ASME’s Engineering for Change and ITU Host Fostering STI Ecosystems for Impact virtual side-event of the U.N. Science Technology and Innovation Forum, May 3
What: Mounting evidence demonstrates the critical role that digital tools, platforms, and networks play in activating engineering talent and accelerating solutions to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)’s Engineering for Change and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) are hosting “Fostering STI Ecosystems for Impact: Enabling Technologies Advancing Human Infrastructure,” a virtual side event of the U.N.’s...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces $1.69 Billion for Amtrak in Response to COVID-19
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg today announced that the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is making more than $1.69 billion available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to provide relief from the impacts of COVID-19 to the company’s business operations, workforce, and state funding partners. The funding is provided under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. “Help is here. The President’s American Rescue Pl...
Dr. Erik C. Westman receives the prestigious 2021 Mineral Industry Education Award
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) Accreditation and Curricular Issues Committee has announced that the recipient of the 2021 Mineral Industry Education Award is Dr. Erik C. Westman. Established by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) in 1950, the award is given to recognize distinguished contributions to the advancement of mineral industry education. AIME transitioned administration of this award to SME in 2011. Dr. Erik C. Westm...
ACI Adopts Three New Position Statements
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute has recently approved three new position statements on the topics of construction volume, public good, and workforce development. The Institute now has a total of twelve position statements on various topics supporting policy positions along with state, federal, and international programs, rules, and regulations. The three new position statements include: Construction Volume: Creates a favorable environment, domestically and int...
$500M BMO Centre Expansion breaks ground today
The Calgary Stampede, together with Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC), the city’s community-building specialists, is marking a significant milestone for the BMO Centre expansion. Today, right on schedule, crews are breaking ground on the new facility on Stampede Park—a $500M project in Calgary’s developing Culture + Entertainment District. The pre-construction phases have rolled out smoothly over the past 24 months. The Calgary Stampede and CMLC chose the design team in Spring 2019 an...
Simpson Strong-Tie Adds New Decorative Post Base Wrap to Popular Outdoor Accents® Hardware Line
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced today the addition of a new decorative post base wrap to its Outdoor Accents® line of code-listed wood connectors and fasteners. Designed to provide contractors, designers, homebuilders and DIYers with the essential hardware for incorporating both timeless beauty and tested strength into any outdoor living space, Outdoor Accents connectors and fasteners deliver the flexibi...
CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY: U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires Selective Improvements
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) is requesting submissions to pre-qualify firms for Design-Build Construction Services for the construction of Selective Improvements at the United States Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The project will provide essential improvements to extend the life of the chancery until a replacement can be constructed. The project scope includes improvements to interior architecture, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, telecom, security, and fire and life...
Kenneth Zammit Joins Thornton Tomasetti as Façade Engineering Director in London
(New York, N.Y. – April 28, 2021) – Thornton Tomasetti announces that Kenneth Zammit, Ph.D., A&CE, CEng, MICE, FSFE has joined the firm’s London office as a director in the Façade Engineering practice. He will be responsible for accelerating the team’s growth in the U.K. and the European region. Leveraging his expertise in digital innovation and wind engineering, Zammit will also work to increase collaboration across the firm by facilitating technological investment and focusing on broader in...
Woolpert Selected to Provide Topographic Map of Quarter of Nigeria for MinDiver Project
This $4.4M contract is through the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and is funded by the World Bank. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (April 28, 2021) — Woolpert has been selected to collect, process and deliver topographic mapping across more than one-quarter of Nigeria, or roughly 258,000 square kilometers, under a $4.4 million contract with the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD). The project is part of the Mineral Sector Support for Economic Diversification Project, also known...
buildingSMART Awards Program 2021
buildingSMART is the worldwide industry body driving the digital transformation of the built asset industry. There is no greater opportunity to demonstrate the strength of this statement than doing it through the hugely successful awards program. Back again, in its 7th year, and building on a changing horizon, this one aims to continue the growth experienced in previous years. The buildingSMART Awards Program for 2020 saw a new record for number of submissions. With 111 submissions, a new rec...
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