The DFI Educational Trust Awards Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants
Hawthorne, N.J. : The DFI Educational Trust has awarded five Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women working in the deep foundations industry to attend DFI’s 45th Annual Conference. The grant includes complimentary conference registration and covers related expenses for attending the conference. The grants will be presented during the Annual Conference at the Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) 6th Annual networking event. The recipients are: T...
GPRS Uses Ground Penetrating Radar to Expand Business
Versatile technology helps company diversify the services they offer By GSSI Many early adopters of ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology found concrete scanning to be the effective application. Those anchoring, saw cutting, or core drilling concrete would hire a contractor to scan the area before cutting to avoid accidentally hitting an object. For this reason, construction firms have come around to the notion that concrete scanning is vital to job site safety and efficiency. In recen...
AiRXOS Launches New Unmanned Aircraft Systems Solution for Energy Industry
GE Aviation’s all-in-one solution enables comprehensive operational oversight for safe, scalable, repeatable commercial UAS operations BOSTON -- AiRXOS, a leading provider of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) solutions, today announced a comprehensive Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) solution for Energy organizations to plan, schedule, operate and monitor all facets of their UAS operations from a single platform. AiRXOS’ new Enterprise Energy Solution provides digital compliance, full...
SDOT: Our Precautionary Plan to Repair and Preserve the West Seattle Low Bridge to Ensure it Continues to Play Essential Role
While we have written a lot about the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge which is undergoing stabilization measures as we continue to analyze repair or replacement options, we have also been continuing to focus on creating a precautionary plan to repair and preserve the West Seattle Low Bridge, also known as the Spokane St Swing Bridge, for years to come. The Low Bridge has come to play an extremely important role in Seattle’s transportation system. With the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge closed...
Trimble Introduces Subscription Options for Real-Time Monitoring Software
SUNNYVALE, Calif.— Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the latest version of its software platform for real-time displacement monitoring—Trimble® 4D Control™ software (T4D). T4D version 6.0 introduces three- and 12-month subscriptions, and three-tiered edition options. These new subscription options give providers of monitoring services the flexibility to choose the appropriate subscription model based on the project duration. The new subscription levels reduce the upfront costs of real-time...
Bureau of Reclamation Partners with HeroX and NASA Tournament Lab to Crowdsource Innovative Sediment Removal Solutions for Critical Water Infrastructure
The Bureau of Reclamation and NASA Tournament Lab's "Guardians of the Reservoir" challenge on the crowdsourcing platform, HeroX WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the nation's largest wholesale water supplier, in partnership with NASA Tournament Lab (NTL) and HeroX, the leading crowdsourcing platform for solutions to global problems, today announce the crowdsourcing competition "Guardians of the Reservoir". The challenge calls on the global community of solvers to find...
Steel Deck Institute Publishes Updates to the Roof Deck Design Manual and Floor Deck Design Manual
GLENSHAW, PA — The Steel Deck Institute (SDI) has published updates to the Roof Deck Design Manual, 2nd Edition and the Floor Deck Design Manual, 2nd Edition. These new editions have been updated to comply with the 2018 International Building Code and are based on the standards referenced in the Code. The first and second editions of both manuals were authored by SDI Technical Director, Thomas Sputo, Ph.D., P.E., S.E. The Roof Deck Design Manual, 2nd Edition has been updated to the ANSI/SDI R...
HLW Welcomes New Director of Sustainability and Wellness in New York
Jonce Walker will reinforce the firm's pledge to scaling sustainability initiatives, leveraging a lauded, multidisciplinary background New York — July 2020 — Jonce Walker, LEED AP, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor, and Fitwel Ambassador, has officially joined HLW as Director of Sustainability and Wellness, operating out of the firm's New York City office. Bringing a strong background in place-based urban design to the team, Walker's portfolio spans more than 14 years of high perf...
Woolpert Contracted to Expand State Route 48 at U.S. 22 in Warren County (OH)
The $10 million engineering project is designed to alleviate congestion and promote safety in a growing region of the state. HOPKINSVILLE, Ohio (July 15, 2020) — The Warren County (Ohio) Transportation Improvement District has contracted with Woolpert to widen a 1.5-mile stretch of State Route 48 (SR 48) at Montgomery Road/U.S. 22 in Hamilton Township. The $10 million project will expand SR 48 from three lanes to five, adding a through lane in each direction, a curb and gutter, and an enclose...
Stantec assists Richmond Community Foundation in securing funding to support the Richmond Housing Renovation Program
Richmond, CA, NYSE, TSX:STN: Stantec worked with the Richmond Community Foundation (RCF) to secure $300,000 in federal brownfield funding through the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Grant Program. Funding will be used to support the Richmond Housing Renovation (RHR) Program, a collaborative project led by RCF that is converting blighted, abandoned, or foreclosed residential properties in Richmond, California, into affordable homes for low- and moderate-income firs...