Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) Announces GeoNashville
The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) of Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) recently announced a new geosynthetics industry event titled GeoNashville 2021: Geotechnical Innovations, Renewed Connections, taking place Nov. 4–5 2021, at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN USA. This event is geared towards all geosynthetics professionals to reconnect, share ideas and see the latest products and applications from exhibitors across the industry. "GeoNashville 2021 is plan...
FRA Celebrates the Transportation Technology Center’s 50th Anniversary
The U.S. Department of Transportation is celebrating 50 years of safety research and innovation at the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado. TTC is a proving ground for safety standards development and the latest rail technologies, providing researchers, regulators and industry an unrivaled, full-scale laboratory to carry out advanced field testing. Recently, Amtrak’s newest Acela train set was tested on the center’s electrified tr...
NIBS Opens Call for Speakers for Building Innovation 2021
The September virtual conference features three tracks: Resilience, Technology and Workplace WASHINGTON, DC – The National Institute of Building Sciences is reaching out to thought leaders and industry stakeholders to present during Building Innovation 2021: Virtual Edition. The conference takes place September 27-29, 2021, and it will feature three tracks: Resilience, Technology, and Workplace. “Building Innovation is an opportunity to engage the entire building community,” said Lakish...
Future Of Small Cities Institute Releases Sustainable Futures Video Database
Online database will feature sessions from key environmental leaders, decision makers, and elected officials focused on how sustainability, resilience affects all aspects of civic life ALBANY and TROY, N.Y. — The Future of Small Cities Institute, founded in 2020 by award-winning author Reif Larsen, has released a searchable video database created from their virtual event, The Sustainable Futures Conference. The database features all 77 sessions from the conference and will serve as a robust...
IMAGINiT Technologies’ ELEVATE Virtual Event Offers Transformative Insights for AEC and Manufacturing
BALTIMORE, MD — At IMAGINiT Technologies’ ELEVATE Virtual Event, experts will share insights on how design engineering teams can realign technology investments, evolve business models and adjust critical processes to transform their businesses. This free, virtual event features dedicated tracks for both Manufacturing and Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) professionals and runs from 1:00 to 4:00 pm ET on May 19 and 20, 2021. “The future of the 3D design engineering world is di...
DuPont, CABEE and its Partners Held Seminar on Sustainable Flame Retardants for Energy-efficient Buildings in Shanghai
The green and safer-by-design BLUEDGE™ Polymeric Flame-Retardant technology patented by DuPont will be promising as hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) will be fully banned when a 5-year exemption expires on December 26th, 2021 in China SHANGHAI, China – DuPont (NYSE: DD), together with the China Association of Building Energy Efficiency (CABEE) and its partners Lanxess, ICL Industrial Products (ICL-IP), Shandong Sunris New Materials Co., Ltd. (Sunris), and Guangzhou Fuda Thermal Insulation Ma...
Registration Opens for ACI 24 Hours of Concrete Knowledge Conference
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) along with ACI international chapters and partners will host “24 Hours of Concrete Knowledge,” a free conference that will bring the worldwide concrete community together. The conference is for everyone interested in learning more about concrete, from everywhere in the world. The event starts on July 13, 2021 at 3:00 PM EDT and will complete a trip around the world with visits to 12 Chapters and 12 Partners to learn from their concr...
Informa Markets – Engineering Announces Virtual Engineering Days Taking Place June 15-17
All new three-day digital conference and exhibition bringing best-in-class education and supplier sourcing directly to the design, engineering, and manufacturing communities SANTA MONICA, Calif.-- Today, Informa Markets – Engineering, the organizers of the nation’s largest advanced manufacturing events, announced Virtual Engineering Days, an all-new digital conference and exposition for plastics, packaging, and manufacturing professionals to gain new insights and meet suppliers that can help...
Building Industry Association of Southern California Announces In-Person PAC Gala
IRVINE, Calif. - The Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC) has announced the 2021 in-person PAC Gala event will take place May 13th at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, CA. The Political Action Committee (PAC) Gala will feature a live networking reception and a highly anticipated virtual presentation by former Senator Barbara Boxer and Author Ann Coulter. Barbara Boxer, a member of the Democratic party, is a politician and lobbyist who served as a United S...
ACI to Host Concrete Conference on Fiber-Reinforced Polymers
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute will be hosting the ACI Concrete Conference on Fiber-Reinforced Polymers virtually on June 1-2, 2021. The event will consist of six hours of technical presentations presented by industry experts over the course of two days. The conference will run from 8:00 AM EDT to 11:00 AM EDT June 1-2, 2021. The conference will feature the innovative ways FRP is being used in the concrete industry and will highlight the practical application of ho...