Going from Strength to Strength in Rail
Cintec has an unparalleled international reputation for designing and manufacturing reinforcement and anchoring solutions for masonry and concrete structures For over a quarter of a century, Cintec has secured and reinforced historic and historical buildings, masonry bridges, monuments, railway structures, retaining walls and harbour walls throughout the world. The patented Cintec reinforcement and anchoring system is straightforward: injecting a proprietary cementitious fluid grout...
Seyfarth Expands Construction Practice with P3 Lawyer in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the arrival of partner Charles E. “Chuck” Wall to the Public-Private Partnerships (P3) group and Construction practice in Washington, D.C. Wall joins from Troutman Sanders LLP, where he was a partner in Richmond, Virginia. Wall’s P3 practice focuses on advising project stakeholders in the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of large-scale public infrastructure development projects. These projects, many of which involv...
McCain Manufacturing Deploys More Than One-and-a-Half Miles of Modular Walls to Denver International Airport
VISTA, Calif. - McCain Manufacturing has been contracted by Saunders Construction Inc. to deliver 8,600 linear feet of its flagship modular wall product, McCain Walls®, to Denver International Airport (DEN) in support of a three-and-a-half-year renovation of its Great Hall. The modular walls eliminate the need to install temporary drywall partitions for each phase of the project. As one of the Great Hall Partners in a public-private partnership (P3)—including Ferrovial Airports and JLC Infras...
KWK Architects Designs Flexible Student Gathering Space at Midland University in Nebraska
St. Louis, MO - Students returning to Midland University in Nebraska following summer break will be able to re-connect, grow and build lifelong relationships at the university's modern, new Eikmeier Commons in the Olson Student Center. Described by donors as a "kitchen table" for the campus, Eikmeier Commons marks the final stage of the Olson Student Center's $1.5 million dining hall (completed in the fall of 2017) and student commons renovation project. KWK Architects was the designer on bo...
HDR to Help Identify Site/Plan Space for Wounded Combat Vets’ Residence
Wounded Warriors Family Support, an Omaha-based national nonprofit, has retained HDR to help identify the space planning and site requirements for a new residential home in rural Douglas County for those wounded in combat. The residence, called the Dunham House, will accommodate combat-wounded veterans who require various levels of care resulting from traumatic brain injuries. Design elements will focus on health and wellness, views of the rural landscape, accessibility and family living—all...
Milliken & Company Announces Leadership Transition
Milliken Names Halsey Cook as Next President and CEO, Effective September 1 SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Milliken & Company’s board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Halsey M. Cook Jr. as president and CEO effective September 1, 2018. J. Harold Chandler will return to his role as chair of the board of directors. “The board of directors is confident that Halsey is the right leader for Milliken’s next era,” said current chair, president...
Predict: Greenbyte Energy Cloud’s New Feature Identifies Wind Component Failures Before They Occur
Up to 30% of the life-cycle cost of wind farms is due to wind turbine component failures and maintenance. Predict, Greenbyte Energy Cloud’s new innovative feature is now on commercial release and available for new and potential users. Greenbyte is launching an all-informative campaign to showcase to the renewable energy industry how the accessible feature Predict enables wind farm operators and owners to avoid unscheduled downtime and decrease unforeseen expenditures. Predict uses statistical...
Central Concrete Adopts CarbonCure Technology, Further Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Concrete
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 21, 2018 - Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc. ("Central Concrete"), a northern California business unit of U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: USCR) ("U.S. Concrete" or the "Company") announced that it has adopted the CarbonCure Technology to further reduce the carbon footprint of its concrete mixes. This investment continues Central Concrete's legacy of designing and delivering high-performance, low-carbon mixes. "Central Concrete has always been a leader in the ready-mixed...
Jennifer Homendy Sworn in as NTSB Board Member
WASHINGTON — Jennifer Homendy was sworn in Monday as a board member of the National Transportation Safety Board during a brief ceremony at NTSB headquarters. The addition of Homendy means the agency now has all five board member positions filled. The board operated with four members from April 2014 to December 2017 and with just three members since January 2018 until the arrival of its new Vice Chairman Aug. 7. Homendy previously served as the Democratic Staff Director of the Subcommittee...
Brookings Institution: View Infrastructure as an ‘Economic Anchor’
Political leadership at the local level should be encouraged to view infrastructure projects ranging from water treatment plants, power plants, seaports, airports, to transit networks in both large cities and rural areas alike as “key economic anchors,” according to recent blog post published by the Brookings Institution. Joseph Kane, senior research associate and associate fellow for the group’s metropolitan policy program, argued in the Aug. 10 post that “constructing and maintaining reliab...
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