EPA Celebrates Koch Industries in Wichita as 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year
(Lenexa, Kan.) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 and the U.S. Department of Energy are celebrating Koch Industries Inc. as a 2021 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year. “ENERGY STAR award-winning partners are showing the world that delivering real climate solutions makes good business sense and promotes job growth,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Many of them have been doing it for years, inspiring all of us who are committed to tackling the climate crisis and lea...
Waga Energy to deploy its break-through landfill renewable natural gas technology in Quebec
Waga Energy, the European leader in landfill gas-to- renewable natural gas (RNG) technology, has been enlisted by The Mauricie Residual Materials Management Board (RGMRM) to deploy its innovative gas upgrading solution at the Saint-Étienne-des-Grès landfill, in Quebec. The green gas produced will be purchased by Énergir, the largest gas distribution company in the province, and injected into its gas grid onsite. This landfill gas-to-RNG project will be the first in Canada to use the WAGABOX® tec...
Neste and Finnair present Sustainable Aviation Fuel based solution to reduce business travel emissions
Neste and Finnair are joining forces to reduce carbon emissions related to Neste employees’ business travel by using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Neste has recently made 300 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ available at Helsinki Airport in Finland for Finnair’s use. By replacing a part of the fossil jet fuel with SAF on its flights departing from Helsinki Airport, Finnair will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 900 tons of CO2 equivalent. This represents a significant share of...
ACI Hires Additional Resource Center Manager, Announces Opening Programs in Southern California
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) Resource Center will open on May 1, 2021, in San Bernardino, CA, USA. To carry out and facilitate programming and further access to ACI knowledge, the Institute recently hired Sarah Mauri as Resource Center Manager. Mauri will lead the effort at the Southern California Resource Center, offering regularly scheduled and on-demand certification programs, educational seminars, and hands-on training. Mauri is a former examiner for sev...
FRA Taking Steps to Advance Minority and Women Owned Business Participation in Federally Funded Rail Projects
Underscoring the Biden-Harris Administration’s focus on promoting diversity and inclusion, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is conducting a first of its kind nationwide small, minority-owned and woman-owned business disparity study, seeking to determine whether the playing field is level for firms aspiring to win subcontracts from grantees receiving Federal funds administered by the agency. “We are firmly committed to increasing equity across the A...
Woolpert Welcomes GIS, Aviation Specialist Prateek Sharma as Geospatial Project Manager
Sharma describes himself as a ‘Jack of all trades’ when it comes to providing GIS solutions for airports. ORLANDO, Fla.— Woolpert has hired GIS and airport expert Prateek Sharma as an aviation geospatial project manager. Sharma has extensive experience in creating, managing and leveraging geospatial databases and new technologies to improve asset management and operations at busy airports. Sharma comes to Woolpert after serving as an embedded consultant and GIS manager for the Greater Orla...
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Welcomes New Principal Carlos E. Ospina
Based in Houston, Ospina specializes in marine infrastructure projects in Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean Carlos E. Ospina, Ph.D., P.E., FACI, joined Simpson Gumpertz & Heger as a Principal based in the firm’s Houston, Texas, office. Ospina’s experience includes analyzing, designing, and providing construction support for marine structures in container, liquid/solid bulk handling, multipurpose, and cruise terminals in more than twenty countries. His technical pract...
Urban Land Institute Earns 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award
WASHINGTON - The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has received the 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for its efforts in promoting energy efficient and sustainable buildings, and for its thought leadership on energy conservation throughout the real estate sector. The Urban Land Institute is a global, member-driven organization comprising more than 45,000 real estate and urban development professionals dedicated to advancing the Institute’s mission of shaping the future of the built environmen...
Canam Steel Corporation Makes Product Ordering Easy, Launches eCommerce Web Feature
POINT OF ROCKS, Md.: Canam Steel Corporation (CSC), a U.S. service-oriented manufacturing company, is excited to launch an eCommerce feature on their website, allowing customers to place online orders for in-stock and custom products. The addition of this web feature is a response to evolving industry trends and significantly reduces the number of steps a customer must take to place a product order as opposed to more conventional sales processes laden with paperwork. Customers can now simply pla...
Aurigo Software and Autodesk Enable Design Collaboration for Capital Planners and Construction Managers
AUSTIN, Texas — Aurigo Software today announced the next step in its series of planned product integrations with Autodesk to streamline the complex capital planning process for public agencies and private owners. Aurigo’s Masterworks platform will now connect to many of the Autodesk’s industry-leading design tools, including AutoCAD, Civil 3D, InfraWorks, and Revit. Masterworks users can visualize Autodesk design files stored in the cloud, mark them up during review processes, and send them for...