Propex Recieves 2019 Innovation Award for New Recyclable Paving Fabric
Chattanooga, Tenn. (Oct. 9, 2019) – Last week PETROMAT Enviro, a paving fabric that easily mills and recycles, was awarded the 2019 Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) Innovation Award. “Innovation is what drives us,” said Mike Gorey, CEO of Propex. “It’s a key part of our culture, and we will continue to invest in products and market development to ultimately offer our customers the best geosynthetic solutions. PETROMAT Enviro was developed to solve the milling and recycling issues assoc...
Latest Construction Field Software Uses Cloud Integration for More Efficient Workflow
Leica Geosystems, Procore further collaborate to bring interoperable workflows for construction (Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 9 October 2019) - Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced today a new software upgrade for Leica iCON field software as the first development under the collaboration with Procore, a leading provider of construction management software. The two industry-leading providers have integrated their services for collaboration across Leica iCON field software and Procor...
NineStar Connect Completes High Speed Fiber Deployment in Town of Cumberland
GREENFIELD, Ind. - NineStar Connect, a smart utility providing water, sewer, electric and high speed fiber services, has completed deployment of high speed fiber facilities in the Town of Cumberland, bringing 1Gb connections to Cumberland’s town hall and other municipal facilities, and laying the groundwork for businesses to access urban-grade fiber optic infrastructure solutions. Click to Tweet. A recent study of the Mount Comfort Corridor by the Urban Land Institute found that the availabil...
Battery Innovation Roadmap Points to Energy Storage Revolution in Europe
Technology will boost performance of batteries for micro-hybrid cars and renewable energy storage ONE of the world’s mainstay battery technologies is set to turbo charge its performance to support growing demand for more battery energy storage in the EU. The European Commission has predicted a 10x increase in demand for EU battery energy storage by 2050. With the support of its EU and worldwide battery company members, the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI) today sets research object...
USDOT Makes Available $396 Million for Rail Capital Projects
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Program). The NOFO includes $396 million in grant funding. “This $396 million in federal funding will provide a tremendous boost to private, state and local investments to improve America’s rail infrastructure,” said U. S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao....
DLR Group Appoints Two Managing Principals
DLR Group Managing Principal & CEO Griff Davenport, FAIA, announced today that Steve McKay, RIBA, LEED AP, and John Fuller, LEED AP have each been appointed a DLR Group Managing Principal. McKay is the firm’s global design leader and Fuller is chief marketing officer for DLR Group. Both are members of the firm’s Executive Leadership Team which manages the operations for DLR Group’s 1,200 design professionals and 30 global locations. McKay and Fuller also will join the DLR Group Board of Direc...
America’s Engineering Industry Helped Build Chicago. Now It’s Coming Back
Washington, DC - On October 13th, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) – the voice of America’s engineering industry – will hold its annual conference in one of America’s greatest cities; Chicago, Illinois. “America’s engineers shape our world and our industry provides significant value to society,” ACEC President and CEO Linda Darr. “From the buildings we live and work in, to the roads and bridges we rely on and the water and power systems that sustain us, engineers make our...
IBI Group-Designed Confederation Line LRT Downtown Tunnel Opens to Public
TORONTO - Global design and technology firm, IBI Group (TSX:IBG), completed the station design of the downtown tunnel portion of Ottawa’s Confederation Line – a 13-station, 12.5km light rail transit line with a 2.5km underground segment beneath the city center – which is now open to the public. As part of the Rideau Transit Group consortium, IBI Group led the design of the three underground stations – Lyon, Parliament and Rideau – creating iconic facilities that offer spacious and elegant design...
Infrastructure Advancement Institute Appoints Mikhaylova of RINKER Materials™ to Board
HOUSTON – The Infrastructure Advancement Institute (IAI) recently named Alena Mikhaylova, Technical Promotions Engineer with Rinker Materials™ to its Board of Directors. Mikhalova joins 11 other industry leaders on the Board fostering IAI’s mission of collaboration between contractors, engineers and owners on public and private infrastructure construction, operation, and maintenance projects. Responsible for the oversight of Rinker Materials™ on stormwater management systems using concrete pi...
Alabama DOT, University of Alabama Aim to Create Connected Road
Researchers at the University of Alabama are embarking on a three-year $16.8 million project to transform the roads and highways in the Tuscaloosa area into a “smart transportation network” that is safer, less congested, and more environmentally friendly. [Above photo of the West Central Region Traffic Center – a command and control center established by the Alabama Department of Transportation on the campus of the University of Alabama – courtesy of the Alabama Transportation Institute.]...
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