New TEXRail Commuter Line Opens with Golden Ticket Fanfare
Hundreds of special invitees got to experience a “Wonka-esque” inaugural ride on North Texas’ new commuter rail line, complete with golden tickets and enthralling views from the line’s 27 miles – nine stops and three cities – from Fort Worth, North Richland Hills and Grapevine to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport. Jacobs served as program manager for the new TEXRail line, which officially opened in January. By the end of the first year of operation, Trinity Metro’s new line is exp...
Underwriters Laboratories Grants UL 67 Approval And UL 60730-1 Certification To Koolbridge Solar For Its First-Ever Renewable Energy SMART LOAD CENTER
Koolbridge Solar announced today that its renewable energy product, the SMART LOAD CENTER (SLC), has been awarded UL (Underwriters Laboratories) approval. UL is the world leader in advancing safety sciences and achieving the UL 67 and UL 60730-1 listing marks a breakthrough for the young North Carolina company. “Being awarded UL 67 and UL 60730-1 certification for our SMART LOAD CENTER is up there as being one of my greatest accomplishments to date”, said Dr. Paul W. Dent, Founder, Chief Sci...
New WIRES Group Report: $230 - $690 Billion Investment In US Transmission System Needed By 2050 To Support A More Electrified Economy
WASHINGTON - A newly released report by WIRES finds that the drive towards electrification of transportation and heating in the U.S. will require major new electric transmission infrastructure. The report, titled The Coming Electrification of the North American Economy: Why We Need A Robust Transmission Grid, projects that investments totaling $30-to-$90 billion will be needed by 2030, and significantly more than that by 2050. According to the report, the number of electric vehicles on the ro...
Waller, Todd & Sadler Project Wins APWA Project of the Year Award
The Virginia Beach Department of Public Works has been honored with a Mid-Atlantic Chapter award for its Virginia Beach Housing Resource Center, designed by Waller, Todd & Sadler. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Beach Housing Resource Center has been awarded the 2019 American Public Works Association (APWA) Mid-Atlantic Chapter Project of the Year Award. The Virginia Beach Department of Public Works facility was honored in the category of structures between $25 million and $75 million. Wal...
GSky® Living Green Walls Introduces Versa Wall® XT for Exterior Installation
Delray Beach, FL – GSky Plant Systems, Inc., a global industry leader in the design and production of interior and exterior green walls, introduces the Versa Wall® XT system, an exterior living wall alternative to pre-grown panels. Unlike the pre-planted panels most exterior green walls on the market rely on, each Versa Wall® XT features one-gallon potted plants in lightweight trays, so full-grown plants can be swapped in quickly and cleanly. This system can be a seasonal alternative in colder c...
Clean and Green: Duke Energy Issues Second Green Bond
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Duke Energy Progress, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), has completed its first issuance of $600 million in green bonds that will finance eligible green energy projects, including the development, construction and procurement of solar generation in the Carolinas. This transaction, which involved two minority-owned banks to place the bonds, marks the second green bond transaction by a Duke Energy utility. Duke Energy Carolinas issued $1 billion of green bonds in Novemb...
HNTB Welcomes Daniel Loftus as Senior Transit Project Manager
CHICAGO – Daniel Loftus, PE, joined HNTB’s Chicago office as senior transit project manager, continuing a decades-long civil engineering career that has advanced critical transit, rail and roadway projects across the region. Loftus develops and proactively manages major transportation project scopes, schedules, budgets and teams to deliver projects to HNTB clients. He also assists with proposal development and mentors newer project managers as the firm grows in the Midwest and nationally. ...
Stantec Scientist Co-Authors Research Commentary on Widespread Impacts of Changing Arctic
Anchorage, AK, NYSE, TSX:STN: As the Arctic warms faster than the rest of the globe, permafrost, land ice and sea ice are disappearing at unprecedented rates. These changes affect not only the infrastructure, economies and cultures of the Arctic, they have significant impacts elsewhere as well, according to a commentary published today in the journal Earth’s Future, co-authored by Dr. Francis Wiese, Stantec National Lead for Marine Science based in Anchorage, Alaska. Earth’s Future is a trans...
2019 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards - Call for Entries Now Open/Judges Confirmed
Chicago, IL: The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) is pleased to announce that entries are now being accepted for the 2019 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards. This illustrious design competition takes place each year to recognize excellence in structural engineering, and we are delighted to have confirmed such a distinguished panel of judges, representing six vital areas of the built world, for the 2019 project submissions. The finalists selected by the SEAOI Board...
Expanded Storm Water Offering with Suntree Technologies Acquisition
ATLANTA, Ga. (March 7, 2019) – Oldcastle Infrastructure™ is part of the Building Products division of CRH, the largest building materials company in North America. Oldcastle Infrastructure has acquired Suntree Technologies®, a leading manufacturer of high-performance storm water treatment products based in Cocoa, Florida. The acquisition augments Oldcastle Infrastructure’s line of storm water conveyance, storage and treatment solutions. “We’re excited to welcome Suntree’s employees and custom...
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