Quick Fitting ProBite+ Connection Improves Safety and Efficiency for Compressed Air Applications
Quick connection technology ideal for connecting copper, PEX, and CPVC pipes WARWICK, RI – Quick Fitting, a leading manufacturer of quick connection technology in plumbing, electrical, industrial, municipal, and OEM applications, announces that its ProBite+ push-to-connect fitting delivers fast and easy installation in compressed air applications with greater safety and efficiency for installers. Removable, reusable, and repositionable ProBite+ is a superior choice to other pipe connecti...
Digital Twin Consortium Open-Source Collaboration Community to Drive Digital Twin Adoption
Open-source collaboration to encourage digital twin innovation BOSTON, MA – Digital Twin Consortium® (DTC™) announced an open-source collaboration community to accelerate the adoption of digital twin-enabling technologies and solutions. Consortium members and non-members can collaborate on open-source projects, code, and collateral and become part of the DTC ecosystem. To contribute to the new open-source collaboration community, candidates complete a project application, which the DTC Te...
Emerging markets indicate preference for contemporary sustainability frameworks, finds GlobalData
The Q1 2021 Verdict survey* by GlobalData, conducted to assess the perception around sustainability reporting, found that 74% of respondents voted in favour of public companies using objective and contemporary frameworks. Examples of these framework types include the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDG) for sustainability reporting. Geographic classification...
Kevin Stubblebine Joins WSP USA as Chief General Counsel
Former chief legal officer at the global environmental consulting firm Golder, a recent WSP acquisition, brings vast experience in engineering and construction law. NEW YORK — Kevin Stubblebine has been appointed chief general counsel of WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Stubblebine has more than 30 years of experience in engineering, construction and construction law. Since January 2016, he served as chief legal officer and corporate secretary with...
Registration Opens for ACI 24 Hours of Concrete Knowledge Conference
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) along with ACI international chapters and partners will host “24 Hours of Concrete Knowledge,” a free conference that will bring the worldwide concrete community together. The conference is for everyone interested in learning more about concrete, from everywhere in the world. The event starts on July 13, 2021 at 3:00 PM EDT and will complete a trip around the world with visits to 12 Chapters and 12 Partners to learn from their concr...
New ASCE Standard 71 Provides Guidance on Tracking and Measuring Labor Productivity
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s newest standard, Identifying, Quantifying, and Proving Loss of Productivity, ANSI/ASCE/CI 71-21, provides guidance on tracking and measuring labor productivity to help prevent, mitigate, and recover cost overruns and loss of productivity disputes and claims. Because labor is such a significant portion of overall project costs, a loss of productivity will usually result in a significant amount of increased costs and reduced contractor profit and is often only discovered at th...
Gicon Engineered Pumps Announces Rebrand, Joining Headwater Companies as Headwater Engineered Systems
Littleton, Colo. — Gicon Engineered Pumps today announces it will be renamed Headwater Engineered Systems going forward. As a part of Headwater Companies’ national footprint, Headwater Engineered Systems will be able to provide its products and services to all Headwater Companies’ network of customers going forward. For almost two decades, Gicon Engineered Pumps worked with specifying engineers to build custom products, systems and designs. These include high-voltage, high-horsepower water tr...
Surbana Jurong Shares Significant Time Savings Achieved with Ideate BIMLink
San Francisco, CA – Ideate Software, an Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner and Autodesk® Authorized Developer, is pleased to announce its collaboration with Surbana Jurong. Headquartered in Singapore, Surbana Jurong is a global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firm that offers a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across multiple sectors. “We at Ideate Software are pleased to be associated with such a prestigious company,” said Richard Taylor, Technical Evang...
Simpson Strong-Tie Gives FRP Installers an Edge with Introduction of Easy-to-Saturate, Flat-Weave Technology to 44-Ounce Fabrics
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, today introduced the 44-oz. CSS-CUCF44F easy-to-saturate carbon FRP fabric to its family of Composite Strengthening Systems™ for the structural reinforcement and strengthening of concrete, masonry, and timber structures. Upgraded with new, flat-weave fiber technology, the 44-oz. fabric now saturates as easily and quickly as lighter fabrics, significantly reducing installation time....
Breakthrough in reverse osmosis may lead to most energy-efficient seawater desalination ever
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Making fresh water out of seawater usually requires huge amounts of energy. The most widespread process for desalination is called reverse osmosis, which works by flowing seawater over a membrane at high pressure to remove the minerals. Now, Purdue University engineers have developed a variant of the process called “batch reverse osmosis,” which promises better energy efficiency, longer-lasting equipment and the ability to process water of much higher salinity. It cou...
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