TIA and UL Launch World’s First Smart Building Assessment and Rating
Northbrook, Ill. and Arlington, Va., September 29, 2020 – UL, a leading global safety science company, and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today launched the SPIRETM Smart Building Program, the world’s first-and-only, comprehensive and objective assessment and rating program for smart buildings. Created in a partnership between the two organizations, SPIRE provides an...
AiDash Taps UP42 Earth Observation Platform to Create Vegetation Management System for Electric Utilities
Screenshots of AiDash's IVMS web dashboard and mobile app that use satellite data from UP42 to simplify vegetation management for utilities in the U.S.(Image) BERLIN, Germany – AiDash, a leading satellite analytics company based in Santa Clara, Calif., has launched a predictive vegetation management product for utilities that leverages the UP42 Earth observation marketplace. AiDash’s satellite-powered Intelligent Vegetation Management System (IVMS) has already reduced outages and slashed...
Federal Transit Administration Announces $6.2 Million for Transit Planning in Communities Nationwide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today the availability of $6.2 million in funding to support comprehensive planning that improves access to public transit. The competitive grant funds are provided through FTA’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning. “Safe and convenient access to public transportation for all is a priority for FTA,” said FTA Deputy Administrator K. Jane Williams. “This program is an ex...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $460,000 for Emergency Repairs to Infrastructure Destroyed by Wildfires in Washington State
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $460,000 in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) repair damages from recent wildfires. This funding will help the state address urgent repair needs and restore important transportation links for residents. Washington experienced hot and dry weather conditions leading to multiple ongoing...
South Dakota Approves Major Bridge Replacement Plan
The South Dakota Transportation Commission recently approved a $49.99 million plan to replace the Pierre-Fort Pierre Missouri River Bridge – an effort that’s been in the works for two decades – to improve freight shipment efficiency and improve overall travel safety. [Above graphic of new bridge design via the South Dakota DOT.] “Replacing the Missouri River Bridge at this location has been in the planning stages for the better part of 20 years,” explained Darin Bergquist, secretary of the...
Study: State DOTs Could Gain Revenue From Solar Arrays
The Ray – a corporate venture devoted to roadway technology testing – and the Webber Energy Group at the University of Texas-Austin recently released a study that indicates state departments of transportation could generate roughly $4 billion in “economic value” by establishing solar energy arrays in highway rights-of-way (ROW) locations. [Above photo by the Federal Highway Administration.] According to the Webber Energy Group’s analysis, most states are home to more than 200 miles of inte...
The Transportation Law Legacy Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away on September 18 after an 11-year battle with pancreatic cancer, was involved in several major transportation legal cases during her time on the nation’s highest court – most of them coming near the end of her formidable 27-year Supreme Court tenure. [Above photo by the Yale University Law School.] In 2011, Ginsburg authored the majority opinion in the 5-4 decision regarding CSX Transportation v. McBride, which reaffirmed a lower co...
New LEEA Board member for Australia
After nine years’ of highly valued service, Ashley Thacker has stepped down from the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Board as Regional Director – Australia. Ashley’s successor on the Board is Steven Flint, founder and CEO of The Rigging Shed in Western Australia. The transition took place during the LEEA AGM, held on the Zoom platform, on 22 September 2020. During his time on the board, Ashley has overseen remarkable progress by the Association in Australasia. Now general manag...
Walter P Moore Announces Leadership in Firm's Secure Design Team
Matt Nebel Promoted to Practice Area Leader of National Secure Design Team WASHINGTON, DC, Sept. 28, 2020 - International engineering firm Walter P Moore announces a key appointment within the firm’s Secure Design team. This group provides a full range of services that create practical, technologically advanced solutions for physical security and structural protection against threats from natural disasters and terrorism. Matt Nebel, PE Managing Director of Secure Design Matt Nebel, PE...
New York City’s Charlotte Gardens Multi-Family Passive House Project Featured on Amazon Prime’s Documentary “Our Corner of the Planet”
NEW YORK CITY, NY – The design of a two-building, seven-story 18,000 square foot development in the Bronx is garnering nationwide attention. “Our Corner of the Planet”, a documentary released this week on Amazon Prime, features the 24-unit multi-family development and its Passive House Pre-Certified design which, once constructed, will be almost a net zero carbon energy building. NODE Founder and Principal Architect, Jakov Saric, a Certified Passive House Designer, jumped at the opportunity t...
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