Atkins welcomes resilience expert, strategist Maria Honeycutt as National Director for All-Hazards Resilience
CALVERTON, Md., USA: Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has welcomed Maria Honeycutt, PhD, CFM as the new National Director for All-Hazards Resilience. Based in Calverton, Maryland, she will lead Atkins’ all-hazard resilience strategy for clients in the United States. “Bringing top talent to our resilience business affirms our commitment to providing unrivalled expertise to our clients and their projects,” said Paul Demit, Atkins Community and Intermodal Infrastructure Business Unit D...
Simpson Strong-Tie Introduces Self-Drilling Pilot Point Screw for Sheathing, Drywall, and Subfloor-to-CFS Applications
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has introduced the Strong-Drive® PPHD Sheathing-to-CFS screw, a multipurpose, self-drilling, pilot point screw suitable for attaching sheathing, drywall, or subflooring to cold-formed steel framing. Designed as an update to the existing PPSD Sheathing-to-CFS screw, the PPHD features a larger #5 pilot point with a longer flute and comes in popular #8 sizes. In addition, t...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $48.2 Million Loan for Rural Highway Safety Project in Nicollet County, Minnesota
Bureau’s Rural Project Initiative Provides Financing at Half the Treasury Rate WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that its Build America Bureau has provided a low-interest loan of up to $48.2 million to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) to reconstruct 12 miles of Highway 14 to a four-lane, divided highway from the City of New Ulm to the City of Nicollet, bypassing the City of Courtland – helping to impr...
Overseas Buildings Operations’ New U.S. Consulate General Projects Receive 2022 American Architecture Awards®
Rendering of the U.S. Consulate General Hermosillo courtesy of OBO, by Richärd|Kennedy Architects. Learn more about the project here. The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations’ (OBO) new consulate general projects in Hermosillo, Mexico, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were recognized by The Chicago Athenaeum’s prestigious 2022 American Architecture Awards for innovative design leadership and pioneering architectural vision. The design for U.S. Consul...
Former City of Los Angeles Director of Economic Infrastructure Maximillian Reyes joins McGuireWoods Consulting as Vice President
McGuireWoods Consulting has added Maximillian Reyes, the former director of economic infrastructure for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and a senior staffer for California legislators, as a vice president of government relations in the firm's California office based in Los Angeles. Reyes joins McGuireWoods Consulting from Los Angeles World Airports, where he worked as a legislative deputy, handling jurisdiction requests from local jurisdictions within Los Angeles and navigating complex govern...
Hillcrest Energy Technologies Completes First Commercial Prototype
Company advanced from technical proof of concept to commercial prototype in one year 800V, 250kW traction inverter to be integrated into partner powertrains for real-world demonstrations in commercial applications Hillcrest’s inverter technology materially eliminates switching losses and offers improved motor efficiency, performance and reliability VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Hillcrest Energy Technologies (CSE: HEAT) (OTCQB: HLRTF), a clean technology company developing transfor...
Acwa Robotics Names 3 Times as CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree & Winner of the Smart Cities Best of Innovation
France, Dec. 5th, 2022 – Acwa Robotics, the French phenomenon that puts the latest advances in autonomous robotics and AI at the service of water supply networks, today announced that it has been named a CES® 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree for Clear Water Pathfinder, the world's first smart robot capable of navigating and documenting drinking water pipes without interrupting their operation. This year’s CES Innovation Awards program received a record high number of over 2100 submissions. The ann...
Understanding erosion of protective coastal dune systems
A series of instruments were placed on land and in the water immediately in front of the artificial dunes constructed by the researchers. This allowed the team to capture the waves as they moved from offshore toward the dunes. (Photo: TU Delft) As sea levels continue to rise and storms intensify, countries such as the Netherlands – where a third of land is below sea level – are becoming increasingly concerned about coastal erosion. The Dutch have embraced numerous techniques t...
NRMCA Seeks Nominations for Concrete Innovations Award Program
Nomination Deadline: January 31, 2023 Nomination Form: www.concreteinnovations.com/awards. NRMCA, along with Build with Strength and Pave Ahead, are excited to announce the inaugural Concrete Innovations Award Program, which recognizes outstanding achievement in concrete manufacturing, design and construction. People, companies, products and projects that demonstrate outstanding performance in concrete manufacturing, research, design and construction are awarded for their achievements in h...
John “Ozzie” Nelson Jr. Inducted into the Smart Business Dealmakers Hall of Fame
The induction ceremony was celebrated as part of the 2022 Smart Business Dealmakers Conference MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — NELSON Worldwide, award-winning architecture, design, and strategy firm announces today the induction of John “Ozzie” Nelson Jr., Chairman & CEO, into the prestigious Smart Business Dealmakers Hall of Fame. Under Ozzie’s innovative leadership approach, the firm has executed more than 45 mergers and acquisitions, taking NELSON from the rank of #37 in the industry to multip...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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