New ASCE Manual of Practice 151 Offers Guidance for Sustainable Planning and Design of Water Pipelines
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s latest Manual of Practice, Sustainable Design of Pipelines: Guidelines for Achieving Advanced Functionality, MOP 151, is a resource for those interested in promoting sustainability in the development, construction, and operation of pipeline projects. Developed with both industry professionals and interested parties unfamiliar with applying sustainability practices to pipelines technologies, the MOP can be used to evaluate the potential impacts of a project and promote improv...
COWI acquires award-winning FINLEY Engineering Group
COWI has entered into an agreement to acquire FINLEY Engineering Group, a specialty engineering firm recognized for its expertise in complex bridge projects of all kinds. The acquisition is part of COWI's strategic focus on growing its presence in North America following the recent opening of its offices in Houston and Toronto. FINLEY Engineering Group (FINLEY) is headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida, and has a satellite office in Prague, Czech Republic. It employs 35 specialists within brid...
Autodesk Introduces the Next Generation of Tools for a New Era of Infrastructure
Autodesk is uniquely positioned to strategically partner with our AEC customers in the public and private sectors, enabling them to drive a new era of infrastructure. The breadth of our industry expertise makes Autodesk one of the very few companies that can bring architecture, manufacturing, and construction to bear for the infrastructure of the future – facilitating more interconnected vertical and horizontal infrastructure design processes, more efficient civil structures workflows, and...
Gov. Wolf Announces $47.8 Million Investment in 56 Multimodal Projects to Improve Safety, Mobility, Local Economies
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf announced today that 56 highway, bridge, transit, and bike and pedestrian projects in 28 counties were selected for $47.8 million in funding through the Multimodal Transportation Fund. "Transportation is critical to connecting communities and economies, and we are an important partner in bringing progress across the state," Gov. Wolf said. "These investments will improve overall mobility and safety while bolstering commercial projects." Reflecting PennDOT...
Clirio Launches World’s First End-to-End Holographic Scan and Review Apps for Field Inspections and Digital Twinning
The new Clirio app builds on their acclaimed Ada visualization software to add the features clients need to capture, organize, and share field observations in real-time 3D. VANCOUVER, BC / April 25, 2022 – Clirio, Inc. today announces a revolutionary software solution for field data capture that builds on the company’s previous success in geospatial data visualization. The new application, branded simply as ‘Clirio’, uniquely combines mobile LiDAR 3D scanning with smart remote collaborat...
WSP USA Expands Leadership in the Southwest Mountain District
Former Arizona DOT Deputy Director Scott Omer joins the firm as transportation planning director for Arizona; Joshua Palmer named Southwest Mountain District water lead. PHOENIX —WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, is welcoming Scott Omer and Joshua Palmer to the Southwest Mountain District leadership team in response to rapid growth in the five-state area. Omer is joining the firm as vice president and principal director for transportation planning i...
Q3 FY22: Nearmap Achieves Record Quarter for Government Portfolio in North America
Generates US$2 million incremental annual contract value in a single quarter in North America for government sector alone Incremental revenue generated from government entities across 31 U.S states and 2 provinces in Canada demonstrating attractiveness, breadth and reach of Nearmap offering Nearmap technology and content now used by government customers in 42 out of the 50 U.S. states where it offers location data Leading location intelligence and aerial imagery company N...
Acrow’s Modular Steel Bridges Help Restore Transportation Infrastructure in Northeast Italy
Acrow Bridge - Alps Italy Permanent and temporary installations will assist in reconnecting communities impacted by extreme weather (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced today that two of its modular steel structures have been installed in Northeast Italy to support efforts to reconstruct critical transportation links damaged by an extreme wind event. In late October 2018, Northeast Italy was hit by devast...
Superior Construction Promotes Jeff Carlson to Director of Construction Services
Indianapolis, Ind. — Superior Construction, an American family-owned infrastructure contractor, is thrilled to announce the promotion of long-time employee Jeff Carlson to Director of Construction Services. In the newly created role at Superior, Carlson will manage labor relations, collective bargaining negotiations, man-hour allocations and workforce development across the Midwest region. “I am honored and excited for this opportunity to teach and grow Superior leaders while continuing to f...
Purchasing Renewable Energy Removes CO2 Emissions Equal to 20 Million Barrels of Oil a Year for Leading Telco Operators
Use renewable energy for purchased electricity (dramatic CO2 emissions reduction), replace copper with fiber (85% improved efficiency), migrate to 5G (up to 90% more efficient than 4G), and retire 3G and legacy systems (15% energy reduction) are just four of the 30 action items identified in a new report by global technology intelligence firm ABI Research. The report, 30 Action Items for Sustainability: Telco Operators, provides an actionable plan for reaching net-zero carbon emissions with exa...