Senate Passes Stimulus Package With Billions, Potentially, for Construction
Following five days of tough negotiations among Republican and Democratic leaders and the White House, the Senate has overwhelmingly approved a massive measure aimed at helping laid-off workers, financially strapped companies and a stressed health care system—all due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Senate vote, late on March 25, was 96-0. The measure still must win House approval. Under the final version—the product of a bipartisan agreement announced early in the day—billions of dollars...
Dynamic Infrastructure responds to coronavirus and allows free use of its AI-based bridge maintenance technology
Transportation should keep moving: Dynamic Infrastructure responds to coronavirus pandemic and allows free use of its AI-based bridge maintenance technology by DOTs and PPPs worldwide The New York and Tel Aviv based company Dynamic Infrastructure has decided to open free of charge its AI-based technology to enable Departments of Transportation and Private Public Partnerships (PPP) to continue to remotely manage the critical maintenance of bridges and tunnels during the global emergency r...
CFSEI to Host Webinar on "Design Considerations for Cold-Formed Steel Light Frame Diaphragms" on April 9, 2020
Washington, DC — The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) will host a webinar on “Design Considerations for Cold-Formed Steel Light Frame Diaphragms” on Thursday, April 9, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT. The webinar is designed for architects, engineers, building officials and contractors. Participants are eligible for 1.5 PDHs. The webinar will cover the basic design of cold-formed steel light frame diaphragms as envisioned in the provisions articulated in AISI S100-16, North...
Woolpert Senior Vice President Jeff Lovin Named President of ASPRS
The Certified Photogrammetrist and Professional Surveyor was inducted today during the geospatial organization’s online event. DAYTON, Ohio — Woolpert Senior Vice President and Market Director Jeff Lovin, CP, PS, was named president of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) today. He was sworn in during the ASPRS annual conference program, portions of which are taking place online this year. Lovin has been with Woolpert for 33 years and was certified as a photo...
Eka Releases Free COVID-19 Risk Monitoring App
Press Release: New York: Eka Software Solutions, the #1 cloud platform for commodity management, announced the release of COVID-19 Risk Monitoring, a free app designed to help customers and prospects quickly gain visibility into supply chain risks to better assess and mitigate risk. The app provides specific insights into the impact of COVID-19 by showing a company’s contract position across countries with reported cases of the virus. Based on company data, the app instantly visualizes contracts...
TerraView Demonstrates Commitment to the Building of the American Drone Industry with Introduction of Second Commercial UAV Model
RangePro X8P (Pixhawk), the follow-up to the RangePro X8, is proudly designed and manufactured in the USA, with U.S.-made flight control system (FCS) components and highly secure radio options Valencia, CA — TerraView, a California-based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) development and manufacturing company, today unveiled the RangePro X8P - Pixhawk, a follow-up model to last year’s RangePro X8, now with system components and options that meet federal government and Department of Defense (DoD)...
Metsä Wood: Building D(emountable) – fast construction with hybrid structures
The architectural office cepezed from the Netherlands wanted to build a four-storey office building that could be moved to another location, if needed. The end-result, Building D(emountable), is a hybrid structure that combines a steel structure with wooden elements and a glass façade. Using Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber) elements made the project more sustainable, and the lightweight elements were extremely fast to install. The wooden floor elements were manufactured at De Groot Vroom...
Lithuania’s Solar Scene to launch World's First Online Consumer Platform for Purchasing Solar Energy in Remote Solar Plants
Lithuanian companies launch the first in the world online consumer platform where everyone can purchase a part of remote solar plant. New legislation in the country, changing consumer needs and growing demand for solar energy inspired a project called “Solar Community” (Lith. “Saulės bendruomenė”). Andrius Terskovas, Managing Partner and Chief Business Development Officer of Sun Investment Group - the company behind the project - explains how this model can benefit individual consumers, and help...
New Water Quality Modeling Resource Now Available
Stormwater, Watershed, and Receiving Water Quality Modeling provides straightforward guidance on a broad spectrum of modeling tools and their capabilities. Its contents offer past, present, and future perspectives of stormwater quality modeling and outline criteria for selecting the appropriate model based on the project or task. Complete with detailed examples of stormwater, watershed, and receiving water quality models, this up-to-date resource is an essential tool for those engaged in the...
Brokk Introduces Atomized Water Mist Dust Suppression System
MONROE, Wash. – Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition robots, unveiled the Brokk Atomized Water Mist System during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020. To combat harmful silica dust and other airborne particles created by the demolition process, Brokk’s new dust suppression system produces atomized fog that effectively binds dust particles in the air while also providing ground-level dust suppression. Additionally, the mist dissipates, rather than forming puddles, for a safer...