‘Remediation Engineering: Design Concepts, Second Edition’ Explores Future of Environmental Remediation
BOCA RATON, Fla., April 18,2017 - CRC Press announces the publication of Remediation Engineering: Design Concepts, Second Edition co-authored by the late Dr. Suthan S. Suthersan and colleagues, John Horst, Matthew Schnobrich, Nicklaus Welty, and Jeff McDonough. Two decades ago, contaminated groundwater supplies were addressed by containing football field-sized areas and spending years excavating, injecting molasses as a bio-agent, or pumping millions of gallons of water through a filter. It w...
Atlas Tube Files Circumvention Ruling Request on Polygonal Pipe and Tube
CHICAGO — The Atlas Tube division of Zekelman Industries today asked the Commerce Department to ensure that antidumping and countervailing duty orders covering light-walled rectangular tube also apply to octagonal tube, and to retroactively apply duties. The filing targets imports from China, Korea, Mexico and Turkey. “Octagonal tube is essentially the same as rectangular when it comes to manufacturing methods and costs, and how it’s sold,” said Tom Muth, President of HSS and Piling at Zekel...
Bechtel Unveils Welding Technology and Training Hub
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, announced today the opening of the company’s welding and applied technology center (WATC). The facility, focused on industry welding innovation and training, represents a critical step forward in the company’s ongoing efforts to continuously improve cost and delivery value for customers. “Through our efforts to incorporate leading-edge technologies, processes, and workforce development, Bechtel is now even better posit...
Seismic Celebrations Present Concern Over Safety In Stadiums
With his team leading 34-30 in the final minutes of a Wild Card Playoff game against the New Orleans Saints in 2011, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch took a handoff and exploded through the hole, beginning what would turn out to be a 67-yard touchdown run. Odds are as Lynch was sealing the victory for the Seahawks against the defending Super Bowl Champions, nobody in the stands was worried about the structural soundness of CenturyLink Field. Sitting a few thousand miles away on...
Tetra Tech Awarded $240 Million Multiple Award U.S. Navy Remediation Contract
PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that Tetra Tech EC was one of six firms selected for a $240 million multiple-award contract for environmental remediation of radiological contaminants (RADMAC II) at various Navy and Marine Corps installations in California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and other locations throughout the United States. RADMAC II supports the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest and NAVFAC Atlantic areas of respon...
AECOM and Asia Society announce Imagine 2060: Delivering Tomorrow’s Cities Together
AECOM, a premier, fully integrated infrastructure firm, and Asia Society, a leading global non-profit institution, today announced a three-year partnership – Imagine 2060: Delivering Tomorrow’s Cities Together. Together the two organizations will leverage their extensive public and private sector relationships to facilitate a series of high-level conversations. Each forum is an opportunity for leaders in urban design, infrastructure and public policy to connect with a common goal – imagining...
Atlas Copco to Acquire Brazilian Compressor Manufacturer
Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to acquire Pressure Compressores Ltda., a Brazilian manufacturer of piston compressors and related equipment. Pressure Compressores is based in Maringá in the state of Parana, Brazil. The company offers a broad range of piston compressors, screw compressors and air treatment products, serving mainly the Brazilian market but also some other South American countries. It has about 150 employees a...
HDR’s Denver Architecture Studio Making an Impact on Local Students
Local students of all ages are gaining a wealth of knowledge from employees in HDR’s Denver architecture studio through hands-on instruction and activities at HDR and local schools. First, Denver Public Schools is hosting the CareerConnect program’s CareerX Industry Exploration event on April 6 at HDR, 1670 Broadway St., Suite 400 in Denver. High school engineering and architecture students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College and CEC Early College will participate in hands-on activi...
Bechtel Selects SKUR to Deliver the Construction Industry’s First Cloud-Based Analytics Platform
HOUSTON, Texas – April 4, 2017 – Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, announced today that the firm has entered into an agreement with SKUR, the construction industry’s pioneer in providing insights focused on actual on the ground conditions, to deploy the SKUR As-Built Data Platform for large-scale Oil, Gas & Chemical construction projects. “With our mission to accelerate innovation on our projects, we are excited to see SKUR bridging the physical and digit...
IMAGINiT Technologies Named Leica Geosystems Laser Scanning Reseller of the Year
OWINGS MILLS, MD — Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, today announces that its IMAGINiT Technologies division was named Laser Scanning Reseller of the Year in North America by Leica Geosystems. This recognition acknowledges that the IMAGINiT team continues to lead the way in demonstrating the value of Leica Geosystems’ high definition scanning products in the market....