Fall Conference Panel Addresses Federal/Local Infrastructure Relationship
Washington, DC - Elected officials and a panel of firm leaders discussed the recommendations in the recently published A Playbook for a New Infrastructure Partnership, which looks at improving how the federal government works with local governments to build the nation’s infrastructure. The Playbook was jointly produced by the ACEC Research Institute and Accelerator for America’s New Partnership for Infrastructure. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who chairs the Accelerator for America, kicked...
HEEP BIM Educational Webinar Series - IFC
The Highway Engineering Exchange Program (HEEP) is an organization that promotes advances in transportation engineering through the exchange of knowledge and information technology. HEEP started a BIM Special Interest Group in 2019 and that group has been reformed to a series of educational webinars. Today, 10/28/20, HEEP is proud to present the second in its BIM Educational Webinars. Richard Petrie, CEO of buildingSMART, will give a presentation on Industry Foundation Classes (IFC). IFC is a da...
DFI Announces Osterberg Memorial Lecturer Presentation at IFCEE 2021
Hawthorne, N.J.: J. Erik Loehr, Ph.D., P.E., Logan Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri and a senior principal engineer with Dan Brown and Associates, has been invited to present the DFI Osterberg Memorial Lecture at the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Exposition (IFCEE 2021). The event, being held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas, Texas, May 10–14, 2021, is hosted by DFI, ADSC (The International Association of Foundation Drilling), ASCE Ge...
JOIN US - First EVER Virtual Past/ Forward Conference - Oct. 27-30
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is proud to present the 74th annual PastForward conference. This year’s conference theme-- Resilience and Relevance--features provocative conversation about contemporary challenges and the power of preservation to respond to: Racial Justice and Equity Pandemic Issues Challenges of America’s Main Streets Climate Change Impacts How does historic preservation connect to all these issues? Join us online to find out. You can dow...
Open Call for Solutions to Create the Future of Resilient Energy Production, Transmission, Usage and Storage for the U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense
Submission Deadline Extended to October 29 LAS VEGAS – AFWERX, the U.S. Air Force’s innovation catalyst, is seeking solutions from public and private industries, commercial sectors, government, and academia for the Department of Defense (DoD) Reimagining Energy Challenge to modernize and create the future of resilient energy production, transmission, utilization and storage for the U.S. Air Force. Due to the high level of interest received from participants and government agencies, AFWERX...
Leading Engineers, Impact Investors, Scholars and Social Entrepreneurs Convene Dec. 3-4 to Cultivate and Accelerate Engineering Driving Positive Social Change
ASME’s 4th annual Impact.Engineered forum includes speakers from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BlackRock, New Lab, The Lemelson Foundation, Siemens Stiftung, the United Nations, World Bank, and Top Engineering Universities NEW YORK – With a commitment to positively impact underserved communities with engineered solutions to social and environmental issues, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)’s Engineering for Change (E4C) will host the fourth annual Impact.Engineere...
The Beyond 2020 conference will guide to sustainable built environment
How should the global building sector act to contribute to the UN's goals for sustainable development? This is the burning topic for Beyond 2020, this year's most important global conference on sustainable built environment, organized virtually by Chalmers University of Technology 2-4 November. “The clock is ticking. The world's building sector has ten years to achieve the goals in the UN's Agenda 2030. The conference's goals are a common roadmap to make it possible”, says conference host Hol...
Travelling Around the World in 4 Days with Autodesk University 2020
San Francisco, CA – Ideate Software, an Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner and Autodesk® Authorized Developer, is pleased to announce that is a Gold Sponsor of the first Autodesk University that is entirely digital and free to attend. This interactive event will bring together designers, engineers, and builders to learn about emerging technologies and trends that will help them achieve their goals. It starts on November 17 and continues through November 20 with live and on-demand classes, events, an...
Transportation Diversity Council and Massachusetts Institute of Technology To Host 2020 TDC-MIT Transportation & Infrastructure Virtual Summit
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, conference will discuss navigating transportation challenges and opportunities New York, New York: The Transportation Diversity Council and Massachusetts Institute of Technology will host the virtual summit featuring panels on funding structures and transportation workforce challenges. Keynote speakers will include Phillip Washington, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles County MTA, and Craig Cipriano, President of MTA Bus & Senior Vice President of NYC Trans...
Xylem highlights the extraordinary partnerships making water utilities more resilient at WEFTEC Connect 2020
Extraordinary times call for an all-digital experience with virtual meetings, on-demand product demos, exclusive videos, and live streaming panel discussions throughout weeklong event Charlotte, N.C., – Xylem (NYSE: XYL) is highlighting the Extraordinary Partnerships driving the water utility industry’s resilience amidst these Extraordinary Times at this year’s Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), Oct. 5-9. The company is offering dozens of...