Stantec Wins Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Leadership Award
Stantec has won a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Leadership Award from the Canadian network of the United Nations Global Compact, in the Large Organizations category. Presented by the Global Compact Network Canada, the SDG Awards recognize Canadian organizations that are advancing 17 sustainable and socially responsible goals to ensure a better future. These goals focus on issues deemed critical to achieving a sustainable future, such as ending extreme poverty, fighting inequality and injus...
AECOM Surpasses 2020 Goal of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Early and Unveils New Pledge for 2025
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 12, 2018) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today a new commitment to further reduce its absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20 percent by 2025, based on 2017 baseline levels. Since 2016, the company has decreased its GHGs by 43 percent based on its 2015 baseline levels, more than doubling its previously set 2020 target. This reduction was achieved by consolidating offices, leveraging more energy efficient office spaces, decreasi...
Going from Strength to Strength in Rail
For over a quarter of a century, Cintec has secured and reinforced historic and historical buildings, masonry bridges, monuments, railway structures, retaining walls and harbour walls throughout the world. The patented Cintec reinforcement and anchoring system is straightforward: injecting a proprietary cementitious fluid grout into an anchor surrounded by a fabric sock, which has already been placed in an oversized drilled hole. The reinforcement system’s ingenuity lies in its versatili...
APTA’s PTC Congressional Testimony: We are Making Solid Progress so that Public Transit is Even Safer
Washington, D.C. – Today, on behalf of the American Public Transportation Committee, Jeffrey D. Knueppel, P.E. General Manager of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) testified before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The hearing focused on the industry progress in implementing positive train control (PTC). PTC is “system designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, over speed d...
Wärtsilä Biogas Upgrading Plant Will Significantly Reduce Methane Emissions from US Dairy Facility
Puregas Solutions, a part of the technology group Wärtsilä, has been contracted to supply a turnkey biogas upgrading plant to the USA. The plant will upgrade an existing anaerobic digester (AD) to produce biomethane. It has been ordered by a leader in sustainable agricultural practices, located in the state of Oregon. The order was booked in the second quarter of 2018. The Puregas solution will process 3100 cfm (cubic feet per minute) of biogas from the anaerobic digestion of manure from more...
N.C. Highway 12 Closed on Hatteras Due to Ocean Overwash
NAGS HEAD – The N.C. Department of Transportation has closed N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island due to ocean overwash in several places. Water and sand covers the road near Rodanthe and in Avon, Buxton, and just north of Hatteras Village. The highway will likely remain closed through the duration of Hurricane Florence’s approach, as both the road and its bridges must be cleared of debris, inspected for structural damage, and repaired as necessary before they can be reopened. The inspectio...
RIDOT Releases Data for Second Month of Tolling
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today released key data from the State's tractor trailer truck only tolling program for the second month of tolling; the period from July 11, 2018 to August 10, 2018. The data included the number of transactions and tolls assessed from gantry locations 1 and 2. RIDOT released the data to maintain transparency about the program and to report on the stability of the system. RIDOT conducted three increasingly intensive traffic studies prior t...
Video: The Infrastructure Gap
John Authers reports from discussions at the World Bank annual meetings in Peru about problems raising finance for infrastructure. Why is the private sector reluctant to invest? Filmed by John Authers for the Financial Times. Edited by Paolo Pascual. Still images from AFP.
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $586 Million in Airport Infrastructure Grants
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $586 million in airport infrastructure grants, as part of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. “These airport investments will create jobs in local communities, upgrade reliability and further improve safety of air travel for the flying public,” said Secretary Chao. This fifth incr...
Fluor Uses IBM Watson to Deliver Predictive Analytics Capability for Megaprojects
IRVING, Texas and ARMONK, New York – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today the use of artificial intelligence-based systems to predict, monitor and measure the status of engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction (EPC) megaprojects from inception to completion. Fluor’s extensive engineering, fabrication, construction and deep supply chain expertise, coupled with artificial intelligence and analytic technologies from IBM Watson, forms the foundation for big...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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