U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette Announces $3,844,215 for Small Business Research and Development Grants in Colorado
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette today announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) will award 256 grants totaling $53 million to 211 small businesses in 35 states and the District of Columbia. These awards include 18 in Colorado totaling $3,844,215. Funded through DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, today’s selections are for Phase I research and development. “A cornerstone of the American economy,...
Acrow Bridges Installed During Replacement of Unionport Bridge in the Bronx, N.Y., Are First Hydraulically Driven Temporary Lift Bridges in the U.S.
Detour bridges will help mitigate traffic disruption in heavily traveled area and allow for continual access to boat traffic on Westchester Creek (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has announced two of its temporary modular steel lift bridges are being used to allow uninterrupted vehicular and vessel passage during the replacement of the 65-year-old Unionport Bridge over Westchester Creek in the Bronx, NY. Acrow’s brid...
ACI Foundation Announces the Roger S. Johnston Memorial Scholarship
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The ACI Foundation announces the establishment of the Roger S. Johnston Memorial Scholarship. This new undergraduate scholarship is funded by Crimson Engineering Associates, Inc., Golden, CO, to honor the late Roger S. Johnston. A fellow of the American Concrete Institute, Johnston brought a wealth of field experience as well as technical knowledge to ACI and ACI Committee 347, Formwork for Concrete. Early in his career, Johnston worked with several large heavy const...
Broaden your perspective with the new UltraCam Osprey 4.1
Graz, Austria- Vexcel Imaging is announcing the release of the next generation UltraCam Osprey 4.1, a highly versatile large-format aerial camera for the simultaneous collection of photogrammetric-grade nadir imagery (PAN, RGB and NIR) and oblique images (RGB). Frequent updates of sharp, noise-free and highly accurate digital representations of the world are essential for modern city planning. Enabling unprecedented flight collection efficiency at superior radiometric and geometric quality, the...
WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition announces cancellation of 2020 event
LAS VEGAS — The Southern Nevada Water Authority, organizers of the annual WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition (WSI), today announced it is cancelling this year’s event, originally scheduled for Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Las Vegas. “After much deliberation, we’ve decided the conference would be less effective and appealing if social distancing measures are still in effect,” said WSI Program Chairman and SNWA Conservation Manager Doug Bennett. While this year would have marked WSI’s 1...
President of Uruguay Launches BYD’s Electric Bus Fleet for CUTCSA, Uruguay’s Largest Operator
Montevideo, Uruguay–On May 21, BYD and Abriley S.A.,a local distributor for Uruguay and pioneer in Latin American transport electrification, delivered a fleet of 20 BYD 12-meter pure electric buses to CUTCSA, the country’s largest urban public transport operator, in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo. Dr. Luis Lacalle Pou, the President of Uruguay,witnessed the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Executive Tower in Montevideo’s Plaza Independencia. The delivery of the 20 buses represents years of...
Entries Open: 2020 North American Copper in Architecture Awards
The Copper Development Association and Canadian Copper & Brass Development Association seek to recognize excellence in Copper architecture and design (McLean, VA) ─ Entries are now open for the 2020 North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) awards. Architects, designers, and sheet metal contractors are invited to submit their building projects for consideration through June 1, 2020. For over a decade, the NACIA program has been North America’s premier award program in the field of copp...
Carlisle Construction Materials Changes Name of Its Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, and Elastomers (CASE) Business
Accella Polyurethane Systems – CASE Business Is Now Carlisle Polyurethane Systems CARLISLE, PA – Carlisle Construction Materials, an operating segment of Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE: CSL), announced today that it is changing the name of its CASE business from Accella Polyurethane Systems to Carlisle Polyurethane Systems (CPS). Carlisle acquired the Accella Performance Materials family of companies in November 2017 which included spray foam insulation, tire fill, and CASE busine...
Tensar Announces Civil Engineering Scholarship and Faculty Curriculum Support Program
The global geosynthetics firm is offering educational resources to build next generation expertise. (ATLANTA, GA) May 22, 2020 – Tensar International, a leading geosynthetic products innovator known for its unique geogrid solutions, is offering two $1000 scholarships to engineering students who compete in a construction design challenge. The scholarship is one component of the company’s ongoing professional education efforts to share the expertise behind its geogrid technology and its 40-...
Electric VTOL Aircraft Startup Archer Launches
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Archer, an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities, today announced its official launch. Marc Lore, the CEO of Walmart eCommerce, is the largest investor in the company. Based in Palo Alto, Archer is dedicated to reshaping urban air mobility, focusing on saving time for users in urban areas. Archer is designing a fully electric aircraft that will take off and land vertically, and can carry fou...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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