Derq Joins the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program
Derq Serves as a Key Solution Provider, Offering Smart Solutions for Safer Roads to the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program Ecosystem DETROIT, MI (August 20, 2021) - DERQ, a Detroit- and Dubai-based start-up, announced today the company has joined the Qualcomm® Smart Cities Accelerator Program. As part of the Qualcomm® Advantage Network, the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program is designed to connect cities, municipalities, government agencies, and enterprises with an ecosys...
California Invests $1.4 Billion for Transportation Improvements
SB 1 provides $884 million of funding SACRAMENTO — The California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated more than $1.4 billion for projects to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state. Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, accounts for more than half of this investment – $884 million. “California continues to make significant investments in fixing our roads, highways, bridges and transit systems,” said Caltrans Direc...
Spacewell Releases Opportunity Simulator for Offices
New analytical dashboard dynamically simulates space optimization scenarios and calculates space savings Supports CRE and workplace leaders to leverage the massive opportunity to optimize the office footprint and configuration (mix of workstations/collaboration spaces/concentration spaces) post-Covid Antwerp, August 23, 2021 – Spacewell, a global provider of building and workplace software and technology solutions, today launched its new Opportunity Simulator dashboard for the post-pand...
Simpson Strong-Tie Adds Three 2x Sizes for Field-Adjustable LSSR Rafter Hangers
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, now offers its versatile, patent-pending LSSR rafter hanger in 2x lumber sizes that can install with both miter-cut and square-cut joists for plated truss. The three new models — LSSR26Z, LSSR28Z and LSSR210Z — feature a ZMAX® finish for extra corrosion protection and respectively accommodate 2x6, 2x8 and 2x10 lumber. Like the original LSSR models, these new sizes are field-adj...
Dale Biggers, P.E., of Boh. Bros., Named 2021 DFI Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Hawthorne, N.J.: Dale Biggers, P.E., a vice president at Boh Bros. Construction in New Orleans, is the recipient of DFI’s highest award bestowed to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). This award recognizes individuals who have made exceptionally valuable contributions to the advancement of the deep foundations industry. The award is being presented at the Awards Banquet on Thursday, October 14, during DFI’s 46th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Las Vegas. “Dale tru...
Beam, Longest & Neff, LLC merges with McIntosh Perry
Toronto, Ontario and Indianapolis, Indiana – McIntosh Perry Consulting Engineers Ltd. (McIntosh Perry), an award-winning consulting engineering company, is pleased to announce a merger with Beam, Longest & Neff, LLC (BLN), a leading infrastructure engineering firm headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The partnership provides clients with a team of more than 800 engineers, project managers and technical experts focused on delivering high-quality projects from 21 offices across North Ameri...
Stantec Selected to Lead Two Strategic Plans for Transit-Oriented Communities Under Federal Transit Administration Grant Program
Raleigh, North Carolina and Riverside, California look to prioritize equitable transit access along growing corridors Raleigh, NC and Los Angeles, CA: (August 19, 2021) Global integrated design firm Stantec’s Urban Places practice has been awarded the contract to lead two Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) programs. The two projects, located in Raleigh, North Carolina and Riverside, California, are funded through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) competitive transit-oriented...
Registration Now Open for Virtual 9th Annual HOMER Microgrid and Hybrid Power International Conference
Join the Hybrid Power Revolution: Conference sessions are complimentary to attend and presented online on Oct. 12-14, 2021 Boulder, Colorado – August 19, 2021 – HOMER Energy by UL, global leader in developing standard-setting energy modeling software, announced today that registration is now open for its ninth annual Microgrid and Hybrid Power International Conference, which will occur virtually between Oct. 12-14, 2021. HOMER Microgrid and Hybrid Power International’s (HMHI) updated...
Transportation Awards Given To Six Northeastern State DOTs
Four state departments of transportation won six regional awards on August 18 during the Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials virtual video presentation. [Above photo by PennDOT] Those four Northeastern state DOTs – based in Delaware, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania – earned regional recognition for transportation projects that provided safer multi-modal options around a popular state park, allowed for better community access to outdoor recreational activitie...
General Equipment Company Releases New Sizes of Aggressive-Style Earth Auger for Hand-Held Hole Diggers
OWATONNA, Minn. – General Equipment Company has added 10- and 12-inch-diameter (254 and 305 mm) sizes to its 2350 Bor-Max™ Series earth augers. These new sizes are designed for use with General Equipment Company’s two-man EPIC® Series hole diggers, plus competitive products utilizing 1-inch diameter auger drive connections. The Bor-Max Series earth augers feature an aggressive design, which combines cupped flighting with increased flighting pitch to produce cleaner holes with less spill back....
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