Forney LP Names Joel Simpson as Sr. VP, Sales & Marketing
Pittsburgh, PA: Forney LP recently named Joel Simpson as Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing. The new position supports the company’s recent and predicted growth for ForneyVault®, its automated, integrated construction materials testing (CMT) platform. Simpson is an experienced sales professional who most recently was Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Operations for O.Berk Company, a rigid packaging and custom package development company in New Jersey. At O.Berk, Simpson develo...
DFI 2020 Awards: Call for Entries
(Above) Accepting the 2019 DFI Outstanding Project Award are Robert Gianna, PCL Civil Constructors; Beth Howey and Mike Batten, HDR. Hawthorne, N.J.: DFI announces a call for entries for its 2020 Awards, which showcase and celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, teams and companies in the deep foundations industry. Deadline February 1, 2020, for the Ben C. Gerwick Award for Innovation in Design and Construction of Marine Foundations nominations. The award recogniz...
Speaker Lineup Announced for Building Innovation 2020 Conference
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Institute of Building Sciences is finalizing the keynote presentations and education sessions for the Building Innovation 2020 Conference & Expo in April. Building Innovation is a premiere event for the built environment. It brings together innovators, government leaders, public and private sector representatives, and officials from building and construction. “We’ve been working hard, with the help of our leadership team, to select the best content for attende...
HERU Announces Significant Partnership with Siemens
In a major step of recognition for the ground-breaking British Greentech innovation, HERU has announced a new partnership with Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing company, Siemens. This new partnership will see Siemens support the production phase of the HERU Hybrid Water Heating System through sharing valuable knowledge and best practices currently used within Siemens’ factories lending a ‘best in class’ plan to bring this game-changing invention to market. Details of the partnership...
Wärtsilä signs operation and maintenance agreement following commissioning of Bahamian power plant
A 132 MW power plant in The Commonwealth of Bahamas, supplied and built by the technology group Wärtsilä, was taken into commercial operation in December 2019. At the same time, Wärtsilä signed a two-year operation and maintenance (O&M) agreement with the plant owner, the Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd (BPL). Wärtsilä will transition, train, and develop the owner’s Bahamian work force for managing the new technology, while also providing key performance guarantees. The Clifton Pier Stati...
Sdiptech lists: Trends – and challenges for the infrastructure sector 2020
Digitalisation, electrification and flight shame that led to train hype. These were some of the leading trends within infrastructure that characterised the past year. But what will be the most important to keep an eye on during 2020? The infrastructure sector is neglected both in Sweden and in large parts of Europe and pressure is increasing to make investments for a functioning and healthy society. A lot of the existing infrastructure is antiquated, and in addition there is currently a lack...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Improve Public Transportation on Tribal Lands
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced projects selected to receive approximately $5 million in grants to American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments under FTA’s Tribal Transit Program. The Fiscal Year 2019 grants will support 39 projects in 20 states. "The $5 million in Tribal Transit grants will help connect tribal residents with jobs, healthcare and other essential services," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elai...
Three HDR-Designed Hospitals Break Ground in China
Three HDR-designed hospitals broke ground in China at the turn of the New Year, each with its own distinct aesthetic and purpose for communities in Jiaxing, Nanjing and Beijing. "These new facilities in China demonstrate HDR’s dedication to human life, and commitment to creating tailored design solutions that make a difference both to the individual patients as well as the healthcare ecosystem in Asia," said Sangmin Lee, KIA, LEED AP BD+C, HDR's director of health in China. Jiaxing...
DuPont Water Solutions Launches Breakthrough Dry-Tested Seawater Reverse Osmosis Elements
With continuous advances in science and innovation, DuPont becomes only supplier in market to offer dry-tested SWRO membranes WILMINGTON, Del. – DuPont Water Solutions, a business unit of DuPont Safety & Construction, will now offer dry-tested seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) elements to the industry. Newly launched next-generation SWRO technology enables customers to transition from wet to dry testing, which increases shelf life and offers more flexibility for storage. In addition, dry SWRO...
New MapleMBSE release from Maplesoft improves workflow of systems engineering process
MapleMBSE 2020 offers enhanced flexibility, communication, performance Waterloo, Canada: Maplesoft™ today announced a new release of MapleMBSE, the software that enables companies to employ a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) process within their design projects without requiring every stakeholder on the project to be an expert in complex MBSE tools. The latest release, MapleMBSE 2020, offers improved workflow for creating and documenting models. MapleMBSE provides a streamlined, Exce...
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