Termite Mounts Hide Secrets to Sustainable Buildings of the Future
RAPID CITY, SD (Oct. 30, 2018) — South Dakota School of Mines & Technology has been awarded $475,000 from the National Science Foundation to study how termites construct mounds with the idea that humans might one day adapt the energy-efficient homebuilding techniques of the insects. The award is a follow-up to a previous grant by NSF of $300,000. Mines faculty researchers spent time in the African country of Namibia to study the shape and function of termite mounds. The mounds are resilient a...
Sanexen Water Successfully Completes Major Repairs in the Lincoln Tunnel in New York City in Record Time
MONTRÉAL, Oct. 30, 2018 - During the weekend of October 20th, Sanexen Water, Inc., a member of the LOGISTEC family, successfully completed major repairs in the Lincoln Tunnel in New York City with minimal impact. When the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) began planning repairs and upgrades to Route 495 and the Lincoln Tunnel, one of the requirements was to repair two cast iron cement-encased water main sections at each end of the tunnel that supply water for fire prevention. ...
Stalco Construction, Keller Sandgren Architects,The LiRo Group, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority Complete the New Wyandanch Train Station
Babylon, NY – General contractor Stalco Construction, Keller Sandgren Architects, structural and mechanical/electrical/plumbing/low voltage engineer The LiRo Group, and the New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) have completed the construction of the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) new, 3,000-square foot Wyandanch Train Station. LIRR is the busiest commuter train system in the country. Ridership on the Ronkonkoma Branch, of which Wyandanch is a part, has doubled over the past...
Fleet Advantage Unveils ATLAAS Unified With Enhancements To Its Award-Winning Analytics Software Platform
FORT LAUDERDALE – Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing, and lifecycle cost management today announced that it has enhanced its award-winning ATLAAS (Advanced Truck Lifecycle Administrative Analytics Software) with new sophisticated advancements. The newly-launched platform - ATLAAS Unified - will reshape the way private fleets and for-hire carriers operate, manage and evaluate fleet costs through several strategic advancements and new solut...
J.F. Kiely Construction Co. Continues Growth, Expands to Glassboro, New Jersey
GLASSBORO, N.J. - J.F. Kiely Construction Co., an ENR 600 utility construction company headquartered in Long Branch, New Jersey, announces the opening of their new construction yard in Glassboro, New Jersey. Since 1952, J.F. Kiely Construction Co. has expanded to strategically placed locations to better serve their growing customer base. The new Glassboro location will primarily support customers in southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania. "At the Kiely Family of Companies, we be...
Nine Cities Win $1 Million for Innovative Solutions to Urgent Local Issues in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ U.S. Mayors Challenge
Michael R. Bloomberg announced today at CityLab Detroit the nine winners of the Bloomberg Philanthropies U.S. Mayors Challenge, a yearlong competition that challenged city leaders to uncover and test bold, inventive ideas to confront the toughest problems faced by cities today. The nine cities will receive $1 million to begin implementation on potentially breakthrough solutions to homelessness, the opioid crisis, mobility, climate change, and economic opportunity. The U.S. Mayors Challen...
Radiant Vision Systems Honored by Global SMT & Packaging Magazine’s GLOBAL Technology Awards 2018
REDMOND, Wash. — Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of automated visual test and inspection systems, announces that it has been awarded a GLOBAL Technology Award for its INSPECT.assembly Automated Visual Inspection Station in the category of “Inspection AOI.” The GLOBAL Technology Awards recognize new innovations in the printed circuit assembly and packaging industries and are held annually by Global SMT & Packaging magazine at events rotating between Productronica, Germany, and SMTAi, U...
Young Tapped to be Vice Chair of AASHTO’s TC3 Council
Chris Young, workforce development director for the Texas Department of Transportation, began a two-year term as vice chair of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council or TC3 on Oct. 23; a term that will officially wrap up at the end of the 2021 TC3 Annual Meeting. TC3, launched in summer 2000, functions as a partnership among state departments of transportation, government entities, and AASHTO, along with other ind...
USDOT Official Highlights More Than $12 Million in Grants to Help Modernize Bus Service in Central Illinois
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams was joined today by Illinois officials to celebrate the award of more than $12 million in competitive grant funds to improve bus transit service in central Illinois. The grants will enable transit agencies to modernize bus fleets, improve service, and enhance safety for riders. Acting Administrator Williams and officials from Connect Transit celebrated the gra...
ULIS Launches ThermEye™ Building, a New Product Line Dedicated to Smart Building Applications
This thermal sensor line is for integrators needing detection and people counting capabilities for connected buildings ULIS will showcase ThermEye Building at IBS, Paris, November 6 – 7, 2018, at booth #E30 Grenoble, France – ULIS, a designer and manufacturer of a wide range of innovative thermal image sensors, today announces the launch of ThermEye Building, a thermal sensor line for system integrators of detection and people counting equipment for connected buildings. The ThermEye...
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