New Guidance on Electrical Transmission Poles Offered in Updated ASCE Standard 48
Reston, Va. – Providing a uniform basis for the design, detailing, fabrication, testing, assembly, and erection of steel tubular structures for electrical transmission poles, this updated standard, Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures (ASCE/SEI 48-19), applies to cold-formed single- and multipole tubular steel structures that support overhead transmission lines. The design parameters are applicable to guyed and self-supporting structures using a variety of foundations, including concrete...
Carrollton Announces Partnership for Last Mile Transportation Solution
Carrollton, Texas – The City of Carrollton will serve as the latest location for GoLink, a service of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), through a partnership with local business Western Extrusions helping employees arrive safely to work from the transit station. The expanded service, set to begin in May, came in response to a project called the “Last Mile” initiated by the City and Western Extrusions, a private sector major employer in the Valwood Industrial Park area of Carrollton. Western E...
Mott MacDonald launches collaborative design and construction VR tool Rehearsive
Mott MacDonald has launched Rehearsive, a new virtual reality (VR) and desktop product that helps users rehearse their construction and operational processes ahead of time, unlocking safer, buildable design. It allows infrastructure designers and operators to walk through construction scenarios with their team and delivery partners in VR and desktop, no matter their location. The launch follows a successful three-month beta test with 250 volunteers from across the UK infrastructure sector. Wi...
Wärtsilä gas engines to burn 100% hydrogen
The technology group Wärtsilä is developing the combustion process in its gas engines to enable them to burn 100% hydrogen fuel.Wärtsilä has researched hydrogen as a fuel for 20 years, and has tested its engines with blends of up to 60% hydrogen and 40% natural gas. This development is part of the company’s strategy to future-proof its engine technology in line with the global trend towards decarbonisation of the energy and marine markets. In addition to hydrogen, other potential renewable fuels...
City of Richmond, California Deploys Envision’s Solar-Powered EV ARC™ for Public EV Charging
SAN DIEGO - Envision Solar International, Inc., (Nasdaq: EVSI, EVSIW) (“Envision Solar,” or the “Company”), the leading producer of unique and sustainable infrastructure products for electric vehicle charging, energy security and outdoor media, announced that the City of Richmond in California has deployed the Company’s EV ARC™ 2020 solar-powered EV charging infrastructure product at Marina Bay Park. Purchased through the California State Contract #1-18-61-16, the addition of the amenity to the...
USDOT Announces $500 Million Loan for Port of Long Beach
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau will provide a loan of $500 million under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) to the City of Long Beach, California, acting through its Board of Harbor Commissioners (the Port of Long Beach). “This $500 million federal investment reflects the President’s continued emphasis on infrastructure that will reduce traffic conges...
Three Visionary Forge Prize Finalists to Present Their Ideas--Live
CHICAGO - Three emerging architects will compete for $10,000 in what promises to be a very inspiring YouTube event. The American Institute of Steel Construction has selected three finalists for The Forge Prize, which celebrates emerging architects who create visionary designs that embrace steel as the primary structural component to increase project speed. “With the Forge Prize, we eliminated all constraints to creativity,” said Alex Morales, Associate AIA, LEED GA, AISC’s Structural Steel...
Taqtile Announces Manifest 2.0
New features, Expert Connect and Working Together, allow for optimized communication and increased collaboration between remote workers SEATTLE — May 5, 2020 — Taqtile, the leading provider of enterprise software for industrial workers, today announces the 2.0 release of their flagship product Manifest. Manifest is an end-to-end spatial computing solution delivering digital transformation and productivity to frontline employees enabling the capture and sharing of knowledge in a simple,...
DLR Group Welcomes Workplace Leader in Chicago
(CHICAGO ) —Josh Tremblay, IIDA has joined DLR Group as a principal and leader in the Workplace Studio. Based in Chicago, Tremblay is responsible for collaborating with workplace clients and design teams to deliver solutions that meet the ever-changing needs of the industry. “Josh is a dynamic leader and we are fortunate to have him on the team,” said DLR Group Principal Jeremy Reding, AIA, global workplace leader. “His presence will open many new doors for workplace design in the region and...
Water-splitting module a source of perpetual energy
A schematic and electron microscope cross-section show the structure of an integrated, solar-powered catalyst to split water into hydrogen fuel and oxygen. The module developed at Rice University can be immersed into water directly to produce fuel when exposed to sunlight. (Credit: Illustration by Jia Liang/Rice University) HOUSTON – Rice University researchers have created an efficient, low-cost device that splits water to produce hydrogen fuel. The platform developed by the Brown Sc...
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