Making Roads Climate Resilient and Sustainable in Low and Middle Income Countries
Dr Michael Burrow, Department of Civil Engineering Professor Nicole Metje, Department of Civil Engineering Dr Mehran Eskandari Torbaghan, Department of Civil Engineering Dr Gurmel Ghataora, Department of Civil Engineering Dr William Avis, International Development Department “The impact on road transportation systems can be particularly stark, leading to delay, disruption, damage and potentially failure.” In the wake of the United Nations Climate Change Confere...
John C. Deerkoski Joins Thornton Tomasetti as Senior Principal and Transportation Practice Co-Leader
(New York, N.Y. ) – Thornton Tomasetti announces that John C. Deerkoski, P.E. has joined the firm as senior principal and Transportation practice co-leader. Based in the New York office, Deerkoski will partner with Senior Principal and Transportation Practice Co-Leader Sam Summerville on the strategic growth and overall management of our transportation and infrastructure groups. “We are pleased to welcome John to the executive team,” said Thornton Tomasetti Managing Director Gary Panariello....
Updated ASCE 7-22 Standard Now Available
Today marks the release of the newly updated ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures. Updated and released every six years, ASCE 7 is the Society’s most widely used professional standard and a critical tool in a civil engineer’s commitment to protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public. “ASCE 7 is essential to the profession,” said J.G. (Greg) Soules, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., P.Eng, F.SEI, F.ASCE, senior principal structural engi...
Global Survey Shows Race to Decarbonization is on: Johnson Controls finds Delivering Growth and Competitive Advantage are Main Drivers for Companies to Commit to Net Zero
Survey shows the urgency with a 72 percent of respondents identifying sustainability as an increasing priority over the past two years Overwhelming majority of 2,348 global senior sustainability leaders surveyed in 25 countries across the globe are investing in cleaner and more energy efficient buildings Top three hurdles for customers today relate to the challenge what to measure and how to track their carbon footprints effectively Cork, Ireland – Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the...
Walsh-Stantec design-build team selected to assist King County Metro begin transition to zero-emission bus fleet
Progressive design-build project will support charging for 120 ZEB buses Seattle, WA King County Metro Transit recently selected the Walsh-Stantec design-build team to help the County with their first large scale project to transition to a zero-emission bus (ZEB) fleet. As part of Metro’s goal for a 100% ZEB fleet by 2035, The Walsh Group and Stantec will provide progressive design-build services for the Interim Base Electrification (IBE) project. The $67 million IBE project will...
Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. Delivers Critical Pollution and Waste Control Systems for Biogas Industry
Ship & Shore System comprised of Thermal Oxidizer, Scrubber, and a series of Lead Lag Vessels Long Beach, CA – As energy prices continue to rise and green energy mandates increasingly shape commercial economics, the world needs all of the non-fossil fuel sources it can get. Biogas remains an attractive way to extract energy from cast-off waste material, but the process contains known pollution risks. Over the years, Ship & Shore Environmental (S&SE), a multinational environmental po...
Energy Community Meets to Advance Off-Grid Renewables in Pursuit of Development and Climate Goals
IRENA’s International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC) held virtually for the first time, gathers global stakeholders to mobilise investments Abu Dhabi, UAE – Organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the fifth edition of the International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC) will take place virtually next week from 7 to 9 December 2021. Now open for registrations, this year’s IOREC will shed light on the urgency to accelerate electrification e...
Nevada utility regulators power electric transportation with approval of NV Energy’s $100M EV charging investment
Approval includes focus on underserved and low-income communities CARSON CITY, NV – The Nevada Public Utilities Commission today authorized NV Energy to invest $100 million over the next three years in fueling infrastructure for electric cars and trucks. The Commission approved a plan by NV Energy to increase the availability of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations along major travel corridors and at key destinations, while supporting transit agencies, school districts, local govern...
Manufacturers Cut 17 Million Metric Tons of Greenhouse Emissions with Help from EPA’s ENERGY STAR® program
LENEXA, KAN. — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates the 580 manufacturing plants that achieved the energy savings goals set out by EPA 10 years ago to drive energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Through the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry, manufacturing plants agreed to reduce energy intensity by 10 percent within five years. These 580 plants nearly doubled this goal On average, plants that met this challenge reduced their energy intensity...
Rebounding Construction Risks Rising Toll Of Lost Time and Cash
CRUX Insight 2021 warns of long COVID legacy of claims and disputes The astounding scale of cash and time lost on construction and engineering projects around the globe is revealed in a new analysis of claims and disputes, which heralds a long COVID legacy of heightened uncertainty and risks for capital projects. CRUX Insight 2021 distils real-world intelligence on more than 1,400 projects across 94 countries to show how they faced overruns approaching half their capital value a...
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