New Visitor Center at Historic Site in Bulgaria Is Being Designed by SKOLNICK Architecture + Design Partnership as a Collaboration: The Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis
SKOLNICK Architecture &Design Partnership, based in New York, is collaborating with two Bulgarian firms on the design of a new visitor center at an important archaeological site in Plovdiv, Bulgaria: the Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis. It is an ancient Roman church where extensive 4th and 6th Century mosaics, along with other artifacts, have been uncovered. Here, colorful mosaics cover approximately 2,000 square meters in two layers in the center of Plovdiv, the second-largest city in Bulgar...
APAC to Drive Global Distribution Transformers Market Over Next Four Years, says GlobalData
Asia-Pacific (APAC) will continue to lead the distribution transformers market of the global power sector with a share of 48% and reach $6.94bn in 2022, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report, ‘Distribution Transformers Market, Update 2018, reveals that the global market value is likely to reach $14.32bn in 2022, growing at a modest CAGR of 1.6% between 2018 and 2022. Nirushan Rajasekaram, Power Analyst at GlobalData, says: “Systemic transfor...
Multivista Announces DroneDeploy Partnership, Advanced UAV Mapping Services
(Phoenix, USA ) – Multivista, part of Hexagon, announced today a partnership with DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones, to expand project management capabilities for the construction industry. Through a sophisticated platform integration, Multivista users now have access to an array of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) resources, each powered by DroneDeploy. “This is the most robust and dynamic integration Multivista has developed to date,” said Graham Twigg,...
Renewable Energy the Most Competitive Source of New Power Generation in GCC
Abu Dhabi, UAE – Renewable energy is the most competitive form of power generation in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, according to a new report published today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Abundant resources, together with strong enabling frameworks have led to solar PV prices of below 3 cents per kilowatt hour and dispatchable concentrated solar power (CSP) of 7.3 cents per kilowatt hour, which is less than some utilities in the region pay for natural gas....
Acrow Bridge’s Paul Sullivan Elected Vice Chair of U.S. Trade Representative's Trade Advisory Committee on Africa (TACA)
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Paul Sullivan, Senior Vice President – International at Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, was recently elected Vice Chair of the Trade Advisory Committee on Africa (TACA), a committee of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Sullivan was originally appointed to TACA in 2015. The USTR has primary responsibility for developing and coordinating U.S. international trade policy and overseeing negotiations...
Ferrate Solutions, LLC Enters Global Market for Commercial Water & Wastewater Treatment
(Melbourne, FL) - A U.S.-based company has entered the international marketplace for commercial water and wastewater treatment with a product and service package that is virtually without competition in its field. Ferrate Solutions, LLC is both a manufacturer of chemical production equipment and a designer of unique engineering processes which together create and then deliver the most sought-after, iron-based compound known as Ferrate, to polluted water. Ferrate has long been celebrated by r...
Boral Resources Acquires Marketing Rights for Two Major Mexico Fly Ash Sources
ATLANTA - Boral Resources has acquired marketing rights for fly ash produced at two large coal-fueled power plants in Mexico. The power plants are capable of producing more than 1 million tons annually of concrete quality Class F fly ash that will be available for distribution through Boral's extensive western United States network. The new ash sources include: Carbon II – in Nava, Coahuila, located approximately 25 miles from the Texas border and accessible by truck and rail shipments....
FPL Announces Groundbreaking '30-by-30' Plan to Install More than 30 Million Solar Panels by 2030, Make Florida a World Leader in Solar Energy
-- FPL is leveraging its leadership position in clean energy to become America's largest producer of solar energy among electric companies and further advance affordable, clean and reliable energy for all Floridians -- Laid end-to-end, 30 million solar panels would wrap around the Earth one and a half times; FPL's plan will make Florida a world leader in solar energy production -- The company's vision will deploy cutting-edge technologies that by 2030 will generate energy that i...
Profile Products Employees Earn Designation as Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (January 16, 2019) — Profile Products is proud to announce that employees Adam Dibble and Rachel Higgins recently earned the designation of Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC). Both Dibble and Higgins are also Certified Erosion, Sediment and Stormwater Inspectors (CESSWI). “It is not easy to achieve these designations, and we are very proud of Adam and Rachel for going above and beyond their normal duties to earn this high honor,” said Marc S. Th...
Chris Lory Selected as HNTB Southeast Division Tolls Practice Leader
LAKE MARY, Fla. – Chris Lory, PE, PMP, vice president, was named HNTB Corporation’s Southeast Division Tolls Practice Leader. Lory is an accomplished program manager with 30 years of experience in delivering complex transportation projects ranging from conceptual design through construction completion. Based in the firm’s Lake Mary office, Lory works regionally, leading efforts to expand toll services to clients in HNTB’s four-state Southeast Division. He oversees the firm’s commitment to in...