Report: Intelligent Water Could Save U.S. Water Utilities $17.6 Billion by 2027
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo., June 10, 2019 - According to a report released today by Arcadis and Bluefield Research at American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference and Exposition (AWWA ACE) 2019 in Denver, Intelligent Water can address two of the biggest challenges facing the water sector today: Affordability and resilience. “The research indicates that only 21% of utilities feel they are fully able to cover costs of service,” said Eric Bindler, research director for digital water, Bluefie...
Severe Flooding Continues to Impact Highway System in Midwestern U.S.
Record-setting storms and flooding continue to force the closure of roads and bridges on the National Highway System by the dozens in states throughout the Midwest, according to the Federal Highway Administration – especially in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. [Above photo by U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Rebecca Imwalle.] The FHWA said in a statement on May 31 that it continues to coordinate with state department of transportation officials in affe...
Disaster Bill Provides $1.6B to FHWA Emergency Relief Program
President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 2157 – the “Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019” – on June 6 that provides $19.1 billion to cover recovery and other costs associated with a series of catastrophic disasters that have struck the United States over the past three years. [Official White House photo above by Shealah Craighead.] That money includes $3.3 billion in funds for the Army Corps of Engineers to repair damages caused by natur...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $321.4 Million for Federal Lands and Tribal Projects
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced recipients of $321.4 million in Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) grants. These are the first grants awarded under the program and will help build and repair roads and bridges that serve Tribal or Federal lands. “This investment will fund long overdue infrastructure projects to improve safety on roads for underserved Tribal communities and Federal lands,”...
ASCE Election Results: Briaud to Be 2020 President-Elect
Jean-Louis Briaud has been elected ASCE’s 2020 president-elect by a majority of Society members and will advance to serve as 2021 president. Briaud, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, Dist.M.ASCE, has taught at Texas A&M University since 1978, most recently as a distinguished professor since 2015. Briaud has served in a number of Society roles. The Distinguished Member recently completed a three-year term on the Board of Direction as a technical region director and has been president of the Geo-Institute...
The Wild Revit Add-In is Out of Beta Adding Persistent Connection to Cloud XR Workspace
Portland, OR - The Wild announced the launch of their new Add-In for Autodesk® Revit®, which is now out of beta and available for download. The Wild, an immersive collaboration platform, enables all project stakeholders to experience design together, in real-time, from anywhere in the world. This Revit Add-In allows architecture, engineering, and BIM teams to bring their model into The Wild’s VR experience and evaluate it at human-scale. They can move around in their models naturally, just like...
Jennie Santoro named HNTB Seattle architecture leader
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Jennie Santoro, AIA, NCARB, has been named HNTB Corporation’s Seattle architecture studio leader. Based in the firm’s Bellevue office, Santoro oversees HNTB’s growing staff of architects and structural engineers and additionally becomes the new client service leader for the Port of Seattle and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. “Jennie will lead HNTB’s strategic efforts to grow architecture across our market sectors in the Northwest,” said Kevin Collins, PE, Seattle offic...
GSSI Announces New Distributor Partnership with Blinken Tools, Aligning to its Global Growth Strategy
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, is pleased to announce a distribution partnership with Blinken Tools AB, headquartered in Karlstad, Sweden. This alliance focuses on expanding GSSI’s presence in the Scandinavia region through Blinken’s vast sales and service support expertise in delivering quality products to the construction, industrial, and government sectors. “We are excited about the partnership with Blinken Tools as this aligns with our...
CloudStation, the New Software by YellowScan
YellowScan, the UAV LiDAR Solutions leader, announced today the release of its new software. CloudStation provides a complete solution to create and manipulate point-cloud data. It allows to extract, process and display data immediately after flight acquisition. The auto-generation of flight lines and the production of LAS files are now done in a few clicks. “This launch is an exciting move for YellowScan, it allows a better and simplified experience for the customers.” says Tristan Allouis,...
Finegold Alexander Architects Receives Two Interfaith Design Honor Awards Recognizing Temple Israel, Omaha, Nebraska and Congregation B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim, Deerfield, Illinois
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – June 7, 2019 – Finegold Alexander Architects is proud to announce that it received two Honor Awards for Design from Interfaith Design for the design of Temple Israel in Omaha, NE and Congregation B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim (BJBE) in Deerfield, IL. Initially announced in ID’s publication Faith & Form, the awards were presented at the American Institute of Architects (AIA), National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 6, 2019. Interfaith Design is a knowledge communit...
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