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A New Breed of Building – Affordable Low-energy Use Homes, Built Off-site

October 11, 2018 - in Buildings, News

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Oct. 11, 2018 - Have you ever heard of a home that is 90% more efficient than code construction, has 24-hour fresh air, is super-insulated, integrates European technology AND is only made with non-toxic materials? Phoenix Haus,…

U.S. DOT Provides More Than $63 Billion to Major Transportation Infrastructure Investments Across America in 2018

October 11, 2018 - in Featured, Financial, News

WASHINGTON – By the end of the 2018 fiscal year (FY 2018), the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) made available more than $63.9 billion in FY…

NACWA Lauds Bipartisan Passage of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act

October 11, 2018 - in News, Water

Washington, DC – With the Senate passage of the America's Water Infrastructure Act, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) commends…

ACI Announces New Middle East Regional Director

October 11, 2018 - in News, People

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - The American Concrete Institute is pleased to announce Ahmad Mhanna as the Institute's Middle East Regional Director. In this new staff position, Mhanna will focus on ACI's comprehensive plan to increase knowledge-sharing throughout…

Contractors from Indiana, Louisiana, Wisconsin and Florida Receive 2018 National Safety Awards

October 11, 2018 - in Awards, News

WASHINGTON - Transportation construction companies from four states were recognized for their outstanding corporate worker safety programs during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) National Convention in New York City.…

InTEC Selects Agile Frameworks to Automate and Modernize Engineering and Lab Testing Operations

October 11, 2018 - in News

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Agile Frameworks®, the leading provider of collaborative, cloud-based corporate, field, and lab information management enabling Profitable Engineering® for the construction and engineering services sector, today announced InTEC has selected…

Chinook Hires Patrick Troppe for New Product Management Role

October 11, 2018 - in News, People

ARLINGTON, Va. - Chinook Systems, Inc. (Chinook), a facilities engineering and commissioning services firm, announced today the addition of Patrick Troppe to its executive staff. Troppe will lead product management activities related to Quicx™, Chinook’s…

wellcare® Well Owners Network Partners with Tap Score to Help Well Owners Affected by Hurricane Florence

October 11, 2018 - in News, Water

WASHINGTON - The Water Systems Council's wellcare® Well Owners Network is providing its members and other well owners impacted by Hurricane Florence with important information on protecting and rehabilitating water wells damaged by flooding and…

Cape Town Leads the Way to Drought-proof Water Tariffs

October 11, 2018 - in News, Water

The South African city has topped Global Water Intelligence’s annual listing of the largest water tariff increases in 2018 with a 390% increase in the benchmark price of water and wastewater services. Overall the global average price of water and wastewater…

Balanced Energy Systems Not Solely Luxury of Rich Economies

October 11, 2018 - in Energy, News

Strong and coherent energy policies that successfully integrate the three dimensions of sustainability, equity and security of supply which constitute the Energy Trilemma are not just the preserve of rich countries and can also drive positive performance of…