BYD K11M 60-Foot Articulated Bus Passes Altoona Testing
Los Angeles, Calif. –BYD (Build Your Dreams) announced its American-built K11M 60-foot battery-electric, articulated public transit bus successfully completed the Federal Transit Administration Model Bus Testing Program in Altoona, Pa. The K11M, which exceeds all Buy America requirements, became the first articulated bus tosuccessfully complete the new FTA “Pass/Fail” protocol and is the only five-door model to do so. As a result,U.S. transit agencies canuseFTA funding to buy the BYD K11M....
New ASCE Publication Explores Engineering Designs for Precipitation Extremes
Reston, Va. – Floods and heavy precipitation events affect many types of civil engineering infrastructure. Projecting future heavy precipitation extremes and estimating probabilities associated with these future events is particularly problematic. ASCE’s new book, Engineering Methods for Precipitation under a Changing Climate, contains peer-reviewed papers on engineering design for precipitation extremes. Topics include engineering methods for designing for and managing precipitation extremes...
Vectorworks, Inc. and AIAS Announce 2019 In Studio Render/Sketch Competition Winners
Judging came down to masterful displays of ambition, ability and artistry Columbia, MD —Along with the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), Vectorworks, Inc. — a global design and BIM software provider — reveals the winners of the fall 2019 In Studio Render/Sketch competition. Now in its third year, AIAS members were asked to share their sketches and renderings to highlight their studio work and to provide inspiration for those looking to enhance their own skills. This competiti...
HDR’s Lisa Reece Named Woman of the Year by the Women’s Transportation Seminar Inland Empire Chapter
OMAHA, Neb. — HDR’s Lisa Reece has been honored as the 2019 Woman of the Year by the Women’s Transportation Seminar Inland Empire Chapter. This is the first time in the chapter’s history that a woman from the private sector has been recognized with the award. “Professionally, this is the greatest honor of my career," Reece said. "I am humbled to be recognized." Reece is the company's transportation client development leader for Southern California. A founding member of the WTS-IE chapter,...
Lords LB Asset Management Fund to Finalize Largest Solar Power Project in Poland by Mid-2020
Energy and Infrastructure SME Fund, managed by Lords LB Asset Management, will add 65.5 MW to the country’s current solar power capacity of 1,300MW by its projected completion in mid-2020. Energy and Infrastructure SME Fund, managed by Lords LB Asset Management, is set to finalize one of the biggest single Polish solar power projects to date by mid-2020s. The project is set up to include 66 solar power parks with an installed capacity of up to 1MW each, totalling a wattage of at least 65.5MW...
Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency Companies Bring in $2.3 Billion in VC Funding in 2019
Battery Storage companies raise $1.7 billion; Smart Grid companies raise $300 million; Energy Efficiency companies raise $298 million AUSTIN, Texas— Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy research and communications firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for 2019. To get a copy of the report, visit: http://mercomcapital.com/product/2019-q4-annual-funding-ma-report-storage-...
Miyamoto International and iBUILD Global Announce Partnership
Miyamoto International and iBUILD Global Announce Partnership to Integrate Construction Quality Control and Post-disaster Assessments onto the iBUILD Construction Management, Fin-tech Platform iBUILD Global, a groundbreaking multi-national fintech-for-housing-construction company has recently partnered with Miyamoto International to create a professional app extension on the iBUILD Platform along with an administrative portal for quality construction and engineering assessments. The two compa...
FINLEY Hires Glenda E. Diaz, Ph.D., EIT as a Bridge Designer
Bridge Design and Construction Engineering firm, Finley Engineering Group (FINLEY) is proud to welcome Glenda E. Diaz, PhD., EIT, as a Bridge Designer II to its’ rapidly expanding bridge design and construction engineering firm. Glenda obtained her ME and PhD. in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida, and has recently moved to Tallahassee to join the FINLEY team. She has an extensive background in design and construction engineering working as a Graduate Assistant at the Universit...
Americans pay an average of less than $25 a month to maintain the roadways and bridges essential to mobility and the nation’s vitality
Compared with costs paid for other essential utilities and common conveniences, transportation is shockingly low WASHINGTON, D.C. – American families pony up thousands of dollars a year to use critical services such as electricity, water and broadband, but an analysis of available data by HNTB Corporation shows that, on average, families pay far less for the critical transportation network that powers economies, strengthens communities and improves quality of life. On average, American dr...
Melita Named Arizona Area Transportation Manager
Joy Melita, a WSP USA regional civil engineering manager and senior project manager, will lead the firm’s transportation and infrastructure business in Arizona. TEMPE, ARIZONA — Joy Melita has been promoted to Arizona transportation and infrastructure area manager for WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Melita, who had been serving as a regional civil engineering manager and senior project manager for the firm’s Texas/Mountain region, will be responsi...
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