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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…

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…

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…

Introducing AISC’s New Curved Member Design Guide

October 11, 2018 - in News, Products

AISC's new Design Guide 33: Curved Member Design provides much-needed advice on designing projects with curved steel. In addition to design guidance for both vertically- and horizontally-curved members, it offers valuable practical information on detailing,…

New Edition of Welded Connections Design Guide Available

October 11, 2018 - in News, Products

The second edition of AISC Design Guide 21: Welded Connections – A Primer for Engineers (DG 21) is now available. This new edition of the guide, authored by structural welding guru Duane K. Miller, PE, ScD, The Lincoln Electric Co., provides an updated overview…

Simpson Strong-Tie Redesigns RCKW Kneewall Connector for Greater Concrete and Steel Anchoring Versatility

October 10, 2018 - in Buildings, News, Products

Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has redesigned its popular RCKW rigid kneewall connector for cold-formed steel construction to provide a versatile, two-anchor option for contractors…

Vectorworks Shines on Construction Computing Awards Shortlist

October 10, 2018 - in Awards, News

Columbia, MD (October 10, 2018 )— Global design and BIM software solutions provider Vectorworks, Inc. received several nominations for this year’s Construction Computing Awards. The company itself and Vectorworks Architect were nominated for three awards,…