New ASCE Standard 71 Provides Guidance on Tracking and Measuring Labor Productivity
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s newest standard, Identifying, Quantifying, and Proving Loss of Productivity, ANSI/ASCE/CI 71-21, provides guidance on tracking and measuring labor productivity to help prevent, mitigate, and recover cost overruns and loss of productivity disputes and claims. Because labor is such a significant portion of overall project costs, a loss of productivity will usually result in a significant amount of increased costs and reduced contractor profit and is often only discovered at th...
Frank Calandra Jr. honored with the Erskine Ramsay Medal Award
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) is pleased to announce that Frank Calandra Jr. has received the prestigious Erskine Ramsay Medal. Established in 1948 and funded by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME), the Erskine Ramsay Medal recognizes distinguished achievement in coal mining. Election to this honor is facilitated by the SME Coal & Energy Division. Calandra is recognized for distinguished achievement in coal mining and as an...
Steve Salin Joins HDR as a Senior Transit Consultant
OMAHA, Neb. — Steve Salin, AICP, has joined HDR’s transportation team as a senior transit consultant. Based in Dallas, Salin will apply his strategic, client-focused approach to some of our largest transit projects in the region, including the Project Connect transit program in Austin. He will provide expert insight into the Federal Transit Administration’s grant programs and assist in the delivery of complex large capital programs. In addition, he will assist clients with expertise in emergi...
Tenna Continues Growth with Their Newest Addition to the Team, Director of Enterprise Sales, Jeffrey Noland
EDISON, N.J. - Jeffrey Noland, Director of Enterprise Sales, joins the Tenna team with recent experience in telematics at Michelin Group and over 20 years as a Sales Leader. Jeff is a highly accomplished and multifaceted executive offering extensive expertise in leveraging transformation to optimize financial performance while driving business objectives. His reputation is one of a servant-leader who inspires and motivates others to drive complex strategies and concepts to a successful reality. ...
ACI Foundation Establishes Burg-Coleman Iowa State '77 Fellowship
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The ACI Foundation has established the Burg-Coleman Iowa State ‘77 Fellowship. This new fellowship is funded through a generous $75,000 donation from Ronald G. Burg, ACI Executive Vice President, and Jeffrey W. Coleman, ACI President, 2020-2021. Burg and Coleman are both 1977 graduates of Iowa State University College of Engineering: Coleman with a degree in civil engineering in ’76 and a master’s in structural engineering in ’77, and Burg with a degree in civil engi...
DuPont Performance Building Solutions Announces Launch of Education Hub
WILMINGTON, Del. — The DuPont Residential Construction Educational Hub (EDU HUB) Offers Customized and Convenient Online Learning Options DuPont today announced the launch of the Educational Hub (EDU HUB), a customized learning resource for residential construction professionals. The EDU HUB is available 24 hours a day, making it a convenient tool to learn more about the portfolio of DuPont residential construction products, current industry trends and to access a broad range of interactive c...
Commercial Real Estate Design/Building Leader Clayco Establishes West Coast Office; Expands Team
Industry veterans Rob Jernigan and Emery Molnar Join Clayco in Los Angeles Expansion [Chicago, Illinois] – Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm with headquarters in Chicago, announced today that the firm is expanding its operations and establishing a West Coast regional office in Los Angeles. As part of that expansion, the firm has hired esteemed industry veterans Rob Jernigan and Emery Molnar to join Clayco as senior...
DFI Announces Jon Sinnreich as New Chair of Seismic and Lateral Loads Committee
Hawthorne, N.J. : Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces Jon Sinnreich, P.E., of Load Test Consulting as the new chair of its Seismic and Lateral Loads Committee. He takes the helm from Kwabena Ofori-Awuah, P.E., D.GE, ENV SP, of Koforia. Sinnreich earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in structural engineering at the University of Florida (UF), and previously worked for Fugro Loadtest. He has participated in hundreds of international bi-directional test pr...
Bentley Systems Announces New Bentley Education Program, Putting Students on the Path to Infrastructure Careers
Students and Educators Entitled to Learning Licenses at No Cost! EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the Bentley Education program, which encourages the development of future infrastructure professionals for careers in engineering, design, and architecture. The Bentley Education program is initially available in the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, Ireland, and Lithuania,...
IECA Announces Board of Director Additions
Denver, Colo – The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) welcomes Chris Thomson, CHP and Andrew Macleod to the board of directors. Chris Thomson, CHP Thomson is a board member of the IECA Canadian chapter board of directors, president of the International Association of Hydroseeding Professionals and Vice President for the Canadian Land Reclamation Association. Macleod is the current president of the IECA Australasian Chapter. He is the second-generation owner of Maritime Hydr...