Penn Awards Indian Minister Top Prize in Energy Policy
New Delhi, India —Today the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania presented its fourth annual Carnot Prize for achievements in energy policy to the Honorable Piyush Goyal, India’s former minister of power and of renewables and current minister of railways and coal. During his tenure, Goyal directed a fast-track effort to electrify 18,000 villages in remote parts of India. He was also instrumental in reforming India’s power markets and expanding renewable en...
Wireless Gas Detectors Gain an Edge with Rising Adoption of Internet of Things Technologies
Santa Clara, Calif. – The rising interconnectivity among devices in industries is opening up the market for wireless gas sensors. These sensors can be installed in smartphones and are designed to support Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, near-field communication, and other wireless connections. Their portability, low power requirements, and high-performance potential make them ideal for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, especially in critical and hard-to-reach areas in mining and oil & gas. With further im...
New Hardox 500 Tuf Wear Steel Helps Heavy-Duty Bucket Manufacturer Winkelbauer Get Tough on Wear
Upgrading to this material allows Winkelbauer’s customers to load more and extend the service life of their equipment. Winkelbauer GmbH in Austria is a leading supplier of heavy-duty buckets and other construction equipment for the European market. The company is an early adopter of SSAB’s new wear-resistant steel grade Hardox® 500 Tuf. Upgrading to this material allows Winkelbauer’s customers to load more and extend the service life of their equipment. Hardox® 500 Tuf is an abrasion-resi...
Antony Wood, Chief Executive Officer of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat to Keynote AEC BuildTech Conference & Expo
ROSEMONT, IL - BNP Media's AEC BuildTech Conference & Expo (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) is pleased to announce that Dr. Antony Wood, CEO of Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat will be a keynote speaker at the inaugural event taking place April 30 to May 2, 2019, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. On May 2, 2019 Dr. Wood will share his expertise on the multi-disciplinary aspects of skybridge connection between tall buildings with the audience of arc...
Kuvella Modular Designs and Z Modular Announce Partnership to Expand Delivery of Modular Design and Construction
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. and BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Kuvella Modular Designs, a leader in sustainable modular construction, and Z Modular, a division of Zekelman industries and leader in modular steel construction, today announced an alliance between the two companies to streamline the modular construction process and broaden availability of their products throughout North America. Z Modular's signature product, the Vectorbloc, provides extremely tight tolerances and ensures even stacking of modules. It'...
New Method To Determine How Safe Buildings Are After An Earthquake
More information: Yves Reuland et al. A model-based data-interpretation framework for post-earthquake building assessment with scarce measurement data, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (2018). DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2018.10.008 Measurement-supported performance assessment of earthquake-damaged concrete and masonry structures. Infoscience. DOI: 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8113 Quantitative data for fast decisions The recordings are then processed to separate out signals resulting from...
Former Las Vegas Engineer Kristina Swallow Expected to Head NDOT
Kristina Swallow, a former engineer for the city of Las Vegas, is poised to be tapped by Gov. Steve Sisolak to become the new director of the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), NDOT documents show. Her appointment was listed on the agenda for a meeting scheduled for Thursday of the NDOT’s seven-member board of directors, which is led by the governor and includes the lieutenant governor and controller. A spokesperson for the governor’s office declined to comment. “As a practicin...
E.ON Breaks Ground on Major Solar Project in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas - E.ON today announced it has started construction on its West of the Pecos solar project, located in Reeves County, Texas, approximately 75 miles southwest of Midland-Odessa. The 100 megawatt (MWac) project is expected to come online in December 2019 and consists of more than 350,000 photovoltaic panels built over a 670-acre area. E.ON expects approximately 300 jobs will be created during the construction of the project. "Breaking ground on a project of this size is a very i...
El Dorado Chevrolet / Mazda, Sunfinity Renewable Energy, And The Ratliff Group Debut Electrifying Concept
DALLAS - El Dorado Chevrolet / Mazda of McKinney, has collaborated and contracted with Sunfinity Renewable Energy of Dallas and The Ratliff Group of Coppell in an innovative program that turns environmentally friendly solar power into a tool for generating positive cash flow that can be used for a variety of corporate growth and expansion goals. El Dorado Chevrolet has been recognized as the first 'green' automotive dealership in the nation. "Our commitment to solar canopies is our biggest...
Western Specialty Contractors Promotes Jessica Gitto to National Account Manager
St. Louis, MO - Western Specialty Contractors has promoted Jessica Gitto to the position of National Account Manager. Gitto was previously the Marketing/Assistant National Account Manager at Western. Western’s National Account Program is designed to offer national and regional property owners and managers a single source for the exterior repair and restoration of all their buildings and structures. Each program is custom-designed to meet each customer’s needs, reflecting their policies, proce...
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