable Diesel is produced from waste and residues. The switch to renewable fuel is part of Finavia’s goal to make its airports carbon dioxide neutral by 2020. “Helsinki Airport is already carbon dioxide neutral. Next we will aim to achieve the same in our airports in Lapland. Using Neste MY Renewable Diesel as our vehicle fuel is a...
Virtual Surveyor 6.1 Handles More Than Drone Data
LEUVEN, Belgium – Virtual Surveyor, the popular drone surveying software, has eliminated the need for clients to use third-party applications to prepare data for processing. Released this week, Virtual Surveyor 6.1 now handles on-the-fly projections that previously required a separate software package to set the data in the proper coordinate system. “We have developed a completely new project experience for users of UAV data,” said Tom Op ‘t Eyndt, Managing Director of Virtual Surveyor nv in...
Procore Joins Fast-growing List of Solutions Partners Integrating with Acumatica Construction Edition
BELLEVUE, Wash.- Acumatica, the world's fastest-growing cloud ERP company, today announced a number of key business partners as well as its integration with Procore, the world's leading construction management software, which is now available in the Procore Marketplace. https://marketplace.procore.com/apps?category=accounting "Acumatica provides the construction industry with a true cloud-based accounting solution. The integration with Procore is a great fit to enable a seamless connection b...
HP Debuts Comprehensive Design to Print Portfolio at Autodesk University 2018
LAS VEGAS, NV — Today at Autodesk University, HP Inc. announced new hardware and solutions to help change the way architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries design and print. Autodesk users will now experience faster HP PageWide XL printers1, breakthrough simplicity with HP Solutions for Large Format printers, new Z by HP portfolio enhancements, and advances in VR. The new technology makes its debut in the HP showcase (#A451) of new printing hardware and solutions designed...
Epson to Showcase SureColor T-Series Wide-Format Printers and Moverio AR Smart Glasses at Autodesk University 2018
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Who: Epson will be participating in the upcoming Autodesk University conference in Las Vegas to showcase its latest advancements in wide-format printing and imaging technology for the architecture and engineering industries in booth A251. What: For the first time at a technical show, Epson will be showcasing its new line of SureColor® T-Series wide-format wireless printers, built to meet the demands of professionals and workgroups...
Arizona DOT Adopting a ‘Value Engineering’ Philosophy for Transportation Projects
A new process called “value engineering” is being deployed by the Arizona Department of Transportation to help reduce project costs, shorten delivery times, or both. And a project that aims to replace the decking on Interstate 17 bridges at Willard Springs Road south of Flagstaff highlights the benefits of that philosophy. [Above photo by Arizona DOT.] The Arizona DOT said that instead of replacing that decking over the course of two summers – with the project ending well into 2019 – the “...
California Beats Back Transportation Funding Repeal; Mixed Success for Other Ballot Initiatives
Nine major transportation funding-related ballot initiatives were placed before voters in eight states on Nov. 6 – two of them in Colorado alone – and once the votes were tallied, five of those ballot initiatives failed while four of them succeeded. [Above photo by Caltrans.] Yet one of those “failures” regarded an effort to repeal California’s Senate Bill 1 or SB 1 that boosted taxes on diesel and gasoline, along with other fees, back in 2017. Not only did California voters nix that repea...
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