Value Engineering with MCI®-2020: Counteracting Shortages, Cutting Costs
With rising inflation, material shortages, and the ever-present demand of staying within budget, engineers and construction companies today are increasingly turning to the concept of value engineering. One important facet of this effort is safely finding ways to extend the useful service life of existing structures. When it comes to maintenance and repair, silane shortages and rising prices are making life more difficult for building owners and engineers. In light of these constraints, Cortec’s...
HDR Selected to Help Shape Future of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure in Florida
OMAHA, Neb. — HDR has been selected to serve the Florida Department of Transportation as owner’s representative for its electric vehicle program. This five-year contract is the first of its kind in the nation and will include the strategic planning, procurement, implementation and monitoring of electric vehicle charging infrastructure throughout the state. HDR’s experts will assist in administering Florida’s expected $198 million from the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure formula...
Hexagon announces aerial data collection of eight U.S. states at 6-inch resolution
6-inch resolution RGB (left) and CIR (right) aerial imagery of San Diego, California (Source: HxGN Content Program) (Norcross, Georgia, USA, 7 September 2022) Hexagon’s Geosystems division announced today that the HxGN Content Program will refresh data for eight U.S. states during this year’s collection season. All states — California, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina and West Virginia — will be updated at 6-inch (15-centimetre) resolution statewide, mark...
Rona G. Rothenberg Joins 2023 Forge Prize Jury
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction is pleased to announce that Rona G. Rothenberg, FAIA, DBIA, will serve on the 2023 Forge Prize Jury. She is currently serving as the president of AIA California and brings decades of expertise from more than 200 government, industry, health care, and higher education projects. In 2020, she received AIA’s Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture. “So many of us see Rona Rothenberg as a true treasure in our national architecture le...
Arjun hires Rhyadd Keaney-Watkins as head of ESG and launches first Sustainability Report
Keaney-Watkins joins following an extensive ESG consulting career Will work closely with investment and asset management teams, ensuring integration across Arjun’s operations Sustainability Report outlines the fundamentals of how Infrastructure Asset Management is helping improve ESG credentials of portfolios and deliver on international targets European asset manager Arjun Infrastructure (Arjun) has recently launched its inaugural Sustainability Report and formally announced...
Ontix and TCM IP Services Partner to Deliver a New Era of In-Building Mobile Cellular Connectivity
Ontix and TCM IP Services are working to redefine the process of efficiently and affordably deploying 4G/5G-ready, fully JOTs-compliant, neutral host, in-building connectivity for multi-tenant properties London, UK – Ontix, the company delivering Next-Generation Wireless Infrastructure-as-a-Service, and TCM IP Services, a leading IT and physical infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that they have partnered to deliver an innovative solution for in-building connectivity in th...
Johnson Service Group Live Data Centre Upgrade Completed by Secure I.T. Environments
Chris Wellfair, Projects Director Air Handling Unit, UPS and battery cabinet upgrade completed for live data centre originally built by Secure I.T. Environments in 2009. London, UK – Secure I.T. Environments Ltd, one of the UK’s leading design and build companies for modular, containerised and micro data centres, has today announced the completion of a two-phase data centre upgrade project for Johnson Service Group, the UK provider of textile rental and linen services to the hotel, ca...
WSP USA Offers Mobility Marketplace Service
Allows transportation agencies to implement a single payment system for mobility services to reduce cost, increase revenue and create efficiencies that better meet diverse customer needs. NEW YORK — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, is now offering its Mobility Marketplace – a full suite of integrated services to help transportation agencies solve their modern transportation challenges using Future Ready® technology. “The Mobility Marketplace will i...
Bentley Systems Announces Michael Campbell Joining as Chief Product Officer
And Expanded Executive Roles for James Lawton, Claire Rutkowski, and Suzanne Little EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that Michael Campbell has been appointed chief product officer and will lead more than 1,500 colleagues in the company’s product advancement group. Campbell joins Bentley from product engineering software leader PTC Inc. (Nasdaq: PTC), where he has spent his whole career since earnin...
Biden-Harris Administration, USDOT Make an Unprecedented $1.4 Billion in Rail Grants Available Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
New Funding Will Improve America’s Freight and Passenger Rail Network, Strengthen Supply Chains, and Lay the Groundwork for Future Growth WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of over $1.4 billion in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI) Grant funding. The CRISI Program, which is administered by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), advances projects that modernize...