Simpson Strong-Tie Introduces New High-Capacity, Load-Rated Concealed Beam Hanger for Mass Timber Construction
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has introduced the Simpson Strong-Tie® HSKP™ heavy seated knife plate, a high-capacity, welded concealed beam hanger for mass timber structures designed to meet heavy loads while providing a hidden-connector, wood-only design aesthetic. Engineered specifically to meet some of the heaviest mass timber beam loads, the HSKP is a code-listed, easy-to-install connector that can accommod...
World Water Works Inc. Upgrades Existing Treatment System For Pet Food Manufacturer
World Water Works Inc. (WWW) recently upgraded a pet food manufacturing facility’s dissolved air flotation (DAF) system, improving the plant’s wastewater treatment capacity. WWW designed and built the new DAF system to provide two to three times greater treatment capacity while reducing energy consumption. Based in Nebraska, the pet food manufacturer was in the process of expanding its production capacity. However, the plant’s aging stainless steel DAF system could not meet new treatment dema...
Infrastructure Projects in the United States Named as Finalists in Bentley Systems’ 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
Winners to Be Selected and Announced on Oct. 12 as Part of Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards EXTON, Pa. – Sept. 27, 2023 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced several projects from the United States as finalists in Bentley’s 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operati...
Trends October 2023
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Trimble and Kyivstar Partner to Provide GNSS Correction Services for Geospatial, Agriculture and Construction Applications in Ukraine
Trimble Hardware and Software Selected for New GNSS Network WESTMINSTER, Colo.—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest telecommunications company, are partnering to install a new Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network to provide Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) correction services across the country. Available to users as an annual subscription service, the new network will be built using Trimble’s hardware and software positioning technology, w...
ACEC/MA Announces GEI Consultants as Winner of the 2023 Grand Conceptor Engineering Excellence Award
Nominations open for 2024 Engineering Excellence Awards BOSTON, MA, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) has named GEI Consultants as the 2023 winner of the Grand Conceptor Engineering Excellence Award. ACEC/MA is accepting entries for the 2024 awards now through October 3, 2023. The Engineering Excellence Awards are an annual celebration of engineering excellence, honoring projects worldwide that demonstrate innovation, creativ...
David Ungemah Joins HDR as Managed Lanes and Alternative Revenue Practice Lead
A recognized national thought leader on road pricing systems, including managed lanes, road user charging and tolling, David Ungemah has joined HDR as its managed lanes and alternative revenue practice lead. Ungemah, based in HDR’s Denver office, will build on the company’s successful, growing practice as a preferred global provider of managed facilities, including the planning and implementation of express lanes, high occupancy vehicle facilities, priced freeways and similar tollways and oth...
Jennifer Gagnier to Lead Health, Safety, Environment and Quality at WSP in the U.S.
As a senior vice president, Gagnier will be responsible for strategic direction, development and management for health, safety, environment and quality. NEW YORK — Jennifer Gagnier is joining WSP, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy, as senior vice president of health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ) for the U.S. In her new executive leadership role, Gagnier is accountable for the strategic direction, development and...
HERE Technologies and Eco-Movement partner to improve the EV charging experience for drivers globally
Amsterdam & Utrecht, The Netherlands - HERE Technologies, the leading location data and technology platform, has entered into a partnership with Eco-Movement, the leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging station data, to create faster, fresher, and more accurate charging experiences for EV drivers globally. Finding reliable charge points when you need them most can be a challenge for EV drivers, resulting in frustration and wasted time. To address this problem, HERE and Eco-Movement...
IDS GeoRadar launches Chaser XR ground-penetrating radar
The new compact and lightweight ground-penetrating radar solution for subsurface profiling extends the power of revolutionary Equalised scrambled Technology to geophysical surveying. (PISA, Italy) IDS GeoRadar, part of Hexagon, today announced the launch of Chaser XR, a powerful ground-penetrating radar (GPR) solution that sets a new standard in subsurface investigation by featuring the most extended inspection range in a single device on the market. Leveraging IDS GeoRadar’s disruptive paten...