Thermal Imagery for Building and Utilities Owners
By Woolpert’s Qassim Abdullah, Ph.D., PLS, CP and Nadja Turek, PE, F. SAME, LEED AP BD+C, GGP, Envision SP May 2021 Abstract This paper discusses the aerial acquisition of thermal imagery and introduces thermography, acquisition parameters, atmospheric variables and factors impacting thermal sensor operations on fast-flying aircraft. It also examines the following elements that are crucial to selecting suitable sensors and cost-effective acquisition methods: Proje...
Western Green to Acquire East Coast Erosion Control forming Largest U.S. based Erosion Control Blanket Manufacturing Group
Evansville, Indiana – Western Green has entered into an agreement to acquire East Coast Erosion Control, effective May 26, 2021. This latest acquisition of Western Green, builds on its growing manufacturing footprint, with expanded product and manufacturing offerings along the eastern US regions. This acquisition will result in the largest U.S. based erosion control blanket manufacturing group. As a primary benefit of the acquisition, a greater geographical area in the Americas will have acces...
GPA Board elects new officers
The Georgia Ports Authority achieved its busiest April on record last month, handling 466,633 twenty-foot equivalent container units and 3.7 million tons of total cargo. (Georgia Ports Authority ) SAVANNAH, Ga.– Today, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) board elected new officers for the coming fiscal year and reported a 38 percent increase in container trade for the month of April. Joel Wooten will serve as chairman, Kent Fountain as vice chairman, and Alec Poitevint as secretary-tr...
Epson Helps Advance Digital Industrial Printing with Availability of OEM PrecisionCore Printheads
Proven MEMs Thin-Film Piezo Inkjet Printheads Now Available for Aqueous, UV and Solvent-Based Ink LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – Epson America today announced it is making its proven MEMs thin-film piezo inkjet printheads available to printer OEMs for integration into next-generation industrial printers. Epson has continued to lead the industry in innovation with its Si MEMs-based PrecisionCore® technology, setting new benchmarks for digital printing speed, quality and reliability. With options...
ACI Foundation's Strategic Development Council to Host Virtual Technology Forum
Farmington Hills, Mich. – The ACI Foundation’s Strategic Development Council (SDC) will host its next virtual Technology Forum on August 24-26, 2021. This 50th forum will include technology showcases that highlight new materials, industry research needs and examine collaborative research models that have the potential to advance the industry. Topics include: Technology Showcases: The World's First Concrete Bridges Made with Glass Powder Eliminating Pour Strips with the PS=Ø® Mechan...
Freight Bottlenecks a $42 Billion Hidden Cost On U.S. Economy, Federal Data Shows
WASHINGTON — Freight bottlenecks cost the U.S. economy more than $42 billion in 2019—a hidden tax on the American people that is only likely to increase as the country fully opens, according to a review of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data. The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) study, “Throttled: The Economic Costs of Freight Bottlenecks,” also shows that freight shipments suffered almost 660 million hours of delay on the nation’s roadways. “Our examin...
Walter P Moore Expands West Coast Leadership
Firm leaders Rafael Sabelli and Jeff Nixon spearhead growth across global markets San Francisco, CA - International engineering firm Walter P Moore is leveraging tenured expertise within the firm’s Structural Engineering team further expanding their reach in the West Coast market. Rafael Sabelli, PE, SE, accepted the role of Managing Director in the firm’s San Francisco office, continuing his role as Director of Seismic Design. He is an award-winning industry leader in the development...
America’s Engineering Industry backs the Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021
Washington, DC – The American Council of Engineering Companies released a strong letter of support this afternoon for passage of the bipartisan Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021. In her letter, ACEC President and CEO Linda Bauer Darr congratulated Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) for reaching a bipartisan agreement on the bill, which will ensure five years of growing investment in c...
EW Howell Construction Group Completes The Residences at Plainview for Capitol Seniors Housing
©Jeffrey Totaro, 2021 Transformed from a Residence Inn by Marriott into an elegant, state-of-the-art senior living community, the 150,000-SF facility features 114 residential suites and high-end amenities (Plainview, N.Y. – May 24, 2021) – EW Howell Construction Group, one of the region’s leading builders, has a completed The Residences at Plainview, an upscale independent living community for active senior adults in Plainview, N.Y. Developed by Capitol Seniors Housing and operat...
Thornton Tomasetti Elects John Abruzzo, Elisabeth Malsch and Peggy Van Eepoel to its Board of Directors
(New York, N.Y. – May 24, 2021) – Thornton Tomasetti announces that Managing Principal John Abruzzo, P.E., S.E., and Senior Principals Elisabeth Malsch, Ph.D., P.E., and Peggy Van Eepoel, P.E., F.SEI have been elected to the firm’s board of directors for two-year terms. The announcement was made at Thornton Tomasetti’s annual shareholder’s meeting in May. With the addition of Abruzzo, Malsch and Van Eepoel, Thornton Tomasetti’s board now includes 13 members. “We welcome John, Elisabeth and Pe...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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