Building Industry Association of Southern California Announces In-Person PAC Gala
IRVINE, Calif. - The Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC) has announced the 2021 in-person PAC Gala event will take place May 13th at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, CA. The Political Action Committee (PAC) Gala will feature a live networking reception and a highly anticipated virtual presentation by former Senator Barbara Boxer and Author Ann Coulter. Barbara Boxer, a member of the Democratic party, is a politician and lobbyist who served as a United S...
Mammoet transports massive modules for GCGV
Large SPMT fleet aids construction of Gulf Coast plastics facility Mammoet crews at the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV) site in San Patricio County, Texas have recently completed the heavy haul of the largest modules to be received so far for the construction of a Gulf Coast plastics manufacturing facility. The most recent shipment included some of the largest onshore modules in the industry which were transported along a dedicated eight km (five-mile) heavy haul route using SPMT...
Stantec selected to lead autonomous vehicle deployment at Las Vegas Medical District
Advanced mobility program will include autonomous vehicles connected to the wider intelligent transportation system EDMONTON, AB; NEW YORK, NY; LAS VEGAS, NV- NYSE, TSX: STN: The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada has selected global design firm Stantec to lead the implementation of the GoMed Program – its vision for safer and more efficient travel to, from, and within the Las Vegas Medical District (LVMD). The advanced mobility program will include planning and...
New ACI Reinforced Concrete Design Handbook Available
New handbook also conveniently included with ACI 318 PLUS subscription FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute has released the new ACI Reinforced Concrete Design Handbook as a three-volume handbook providing guidance to professionals engaged in the design of reinforced concrete structures. The ACI Reinforced Concrete Design Handbook is available in print, as a digital download, and as part of the new ACI 318 PLUS subscription. The ACI Reinforced Concrete Design...
Nominate An Outstanding Paper for the 2022 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award
CHICAGO — The American Institute of Steel Construction is now accepting nominations for the T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award. This annual award recognizes an innovative lecturer/author whose outstanding technical writing constitutes a ground-breaking addition to engineering literature on fabricated structural steel. The winner will receive a $15,000 cash prize and be recognized as a keynote speaker at the 2022 NASCC: The Steel Conference, which will take place March 23-25 in Denver. The winn...
Lonsdale Rail Awarded £8m Paddington Square fit-out
Mace has awarded Lonsdale Rail, part of the Michael Lonsdale Group, the MEPFC LUL fit-out for the Paddington Square development. Works will integrate London Underground's existing Bakerloo Line tube station at Paddington, with a new entrance underneath the Paddington Cube building. The new tube entrance is part of a £65m investment in transport and public realm on the Paddington Square development. John Kennedy, Project Director at Mace, is "delighted to have Lonsdale Rail on board with Ma...
Gov. Pritzker announces $94 million from Rebuild Illinois to revitalize airports
Project proposals to improve the state’s public aviation facilities due June 14 SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that $94 million will be made available to improve public airports throughout the state through the historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program. As part of a competitive grant process, IDOT will be seeking proposals for the planning, construction, reconstruction, extension, development and improvement of public a...
RoadBotics Introduces AgileMapper, a New Asset Mapping Platform
PITTSBURGH, PA – RoadBotics is excited to announce the release of their new AgileMapper platform to its suite of products that helps users digitize their infrastructure assets and manage projects efficiently. AgileMapper snaps, tags, and maps assets with the speed and power of artificial intelligence. “After almost a year in the making, AgileMapper has evolved into a powerful standalone platform and app to easily capture, view, and assess infrastructure data,” explains Matt Lucas, Head of Pr...
Velodyne Lidar Launches Breakthrough Intelligent Infrastructure Solution
Rutgers University Selects Velodyne’s Solution as Cornerstone Technology for New Jersey Department of Transportation Smart City Project SAN JOSE, Calif. – Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today launched its Intelligent Infrastructure Solution designed to solve some of the most challenging and pervasive infrastructure problems. This new solution combines Velodyne’s award-winning lidar sensors and Bluecity’s powerful artificial intelligence (AI) software to monitor traffic networks a...
Crescent Communities Completes Topping Out at Elizabeth on Seventh
Mixed-use retail and speculative office community in Charlotte’s Elizabeth neighborhood will now begin interior and exterior construction Charlotte, N.C. – Today, Crescent Communities, a nationally-recognized, market-leading real estate investor, developer, and operator of mixed-use and commercial communities, announces the completion of structural construction, or “topping out,” at Elizabeth on Seventh, a retail and office community located at 1942 East 7th Street. The 103,500 square fo...