AVT to present at AWWA ACE
The Future of Water Distribution Systems (Chicago, June 6, 2022) Water systems are rarely designed to be future proof. When initially designed, engineers add the number of control points needed at that time, and AVT is finding more and more that these points are not sufficient for the current demands on the systems. So, what do water system operators do? This question and more will be answered when AVT’s VP of Global Sales, Shawn Petty presents ‘Why Insertion Valve Technology is the F...
Biden Administration Announces Over $368 Million in Grants to Improve Rail Infrastructure, Enhance and Strengthen Supply Chains
46 Projects in 32 States to Modernize Rail Across Rural & Urban Communities Will Enable Economic Growth WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced over $368 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program funds to 46 projects in 32 states and the District of Columbia. These investments will play a crucial role in modernizing our country’s rail infrastructure and strengthening supply chains, helping to reduce congestion...
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR CARBON NEUTRAL CONCRETE ANNOUNCES NEW STAFF
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete―a uniquely positioned center providing access to technologies and the knowledge needed to effectively and safely produce and place carbon neutral concrete in the built environment― has seen rapid growth in membership which has led to an expansion of the staff needed to serve NEU’s mission. With this increase, the board of directors has determined the need for a full-time executive director and has hired Drew B...
Idrica launches new solutions and expands its GoAigua platform to cater for other areas of the water cycle
Idrica has developed new software solutions for the water cycle in the areas of drinking water, sanitation, urban irrigation, agriculture, water resources and reuse. Idrica has developed new software solutions for the optimization of the entire water cycle, increasing its outreach to new areas. These solutions are part of its GoAigua platform and broaden its portfolio to sustainably address the main global challenges in the management of this precious resource. "These technological de...
Murphy Administration announces $47.3 million in FY2022 Local Bridges Fund grants
Each county to receive $1 million plus additional funds based on deck area (Trenton) – The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced 32 Local Bridges Fund grants totaling $47.3 million to help counties maintain local bridges in a state of good repair. “The state of good repair of New Jersey’s transportation infrastructure is a priority of the Murphy Administration. The Local Bridges Fund grant program offers our local governments the ability to use grant funds to invest i...
Port of Amsterdam selected responsible wood construction
The Nautical Coordination Centre in Amsterdam is a wooden building that reflects the sustainable and circular ambitions of the Port of Amsterdam. The entire construction – walls, floors and roofs – is built with Metsä Wood’s engineered Kerto® LVL wood product. The circular economy is a focus of the Port of Amsterdam’s strategy. The goal is to become the most important economic and circular hub in Europe. The Port of Amsterdam’s ecosystem brings together all kinds of companies, from waste, raw...
Alastair MacGregor to Lead WSP USA Property and Buildings Business
A respected global engineering leader and digital innovator; succeeds longtime WSP leader Rick Rome, who will focus on client development, integration of acquired firms. NEW YORK— Alastair (Aly) MacGregor has been named the executive business line leader for Property and Buildings at WSP USA, one of the nation’s largest engineering and professional services consultancies. MacGregor, who joins the firm from an international infrastructure consulting firm, assumed the role on June 1. “A...
New Partnership of Satellite And Drone Mapping Providers gives Civil Engineers 'Start To Finish' coverage
Shoulder to shoulder; Plexscape CEO Lambros Kaliakatsos left, and Inflights CEO Hugo De Blauwe on the right, at Plexscape headquarters, Athens, 5th May 2022 Athens, Greece, and Brussels, Belgium 2nd June 2022 – Plexscape, which brings satellite imagery and terrain data into AutoCAD, is partnering with drone surveying company Inflights, giving civil engineers both the bigger-picture for preliminary design and now also ultra-detailed drone surveying data for precision construction. Plex...
Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines Announce Repositioning of 10 & 120 South Riverside Plaza
Levenfeld Pearlstein & Vitality sign on as first tenants of newly repositioned space (CHICAGO, IL) –Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines, global real estate firms, today announced the repositioning of 10 & 120 South Riverside Plaza, a two-building, 1.4 million-square-foot office complex situated in the prestigious West Loop submarket on the west bank of the Chicago River, which is expected to be completed in 2024. Ivanhoé Cambridge, property owner, along with Hines, asset and property manager,...
CFSEI Announces Winners of 2022 Design Excellence and Creative Detail Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) has announced the winners of its 2022 CFSEI Design Excellence and Creative Detail awards. This year’s awards were presented during the 2022 CFSEI Expo held May 16-18 at the Curtis Denver—a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Denver, Colorado. The award winners and descriptions of projects are included at https://www.cfsei.org/. CFSEI Design Excellence Awards recognize projects that exemplify excellence in the structural design of n...