American-Marsh Pumps Announces NSF Certification at Booth C2929 during the 2022 AHR Expo in Las Vegas
Collierville, TN. American-Marsh Pumps (AMP), a Division of Wilo USA LLC, has received NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 and 372 certification for the 480 series vertical turbine potable water pumps manufactured at their Collierville, TN location. Currently, forty-eight U.S. States and eleven Canadian provinces have legislation, regulations, or policies requiring municipal potable water system components comply with, or be certified to, NSF/ANSI/CAN 61. As part of the certification process, a complete formu...
New ASCE Standard 72 Provides Design Guidance for Self-Supporting Structures
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s newest standard, Design of Steel Lighting System Support Pole Structures, ASCE/SEI 72--21, provides design parameters applicable to self-supporting structures, with base plates for installation on a concrete pier foundation, or as direct embedded, backfilled poles with the base section being either steel or concrete. This consensus standard covers proper specification and/or development of the various loads and load combinations to be applied to support str...
Changes in Metsä Wood's Management Team
MSc (For. and Econ.) Henrik Söderström has been appointed Metsä Wood’s Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing as of 1 February 2022. He will continue as a member of Metsä Wood's Management Team. Virva Juhola, who has been Metsä Wood's SVP, Sales and Marketing, since 2018, will start in new role as Metsä Fibre’s SVP, Sawn Timber Production. MSc (For.) Juha Kasslin has been appointed Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management and Member of the Metsä Wood's Management Team as of 1 Februa...
De Nora sponsors SWCC IDA Innovation Conference
Pictured above, De Nora ISIA Srl Middle East Sales Director Alessandro Meneghini with project managers from National Water Company, Riyadh. Water treatment expert and solutions provider demonstrates commitment to addressing severe water scarcity concerns in the Middle East MILAN – Committed to addressing water scarcity with innovation in treatment technologies, De Nora will sponsor the highly anticipated International Specialty Conference on Innovation in Desalination. The conferenc...
Reclamation Approves $20.5 Million to Build Drought Resiliency in Five States
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Reclamation is making its initial 2022 selection of 13 projects for $20.5 million in grants to build long-term drought resiliency. These projects will leverage more than $66.7 million in non-federal funding to complete projects in five states. “Climate change presents growing challenges to our communities across the West and the natural systems that we all depend on,” said Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo. “The Department of the Interior will...
HDR Named Employer of the Year by WTS Colorado
Central Region Bridge Leader Tammy Heffron accepts the Employer of the Year Award from WTS Colorado on behalf of HDR. Colorado Rail Project Also Recognized in Annual WTS Awards HDR has been recognized as Employer of the Year by WTS Colorado. The group, which promotes the advancement of women in transportation, presented the award to HDR on Jan. 27 at the chapter’s annual awards luncheon. The Employer of the Year award goes to an organization that consistently supports the professi...
National Governors Association Highlights Infrastructure Resources at Winter Meeting
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Governors Larry Hogan of Maryland, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas for a discussion on infrastructure at the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON – As Governors convene in Washington for the 114th annual National Governors Association Winter Meeting, NGA has launched a resource site providing information and tools for Governors as they implement the federal Infrastructure In...
DFI Educational Trust Awards Nine Scholarships to Students Pursuing Careers in Deep Foundations
Hawthorne, N.J. (January 31, 2022): Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded nine scholarships to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering. The DFI Educational Trust manages 19 scholarship programs funded by endowments, donations and fundraising events. Since 2006, the Trust has awarded $1.25 million in scholarships to more than 400 students studying at colleges and universities across the United States and the Pro...
Trimble Introduces Mixed Reality for Construction Layout with FieldLink MR
Trimble FieldLink MR Makes Layout Faster by Combining the Visual Context of a Fully Immersive 3D Model with the Precision of Trimble's Layout Instruments SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 31, 2022 - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today an innovative mixed-reality solution for construction layout with the introduction of the FieldLink MR app. Built on the powerful Trimble Connect® collaboration platform, Trimble FieldLink MR offers a completely new way to perform construction layout, enabling professi...
Thornton Tomasetti Foundation Announces 2021-22 Scholarship and Fellowship Winners
From left, Luke Bastian, Annalena Bellm, Lucas Grafals, Brandon J. Perry, Jeremy Capuder and Gianni Ferrara. (New York, N.Y. – January 31, 2022) – The Thornton Tomasetti Foundation (TTF) has awarded six graduate students — Luke Bastian, Annalena Bellm, Lucas Grafals, Brandon J. Perry, Jeremy Capuder and Gianni Ferrara — with scholarships and research fellowships for the 2021-22 academic year. 10th Annual National Scholarship Bastian, Bellm and Grafals are the recipients...