PFS System from Simpson Strong-Tie Now Code Listed for Building Portal Frames for Wider Openings with Faster Installation
Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has received code listing from the International Code Council Evaluation Services (ICC-ES) for its Strong-Wall® site-built portal frame system (PFS) designed to provide engineers, builders, and framers in prescriptive markets with an easy way to meet code-defined wall bracing requirements when building narrow wall widths. Since first developed by the APA Engineered Wood Association and accepted into the...
Dewberry to Provide Enhanced QL1 Lidar for Florida Panhandle
Firm to provide data for U.S. Geological Survey following widespread impacts of Hurricane Michael. Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to provide updated base elevation models for the panhandle region of Florida, which was heavily impacted by Hurricane Michael in 2018. The firm has collected data for approximately 8,000 square miles of Florida, including the counties of Washington, Bay, Jackson,...
CG/LA Infrastructure Identifies 550+ Infrastructure Projects Critical to Stimulating the U.S. Economy and Creating Jobs
Projects cover all infrastructure sectors, have an overall investment value of ~$1 trillion, and stand to create as many as 2.4 million jobs Firm creates interactive map that enables industry professionals and public officials to collaborate and share information to move vital infrastructure projects forward WASHINGTON - CG/LA Infrastructure, the global leader in infrastructure thought leadership and development, today announced the formal launch of its Blueprint 202...
AECOM Hunt and Clayco Joint Venture Announce the Addition of Bowa Construction for O’Hare 21 Project
The addition of Bowa Construction will add diversity and additional aviation expertise to the team’s work on Chicago O’Hare International Airport’s $8.5 Billion O’Hare 21 Project CHICAGO (Jul. 13, 2020) – AECOM Hunt, part of the world’s premier infrastructure firm, AECOM, and Clayco, one of the nation’s largest design-build firms, today announced the addition of Bowa Construction to its joint venture team providing construction management services for the O’Hare 21 Project. Together, the joi...
Bentley Systems’ Acceleration Fund Announces Launch of The Cohesive Companies, Advancing Infrastructure Digital Twins to Improve Asset Performance
Anchored by the Acquisition of Cohesive Solutions, Leading North American Integrator of IBM’s Maximo EXTON, Pa. – July 13, 2020 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced that its Acceleration Fund has launched The Cohesive Companies, a wholly owned subsidiary, anchored by the acquisition of Atlanta-based Cohesive Solutions. The n...
Clean Energy Jobs Report: 106k Workers Returned in June, 514k Still Unemployed
Some clean energy employees are returning to work, but sector’s full recovery unlikely if Congress doesn’t act 106,300 clean energy workers returned to their jobs in June 514,200 clean energy workers remain jobless in wake of COVID-19 Troubling signs cloud clean energy sector’s outlook; stimulus needed now WASHINGTON – As the U.S. economy began to reopen in June, some employees returned to work in the clean energy sector, which had been reeling from three months of devastat...
ACI Foundation’s Strategic Development Council to Host Virtual Technology Forum
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (July 10, 2020) – The ACI Foundation’s Strategic Development Council (SDC) will host its first virtual Technology Forum on August 25th and 27th 2020. The SDC collaborates across the concrete industry to address technical challenges within the industry and hosts forums for the introduction and nurturing of new technologies. SDC Technology Forum 48 will consist of two separate webinar sessions. Each session will consist of four 30-minute presentations. All participants w...
Esri President Jack Dangermond Addresses UN High Level Political Forum
GIS Software Leader Speaks on COVID-19 and Sustainable Development Goals REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the world leader in GIS, location intelligence, and mapping technology, today announced that its founder and president, Jack Dangermond, addressed the United Nations’ High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. His remarks to the assembly were delivered July 7th at the key annual meeting for UN and Member State review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) globally. The United N...
NDDOT awards $2 million in Transportation Alternatives funding
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) Director Bill Panos announced today the award $2,018,090 of Transportation Alternatives (TA) funding for transportation improvement projects across the state. The TA grants are made possible through a federally funded program and is administered by the NDDOT. “This program plays a key role in increasing safety and promoting healthy lifestyles through active transportation alternatives, which make North Dakota a better place to live and...
DFI Announces New Chair of Women in Deep Foundations Committee
Hawthorne, NJ: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that Lucky Nagarajan, general manager-engineering and business development for Giken America, is the new chair of the DFI Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee. She succeeds Maysill Pascal, P.E., senior regional engineer/sales manager for USW, a Menard Group USA Company. The WiDF Committee is a group of women and men who are advocates for retaining women in the deep foundations industry. The goal is to foster greater success and inte...
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