New from Oldcastle Infrastructure: Stormwater Design Tools
(Atlanta, GA) – Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH Company and an industry leader in infrastructure solutions, recently introduced digital stormwater Design Tools targeted at helping engineers, specifiers, regulators, and contractors design and assess stormwater management systems in an effortless and timely manner. “What makes our Design Tools different is that we offer an entire suite of solutions, all easily accessible from one dashboard,” said Craig Ramsey, director engineering, Oldcastle I...
Acrow’s Superprop® Shores Provide Heavy Duty Support During Interstate Bridge Preservation Projects in Pennsylvania
Reusable steel system helps minimize impact to heavy traffic on I-81 (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has designed and provided its Superprop® Shoring systems for the support of bridges undergoing preventive maintenance work on Interstate 81 in Luzerne County and EB-541 over the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. As the bridges are heavily trafficked with both commercial and non-commercial vehicles,...
WaterIQ TechnologiesTM Appoints Board of Directors to Drive Next Phase of Growth for Ultrasonic Algae and BioFilm Treatment Solutions
Accomplished Leaders Edgar Jannotta, Vishal Sunak, J. Patrick Lupo and Tom Kalishman to Serve on WaterIQ Board WILSON, Wyo. – WaterIQ Technologies, the leader in next-generation ultrasonic solutions to combat harmful algae and biofilm without the use of chemicals, has announced world-renowned individuals to its Board of Directors. Edgar D Jannotta, Jr, of Warwick Capital Partners; Vishal Sunak, Founder and CEO of LinkSquares; J. Patrick Lupo, the former chairman and CEO of DHL World...
Karen Ohland Begins Term as ASME’s 141st President, Three New Members of the Board of Governors Announced
NEW YORK – Effective July 1, Karen Ohland has begun her term as the 141st president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society announced during its annual meeting in June. Ohland is an ASME Fellow and has been an active member of the Society since 1983. Karen Ohland Ohland is the associate director for finance and operations at the Princeton University Art Museum, where she provides strategic leadership, strengthening and sustaining the process for planning and...
Friant-Kern Canal capacity-restoration project breaks ground
Stantec-designed canal improvement project in Central California will restore critical water supplies TULARE COUNTY, CA -NYSE, TSX: STN: The Bureau of Reclamation, Friant Water Authority, and California Department of Water Resources broke ground earlier this year on a $177 million construction project to restore capacity in a 10-mile portion of the Friant-Kern Canal in Central California. Global design firm Stantec is assisting the agencies on the critically needed multiphase Friant-Kern...
Goldwind International and Transoft solutions Announce Strategic Partnership
Transoft Shanghai (Shanghai Transoft Solutions Co., Ltd.) and Goldwind International New Energy (Beijing Goldwind New Energy Trading Co., Ltd.) announced a strategic partnership consisting of collaborative projects involving in-depth research and analysis to assist Goldwind International in providing safer and more efficient transportation solutions for wind power equipment. In this agreement, the two parties will focus on the transportation planning of wind turbine blades for conventional ve...
Diverse winners in Urban Development Institute of Australia (SA) Awards
The Luminesque apartment project is part of the new 5-star Sofitel Hotel building at 108 Currie Street, Adelaide. The South Australia winners included everything from Adelaide’s newest 5-star hotel to reservoirs to affordable housing. The winners of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (SA) Awards for Excellence were announced at the annual UDIA Awards Gala dinner at Adelaide Convention Centre. The UDIA Awards for Excellence celebrate and showcase the best of th...
Simpson Strong-Tie Donates $15,000 to Recovery Efforts in Kentucky After Major Flooding
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, is supporting relief for flood victims in Kentucky with a donation of $15,000 to the American Red Cross. Starting July 26, a series of powerful storms brought unrelenting rainfall over parts of eastern Kentucky, causing extreme flooding in surrounding neighborhoods and displacing vast numbers of residents. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency...
IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Announces Release of IntelliCAD 11.0
The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) announces the release of IntelliCAD® 11.0. IntelliCAD 11.0 is a major release that includes performance improvements and new features. IntelliCAD 11.0 focuses on new view and visualization productivity tools: use section planes to visualize cross-sections of a model, view models as though you are walking or flying through them, use the view cube to check and switch viewing directions, and use the view and visual style controls to quickly appl...
City of Galveston fortifies flood protection network, selecting Stantec for South Shore Drainage project design
$55 million infrastructure improvement project will increase existing storm drainage system capacity to enhance community resiliency and protect critical evacuation routes The City of Galveston has selected Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, to lead design of the South Shore Drainage project. The $55 million project represents a critical component in the city’s rising coastal protection strategy to protect residents, businesses, key evacuation routes, and vital res...