AWWA releases insights report from Water 2050 Sustainability Think Tank
DENVER – A diverse group of influential thinkers from within and outside the water community put forth 10 recommendations for a sustainable water future in the first think tank report of the Water 2050 initiative. Published today by the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the Water 2050 Sustainability Think Tank Report is the first in a series of five think tank reports associated with the initiative. Water 2050 seeks to envision the future of water and chart a course for sustainability....
PCA Elects 2023 Board of Directors Leadership
Washington, D.C. – Portland Cement Association (PCA) is proud to announce new leadership for its Board of Directors after holding elections today at its Fall Board meeting. Filiberto Ruiz has been elected PCA Board Chairman. Ruiz is the current President and CEO at Votorantim Cimentos North America and has served the last two years as Vice Chair to outgoing Chairman Ron Henley. Henley is President and CEO of Global Cement and Concrete of America. Massimo Toso has been elected PCA Vice Chai...
The Cintec Reinforcement System Used To Repair John Sopinka Courthouse Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
The Man John Sopinka was born in Broderick, Saskatchewan in 1937 and lived there until his Ukrainian Canadian family moved to Hamilton, Ontario in 1939. He completed secondary school at Saltfleet High School in Stoney Creek and earned Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees at the University of Toronto . While studying law, he also played professional football with the Canadian Football League ,Toronto Argonauts (1955 to 1957) then the Montreal Alouettes (1957). A noted trial lawyer, he w...
Poralu Marine, the world leader in the design of aluminum marinas, is setting its sights on its new floating waterfront development business unit
Poralu Building the future of floating living spaces: this is the idea behind the new offering from Poralu Marine. The worldwide leader in the design, construction and installation of aluminum marinas, Poralu Marine is continuing to diversify its products and services with the launch of a new waterfront development business unit that is revolutionizing communities’ urban development projects, with the aim of achieving €50 million in turnover in 5 years. Innovative, patented solutions...
World Building of The Year and Interior of The Year revealed amongst 2022 finalists at World Architecture Festival
World Interior of the Year: Pingtan Children Library by Condition_Lab © Sai Zhao Quay Quarter Tower (QQT) by 3XN in Sydney, Australia has been declared the World Building of the Year 2022, while Pingtan Children Library by Condition_Lab, has been named World Interior of the Year for 2022. The winners were announced amongst other ultimate accolades including Future Project of the Year and Landscape of the Year, at the fifteenth annual World Architecture Festival (WAF), held in Lisbon....
Data Conversion from the Mechanical CAD System to BIM in the New AMC Bridge Technology Demonstration
Waltham, MA - The demand for digital product data in the construction sector is accelerating faster than ever. Its driving factors, among others, are increasing adoption of building information modeling (BIM), legal requirements for product traceability, and commercial pressure to deliver fully specified technical designs of projects quicker and error-free. However, architects and mechanical engineers have different design needs, resulting in varying and often non-compatible CAD tools and file...
Hexagon, OSASI partner for disaster management and prediction solutions
TOKYO – Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division and OSASI Technos Inc. announced a partnership to deliver next-generation disaster management and monitoring solutions. The wide area remote monitoring systems with 3D visualization capabilities will allow governments to detect, predict and simulate impending disasters, enabling them to better plan for and respond to emergency events. The news was announced today at a signing ceremony during the Belgian Economic Mission to Japan....
Martin Luther King Jr. Campus Receives Award of Merit from AIA Connecticut
The JCJ Architecture Project is Recognized in the Interior Architecture Category HARTFORD, CT — JCJ Architecture (JCJ), a forward-thinking and nationally ranked planning, architecture, and interior design firm, is pleased to announce that the Martin Luther King Jr. Campus has been honored with the Award of Merit in the “Interior Architecture” category in the 2022 AIA Connecticut Design Awards. Demonstrating JCJ’s resourceful design approach, the campus provides a next-generation learning envi...
Epic Games Leverages HOOPS Exchange to Simplify CAD Data Import into Unreal Engine
Ability to import 30+ CAD data formats into Unreal Engine supports new AR and VR workflows that enable customers to collaborate more effectively on design and engineering tasks BEND, OR - Tech Soft 3D, the leading provider of engineering software development toolkits, today announces that Epic Games has chosen HOOPS Exchange to enable CAD data import into their solution, Datasmith, a collection of tools that allows Unreal Engine customers to import entire pre-constructed scenes or complex as...
Great Lakes Fleet Renewal Program on Schedule with the Launch of the Galveston Island Last Week
HOUSTON, Dec - Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, provided today an update on their fleet renewal program. The Galveston Island, the first of two newbuild hopper dredges, is in the water and is scheduled to be in operation the first half of 2023 as planned. This new dredge is a 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge which will support the modernization of Great...