Green Building Initiative Announces Election of Dr. Charles Kibert as Chair of the Board of Directors
Portland, Ore.- The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is pleased to announce the election of Dr. Charles Kibert, Professor and Director of the Powell Center for Construction and Environment at the University of Florida, as Chair of its Board of Directors. GBI’s membership also elected three new Directors, Sara Greenwood, GGP, and Principal of the Greenwood Consulting Group; Tehmina Husain, GGP, GPCP, and Sr. Sustainability Consultant of Merrick and Company; and Andrea Rutledge, CAE, and CEO of the...
Simpson Strong-Tie Announces Mike Olosky Has Joined the Company’s Executive Leadership Team as Chief Operating Officer
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, recently announced the appointment of Mike Olosky to Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.’s executive leadership team as Chief Operating Officer (COO). A senior executive with more than a decade of global management experience in Asia and Europe, Olosky was most recently President of Henkel North America and Head of the company’s Industrial and Electronics division. Previously Olosky was...
ARTBA's Brad Sant Earns Associate Safety Professional Credential
(WASHINGTON)— American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Senior Vice President of Safety & Education Brad Sant has earned the Associate Safety Professional (ASP) credential from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP), which establishes standards and certifies competency criteria in professional safety practice. The responsibilities of safety professionals continue to expand, requiring continued investment in their base of knowledge. BCSP certifications are inte...
Propex GeoSolutions is Hitting the Refresh Button in 2021
Chattanooga, Tenn. – Propex GeoSolutions kicked-off 2021 with the launch of its new corporate website. Visitors to PropexGlobal.com will now find a new look and upgraded customer experience. “From the beginning, our goal for the new website was to improve customer experience, especially for those customers using mobile devices,” said Mike Gorey, CEO of Propex GeoSolutions. “Customers commonly need information from our website while in the field, so creating a site that’s easy to navigate fro...
General Equipment Company Introduces High-Powered EPIC Series Two-Man Hole Diggers
OWATONNA, Minn. – General Equipment Company has introduced its 332H and 348H EPICÔ Series two-man hole diggers. Featuring 5.5-horsepower (4.1 kW) Honda GXV160 four-stroke engines, the new models are capable of digging holes up to 18 inches (457 mm) in diameter. They offer an ergonomic design and heavy-duty construction to handle a wide range of construction-related hole digging projects, from simple backyard fencing to more complex landscaping or soil sampling jobs. Like other hole diggers in th...
Midwest states prepare for the future of transportation
From data-driven traffic management systems to automated vehicle technology, the pace of innovation in transportation is accelerating. In the second of a special three-part series of Transportation Connects Us, the official podcast of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), three Midwest state transportation chiefs discuss the ways the member states of the Mid America Association of Transportation Officers (MAASTO), are collaborating to plan the future of transportation. In the s...
Building Industry technology company Cityzenith is forecast to explode onto the world stage in a market set to grow 10-fold over the next 5 years
Cityzenith’s Digital Twin technology SmartWorldPro2 Chicago-based technology company Cityzenith has cemented its place as a business to watch after a watershed 2020, which positioned it as a leader in the fast-growing Digital Twin and Smart City markets. The worldwide Digital Twin market grew significantly in 2020 to $3.1 billion in 2020 and is now set to soar $48.2 billion a year by 2026, at a CAGR of 58%, according to a recent Markets & Markets report. Cityzenith featured consist...
Anil Jayavarapu Achieves Esri Certification in ArcGIS Utility Network Specialty
McLean, Virginia – Avineon, Inc. (Avineon), a global provider of spatial intelligence, engineering support services, and digital modernization, congratulates Anil Jayavarapu on successfully achieving the ArcGIS Utility Network Specialty certification designated by Esri. As an Esri Gold Business Partner and recipient of the company-wide Esri Utility Network Management Specialty Partner, our customers rely on Avineon for envisioning, strategizing, planning, validating, implementing, and supporting...
Vortex Companies Enters Partnership with BKP Berolina Polyester GmbH & Co. KG to Distribute and Sell UV Cured-In-Place Liner in North America
HOUSTON - In yet another move to add proven CIPP technology to its suite of trenchless infrastructure rehabilitation products, Vortex Companies, LLC ("Vortex Companies"), has partnered with BKP Berolina to distribute and sell its BKP Berolina-Liner, an industry leading ultra-violet cured Cured-In-Place-Pipe (CIPP) liner, in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. "BKP Berolina has been looking to enter the U.S. UV CIPP market for a long time," said Mike Vellano, CEO of the Vortex Companies. "We h...
ACI Expands Knowledge Resources Through New Member Benefits
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — To provide additional knowledge resources to members, the American Concrete Institute launched new member benefits beginning January 1, 2021. ACI members now have free access to all ACI University live webinars, free access to 260+ on-demand courses, and unlimited access to the Institute’s practices (including all ACI guides and reports) and symposium volumes. Members now have unprecedented access to all the Institute’s knowledge resources. Combined with the many ot...
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