AASHTO Elects New President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer
The board of directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials elected Victoria Sheehan (above at left), commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, to serve as its 2020-2021 president on November 13 during its annual meeting: only the second woman to serve as AASHTO president in the association’s 106-year history. The board also elected Shawn Wilson, Ph. D. (above at right), secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Deve...
ALLPLAN Launches Innovative 3D Modeling Tools for Precast
Automated 3D modeling tools for precast structures make detailed shop drawings quick and easy, saving time and increasing accuracy. West Chester, PA, November 17, 2020 – Fully detailed 3D modelling of precast concrete structures has never been easier with new automated design tools from ALLPLAN. Automated Python Parts (APPs) build on ALLPLAN’s support of the precast concrete industry with new tools that streamline the design and detailing process, particularly for buried structures and build...
The 2020 Hammers: The Nemetschek Group Takes Home Four Construction Computing Awards
Industry-wide professionals and real users recognize the Nemetschek Group’s strengths in AEC solutions, services, and innovations Munich, November 16, 2020 – The Nemetschek Group, one of the world’s largest software providers for the AEC industry, has won four of the prestigious Construction Computing Awards, also known as “The Hammers.” Nemetschek Group brands GRAPHISOFT, Solibri, and Vectorworks, Inc. received the awards for their solutions, service offerings, and innovations. Graphisof...
Illinois Institute of Technology to Establish Trimble Technology Lab for Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
SUNNYVALE, Calif., and CHICAGO - Illinois Institute of Technology has received a gift from Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) to establish a state-of-the-art Technology Lab for the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering's (CAEE) Construction Engineering and Management Program. The lab will expand the university's expertise in civil and environmental infrastructure, building construction field systems and project controls and collaboration. Trimble's broad Connected Construction ...
Panasonic Partners with YOTTA to offer the Future in Connected Asset Management
Panasonic TOUGHBOOK and YOTTA offer an end-to-end solution for connected asset management in the modern smart community. BRACKNELL, UK. – Panasonic today announced a partnership with YOTTA, the leading connected asset management software and services provider, to provide a revolutionary new end-to-end solution for environmental services organisations to manage their infrastructure. YOTTA’s Alloy application and Panasonic’s rugged Android TOUGHBOOK devices are ideal for helping organisati...
Kevin Parker Joins UMC as Sr. Business Development Representative
Strategically strengthening client relationships. Seattle/Mukilteo, WA: UMC welcomes Kevin Parker as our Sr. Business Development Representative. He will focus on UMC’s manufacturing offerings to strategic customers and UMC’s Facilities Services Group. He will put to work his client-focused relationship-building expertise for UMC. “Bringing Kevin on board is a perfect fit for our expanding effort to better serve our customers,” said Steve Brooks, VP of Business Development. “He’s spen...
Skanska signs additional contracts for office improvements in western USA for about USD 198 M, about SEK 1.7 billion
Skanska has signed additional contracts with an existing client for improvements to their corporate office in the western USA. The contract is a joint venture with Skanska Balfour Beatty, and is worth USD 395 M. Skanska’s part is worth about USD 198 M, about SEK 1.7 billion, which will be included in the US order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2020. Construction is underway and is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2023. Skanska is one of the leading construction- and de...
USDOT Transition Team Unveiled By Incoming Biden-Harris Administration
The incoming Biden-Harris administration has released the names of the 18-member transition team for the U.S. Department of Transportation, which will also review the National Transportation Safety Board, Amtrak, and the Federal Maritime Commission. Jeff Marootian The transition team has significant representation from urban transportation, public transportation, and labor. Jeff Marootian – director of the District of Columbia Department of Transportation and a member of the American Associati...
DFI Educational Trust Announces the Establishment of the Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship Fund
Hawthorne, N.J.: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, announces the establishment of a new scholarship. The Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship Fund was established in October 2020 with a generous donation from GRL Engineers, Inc. (GRL) and Pile Dynamics, Inc. (PDI). The fund honors George G. Goble, Frank Rausche and Garland E. Likins, the founders of GRL Engineers, Inc. (GRL) and Pile Dynamics, Inc. (PDI). The fund provides At-Large Scholarships to...
Algeria hosts the 22nd Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum
Doha, QATAR: The 22nd Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) was held on the 12 November 2020, under the Chairmanship of HE Abdelmadjid Attar, Minister of Energy of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria as its President. The meeting was convened by videoconference. It was attended by Energy Ministers and top authorities from Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela, as well as Angola, Aze...
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