Simpson Strong-Tie McKinney Supports Uvalde, School Shooting Victims with Relief Fund Donation
McKinney, TX — The Simpson Strong-Tie branch in McKinney, Texas, is supporting the community of Uvalde with a donation of $10,000 to the victims’ relief fund managed by Communities Foundation of Texas. Simpson Strong-Tie is based in Pleasanton, California, and is the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions. On May 24, 2002, the community of Uvalde was devastated by a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. Nineteen children and two adults lost their lives to a gunma...
International Concrete Repair Institute Welcomes CTS Cement Manufacturing
CTS Cement Manufacturing’s 11 Rapid Set® Cement-based products are formulated to provide a solution to virtually any repair and restoration challenge International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) member contractors face The developer of Rapid Set® Cement enhances industry’s sustainability profile. (Garden Grove, CA; June 16, 2022) – Calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement supplier CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp. adds the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) to the comprehensive...
CNBC Series, Inside the Blueprint, Features Vancouver-based Xypex Chemical Corp. in its Focus on Innovators series
The innovation behind Xypex Chemical Corporation’s crystalline waterproofing technology for concrete Episode Title: Concrete Solutions Provided by a Concrete Admixtures VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA - The innovation behind Xypex Chemical Corporation’s crystalline waterproofing technology for concrete will be featured in the June 19 episode of Inside the Blueprint, an award-winning television series that chronicles ideas and products that impact our lives. Airing on Fox Business News on June 19 at...
Simpson Strong-Tie Introduces Multipurpose, High-Load Tension Strap for Attaching Building Components in Mass Timber Projects
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has introduced the MTWS mass timber washer strap as a versatile, off-the-shelf, load-tested option for a variety of cross-laminated timber (CLT) panel-to-panel and panel-to-steel connections in mass timber construction. First introduced in the 1990s, CLT and other mass timber products provide the enhanced rigidity necessary for creating larger and taller wood-framed...
ACEC Research Institute Releases Findings of Its Q2 Engineering Business Sentiment Report
Firms Remain Optimistic Despite Growing Concern Over the Economy WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the ACEC Research Institute released its Q2 2022 Engineering Business Sentiment report findings. This survey of 600 engineering executives across the engineering and design industry offers a comprehensive look at current and future conditions in engineering and the larger economy through a net rating scale. Download your copy of the report here. The net rating system used in the report takes nega...
Valerie Henshaw Named as Vice President of Marketing for Profile® Products
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (June 15, 2022) — Profile® Products is pleased to announce the hiring of Valerie (Val) Henshaw as the new vice president of marketing. In this role, Henshaw will lead the company’s marketing strategy for all of Profile’s businesses, including horticulture, erosion and vegetative solutions, sports fields, golf, landscape and animal health. She will bring new concepts, tools and methods to the Profile team that will elevate the company’s approaches to marketing, research and de...
CYPE launches the 2023 version improving BIM model accuracy and information in all project phases
The enhanced accuracy and information embedded in the digital models means that any specialist can use the company's applications to work with and integrate into a BIM project “CYPE databases have an exceptional level of detail”, Carlos Fernández, CYPE’s technical director By incorporating new codes from countries such as the UK, India, USA, Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Mexico, and Poland, CYPE is strengthening its international growth Wednesday, June 15. CYPE has launched the new 2023...
Announcing the ASCE Conference Proceedings Video Collection Powered by Morressier, bringing thousands of conference videos to new audiences
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the oldest engineering society in the US, and Morressier, the leading platform for early-stage research, today announced a new partnership to create a Conference Proceedings Video Collection, which expands ASCE’s event offerings beyond traditional print proceedings papers and will give users a multimedia conference experience. The most recently conducted research in a given discipline is often presented during annual events and conferences, and...
CHICAGO-BASED CLAYCO SIGNS NET-ZERO PLEDGE TO ELIMINATE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Clayco has pledged commitment to a Net-Zero standard that utilizes Science Based Targets initiative framework toward positive climate action. [CHICAGO] – Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm is proud to announce its recent commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard. The SBTi Net-Zero Standard is the world’s first framework for corporate net-zero target setting in line with climate scien...
New All-In-One, Cloud-Hosted Subscription Facilitates End-To-End Estimating Workflow for General and Specialty Contractors
Consistent, Reliable Data and Complementary Estimating Tools for Any Phase of the Estimating Process SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today WinEst Essentials, a new cloud-hosted estimating software subscription that facilitates an end-to-end estimating workflow for general contractors and specialty contractors, such as concrete, masonry, and drywall contractors. This solution allows estimators to implement and automate their company’s estimating methodology throughout t...