New ASCE Publication Provides an Outline for Incorporating Life-Cycle Concepts into Structures and Infrastructure Systems
Reston, Va. – Structural engineering is facing a profound change toward a life-cycle oriented design philosophy in order to address the continuously increasing societal, political, economic, and environmental demand for sustainable structural and infrastructural facilities that minimize risks arising from aging, deterioration, and natural and human-made hazards. ASCE’s new book, Life-Cycle Design, Assessment, and Maintenance of Structures and Infrastructure Systems is a state-of-the-art compr...
Scotland’s Edinburgh Napier University to Establish Trimble Technology Lab for Architecture, Engineering and Construction
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scotland’s Edinburgh Napier University has received a gift from Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) to establish a state-of-the-art Technology Lab for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). The lab will expand the university’s leadership in training and research in 3D building design, digital fabrication and the sustainable built environment. Trimble’s broad portfolio of building construction solutions support the Constructible Process, Trimble’s inno...
Stanley Merjan and George J. Tamaro Civil Engineering Scholarships Awarded at DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner
Hawthorne, N.J. : The 14th Annual DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner took place on November 7, 2019, at Terrace On The Park in Corona, New York. The gala was attended by more than 125 guests and raised over $25,000. Proceeds from the event benefit the Stanley Merjan City College of New York (CCNY) Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, George J. Tamaro Manhattan College Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, and DFI Educational Trust General Fund. At the event, the Merjan family made an a...
New ASCE Manual of Practice Offers Best Practices for Use of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers for Utility Lines
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s new book, Recommended Practice for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Products for Overhead Utility Line Structures, MOP 104, Second Edition, details best practices for the use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite poles and crossarms in resilient conductor support applications. This new edition updates and expands on nearly every aspect of FRP pole and crossarm testing, design considerations, installation, and asset management, providing the line designer with another tool in t...
HNTB adds Kimberly Proia as vice president and project director in Seattle
Accomplished rail-transit professional will oversee key light rail projects in the Puget Sound area, including the West Seattle and Ballard link extensions. BELLEVUE, Wash. – Kimberly Proia, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as a project director and vice president. Based in the firm’s Bellevue office, she will serve as the deputy project manager for the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extension project, an 11.8-mile extension to the Sound Transit Link light rail system. In this role, she is responsi...
Hanes Geo Components Announces Acquisition of JMD Company
Hanes Geo Components, of Winston Salem, NC, announces they have reached an agreement to acquire Johnston Morehouse Dickey Company (JMD). JMD is a geosynthetics and mine ventilation manufacturing and supply company headquartered in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. JMD was founded in 1902 and was owned and operated by the Forse family. JMD is a leader in the distribution of a wide range of geosynthetic fabrics, grids and erosion control products in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Mark and Scott Fo...
Bentley Systems Wins Downstream Award for Digitalization
Software Provider Helps Dow Chemical Company Implement AWP Best Practices Across the Organization HOUSTON – Downstream Awards – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twin cloud services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, and Digital Construction Works (DCW), a Bentley Systems and Topcon Positioning Group joint venture providing digital automation, integration, and “twinning” services, arou...
Global Spending in Construction to Reach $17.5 Trillion by 2030, Finds Frost & Sullivan
Santa Clara, Calif. – December 9, 2019 – The construction industry is in the middle of a transition toward new business models that are technology- and data-driven, better collaboration between stakeholders, and higher productivity. The increasingly aging workforce and digitization are prompting greater investments in workforce management and digital solutions. By 2030, global spending in construction is expected to touch $17.5 trillion, with China, the US, and India leading the way and accounti...
Rice University Launches Bold Climate Change Initiative with Shell
Rice University has launched Carbon Hub, a climate change research initiative to fundamentally change how the world uses hydrocarbons. Carbon Hub's goal is a zero-emissions future in which hydrocarbons are not burned. Instead, they are split to make clean hydrogen energy and valuable carbon materials. (Photo by Tommy LaVergne/Rice University) HOUSTON – (Dec. 9, 2019) – Rice University has launched Carbon Hub, a major research initiative to create a zero-emissions future in which oil and n...
Clark Regional Wastewater District and FLO Analytics Leverage Flowfinity to Achieve GIS-Centric Digital Transformation Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Flowfinity Wireless Inc. today published a case study outlining how Clark Regional Wastewater District integrated Flowfinity field data collection apps and Esri ArcGIS mapping software to achieve a digital transformation project with a forecasted ROI of 160%. Clark Regional Wastewater District (the District), one of the largest sewer service providers in Washington state, collaborated with cons...
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