APTA Study: Public Transit Investment Stimulates a 4-to-1 Return
Join Thousands of Fellow Followers "> A new report by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has identified at least $232 billion in critical public transportation investments. Additionally the association analyzed the impact of investment in public transportation and found that $232 billion spent over 10 years would stimulate a 4-to-1 return of $928 billion in economic activity over the next 20 years. “Infrastructure investment consistently produces big financial retur...
Oregon DOT Uses Technology to Keep up with Progressive Contractors
ODOT inspectors use the Windows 7-compatible DT Research model DT391GS tablet equipped with a GNSS antenna and MicroSurvey FieldGenius to stake out and check precise layout points as part of regular inspection duties. In 2016, construction inspectors at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) had a problem, but in a way it was a good problem. “A lot of our contractors are using machine control now on our projects, a lot more than just five years ago,” explains ODOT Construction...
Don’t Believe in Magic: Berne, Switzerland, Demonstrates 20 Years of Public Works Coordination
Smart City, Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Asset Lifecycle Management are today’s buzzwords to put a magic spell on many an infrastructure manager. How nice would it be to control unwieldy roads, bridges and tunnels, distribution networks or even an entire city by myriad light pulses in a fiber optics fabric and wirelessly through the air? How beautifully safe and sustainable would our cities be if maintenance and restoration could be budgeted and scheduled according to continuo...
New Insights into The Global Market For Heat Pump
A new report from Global Market Insights forecasts steady growth in the Heat Pump Market between 2018–2025. Rising focus toward improved environmental performance, energy security along with growing initiatives to minimize heat consumption from fossil driven systems will stimulate the global heat pump market size. The air source heat pump consumes less energy to operate i.e. 40% when compared with conventional units. Furthermore, introduction of green building standards and codes to enhance t...
Video: Microsoft's Nancy Li Talks about Mixed Reality in Construction
At the Bentley Systems' 2018 Year In Infrastructure event held Oct. 15-18, 2018, in London, Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure, interviewed Nancy Li, Microsoft's global head of partnerships and industry solutions for its Mixed Reality and AI Perception Group.
Commercial Construction Survey Shows 70% of Contractors Struggling to Meet Project Deadlines as Labor Shortage Persists
Mending Younger Workers' Unfavorable Perception of Construction Careers Provides Opportunity to Revitalize Workforce WASHINGTON, March 14, 2019 - Results from the Q1 2019 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index) indicate the labor shortage continues to pose major challenges to the industry, causing firms to ask skilled workers to do more work (81%), struggle to meet deadlines (70%), increase costs for new work (63%), and reject new projects (40%). As...
US Clean Energy Jobs Grow 3.6% to Nearly 3.3 Million
Top 10 States: Calif, Texas., Fla., N.Y., Mich., Ill., Mass., Ohio., N.C., Va. Energy efficiency added the most new jobs in 2018 across all energy sectors Clean energy jobs outnumber fossil fuel jobs by nearly 3 to 1 Clean storage and vehicle industries saw 14% and 15% growth in 2018 Washington, DC – Nearly 3.3 million Americans now work in clean energy in every state in the country, according to a new analysis of energy jobs data by the national nonpartisan business group E...
Video: Chicago's 167 N. Green Street
167 Green Street from JEFF SHAPACK on Vimeo. Watch a video created by the development team for the 167 N. Green Street building in Chicago, which is featured in Informed Infrastructure's April 2019 issue.
New WIRES Group Report: $230 - $690 Billion Investment In US Transmission System Needed By 2050 To Support A More Electrified Economy
WASHINGTON - A newly released report by WIRES finds that the drive towards electrification of transportation and heating in the U.S. will require major new electric transmission infrastructure. The report, titled The Coming Electrification of the North American Economy: Why We Need A Robust Transmission Grid, projects that investments totaling $30-to-$90 billion will be needed by 2030, and significantly more than that by 2050. According to the report, the number of electric vehicles on the ro...
2019 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards - Call for Entries Now Open/Judges Confirmed
Chicago, IL: The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) is pleased to announce that entries are now being accepted for the 2019 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards. This illustrious design competition takes place each year to recognize excellence in structural engineering, and we are delighted to have confirmed such a distinguished panel of judges, representing six vital areas of the built world, for the 2019 project submissions. The finalists selected by the SEAOI Board...
Video: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
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