DFI’s 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations October 14-18 in Chicago
Hawthorne, N.J. : The DFI 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (#DFI44), is happening now — October 14-18, 2019 —at the Hilton Chicago. Onsite registration is available. The theme of the conference is > Future > Forward. The 2019 conference serves as a call to action to develop forward-thinking plans in deep foundation and geotechnical engineering and construction through technical presentations and panel discussions. The 2019 Annual Conference is an international forum for more than...
Green Building Initiative and the 2030 Districts Network Announce Partnership
Portland, Oregon - Portland, Ore. & Pittsburgh, PA – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) and the 2030 Districts Network announced today a partnership focused on expanding the impact of both organizations through increased collaboration. Working together, the organizations hope to accelerate community efforts to reduce emissions from buildings by expanding access to tools and education that encourage green building best practices. “Partnering with the 2030 Districts Network will allow GBI to...
BrandSafway Wins Access Project of the Year
Kennesaw, Georgia, USA, Oct. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BrandSafway was awarded the 2019 Access Project of the Year – Mast Climbing Work Platforms, Transport Platforms and Hoists at the Access, Lift & Handlers (ALH) Conference in San Diego, California, on September 12, 2019. The company won for its unique work platform and weather barrier solution for the recent $100 million renovation of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle. “The circular suspended access system, installed by BrandSafway for the ren...
AKF’s Caitlyn Angelini to Chair Prominent Tall Buildings Award Panel
NEW YORK - AKF, a global engineering, technology, design, consulting and commissioning firm, is proud to announce that Caitlyn Angelini, PE, a leader in their Architectural Code Consulting practice, has been appointed by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) to serve as Jury Chair for the 2020 Tall Building Fire & Risk Engineering Award Panel at CTBUH’s World Congress later this month in Chicago, Illinois. A registered Fire Protection Engineer and certified International Cod...
R&R Engineers - Surveyors, Inc. Announces Relocation to 21st-Century Designed Workspace in Lincoln Park
Denver, Colo. - R&R Engineers - Surveyors, Inc., one of Denver's leading land surveying and civil engineering firms operating primarily in the Rocky Mountain Region, today announces that the award-winning company is relocating its headquarters to a newly designed office located at 1635 W. 13th Ave., Suite 310, in the burgeoning Lincoln Park neighborhood. Established in 1988, R&R has operated continuously in Denver for more than 30 years, building a diverse portfolio of innovative, thoughtful...
Contech’s Cascade Separator Receives New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Certification
West Chester, OH – Contech® Engineered Solutions announced today that the Cascade Separator has received New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Certification as an approved stormwater treatment device. The certification was awarded after the Cascade Separator successfully completed testing under NJDEPs rigorous hydrodynamic separator (HDS) laboratory testing protocol and exceeded applicable pollutant removal criteria. Designed with the aid of computational-fluid-dynamics mo...
AEC Excellence Awards 2019 Winners: Nine Projects Reveal How Far We’ve Come
When it comes to the AEC industry, projects come in all shapes and sizes. So does the innovative use of technology—whether it’s for an arena, a bridge, a metro line, or a mixed-use development. That’s why Autodesk’s AEC Excellence Awards honor the small, medium, and large-sized projects for infrastructure design, building design, and construction that are making an impact with advanced approaches and pioneering achievements. They’re reflective of how far we’ve come and inspire us all to do even...
Afghanistan’s Energy Sector will be Transformed by World Bank Spurring Private Investments
The World Bank Group’s announcement of a $98.8m financial package to support the development of two gas-to-power energy projects – Sheberghan Phase 1 (40 megawatts (MW) and Mazar-e-Sharif (58.6MW) – in Afghanistan, will be crucial in addressing the key challenges within the country’s energy sector, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Afghanistan has suffered from years of conflicts and is one of the least developed nations in the world, with the country reliant on foreign a...
GlobalData Analyses Revenue and Profit Change of Top 20 Companies by Sector in 2018
Oil and gas outperformed other sectors in terms of combined revenue and profitability in 2018, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData analyzed the total year-on-year (YoY) revenue and profit change of 10 core business sectors, based on the performance of the top 20 publicly-traded companies picked based on market capitalization in each sector. Besides oil and gas, technology, construction and medical equipment were the standout performers as they witnes...
Bluefin Technology Partners Develops Fluent with Walchem
Worcester Tech Company Builds Remote Monitoring System for Water Testing Devices Worcester, MA – Bluefin Technology Partners, one of Massachusetts’ most innovative digital product developers, today announced their partnership with the water treatment technology and equipment company, Walchem. Bluefin worked with Walchem to develop Fluent, a remote monitoring and reporting system which is fully synchronized with Walchem’s web based controllers, allowing for simple, fast and remote communicati...