IECA Announces New Board Members and Officers
Denver, Colo – The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) welcomes Sonny Johns, CPESC to the board in addition to Thomas Schneider, CPESC and Andrew Macleod, CPESC, CPSS as returning members. New board members were installed at the IECA Annual Conference in Kansas City in February. Additionally, officers for the upcoming year were elected. The IECA governing body is as follows: Jerry Sanders, CPESC – President Thomas Schneider, CPESC – Vice President Jonathan Koepke, C...
Blackwell Grp LLC's CEO Cites Hem Rana's Professional Engineering License as a "A Symbol of Pride"
Gainesville, Virginia–Today, Blackwell Grp, LLC commends their colleague, Hem Rana, in the attainment of his professional engineering license. For almost three years, Hem has been a valued colleague to Blackwell in his role as a Civil Engineer. His Professional Engineering accreditation will prove even more valuable to Blackwell clients. Channing Blackwell, Owner of Blackwell Grp, LLC stated, “Blackwell is proud of Hem and his Professional Engineer (PE) accreditation – it's a symbol of pride...
Pond-Woolpert JV Selected for $160M U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Capacity Contract to Provide Architecture, Engineering Services Worldwide
The joint venture won the previous iteration of this Huntsville Center planning and programming contract in 2018. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Feb. 28, 2023) — The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has contracted with the Pond-Woolpert Joint Venture for an indefinite delivery contract to provide architecture and engineering services in support of real property planning, programming, and management. The five-year, $160 million capacity contract applies to...
Shadow-Soft Joins Curiosity Lab as Startup Program Partner to Support Ecosystem in Modernizing Infrastructure, Applications and Rapid Scaling
The company provides startups with strategy consultation as they mature within the Curiosity Lab PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. – Peachtree Corners – one of the nation’s first smart cities powered by real-world connected infrastructure and 5G – today announced that Shadow-Soft has joined the Curiosity Lab as a Startup Program partner, providing additional resources for startups in the lab’s incubation program. Shadow-Soft specializes in helping companies modernize their infrastructure and applic...
Energy Expert Damali Rhett Harding Named Acting U.S. Program Director for Regulatory Assistance Project
MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that supports energy regulators in the clean energy transition, announces that Damali Rhett Harding has been named acting director of its U.S. program, effective March 17. Harding, a highly regarded expert in renewable energy and electric utilities, joined RAP last year as the U.S. program’s managing principal. As acting director, she will succeed Mandy Mahoney, who is stepping down to pursue fur...
APWA President Urges U.S. House Panel to Update National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Washington D.C.— Faced with “administrative burdens” that frequently “overwhelm” public works departments throughout the United States, the president of the world’s largest organization of public works professionals today urged a U.S. House committee to “update” the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, with eight recommendations. “NEPA is important to public works professionals and serves as the regulatory framework for protecting America’s environment while allowing vital infrastructu...
Bentley Systems Announces Retirement of Founder Keith Bentley and Promotion of Julien Moutte to Chief Technology Officer
From Left to Right: Keith Bentley, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, David Hollister, Chief Investment Officer &Julien Moutte, Vice President of Technology. Image courtesy of Bentley Systems. Former CFO David Hollister Retiring as Chief Investment Officer EXTON, Pa. – Feb. 28, 2023 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY) (“Bentley Systems” or the “Company”), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced forthcoming retirements: As of April 2023...
New ASCE Publication Analyzes Recent Embankment Failure in Northern California
Reston, Va. – In January 2021, a mudslide took out part of the California Coastal Highway near Big Sur. The Embankments, Dams, and Slopes Technical Committee of the Technical Coordination Council of the Geo-Institute of ASCE mobilized a team to investigate the disaster. This latest Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) from American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Highway 1 Rat Creek Embankment Failure: 2021 Reconnaissance and Analysis, GSP 337, provides an overview of the reconnaissance and...
Nate Bryer, Craig Baxter to Lead New WSP USA Road Usage Charging Operations Business
WSP is expanding services and adding personnel to help public transportation agencies replace traditional fuel taxation programs with more equitable and sustainable per-mile charges for motorists. COLORADO SPRINGS, February 27, 2023 — WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy, hired Nate Bryer and Craig Baxter to direct the firm’s new road usage charging (RUC) operations business, expanding on WSP’s already successful RUC strategic consulting port...
New White Paper From Danfoss: "U.S. is sitting on a gold mine of excess heat"
According to new data from multi-national engineering group, Danfoss, excess heat is the world’s largest untapped source of energy and yet little of its potential is being utilized, especially in the United States. Astrid Mozes, President, Regions, for Danfoss says the US is “sitting on a gold mine of excess heat” and that “policy makers must push for more efficient use of the vast amounts of wasted energy in the form of excess heat.” A new whitepaper details how it would give a productivity...
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