How Sustainability Works for Your Contracting Company
MILWAUKEE – Sustainability is a growing concern for all segments of the economy, including construction and paving companies. Not only because of the environmental impact on the community, but for the economic impact on companies as well. In their World of Asphalt 2022 session “Developing a Sustainability Program that Works for Your Company,” University of Nevada Reno Professor Adam Hand and Granite Construction Sustainability Manager Raven Adams made the case for asphalt pavement and infrast...
Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, opens nominations for Carl Pulfrich Award 2022
Prestigious award honours advancements in the fields of photogrammetry, remote sensing, earth imaging (Heerbrugg, Switzerland) – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, requests professionals in the fields of photogrammetry, remote sensing and earth imaging to submit their nominations for this year’s Carl Pulfrich Award. The award recognises innovations that advance the industry. The award panel will accept nominations for projects and applied work involving hardware systems, software solutions...
FICEM and ACI Partner Towards Carbon Neutrality in Concrete
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.- The Federacion Interamericana Del Cemento (FICEM) and the American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently completed an addendum to their International Partner Agreement which calls for a joint effort to achieve carbon neutrality in the concrete/cement sector. The efforts of FICEM and ACI will be propelled through NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete (NEU), whose mission is to provide access to technologies and the knowledge needed to effectively and...
New "Smart City" Project Combines Unique Coin Funding and Innovative R&D Design-Build for Tuskegee, Alabama
Innovative R&D Design-Build Leader GloGreen Global LLC, signs $30 Million Dollar Commitment to Fund TPT Global Tech's Smart City Concrete Technology Manufacturing Plant in Tuskegee Alabama GloGreen Global's disruptive technologies and sustainability solutions will be at the core of TPT's lead-development role for residential, commercial and manufacturing plants creating jobs and boosting the regional economy for years to come LOS ANGELES, CA - GloGreen Global, LLC, an R&D company speci...
Hexagon’s Intergraph G/Technology now available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
New deployment option delivers advanced GIS capabilities with greater security and lower total cost of ownership (HUNTSVILLE, Ala., 10 May 2022) – Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division today announced Intergraph G/Technology, Hexagon’s advanced utility geographic information system (GIS), has achieved Powered by Oracle Cloud Expertise and is now available on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace. The new deployment option provides utility operators a scalable, secure and highly availa...
Gerald Desmond Bridge Officially Retired
With the Gerald Desmond Bridge in the background, Gerald Desmond Jr., Desmond family members Eileen Bryson and Margaret Bomberg, and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, from left, mark the official retirement of the Gerald Desmond Bridge at a ceremony in the Port of Long Beach on Saturday Span served Port, City and region for more than 50 years The Gerald Desmond Bridge, a critical transportation corridor that served the Port of Long Beach for more than 50 years, was officially retired in a...
The Department of State Celebrates the Groundbreaking of the New U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar
Highlighting the deepening ties of friendship between the United States and Qatar, the Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), the U.S. Mission in Doha, and other U.S. and local officials broke ground today for a new U.S. Embassy in Qatar’s capital city. Located on a 12.3-acre site in a new diplomatic zone in Doha’s Wadi al Banat district, the new U.S. Embassy will support the continued expansion of U.S.–Qatari diplomatic, security, and commercial relations. Richärd Kennedy Architects of Phoe...
Kevin Stubblebine to Retire as WSP USA Chief General Counsel
Stephen Dale, Southeast Region president, will return to lead the firm’s Legal Department, a role he previously held for seven years, effective June 1. NEW YORK — After more than 30 years of outstanding service in engineering, construction and construction law, Kevin Stubblebine will retire on June 1 from his position as chief general counsel of WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Stephen Dale will succeed Stubblebine, resuming his leadership of the Lega...
Dave & Buster’s Debuts Second Brooklyn Location at the Atlantic Center
Designed by SBLM Architects, The Entertainment Hub Marks a Return of Community-Building in New York City BROOKLYN, NY — SBLM Architects is pleased to announce the completion of the firm’s latest Dave & Buster’s collaboration at the Atlantic Center in Brooklyn, New York. Today’s grand opening celebrates the second Dave & Buster’s location in the borough and the fourth in New York City. The new Dave & Buster’s resides in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn, placed next to retail destinations i...
Solmax and NanoXplore formalize their relationship after five years of collaboration and innovation through a blanket purchase order
Montreal, Quebec – May 9, 2022 – NanoXplore Inc. (“NanoXplore”) (TSX: GRA and OTCQX: NNXPF) and Solmax Group Inc. (“Solmax”) announce that they entered into a blanket purchase order, result of several years of collaborative work. The five-year collaboration between the two companies has resulted in a product that is the first of its kind in the environmental infrastructure market. “This cooperation underscores our commitment to delivering growth through forward-looking innovation and collabor...