Wärtsilä Delivers Power Plant on Fast-Track to Help Bahamas Power and Light Improve System Reliability
The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to deliver a power plant to the Commonwealth of Bahamas. The 132 MW engine power plant has been ordered by the local utility, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL), on a full engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) basis. The plant will be delivered as a fast-track project as it is due to go into commercial operations in the end of summer 2019. This will greatly assist BPL in improving grid reliability on the island. The order has been recognise...
AASHTO Appoints Three New Committee Chairs
State department of transportation executives Roger Millar, Laurie Berman, and David Bernhardt (left to right in photo above) were all recently appointed to two-year terms to chair key committees and councils for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Millar, secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation, will chair AASHTO’s Council on Public Transportation, which develops legislative, policy, and program recommendations related to all forms o...
Atrium-inspired and Light-filled Stoughton Public Library Re-Opens After Renovation, Sparks Revived Library Interest from Community
BOSTON, MASSACUSETTS – The Town of Stoughton, Massachusetts and Finegold Alexander Architects are proud to announce that the Stoughton Public Library renovation and expansion is complete. The newly renovated library was opened to the public in December with great excitement from the community. The project included a major renovation of the former 22,000 SF structure expanding it to 31,000 SF, creating thoughtful program-driven spaces that are flexible, comfortable and welcoming to more effective...
Coil Anodized Aluminum Paneling Makes Korean Heritage Shine
Completed in the 7th century CE, the Hwanryongsa Temple's Wooden Pagoda was built entirely of wood—with no iron nails used. At the time the tallest structure in East Asia, and the tallest wooden building in the world, this architectural feat was the center of state-sponsored Buddhism during the Silla era. Although it was destroyed in the 13th century, it remains an important symbol of the heritage of the city it once looked over, Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.[1] When cit...
Team TBG Wins NOAA’s ProTech Oceans Contract
The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract will generate research, services, operations and data for issues that include coastal resiliency, ocean acidification, ecological pollution and natural hazards. WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 13, 2019) — Team TBG has been awarded a contract in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Professional and Technical (ProTech) Services Oceans Domain. Team TBG consists of 11 scientific, research and geospatial c...
SimActive Releases Version 8.1 with Advanced Editing Tools
Montreal, Canada, March 12th, 2019 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces the release of Correlator3D™ version 8.1 specifically addressing advanced needs from expert users. Added features include, among many improvements, new DEM editing capabilities. Version 8.1 showcases improved filtering capabilities to remove objects from DSMs and manual options to modify local DTM topography. Also, a new system to track changes during DEM editing has been imp...
Bentley Institute’s Digital Advancement Academies Receive BIM Award for BIM Enabler/Consultant of the Year
March 8, 2019 -- Bentley Institute’s Digital Advancement Academies have been named as the winner of the BIM Enabler/Consultant of the Year Award at BIM Show Live 2019 in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. The annual BIM Awards, part of the national conference, honor and recognise the world’s best BIM work by celebrating exceptional and innovative use of BIM in the built environment. Iain Miskimmin, senior academies manager for Bentley Institute’s Digital Advancement Academies, said, “It’s an honor for...
Cognite Expands Into North American Technology Market
OSLO, Norway – March 11, 2019 – Cognite, a leading provider of structured and contextualized data for industrial applications, today announced that it will enter the North American technology market and open a U.S. headquarters facility in the summer of 2019. The company is considering sites in both Texas and California for the headquarters location. Thanks to the success of its flagship Cognite Data Platform, Cognite is the fastest-growing technology company in Scandinavia, offering a softwa...
Tom Bartolomei Named Chief Executive Officer and President of NAES
NEW YORK and ISSAQUAH, Wash., March 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ITOCHU Corporation and NAES Corporation have named Tom Bartolomei President and Chief Executive Officer of NAES, effective April 1, 2019. A veteran energy industry executive, Mr. Bartolomei currently serves as NAES Chief Operating Officer and President. ITOCHU executive and NAES Chairman, Taka Takeuchi stated: "On behalf of the shareholders and the board of directors of NAES, it's a pleasure to announce Tom Bartolomei as the next Pre...
Pennsylvania State Senator Tours Infrastructure Products Manufacturing Plant
MUNCY, Pa. – March 8, 2019 – Pennsylvania State Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) visited the Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS) manufacturing plant here today to gain first-hand experience of how large diameter thermoplastic pipe is made, and to discuss with ADS executives fair and open competition for products used in federal and state projects. Other topics included the use of recycled plastics and education initiatives by ADS. Senator Yaw is the Chair of the PA Senate Environmental Resources & E...
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