New Wärtsilä 31DF Engine Makes Entry to Energy Industry with Unprecedented Efficiency with Fuel and Operational Flexibility
The technology group Wärtsilä introduces its latest engine and power plant solution to the power generation markets. The Wärtsilä 31DF multi-fuel engine offers unequalled open-cycle efficiency, fuel choice flexibility, and unparalleled dynamic operational features. It offers an excellent solution for markets where a gas supply is anticipated but not yet available, or where there are concerns regarding the availability or price of gaseous fuel. The Wärtsilä 31DF engine is specifically designed...
IBI Group Announces Acquisition of Aspyr
TORONTO - IBI Group (TSX:IBG), a global design and technology firm, announced today that it has completed the asset purchase of British Columbia-based Aspyr Engineering Ltd., including all intellectual property. IBI Group also welcomes the Aspyr staff as part of the acquisition. Founded in 2015, Aspyr is a leader in information communication technologies for smart buildings, communities and cities. It has developed and deployed numerous award-winning solutions for healthcare, higher education, g...
Concept3D Platform Selected by Penn State for System-Wide Interactive Campus Maps and Virtual Tours
Concept3D Platform Brings 22 Separate Campuses to Life Online Through Realistic 3D Renderings, Interactive Software, Wayfinding System and Built-In Virtual Tours Concept3D, a leader in creating immersive online experiences with 3D modeling, virtual reality (VR), interactive maps and virtual tour software, today announced that Penn State’s University Park and 21 of the Commonwealth Campuses have launched on the Concept3D interactive map and virtual tour platform. The number of campuses and a...
New Integration for Autodesk Civil 3D
Our partnership with Esri continues to develop, enabling more streamlined flow of data between design tools and GIS. Now, the integration of BIM and GIS has come to Civil 3D! Autodesk® Civil 3D® continues to deliver improvements to design, performance and collaboration efficiencies, enhancing BIM design workflows for larger, more complex infrastructure projects. However, with this latest release – Civil 3D 2020.1 – we are extremely excited to introduce the Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS...
Make your own 3D Formwork drawings
3D Formwork Planning just got simpler: The DUO Planner is here We know how difficult and time consuming it can be to plan your formwork needs and putting material lists together in a very short amount of time. That is why we are very excited to introduce you to our NEW DUO Planner! Our smart, FREE, online tool that with just 5 simple steps it automatically calculates the formwork material required for simple layouts and provides you with 3D drawings! Here is the Link to use the free tool: ...
Acrow Bridge Provides Emergency Detour to Open Flood-Damaged Route in Rock Port, Missouri
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – 03 September 2019 – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today one of its modular steel bridges was installed recently in Rock Port, Missouri to restore passage after severe flooding earlier in the year damaged the existing structure, which was subsequently closed. It was particularly critical the route be restored as quickly as possible as it is the only access for BNSF Railway crews to service flood-damaged equipment and...
Pennsylvania Approves $13.7M in Airport Grants
Governor Tom Wolf (D) (seen above) gave the go-ahead on August 28 for $13.7 million worth of grants to fund infrastructure and equipment upgrades at 29 Pennsylvania airports. “Investments in our aviation infrastructure is vital to the economic vitality of the commonwealth,” the governor said in a statement. “Hundreds of thousands of jobs are supported by aviation in Pennsylvania and the new investments announced today will help airports bolster commerce and attract more customers.” Photo by...
FHWA to Redistribute $3.9B in FY 2019 Formula Funds
State departments of transportation will be divvying up more than $3.9 billion in federal highway program funds after receiving authority from the Federal Highway Administration on Aug. 30 to obligate unused fiscal year 2019 money to various infrastructure projects. [Above photo by the Arkansas DOT.] The funding is from what the FHWA calls its “August redistribution,” which is an annual budgeting practice under which the agency shifts federal funding authority out of accounts that are not...
FHWA Disburses $225M in Competitive Highway Bridge Program Grants
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $225 million in Competitive Highway Bridge Program or CHBP grants to 20 state department of transportation projects in 18 states on August 29; grants that only state DOTs could apply for and that fund a variety of bridge projects in rural areas with population densities of less than 100 people per square-mile, based on U.S. Census data. [Above photo by the Missouri DOT.] FHWA noted that those funds must be used for highway bridge replacement or re...
Rice Wins 'Mass Timber' Funding From Feds
Research on mass timber construction by Jesús Vassallo, left, Rice's Gus Wortham Assistant Professor of Architecture, and Albert Pope, the Gus Wortham Professsor of Architecture, encouraged Rice University to consider the technique in plan to update Hanszen College. The university won a U.S. Forest Service grant to facilitate planning and approval of the proposed structure. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) HOUSTON – Rice University has won a share of $1 million in grants by the Depa...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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