Creating Sustainability: “The Most Important Design Problem in the World”
What if planners from neighboring communities or different parts of the world could share their planning information with one another? Using the same technology, the same language, the same maps, they could see how other cities are zoning new developments, building much-needed housing, and preserving green spaces. They could even evaluate how their plans either contribute to or detract from local, regional, national, and international goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions, protect natural resour...
Planera Launches Manny, Turning Construction Schedules Into Live Decision Engines
Manny introduces natural-language querying and instant scenario modeling to CPM scheduling, cutting analysis time from days to seconds. SAN JOSE, CA – April 16, 2026 – Planera, the leading modern CPM scheduling platform, today announced the launch of Manny, an AI scheduling assistant designed to help construction teams analyze schedules, understand impacts, and make faster decisions. Embedded directly within Planera’s platform, Manny turns the schedule from a static document into a real-time dec...
Highway Sound Barriers That Don't Look Like Walls: The Rise of Aesthetic Infrastructure
Highway expansions and urban development are necessary for a growing economy, but they bring a localized problem: traffic noise. To mitigate this, Departments of Transportation (DOTs) rely on highway sound barriers. However, while these massive concrete noise walls effectively block sound, they have historically created another issue — visual blight. Communities routinely push back against heavy infrastructure projects that threaten to box them in with miles of flat, grey, monolithic concrete. T...
GHD to serve as lead designer for AlexRenew’s Nutrient Reduction Project
Alexandria, Va. — GHD, a global professional services company, has been selected as the lead designer for AlexRenew’s Nutrient Reduction Project, a multiyear effort that will modernize critical wastewater treatment infrastructure, enhance nutrient removal performance, and expand treatment capacity to support the City of Alexandria’s continued growth. The project will be delivered through Progressive Design-Build, with GHD serving as the design consultant for Design-Builder Kokosing Industrial, I...
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ESS to Microgrids: Advanced Inverters and Controls for a Resilient Grid
How modern power conversion systems, modular inverter architectures, and intelligent control platforms are enabling energy storage and microgrids to stabilize increasingly complex power networks By: Michael Wise, Commercial Operations Manager Electric power systems around the world are undergoing a structural transformation. Historically, grid infrastructure was designed around centralized generation from large thermal or hydroelectric power plants that delivered predictable output to pass...
National Institute of Building Sciences Appoints Jade L. Rung, PE, PMP, as Chief Growth Officer
Washington, D.C. – April 15, 2026 - The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jade L. Rung, PE, PMP, as its new Chief Growth Officer (CGO). With over 30 years of experience leading critical infrastructure programs, fostering organizational growth, and strengthening public–private partnerships across the engineering and construction sectors, Jade brings a proven record of strategic leadership to the NIBS executive team. Jade has built a distingui...
From Pollution to Solution: Optimizing CO2 Conversion for a Sustainable Future
University of Toronto researchers finetune device that converts carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, which is used in production of fuels, plastics, pharmaceuticals By Victoria Schramm Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions are fueling climate change—causing extreme weather, rising sea levels, and harm to ecosystems. Researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T) have found a way to optimize a device that helps convert CO2 into a variety of useful products including ethanol, plastics, and even pharma...
Russelectric, A Siemens Business, Highlights Advanced Automatic Transfer Switches with Bypass/Isolation for Critical Infrastructure
Built for durability, long life, minimal maintenance, and reliable performance Hingham, MA – Russelectric, A Siemens Business, a leading manufacturer of power control systems and automatic transfer switches, highlights its range of Russelectric® automatic transfer switches with bypass/isolation capability for water & wastewater treatment facilities, which allows the transfer switch portion to be isolated and de-energized for maintenance, testing, or repair. The Russelectric RTS-30 Series and Ru...
STV Promotes Joseph Palantino to Vice President and Pennsylvania Area Manager for Buildings
PHILADELPHIA, PA – STV today announced that Joseph Palantino, PE, has been promoted to vice president and Pennsylvania area manager in the firm’s national buildings group, where he will lead business growth, client engagement and project delivery across the Commonwealth. Palantino brings over 30 years of experience in capital program delivery, construction management and facility operations for complex public- and private-sector buildings. Since joining STV in 2021, he has served as an operation...
STV Selected to Advise Philadelphia Water Department on Treatment Plant Operations
First-Of-Its-Kind Advisory Contract Supports City’s Water and Wastewater System Resilience PHILADELPHIA, PA – STV today announced that it has been selected to support the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) under a new, first-of-its-kind operations advisory contract. Under this agreement, STV will provide strategic operations guidance for the city’s six treatment plants, including three drinking water and three wastewater facilities. PWD serves 1.6 million residents and manages a system that tre...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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