The New York City School Construction Authority, Urbahn Architects, and General Contractor MPCC Complete the Structural Frame of the $52.4 Million Addition to P.S. 144Q Colonel Jeromus Remsen School in Queens, NY
The $52.4 million, four-story addition to P.S. 144Q in Queens, NY will house 26 new classrooms, an outdoor play area, a cafeteria, offices, and a medical suite. Rendering courtesy of Urbahn Architects Queens, NY – The New York City School Construction Authority (SCA), Urbahn Architects, and general contractor MPCC Corp. have reached the important construction milestone of ‘topping out’ – or completing the structural steel frame – for the Public School 144 addition. Located at 93-02 69th...
NavVis IndoorViewer Now Converts Static Scans into Immersive 360° Imagery
MUNICH, Germany – NavVis, a leading provider of indoor spatial intelligence technology, can now automatically convert E57 point cloud files into interactive, realistic 360° walkthroughs, following the latest software upgrade to IndoorViewer. NavVis IndoorViewer is a web-based application that displays realistic digital twins using 360° panoramic images, point clouds and maps generated by 3D scanning devices. Users can move around digital twins of scanned spaces as if they are on site and use...
Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has acquired privately-held Veltec, a fleet management provider that delivers solutions to transportation companies to improve safety and reduce operational costs. Veltec is headquartered in Londrina, Brazil. The acquisition of Veltec further expands Trimble's global footprint and extends Trimble's fleet safety and efficiency solutions to new markets. Financial terms were not disclosed. "Veltec has established itself as an inn...
Governor Cuomo Announces Winners of Reimagine the Canals Competition
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the two winning proposals from the Reimagine the Canals Competition have been selected. The winning ideas included a proposal to build new neighborhoods along the Erie Canal, as well as a multi-day festival that would highlight the Canal and New York's booming craft-beverage industry. The competition—announced in 2017—was sponsored by the New York Power Authority and New York State Canal Corporation, and sought unique ideas to continue to transform the Ne...
Oro Loma Sanitary District Appoints Longtime San Leandro Resident Robert H. Glaze to Board
SAN LORENZO, Calif. - At its October 2, 2018 public meeting, the Oro Loma Sanitary District Board voted to appoint Robert H. Glaze to fill the Board vacancy generated by the retirement of Director Roland J. Dias. Glaze, a longtime San Leandro resident and Marina High School and Chabot College graduate, worked for the City of Oakland for 40 years, retiring as Chief Information Officer in the Department of Information Technology. He has been active in local politics for many years, having served o...
FAA Reauthorization & Disaster Program Reforms Signed into Law
Washington, D.C. - Today, the President signed into law a measure (H.R. 302) that includes a major five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as well as a package of federal disaster program reforms that will save lives and reduce the growing cost impacts of disasters of all types. “Thanks to this new law, our Nation’s aviation programs will have the longest period of stability since 1982, and resilience to disaster will improve for communities across America,” sa...
U.S. Department of Transportation Releases “Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0”
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today released new Federal guidance for automated vehicles, advancing its commitment to supporting the safe integration of automation into the broad multimodal surface transportation system. ‘Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0’ (AV 3.0) builds upon—but does not replace—voluntary guidance provided in ‘Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety.’ “The safe integration of automated vehicle technolo...
IMAGINiT Technologies Launches Ultimate eLearning Experience for CAD Users and Managers
BALTIMORE, MD — Improved ability to search content, increased reporting, learning path assignment capability with due dates and client branding opportunities are a few of the features of the new ProductivityNOW eLearning platform from IMAGINiT Technologies. Through a new partnership with Eagle Point, IMAGINiT’s ProductivityNOW eLearning offering is now built upon the powerful Pinnacle Series engine giving customers access to the precise Autodesk software eLearning courses they require so they ca...
Renewable Energy Set for Boost in Spain As Government Suspends Controversial 7% Solar Power Tax
The recently elected Spanish government is set to suspend the country’s controversial 7% solar tax, as it seeks to move towards renewables and lower the cost of electricity bills for families with solar panels fitted to their homes. The ‘sun tax’ is one of the most controversial laws in Spain and was implemented by the previous government of Mariano Rajoy in 2012. It has drawn criticism because it charges Spanish homes fitted with solar panels with an additional tax of 7% to remain conne...
WaterStep Provides Water and Disinfectant for Desperate Rural Communities in North Carolina
Louisville, KY - Louisville-based non-profit WaterStep has returned from a week-long trip to aid those affected by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. Five members from the organization left Louisville on Sunday, Sept. 23 in trucks packed with ten disaster relief kits that were able to purify water, and generate chlorine and bleach for disinfection and sanitation. They set up base at First Baptist Church in Willington, N.C., and then traveled into surrounding rural areas each day. Many of thes...
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June Issue 2026
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