$4m Harmony Preschool Opens In Wantagh, NY at the Time of Great Need For Childcare
Harmony Early Learning Center, a Levittown, NY-based school serving children aged six-weeks through Pre-Kindergarten, has opened its second location at 635 Wantagh Avenue in Wantagh, NY. Constructed by McAlpine Contracting, the new 12,900-square foot building was designed by Michael F. McNerney Architect PLLC (MFMA) and Vintage Interior Design. Photo by Ola Wilk Harmony Early Learning Center, McAlpine Contracting, Michael F. McNerney Architect, Vintage Interior Design, and KOW Building Consu...
Pinnacle Introduces Next Evolution of Reliability Modeling
Proving out new methodology estimated to reduce facilities’ reliability spending by 10% to 30% PASADENA, TEXAS – Pinnacle, the world’s leading provider of data-driven reliability and integrity programs, today introduces an improved approach to reliability modeling, called Quantitative Reliability Optimization (QRO). This new approach streamlines current reliability methodologies into a single, comprehensive analysis, empowering leaders in processing industries to make smarter decisions at a...
WSP USA to Help Solano County, California Transition to Zero-Emission Buses
Designing inductive charging stations for SolanoExpress and developing a plan for five agencies in Solano County to convert to all-battery-electric bus fleets by 2040. SUISUN CITY, CALIFORNIA — The zero-emission bus (ZEB) business at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, has been selected to provide services on two major projects for the Solano Transportation Authority (STA). WSP is leading design services for the first STA project to construct four ind...
Fact Sheet: U.S. Department of Transportation Details the American Rescue Plan’s Benefits for Transportation
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Department of Transportation highlights the transportation elements of the historic American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), which will provide immediate relief for American workers, help communities that are struggling in the wake of COVID-19, and ensure that our transportation system keeps running. ARP includes a total of $43.2 billion in resources for the Department to continue its response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Transportation workers have been o...
NDOT Awards $39 Million I-515 Viaduct Rehab Project in Downtown Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEV. – The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) last week awarded a $38.8 million construction contract to Las Vegas Paving Corp. to rehabilitate the aging Interstate 515 (U.S. Highway 95) viaduct from Interstate 15 to Eastern Avenue in downtown Las Vegas. (A viaduct is a long bridge-like structure carrying an elevated roadway. It’s not to be confused with an aqueduct that conveys water). The project will extend the near-term service life of the viaduct, portions of which wer...
Piaggio Fast Forward and Trimble Announce Proof–of-Concept Collaboration to Utilize Proprietary Smart Following Technology
BOSTON and SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 18, 2021—Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF), a leader in smart following technology and subsidiary of the Piaggio Group (PIA.MI), and Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today a proof-of-concept collaboration to enable robots and machines to follow humans and other machines in industrial applications. Together, the companies have integrated a patent-pending PFFtag™ smart following module prototype developed by Piaggio Fast Forward onto a Boston Dynamics’ Spot® robot p...
Hy-Brid Lifts Announces Director of Sales Northeast
RICHFIELD, Wis. (March 18, 2021) – Hy-Brid Lifts, an industry leader in aerial lift equipment, announces Dave Ritz as director of sales covering the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. Ritz’s responsibilities will be to provide customer support as well as continue the growth and channel development of Hy-Brid Lifts’ line of low-level scissor lifts. “I’ve been following Hy-Brid Lifts’ product progression since my time at Volvo Rents when one of our franchises bought some early...
Trimble Announces Release of Tekla 2021 Structural BIM Software Solutions
New Versions Deliver Enhanced Usability, Data-Driven Workflows and Real-Time Collaboration SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the latest versions of its Tekla® software solutions for constructible Building Information Modeling (BIM), structural engineering and steel fabrication management—Tekla Structures 2021, Tekla Structural Designer 2021, Tekla Tedds 2021 and Tekla PowerFab 2021. New Tekla software features and enhancements continue to power data-driven, collabora...
CYPE participates in the buildingSMART International summit with a presentation on the impact of Covid-19 on building design
Civil engineer and Digital Marketing Director Afonso Solak will analyze the influence of the pandemic on projects taking into account aspects such as ventilation, social distance or furniture, and will show the Open BIM COVID-19 program. The WorkPlace director at HOK, an American design, architecture and engineering firm, will also take part in the presentation, which will take place on Monday, March 22nd, starting at 4 p.m. The architecture, engineering and construction software company C...
Wärtsilä Gas conversion will provide greater plant efficiency and flexibility with reduced environmental impact for Taiwan energy provider
As part of the conversion project, Wärtsilä will change three Wärtsilä 46 engines to Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines in Ta-Yuan Cogen’s cogeneration plant in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. © Ta-Yuan Cogen The technology group Wärtsilä will carry out the conversion of a Taiwanese power plant from its current reliance on heavy fuel oil (HFO) to operate on natural gas. The project is being carried under a full engineering, procurement, and construction contract issued by the plant owner Ta-Yuan...