MBL-Energy First to Achieve 2018 DSA Pre-Check Certification for Solar Carports at California Schools
SAN JOSE, Calif. – MBL-Energy, a leading designer and builder of solar energy projects, announced today that it has received the first California Division of State Architects (DSA) pre-check certification issued under the newly released 2016 CBC compliance. This certification will enable MBL-Energy to quickly move forward on the design and construction of parking canopies for California public schools and other public works by reducing the permitting approval time from up to one year down to fiv...
ARTBA Leader Pete Ruane Announces Retirement Plans
(WASHINGTON) - Pete Ruane, president and chief executive officer of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), today announced he will be retiring from the organization in October after 30 years of service. He is the longest tenured head of the 116-year-old organization. After Ruane’s departure, ARTBA Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer William D. Toohey, Jr., a 33-year ARTBA veteran, will serve as acting CEO until the new top executive appointment is ma...
Trimble Catalyst Now Supports GLONASS, Delivering Faster, More Accurate and Reliable Positioning Performance
SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that its Trimble® Catalyst™ software-defined Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for Android phones and tablets has been updated to support GLONASS. The update demonstrates the advantages of software GNSS for delivering new functionality faster and easier. Access to the GLONASS constellation increases the number of GNSS satellites visible when working in the field. As a result, it improves the ability to maintain lock on...
Western Specialty Contractors Provides Seven Safety Tips to Protect Construction Workers From Extreme Heat
(St. Louis, MO)– Summer is a great time for construction work, but a brutal time for construction workers. Excessive heat and sun exposure pose significant dangers, such as sunburn, dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Every year, construction workers become ill on the job and some even lose their lives due to heat exposure. To protect its workers from the extreme summer heat, Western Specialty Contractors manages a heat illness training program and a safety hotline for...
Two Landscape Architecture Leaders Join HDR’s Denver Architecture Studio
Anthony (Tony) Mazzeo, site design principal, and Kent Freed, RLA, AIA, senior landscape architect, have joined HDR’s Denver architecture studio as leaders of its landscape architecture department. Previously owners of PLOT Project, LLC, in Denver, they have more than 50 years of combined experience in the Denver market. Notable projects have included a freight garden and landscapes at the TAXI development in Denver’s River North Art District; a mixed-use office building streetscape and rain...
New Update to Materials Standards Released
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials released the second of three updates to its Materials Standards publication on June 13, which contains the specifications, test methods, and recommended practices covering all the materials used to build bridges and roads – from asphalt and concrete to metal and wooden timbers. Part one contained the specifications and practices for materials; part two includes methods of testing and specifications for testing equipment, w...
FAA Activates Initial $677M in Airport Improvement Grants
On June 8, the Federal Aviation Administration greenlighted $677 million in airport infrastructure grants, the first allotment of the total $3.2 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the U.S. Airports can get a certain amount of AIP funding each year based on activity levels and project needs. If their capital project needs exceed their available entitlement funds, the FAA said it can supplement their entitlements with discretionary funding....
NAS Report: FAA Needs to Change its Drone Safety Risk Assessment Strategy
A Congressionally mandated report issued by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on June 11 is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to change its approach to analyzing the safety risks posed by drones, which are formally known as either unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The NAS report said an "overly conservative approach" to safety risk assessments by the FAA "tends to overestimate the severity and likelihood of risks from...
Iowa Commission Signs Off on Five-Year $3.4B Transportation Plan
On June 12 the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a five-year, $3.4 billion transportation improvement plan that includes $1.8 billion for "modernizing" the Hawkeye state's existing highway system as well as adding "enhanced highway safety features," according to the Iowa DOT. The agency noted in a statement that its plan "continues to maintain a balance between rural and urban investment," with approximately 55 percent of the program's $3.4 billion in overall funding invested in rural a...
Brown and Caldwell Selected for Environmental Post-Closure Maintenance of Guam’s Ordot Closure Facility
Images courtesy GBB and GHD WALNUT CREEK, Calif., June 19, 2018 — Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm, today announced its selection by Federal Receiver Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB), to provide operations and maintenance services for the post-closure care of Guam’s Ordot Closure Facility. In operation from the 1940s through 2012, the 42-acre Ordot Dump had been the sole disposal facility for Guam’s civilian solid waste. Before the...
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