America’s Engineering Industry Urges Passage of the INVEST in America Act
Washington, DC - This week, the House will vote on the INVEST in America Act. The American Council of Engineering Companies urges its swift and bipartisan passage by the House. ACEC President and CEO Linda Bauer Darr released the following statement in advance of the vote: "With the inclusion of drinking water and wastewater legislation, the INVEST in America Act represents a historic five-year $715 billion investment in America’s future that will empower the engineering industry to desig...
HDR's Carnahan Promoted to Area Manager
OMAHA, Neb. — HDR's Jim Carnahan, P.E., has been promoted to area manager of operations in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Based in Pittsburgh, Carnahan will lead 340 staff in nine offices. He will work with regional practice leaders to set the vision for the area, develop and retain talent, and focus on project delivery and technical quality for HDR clients. With over 30 years in the industry (21 at HDR), Carnahan brings the right balance of experience, including structural desi...
ORBCOMM Partners With Calian to Develop Earth Station Equipment for Next-Gen OGx Service
Achieves milestone supporting the delivery of ORBCOMM’s higher data rate and power-efficient OGx offerings to the global IoT industry ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.- ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that it has signed a contract with Calian Group Ltd. (TSX: CGY), a leading provider of engineering services, software development, training and technical services, to develop earth station equipment for ORBCOMM’s next-generation, global I...
HiberEasypulse Makes Monitoring Remote and Mobile Assets Affordable for Every Business
Installed in minutes, HiberEasypulse provides satellite tracking of any asset at a low $12.50 flat-rate monthly fee with no device costs and enables a wide array of applications and use cases AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS—June 29, 2021: IoT-as-a-Service startup Hiber has launched HiberEasypulse, the world's first satellite-based asset tracking system that makes it economically feasible for any company to track and monitor its mobile and fixed assets, even in the remotest locations. HiberEasyp...
CFSEI Announces 2021-2022 Executive Committee Members
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) has announced the members of its 2021-2022 Executive Committee. The committee is responsible for developing and maintaining the technology transfer activities related to cold-formed steel design through seminars, webinars and the publication of Technical Notes. Committee members serve for three years. The 2021-2022 CFSEI Executive Committee includes: Chair: Daniel Stadig, P.E., The Leffler Group, Colorado Vice Chair:...
Ian Chaney to Lead National Geotechnical and Tunneling at WSP USA
Since joining the firm in 2003, Chaney has provided technical leadership to the firm on key highway, transit, water and transportation projects across the U.S. TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 2021 - UNITED STATES NEW YORK — Ian Chaney has been named national geotechnical and tunneling market leader for the transportation national business line at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Chaney brings two decades of geotechnical and tunneling experience to his new le...
American Concrete Institute Statement on Collapse of Champlain Towers South
Statement attributed to: Ronald G. Burg, PE, FACI Executive Vice President American Concrete Institute The American Concrete Institute (ACI) shares its sadness at the loss of life following the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, USA, on June 24, 2021. A team consisting of ACI member experts is being assembled to work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology on the investigation into the collapse. Under the leadership of ACI committee 133...
AGC, Autodesk Launch Media Library to Boost Representation of Diversity in Construction
San Francisco, Calif., June 29, 2021 — The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Autodesk today launched the Construction Diversity Image Library, a collection of photographs for use by the media featuring diverse individuals in the construction workforce. The library will launch with an established collection of images and as part of the initiative, organizations from across the design, engineering and building industry are invited to contribute additional photographs. In bo...
State DOTs Bracing For Highly Active Hurricane Season
As forecasters predict a particularly active hurricane season for 2021, state departments of transportation from Texas to New Jersey are preparing for worst-case scenarios to help citizens get out of town if a big storm ends up heading their way. [Above photo by the Louisiana DOTD] The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and lasts through November 30. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center predicts a “likely range” of six to 10 hurricanes...
Skanska invests about SEK 540M in a logistics facility in Helsingborg, Sweden
Skanska invests about SEK 540M in a logistics facility in Helsingborg, Sweden, which is fully let to Greenfood. The construction contract is worth about SEK 400M, which will be included in the Swedish order bookings for the second quarter 2021. Långeberga is a strategic logistics location in Helsingborg, just adjacent to the E4 / E6 / E20 junction that connects Copenhagen with Oslo and Stockholm. The 44,000-square meter facility will have a strong environmental focus in everything from mate...