Days before formally becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives for the second time, Nancy Pelosi tapped Rep. Kathy Castor, D-FL, to be the chair of the new Select Committee on the Climate Crisis – a committee that played a role in the creation of…
Woolpert Contracted to Collect Lidar Data Across 10K Square Miles of Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Woolpert has been contracted by Dewberry Engineers Inc. to collect high-resolution lidar data over approximately 10,000 square miles…
Vertical Images: From Film Making to Inspection, and Why the Future of Drones Doesn’t Lie in Flying
Successful drone entrepreneur Petr Lněnička went from award-winning filmmaker to drone inspection leader in his native Czech Republic. Here he lays…
Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library and Learning Center Wins Design Award
Chicago, IL – The Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library and Learning Center in Little Rock, Ark., has earned national recognition in the 2016 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor…
AECOM and the University of Salford Announce New Research Partnership
16 August 2016 - Global infrastructure services firm AECOM and the University of Salford have today launched a new research partnership with the aim of improving understanding of how major infrastructure programmes interact with the natural environment. Given…
New Leadership Strengthens Michael Baker International’s Commitment to Growth and Client Service in the Fast-Growing Orlando Region
Orlando, Fla. - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today named Jeff Messenger, P.E., as office executive for the company’s Lake Mary/Orlando office, which serves as the base of operations for…
Black & Veatch Takes on Innovative South African Waste-to-Energy Project
Johannesburg, South Africa/Overland Park, Kansas – Black & Veatch was selected by MBHE African Power (PTY) Ltd, a local renewable energy developer, to provide technical assistance for the country’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant. The energy plant…
New Tool Calculates Emissions Impacts, Energy Benefits from Smart Grid Investments
RICHLAND, Wash. – "Smart grid" technologies significantly reduce greenhouse gases and other emissions resulting from power production and usage. Taken together, smart grid and intelligent buildings mechanisms could reduce national carbon emissions by 12…
FAU’s I-SENSE and Dioxide Materials Partner on Novel Sensors for Heating, Ventilation and AC Applications
Just as the summer is heating up, Florida Atlantic University’s Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE) and Dioxide Materials™ have formed a unique partnership to develop and evaluate a novel low-cost, low-power, wireless…
Strut Efficiency-Based Design for Concrete Deep Beams Reinforced with FRP Bars
In practice, concrete deep beams are commonly used when designing transfer girders or bridge bents (Photo 1). These elements are exposed to aggressive environments in northern climates, which cause the steel bars to corrode. So, researchers have examined the…
