Trinity Metro Board of Directors Approves Seven-Year Contract Renewal for President & CEO Richard Andreski
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Trinity Metro Board of Directors voted unanimously Monday evening to approve a seven-year contract renewal for President & CEO Richard Andreski, reaffirming the Board’s strong confidence in his leadership and the future direction of the agency. Since arriving at Trinity Metro four years ago, Andreski has led a period of transformation and momentum for the agency, helping elevate both Trinity Metro and the City of Fort Worth onto the national transit stage. Among the agenc...
Plastics Pipe Institute Reaffirms Support For Renewal Of USMCA
David M. Fink, president, Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. Trade Agreement Provides Firm Foundation and Benefits for American Manufacturers and Workers IRVING, Texas - May 19, 2026 - As the United States, Mexico, and Canada approach the deadline for their joint review of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) today reaffirmed its strong support for maintaining it. Originally signed in July 2020 to replace NAFTA, it serves as a foundation for bala...
STV Partners with DriveOhio to Develop a Connected Vehicle to Everything (V2X) Deployment Plan
COLUMBUS, OH – STV today announced it is developing a connected vehicle (CV) deployment plan to support the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) DriveOhio initiative. As part of its scope, STV’s deployment planning services will help create a statewide plan in response to the USDOT’s National V2X Deployment plan. STV’s plan will make recommendations for the deployment strategy of Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) and Vehicle to Network (V2N) technologies to facilitate safety, mobility...
NLC RELEASES 2026 MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONDITIONS REPORT
Highlights Fiscal Pressures, Core Priorities, and Uneven Asset Conditions Across U.S. Cities Washington, DC — The National League of Cities’ (NLC) Municipal Infrastructure Conditions Report (MIC) 2026 offers a timely snapshot of how cities, towns and villages across the country are managing aging infrastructure amid rising costs, workforce shortages and shifting funding landscapes. Based on a national survey of municipalities, the report finds that recent federal investments have improved munici...
Topsides load-out streamlined with Mega Jack and weighing solution
Constructability analysis optimizes fabrication, weighing, jacking and load-out of 33,000t Scarborough topsides. Involving Mammoet in the early stages of a project brings huge benefits to the construction, lifting and transportation of colossal structures like topsides. By building topsides in a way that makes them easier and safer to move, project timelines shorten, as the dots between different phases smoothly join up. Smart heavy lifting techniques also allow fabrication at a low height,...
Early Warning Systems Must Evolve Into Tools That Anticipate Flooding & Project Lives
According to a report by Xylem Vue, these systems must be integrated as operational platforms within water management frameworks, automatically linked to the activation of emergency plans, municipal protocols, and interagency decision-making processes. Floods do not cause severe damage due to a lack of data. They cause it because there is not enough actionable time to make decisions and respond. Facing an increasingly demanding climate scenario May 14, 2026. Far from being understood as simple a...
USGBC California Announces 2026 Civic Leadership & Product Awards, to be presented at CA Green Building Conference
Awardees include California DGS, Mad River Mass Timber, San Luis Obispo’s Andy Pease, Blade Air Pro Filter, and Epic Cleantec Global Design Competition “Shaping the Future of Water Use at Home” Winners to be Announced at Conference LOS ANGELES (May 14, 2026) The USGBC California (USGBC-CA) will present the Product & Civic Leadership Awards on May 28, 2026, at its 25th Annual California Green Building Conference, being held on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. These awards -...
Watts Launches Product Selection Tool to Support Sustainable Building Design for LEED v5
New digital tool helps architects, specifiers and sustainability professionals identify Watts solutions that support LEED v5 certification. NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – May 14, 2026 – With LEED v4 set to sunset and LEED v5 becoming required for new projects starting in June 2026, Watts has launched a LEED v5 Product Selection Tool, a new tool designed to help architects, engineers, designers, specifiers and sustainability professionals navigate updated credit categories and performance requirements to...
Spectorgroup Named Architect of Record for 11 Bryant Park Plaza Repositioning
NEW YORK, NY — [May 14, 2026] — Multidisciplinary design firm Spectorgroup has been named Architect of Record for 11 Bryant Park Plaza, a through-block Manhattan office building owned by A.M. Property Holding Corp., Axonic Capital, and Platinum Properties. The firm is leading a comprehensive repositioning effort to elevate the asset's competitiveness and appeal to new and existing tenants. Located on 41st Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway, the building connects to 40th Street and features...
Western Connecticut Council of Governments selects Stantec to lead routing and design services for connected regional trail network
Designs are expected to help with future construction funding to support regional connectivity The Western Connecticut Council of Governments (WestCOG) has selected Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, to provide routing and design services for the Western Connecticut Regional Trail Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Project (the Western CT Regional Trail Project). The Western CT Regional Trail Project will advance planning and design for a connected regional trail networ...