Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Announces 2022 PCI Design Awards Winners
CHICAGO – The highest total precast concrete building in the world, a single-family precast concrete home on a scenic lake, and a bridge at one of the nation’s busiest airports are some of the winning project highlights of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2022 PCI Design Awards. Three panels of jurors honored 29 winners and 13 honorable mentions for design excellence in the buildings and transportation categories. For the past 59 years, the PCI Design Awards have showcased and rec...
WALTER P MOORE OPENS CHICAGO OFFICE
Chicago, IL,- Global engineering firm Walter P Moore opens its 23rd domestic office in Chicago, Illinois, demonstrating growth in the Midwest region. The Chicago office officially opened on January 19, 2022. “Our move into Chicago represents an incredible opportunity to leverage our entire platform while bringing value to our clients. Opening the office presents unique opportunities to help us maintain existing relationships and build new client connections in several of our target market sec...
World of Asphalt Launches App for 2022 Show in Nashville
MILWAUKEE – World of Asphalt released the official app for the 2022 show in Nashville, March 29-31, 2022. Asphalt paving professionals can download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play before leaving for the Music City, and plan their visit based on the live map and exhibitor directory. “The World of Asphalt app is the easiest way for asphalt paving pros to make the best use of their time at the show,” said World of Asphalt Show Manager Brittany Weltcheff. “Not only does it help a...
3 innovative solutions selected in “Pitch the Press” at Geo Week 2022
Tools for reality capture, collaboration and data visualization were chosen among 16 competing products. Denver, CO: At Geo Week, the coming together of the International Lidar Mapping Forum, SPAR 3D and AEC Next, three innovative solutions, and one notable project were chosen as the winners of the Pitch the Press event. The latest products from NavVis, Avatour and Prostar GeoCorp were chosen from 16 of presentations that were pitched rapid-fire to a panel of high-profile press representative...
APR Energy Enters Brazilian Market with EPP Gas Generation Project in Rio de Janeiro
LONDON – APR Energy Ltd. ("APR"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp. ("Atlas" or the "Company") (NYSE: ATCO), announced today that it will provide Evolution Power Partners ("EPP") with 228 MW of gas generation capacity for a minimum of one year. APR's solution for EPP includes a full turn-key natural gas-fired power plant powered by eight GE TM2500 gas turbines in Itaguaí, Rio De Janeiro with a commercial operation date of May 1, 2022. APR's work will support EPP's award in the October...
New Focus Swift Mobile Scanner with Color Feature
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved FARO Focus Swift Mobile Scanner that adds improved semi-mobile workflows with color capture capabilities. The upgraded Focus Swift enables scanning for large projects and complex areas in as little as one-tenth of the time as it takes with traditional stationary scans. With this update the Focus Swift enables users to capture 10-20 second colorized anchor scans to provide greater accuracy and detail in important areas. This update int...
Applanix Introduces Next-Generation OEM Solution for Mobile Mapping Applications Using GNSS-Inertial Technology
Hardware and Software Platform Provides Unparalleled Accuracy and Performance for Systems Integrators DENVER,— Applanix, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB), announced today the Trimble® AP+ Land GNSS-inertial OEM solution for accurate and robust position and orientation for georeferencing sensors and positioning vehicles in land mobile mapping applications. This enables users to accurately and efficiently track and monitor fleets, produce high-definition (HD) maps and 3D models, or act as a refe...
Students from Colorado, California, and Morgan State University Earn Top Honors in Annual Transportation Video Contest
(WASHINGTON)— Two students from Morgan State University in Baltimore, a Denver fifth grader and a high school junior from Santa Clara, Calif., are the winners of the 11th annual American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) “Student Transportation Video Contest.” Sponsored by the association’s Research & Education Division (RED), the competition challenges students to develop a brief video exploring a topic related to the nation’s transportation network. Students from acros...
Profile's Damon Sump Promoted to EVS National Sales Manager – Western US
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (February 8, 2022) — Profile® Products is pleased to announce the promotion of Damon Sump, CPESC, CESCL to EVS national sales manager for the western U.S. In his new position, Damon will work with the western territory managers and Profile’s leadership team to support sales efforts. In addition, he will retain his EVS responsibilities as regional sales manager/market development manager. “With Damon’s many years of industry experience and Profile territory success, we’re e...
Wirepas & EnviroSmarts partner to bring early water detection to the commercial tenant and hospitality space
Properties see huge reduction in deductibles, ROI over 72% in year one Wirepas, a company on a mission to democratize IoT connectivity and EnviroSmarts, leaders in early water detection, have successfully solved for one of the largest issues plaguing the commercial tenant and hospitality space, water damage. Whether flooding is caused by a system failure or human error, tenant and hospitality spaces suffer catastrophic losses because of emergency repairs, displaced guests and unavailable...