Steel Industry Releases Guide to LEED v4 Certification
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) has released a guide to using steel construction products for the latest version of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification program. The guide, “LEED v4 for Steel Products Used in Construction Applications,” will help construction professionals understand how steel products can earn points toward LEED v4 certification. “A rapidly-evolving green buil...
HOK and BREEAM USA Announce Partnership to Create a More Sustainable Built Environment
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 7, 2017 - HOK and BREEAM USA have signed a one-year partnership agreement that will accelerate the use of the BREEAM In-Use standard across the United States. BREEAM USA introduced BREEAM In-Use for existing buildings to the U.S. market in 2016 to provide a science-based sustainable certification and improvement solution not covered by existing green building programs. The method enables property investors, owners, managers and occupants to drive sustainable improv...
Over 255 billion Euros Yearly to be Invested in Water Infrastructure Globally Until 2030 Due to Climate Change
World Water Council, Bonn, Brasilia, Marseille - The World Water Council (WWC) urges Governments, investment banks and funds worldwide to prioritize financing for adapting and mitigating water infrastructure to increase resilience to climate change effects. Dealing with climate change is at the core of the World Water Council’s goal to strive for the availability of safe water for all and to help increase water security at large. The WWC groups over 300 member organizations worldwide who, togeth...
'Out of Tolerance’ before 'Out of Time'
DPR Avoids Construction Delays with Automated Verification Software By Kevin P. Corbley A general contractor avoided what could have been a significant delay in the exterior shelling of a new multi-story retail building by finding twisted, missing and poorly aligned steel beams in the interior structure. The company used automated construction verification software to analyze 3D laser scans of the steel framework to identify precisely where as-built conditions deviated from the design...
ARTBA Foundation Launches New Safety Center
WASHINGTON) - The jobsite safety of the men and women who build and maintain America’s transportation infrastructure—as well as that of those who travel through our work zones—has been a top priority for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) since its founding in 1902. The ARTBA Foundation is taking that commitment to the next level with the launch of a new “Transportation Construction Safety Center” found at www.artbasafetycenter.org. “Safety has always been a...
Wilo USA Supports ToolBank’s Flood Response in Illinois, Texas and Beyond
Rosemont, IL.: ToolBank USA, a non-profit which partners with other non-profits to facilitate rebuilding after disasters, has joined forces with Wilo USA to assist communities impacted by floods. Wilo USA, headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, donated critically needed sump pumps to the Chicago Community ToolBank to equip organizations actively responding to late summer floods in Illinois and Wisconsin. Wilo donated an additional 100 dewatering pumps that were to be pre-positioned at the...
Highway Trust Fund Excise Tax Receipts Showed No Growth in Fiscal 2017
The government's combined receipts from all excise taxes in the Highway Trust Fund showed no growth in the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the Treasury reported, as a large decline in retail taxes on commercial trucks more than offset mild gains from fuel taxes. In its monthly statement for September , the final month of the fiscal year, the Treasury said total HTF excise tax receipts net of refunds were $41.127 billion for the past 12 months, down 0.5 percent or almos...
New York City Ranks First in Sustainable Urban Transportation in North America
Highlands Ranch, Colo., Oct. 30, 2017 – New York City ranks No. 1 among 23 North American cities for overall sustainability of its urban transportation systems, according to the first Arcadis Sustainable Cities Mobility Index. No city in the United States or Canada makes it into the top 20 cities ranked in the global index. New York City, sitting in 23rd place globally, is the most sustainable city for transportation in U.S. and Canada, buoyed by an efficient, expansive and heavily used...
Engineered Solutions: Autodesk InfraWorks: Not Just for “Mega Projects”
Even Pump Stations Get the Blues 3D Visual Presentation Pushes Wastewater Project Forward The retrofit of a wet-well/dry-well pump station into a submersible pump station isn’t normally the type of project that requires a glossy 3D model as part of design work—most firms would reserve that for more glamorous, higher-profile infrastructure such as a railway station or a new bridge. But for Wright-Pierce, a nine-office, employee-owned consulting firm based in New England and Florida, it...
Autodesk Publishes Civil Infrastructure Industry Foresight
As the global population increases and a demographic shift sends more people to urban areas, so too will the demand for adequate and more resilient infrastructure, including clean water and utility infrastructure, transportation, and other critical assets supporting life and the movement of people and goods. Globally we face a $57 trillion infrastructure challenge, which can be overcome through improved design, construction, operations and maintenance of our civil infrastructure assets. ...
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