Leica Geosystems BLK247 Wins Security Industry Association’s Best New Product Award
Industry’s first 3D reality capture sensor for surveillance earns top honour at virtual SIA event and awards competition (HEERBRUGG, Switzerland)– Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced today its 3D surveillance product, the Leica BLK247, won the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) 2020 Best New Product Award. The BLK247 was demonstrated as part of SIA’s annual New Product Showcase Awards competition held at this year’s virtual ISC West tradeshow. Since its inception in 1979,...
Flylogix and Cambridge Consultants to send drones beyond the horizon
Flylogix and Cambridge Consultants, part of the Capgemini Group, today announce a collaboration that will exploit Iridium’s state-of-the-art satellite communications to safely control unmanned aerial vehicles from a central control hub. This will enable Flylogix to move from local drone piloting at the airfield to centrally controlled operations, massively increasing the resilience of their services to offshore installations. The Flylogix service reduces the cost, risk and environmental impact o...
Asite Helping to Unlock the Potential of BIM Across Africa
Asite announces sponsorship of BIM Academy Africa’s online learning platform, which delivers a comprehensive training programme to users across the region London, United Kingdom (July 2020) – Asite is excited to announce that it is sponsoring BIM Academy Africa’s online learning program. Exceptional BIM is an online learning platform aligned with international digital construction standards and best practices to help users improve how they learn and lead in the digital built envir...
Addressing Catastrophic Threats to the US Electric Grid
Boulder, CO - Rocky Mountain Institute’s Electricity Program has released a report assessing the current approaches to grid resilience in the United States and providing recommendations for policymakers, regulators, and industry participants. Historical approaches to ensuring grid security in the United States are proving to be poorly suited to the emerging, catastrophic threats facing the grid. They are also incongruous with the ongoing technological transition that is rapidly reshaping the...
UCA Announces Website Resources for Underground Construction & Tunneling Workforce
Denver, Colo. - The next generation of underground engineers have a new educational resource in Down For That a website from the Underground Construction Association, a division of SME (UCA). Down For That is an initiative that informs students about the underground industry through numerous resources and provides opportunities for them to get involved. The website is designed to be a one-stop resource for students, professors and industry professionals to gain knowledge and share information...
Port of Wilmington Yard Expansion Accommodates Refrigerated Container Growth
WSP USA designed a consolidated refrigerated container yard that provides increased, centralized and efficient storage of containers used in the perishable food trade. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA — North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports) made history with the arrival of one of the world’s largest container ships – and the Port is ready to receive up to 1,200 refrigerated containers a similar ship can carry. The MV Hyundai Hope sailed into the port on May 20, marking the port...
Louisiana Transportation Chief, Pennsylvania and Indiana Projects & ACS Infrastructure Development Executive Receive National Public-Private Partnership Awards
(WASHINGTON)— The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, the State Street Redevelopment Project in Indiana, Louisiana Transportation Secretary Dr. Shawn Wilson and ACS Infrastructure Development Vice President of Project Management Noah Jolley have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation finance and leadership, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced July 16. The awards were presented during ARTBA’s 32nd Annual Public Pri...
ACI Hires Resource Center Manager, Prepares for Opening in Southern California
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The inaugural American Concrete Institute (ACI) Resource Center will open next month in Southern California. The ACI Resource Center will coordinate with ACI chapters and sponsoring groups to offer direct, on-demand access to all certification and educational offerings from the Institute. To help assist the industry and meet the growing demand for further access to ACI knowledge, the Institute recently hired William “Rusty” Owings, III, AIA, as Resource Center Mana...
Open Source Wood gathers structural calculation tools in one place
Wood is a renewable and strong construction material that stores carbon, yet it accounts only for a very small fraction of global construction. Open Source Wood is a collaboration platform for architects, engineers, students and professionals in wood construction to share their innovations in modular wood construction. Open Source Wood offers innovation, ideas and a library of element and module designs, freely available to everyone. Now, Open Source Wood also offers easy access to structural ca...
Kansas cities receive $18.5 million for road improvements
TOPEKA, Kan. - Cities in Kansas are receiving $18.5 million for road improvement projects. The Kansas Department of Transportation says 36 projects improving intersections and roads in Kansas cities have been selected for funding through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program, which funds improvements for state highways that extend through cities. KDOT says cities will receive a combined total of $18.5 million in funding under the CCLIP for the p...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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