HDR Selected to Engineer and Design California High-Speed Rail Corridor
High Desert Corridor to Connect Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties The High Desert Corridor Joint Powers Agency has selected HDR to provide engineering, design and advisory services for the transformative intercity passenger rail project linking Palmdale and Victorville, California. The strategic 54-mile rail corridor will improve connectivity with California’s planned high-speed rail network and open access to housing, jobs and cultural opportunities previously out of reach. Wit...
Arkisys and iBoss team up to enable orbital ‘Bosuns Lockers’ for students to develop payload access for The Port
Partnership aims to inspire the next generation of space innovators by enabling hands-on experience with space manufacturing and assembly technologies LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - Arkisys™, a provider of on-orbit services on a stable long duration platform for post launch applications, will be participating in the COSMIC Capstone Challenge (C3) for university students to participate in new innovations, starting in the Fall. This initiative will invite students to explore innovations in In-Spa...
Bentley Systems Wins Multiple 2025 Sustainability Delivery Awards
Bentley Systems’ Director of Sustainability, Rodrigo Fernandes (standing right), accepts a 2025 Sustainability Delivery Award from Ross Griffiths, Managing Director, Environment Analyst (standing left). (Image: Bentley Systems) Bentley and its users recognized for forward-thinking approaches to carbon reduction and water and energy resilience EXTON, PA — June 23, 2025 — Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, was recognized across...
Virginia Tech Leads Innovative Initiative to Tackle PFAS Pollution in Northern Virginia's Drinking Water Supply
Douglas Holladay takes a water sample from the Occoquan Reservoir. Photo by Peter Means for Virginia Tech. The Occoquan Reservoir supplies drinking water to nearly 1 million residents in the greater Washington, D.C., area — and currently, its levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), “forever chemicals” that have been linked to cancer, immune dysfunction, and developmental issues in children, exceed Environmental Protection Agency’s maximum contaminant levels. ...
New EFFC/DFI Guide to Working Platforms, 2nd Edition – Released
Hawthorne, N.J. (June 20, 2025): Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and EFFC (European Federation of Foundation Contractors) have released the new, free, EFFC/DFI Guide to Working Platforms, 2nd Edition. This updated guide is packed with insights to improve safety and standards in the design, construction and management of working platforms in the foundation industry. According to Peter Faust, Dipl.-Ing., of Malcolm Drilling Company, and chair of the EFFC/DFI Working Platforms Task Group, “Wor...
Western Specialty Contractors Installs 90,000 Linear Feet of Replacement Caulk at Sequoia Plaza in Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 19, 2025) – Western Specialty Contractor’s Washington, D.C. Branch recently completed a 17-month project to waterproof the three buildings of Sequoia Plaza in Arlington, VA, which required 90,000 linear feet of replacement caulk. Western’s scope of work included replacing failing waterproofing on the three buildings’ facades, which were showing signs of deterioration due to age and weathering. Western replaced waterproofing around each building’s perimeter, masonry j...
Aquatech Selected as a Key Technology Partner for Texas’ First Major Seawater Desalination Plant
Aquatech has been selected as the desalination technology partner for Corpus Christi’s Inner Harbor Water Treatment Campus. When complete, it will be the third largest seawater desalination plant in the Americas, and the first of its kind in Texas. The plant will deliver 30 million gallons (113 million liters) per day of potable water, and forms part of the City of Corpus Christi’s drive to ensure a long-term, drought-resilient water supply for the Coastal Bend region. The plant will be am...
Rising Water Tables in the Southern U.S. Spotlight Need for Sustainable, Waterproof Concrete Solutions
With $1.5T of property at risk, Kryton International addresses ‘threat from below’ with proven waterproof concrete admixtures that stand up to flooding and other severe weather Houston — With rising water tables and an uptick in extreme weather events across the Southern United States, engineers, builders, and municipalities are turning to Smart Concrete as a long-term, sustainable solution to fortify critical infrastructure against flood risks, abrasion, corrosion and climate-related damage...
CUES Unveils Updated Logo for GraniteNet Pipeline Inspection Software
New Design Aligns with SPX Branding Guidelines and Reflects Innovation and Consistency Orlando, Florida — 06.19.2025 CUES, a leader in pipeline inspection technology, is excited to announce the launch of a new logo for its proprietary GraniteNet® software. The updated logo reflects the company’s alignment with current SPX branding guidelines and marks a significant step forward in unifying the visual identity of its product offerings. GraniteNet is a trusted solution in the infrastructu...
Acrow’s Heavy-Duty Superprop® Shores Support Interstate Bridge Preservation in New Mexico
Reusable steel systems used at seven locations on I-10 during bearing replacement and rehabilitation work (Parsippany, New Jersey) – 19 June 2025 – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced today that its Superprop® shoring systems have been used to support bridges on Interstate 10 (I-10) in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Superprop Shores were used at seven locations where eastbound and westbound bridges were undergoing bearing replacement and other wor...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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