Video: Investing in Infrastructure
Mark Stacey, Head of AGFiQ Portfolio Management, talks about the advantages of investing in publicly listed infrastructure.
Three States Get USDOT Grants for AV Research
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded autonomous vehicle or AV research funds to three states this week – Ohio, Michigan, and Virginia – to boost further study of AV operation in rural areas, on city streets, and in the trucking industry. [Above photo from the Transportation Research Center.] An Ohio-based team of industry, academia, and community partner received $7.5 million from USDOT to bolster a $17.8 million autonomous vehicle development project that will focus in part on AV...
Maryland DOT Unveils Six Year Capital Investment Plan for Transportation
The Maryland Department of Transportation revealed a 299-page draft of its Fiscal Year 2020-2025 capital investment program for transportation infrastructure on September 10, with the agency noting in the report that it plans to invest $15.3 billion over the next six years in a variety of projects aimed at “improving access to jobs as well as improve freight and commodity flows and the movement of goods and services in and through Maryland.” [Above photo by Maryland Gov Pics sh...
IBI Group to Lead City of Toronto Accessibility Project
TORONTO, Sept. 16, 2019 - IBI Group (TSX:IBG) announced today that it has been awarded the contract following a competitive procurement process as lead design and program manager for the City of Toronto accessibility project. The project will see more than 350 buildings across the city upgraded in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontario with Disabilities Act (AODA). With multidisciplinary responsibility for design and implementation across architectural and engineering practices, IBI Group...
New IDEA StatiCa Version 10.1 is Live
We are happy to announce the brand-new version of IDEA StatiCa 10.1 release. This version brings an exceptional volume of new features and improvements with the focus to enable engineers to work faster, evaluate the requirements of the national code thoroughly and use the optimal amount of material. It does not matter if you focus on steel or concrete structures or if your main goal is a quick and flexible workflow, we have plenty of new enhancements for everybody. The best way to start is...
REPORT: Energy Efficiency Leads Energy Sector Job Growth
28% of U.S. energy workers are employed by energy efficiency businesses Top 10 States: Calif., Texas, N.Y., Fla., Ill., N.C., Mass., Mich., Ohio, Va. EE employs 2X as many Americans as fossil fuel industries LOS ANGELES – Energy efficiency is the fastest-growing segment of U.S. energy-sector employment, now employing more than 2.3 million Americans, according to a new analysis from E4TheFuture and the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs). Energy eff...
Michael Baker International Marks 10 Years of Mobile LiDAR
Pittsburgh - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, is today celebrating the 10th anniversary of mapping the nation’s infrastructure with the firm’s Mobile LiDAR data solutions. LiDAR, which stands for light detection and ranging, is advanced laser technology employed by Michael Baker’s collection systems that leverages dual, Class 1 (eye safe) lasers to capture more than 1.2 million topographical data points per second to engineering-grade...
Fluor Completes Construction Contract for MEGlobal Project in Oyster Creek, Texas
IRVING, Texas- Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it has successfully completed its mechanical construction scope of work on MEGlobal’s world-class ethylene glycol (EG) manufacturing facility in Oyster Creek, Texas. The 750,000 tonne/year EG unit is the first of its kind in the United States for MEGlobal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EQUATE Petrochemical Company. Fluor’s scope of work on the project included the installation of equipment, steel and piping for the process unit....
Jacobs Receives Extension to Hanford Plateau Remediation Contract
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) has been notified of the U.S. Department of Energy Richland Operation Office's intent to extend the Plateau Remediation Contract for continued environmental remediation cleanup along the Columbia River and selected portions of the Hanford site. The Plateau Remediation Contract is managed by Jacobs-owned CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company and is currently set to expire on Sept. 30, 2019. The extension will run up to 12 months, beginning Oct. 1, 2019, to Sept. 30, 202...
AECOM to Launch PFAS Solution DE-FLUORO™ at CleanUp 2019 in Adelaide
ADELAIDE — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announces the launch of DE-FLUORO™, a technology that effectively and permanently removes per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (known as ‘PFAS’) at CleanUp 2019. CleanUp, the eighth International Contaminated Site Remediation Conference, will be hosted September 8-12 by CRC CARE in Adelaide. Given the growing demand for an effective way to permanently remove PFAS, a number of AECOM technical specialists will present findin...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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