UMC Celebrates Its Centennial Anniversary in 2020
Seattle/Mukilteo - UMC begins its 100th year of providing mechanical design and construction, facilities service and maintenance, energy services, building automation and fabrication/manufacturing throughout the Puget Sound region and beyond. Since its 1920 founding in Seattle, UMC has been dedicated to serving clients and owners by navigating the inherent complexity of building systems to take worry and angst off clients’ minds and help them create comfortable, productive, energy-efficient and...
Western Specialty Contractors Completes Metal Roofing, Siding Façade on New Kansas City Campus for Animal Care Facility
St. Louis, MO- The Western Specialty Contractors - Kansas City Roofing and Sheet Metal Branch recently completed installation of metal roofing and siding on the new $26 million Kansas City Campus for Animal Care facility – home to KC Pet Project, one of the Top 5 no-kill, open admission animal shelters in the U.S. Located at the corner of Elmwood and Gregory streets in Swope Park, the 54,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art animal campus opened to the public on Jan. 1, 2020 and includes a full-s...
A Decade Later, Inspection Shows Eight Mile Road’s FRP Bridge Deck and Beam System In “Like New” Condition
DAYTON, Ohio - Composite Advantage engineers recently inspected Hamilton County, Ohio’s Eight Mile Road Bridge to see how its fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) deck was holding up after more than a decade of vehicle traffic. The span was the first bridge in the U.S. to receive Composite Advantage’s FiberSPAN prefabricated, drop-in-place system with FRP tee-stiffened panels. Installation for the 22 ft.-long, 62 ft.-wide two-lane crossing took one day. Eight Mile’s specifications called for L/800...
Pipe Beveling Machine Creates Perfectly Square Beveled Ends
A portable, easy to operate pipe beveling tool that is designed to produce perfectly square and parallel bevels to help assure high-integrity welded joints has been introduced by Esco Tool of Holliston, Massachusetts. The Esco Wart MILLHOG® Portable Pipe Beveler mounts securely into the pipe I.D. using a self-centering draw rod assembly with a mandrel featuring expandable clamps. Designed to create precise square and beveled pipe ends with ± 0.001” accuracy, it has a 3-blade holder that can...
Leica BLK2GO named CES 2020 Best of Innovation winner, BLK247 recognised as Innovation Award Nominee
Heerbrugg, Switzerland – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced two more BLK products have been recognised by CES as part of the annual CES Innovation Awards, the series' fourth appearance since 2017 in the annual awards programme For the 2020 awards, the Leica BLK2GO was named a CES 2020 Best of Innovation Award Winner and the Leica BLK247 was named a CES Best of Innovation Award Nominee, both in the category of Digital Imaging and Photography. Previous BLK products that have bee...
Virtual Reality Paving the Way for Enhanced Safety and Efficiency in the Power Industry, Reveals GlobalData
Virtual reality (VR) technology can help the power industry to deliver workforce training and education in an immersive environment. The VR market, worth nearly $7bn in 2018, is set to become a $28bn industry by 2030, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13% over the forecast period. GlobalData’s latest theme report, ‘Thematic Research: Virtual Reality in Power’, highlights that VR training could kick off in a big way and bring new value to the power industry. However, while VR vendors...
Woolpert Welcomes Former AGC, Director of Warfighter Support, Senior Geospatial Strategist Michael Harper
The U.S. Army veteran will help the firm expand its mapping and spatial data support of the U.S. Armed Forces. ARLINGTON, Va. — Michael A. Harper has joined Woolpert as a senior strategist to support the firm’s rapidly expanding Geospatial Sector, working out of the firm’s Arlington office. Harper worked for the U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) from 2005-2019, providing leadership, strategic planning, and direct geospatial engineering and intelligence support for all levels of command. Pr...
Brokk Offers New Darda Multi Cutter Attachment for Steel Cutting
The mid-size Brokk 200 and 300 remote-controlled demolition machines can use the high cutting-force, lightweight Darda MC300 Multi Cutter attachment to cut steel material, utility lines and cables in a variety of industries, including demolition, soft gut/surgical demolition, remediation, construction and nuclear. MONROE, Wash. – Brokk®, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, offers a new steel cutting tool for mid-size Brokk machines. The MC300 Multi Cutt...
U.S. Department of Transportation Releases “Inclusive Design Challenge” Request for Information (RFI)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has published a Request for Information (RFI) for the Inclusive Design Challenge, announced by Secretary Elaine L. Chao at the Access and Mobility for All Summit on October 29, 2019. “The Department will award $5 million to aid the development of innovative new solutions that increase the availability and accessibility and reduce the cost of technologies of light-duty passenger vehicles,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. C...
U.S. Department of Transportation Unveils Interactive Map to Encourage Investment in Underserved Rural and Urban Communities
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a new interactive map highlighting federal investment in major infrastructure projects located in and around Opportunity Zones. The detailed information about vital infrastructure resources located in and near Opportunity Zones is intended to encourage further economic investment. “Opportunity Zones have the potential to increase job creation in underserved communities, especially in rural areas, and the Department is wo...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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