Port Channel Deepening Project Wins Federal Authorization
The Port of Long Beach is kicking off 2023 with plenty to celebrate. On Dec. 23, President Joe Biden signed into law the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, the biennial legislation authorizing federal flood control, navigation and ecosystem improvements that include the Port’s Channel Deepening Project. “We are grateful to members of the House and Senate and the Army Corps of Engineers who championed this bill, the many lawmakers from both parties who voted for it and President...
120Water Platform Selected to Manage Indiana Lead Service Line Database
Leveraging software platforms to improve drinking water infrastructure in home state ZIONSVILLE, Ind. – Expanding its track record of providing data management and software solutions to statewide and multistate programs, 120Water’s platform has been selected to manage the lead service line inventories for more than 1,300 water systems across its home state of Indiana. State procurement of the Public Water System (PWS) Portal, State Dashboard and Public Transparency Dashboard software gra...
Humboldt Quake: Damage Investigation Underway
FERNDALE, CALIFORNIA – Miyamoto International teamed up with local and state authorities to assess the damage after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake woke up the north coast of California early Tuesday morning. Miyamoto experts began a survey of the damage after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the coastal area of Northern California, resulting in at least two deaths and more than seventeen injuries. The earthquake struck shortly after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday with an epicenter 8 miles west of the small ci...
Latest ‘Waters of the United States’ Proposal Threatens to Undermine Progress Goals of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
ARTBA to Challenge Rule in Federal Court (WASHINGTON)—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Dec. 30 rule expanding Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction over roadside ditches will slow delivery of transportation projects and threatens to nullify the benefits of the 2021 federal infrastructure law, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The association said it would mount a legal challenge in federal court to stop the latest proposal. At issue...
CCTech’s HVAC-Twin is Powered by iTwin
HVAC-Twin allows designers to leverage IoT sensor data to diagnose and improve HVAC systems performance. The HVAC-Twin cloud-based platform transforms the HVAC design process Pune, India – CCTech is pleased to announce the addition of HVAC-Twin to Bentley Systems’ powered by iTwin program. HVAC-Twin enables quick turnaround between HVAC design iterations—leading to energy and cost-efficient HVAC designs. Designers and engineers can add sensor data, make connections, and start visualiz...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $686 Million in Grants to Modernize Older Transit Stations and Improve Accessibility Across the Country
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced 15 grants in nine states to help make it easier for people with disabilities and mobility needs to access some of the nation's oldest and busiest rail transit systems through essential upgrades, such as elevators. Funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the approximately $686 million in grants represents the first round of funding from the new All Stations Accessibility Pr...
RMF Engineering Announces Leadership Transitions for Charleston Office
Craig Buck named Chief Buildings Mechanical Engineer; Beth Crutchfield and Don Zimmerman named Division Managers CHARLESTON, S.C. – RMF Engineering, a leader in full-service MEP engineering, today announced the elevation of Craig Buck, PE, LEED AP, HFDP, to Chief Buildings Mechanical Engineer. In his new role, Buck will be a resource for the firm to ensure that RMF remains at the forefront of building engineering. “In his time as Division Manager of the Charleston office, Craig has b...
DFI Announces Board of Trustees Election Results New President and Secretary
Hawthorne, N.J.: The DFI Board of Trustees has elected a new president and a new secretary starting in 2023. Incoming DFI President Gianfranco Di Cicco is president and CEO of Bauer Foundations, responsible for the Bauer Group on all U.S. construction operations. Di Cicco joined the DFI Board of Trustees in 2010 and was elected to the Executive Committee in 2016, while actively participating in several technical committees. After participating and directing major worldwide geofoundation p...
USDOT Providing Idaho $1.3 Million in Additional Emergency Relief Funding to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Flooding
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $1.3 million in Emergency Relief funds for use by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) as a down payment to offset cost of repair work needed to repair roads and bridges damaged by heavy floods in North Central and Northeastern Idaho earlier this year. Today’s funding announcement is in addition to the $3 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief fund...
Awe-Inspiring Adaptive Reuse Projects and Modern Masterpieces Finalists for Industry’s Top Design Honor
A 1952 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe design, finally brought to life. A winding canopy trail that gives humans a lemur’s-eye view. A 116-year-old unreinforced brick factory, upgraded for a second century of service--in a seismic zone, no less. A new place for travelers at one of the world’s busiest airports to begin their journeys and come home again. What do they have in common? They’re all built with American steel, and they’re all finalists for the steel industry’s top design honor, the America...