Datumate Announces Autodesk BIM 360 Integration for Improved Construction Site Visualization and Project Management
No-code integration empowers planning and construction teams with essential construction intelligence extracted in near real-time from survey-grade reality captures. YOKNEAM, Israel – Datumate, developer of the DatuBIM Construction Data Analytics platform, is pleased to announce today a productivity-enhancing integration with BIM 360®, a construction management software part of Autodesk Construction CloudTM. Seamless integration enables joint customers to stay informed about on-site construc...
Tier 3 Nozzles Optimize Sewer Crew Efficiency and Profitability
Water conserving Tier 3 nozzles clean better and faster, enabling work crews to accomplish much more before having to refill the sewer truck water tank In sewer, storm and sanitary line cleaning, hose nozzles are an essential tool that directs pressurized water to clear out obstructions such as silt, sludge, grease, mineral buildup, and tree roots as part of required maintenance or to prepare pipes for re-lining. In this way, the nozzle is like a gun and water like bullets that must be...
NELSON Worldwide Welcomes Five New Members to the Firm’s Boston Office
Strategic New Hires Support Growth and Future in Key Market Boston — October 2020 — Award-winning design, architecture, and strategy firm NELSON Worldwide is pleased to announce its continued expansion of its Boston office following the strategic hire of Haril Pandya, FAIA, Senior Vice President and Managing Director. The firm’s five new hires: Robin Adams, Design Director, Stefan Vogelmann, Design Director, Stefanie Comeau, Senior Project Manager, Kara Natario, Senior Project Manager, a...
ACI Announces Winners of Annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards
Kennedy Center Expansion Project, Washington, DC, United States, Awarded Highest Honor Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA - The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the winners of the 2020 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, who were honored during the Institute’s Virtual Concrete Convention, on October 26, 2020. The highest honor was presented to Kennedy Center Expansion Project, Washington, DC, United States. Kennedy Center Expansion Project The Kennedy Center E...
CDC Says Public Transit Passengers, Operators Should Wear Masks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a “strong recommendation” for public transportation passengers and transit operators alike to wear masks in order to prevent spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. [Above photo by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.] The agency said passengers on “public conveyances” – such as airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, ride-shares – should follow its mask-wearing recommendation, as well as the operators...
DFI Announces Osterberg Memorial Lecturer Presentation at IFCEE 2021
Hawthorne, N.J.: J. Erik Loehr, Ph.D., P.E., Logan Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri and a senior principal engineer with Dan Brown and Associates, has been invited to present the DFI Osterberg Memorial Lecture at the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Exposition (IFCEE 2021). The event, being held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas, Texas, May 10–14, 2021, is hosted by DFI, ADSC (The International Association of Foundation Drilling), ASCE Ge...
USDOT Announces $6.5 Million to Seven States and Pawnee Nation for Highway Innovations
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the latest recipients of federal funds to help enhance safety and rebuild infrastructure with cutting-edge innovations that can potentially be replicated nationwide. In this round of awards, Alabama, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, and the Pawnee Nation in Oklahoma will receive a combined $6.5 million. “These federal grants will advance innovative transportat...
GSSI Updates to StructureScan™ Mini XT GPR Kit and Palm XT Antenna
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces new updates to the StructureScan™ Mini XT all-in-one GPR concrete inspection system, including a software update and a newly designed survey wheel for the Palm XT Antenna. Rugged, compact, and flexible, the StructureScan Mini XT is ideal for locating rebar, conduits, post-tension cables, and voids. The Mini XT can help identify structural elements, including pan deck and concrete cover, and can also...
Vortex Companies Acquires Highly Regarded Sewer Rehabilitation Product and Construction Materials Company, Parson Environmental
HOUSTON- The Vortex Companies ("Vortex"), a leading trenchless infrastructure solutions provider, announced today the acquisition of Parson Environmental Products, Inc. (Parson Environmental), a national provider of sanitary sewer rehabilitation and stormwater retention products, according to Mike Vellano, President and CEO of the Vortex Companies. "Parson Environmental has a 35-year history providing effective storm and sewer rehabilitation products and treating its customers the right way," sa...
Woolpert, Smartronix Tracking COVID-19 Relief Funding for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
A team of geospatial experts are building datasets and a mapping application to provide information management and transparency in support of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee and its public website. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Woolpert has been contracted by Smartronix to provide geospatial datasets and a mapping application to track Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act and other federal COVID-19 emergency relief funding for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrit...