CFSEI Announces 2021-2022 Executive Committee Members
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) has announced the members of its 2021-2022 Executive Committee. The committee is responsible for developing and maintaining the technology transfer activities related to cold-formed steel design through seminars, webinars and the publication of Technical Notes. Committee members serve for three years. The 2021-2022 CFSEI Executive Committee includes: Chair: Daniel Stadig, P.E., The Leffler Group, Colorado Vice Chair:...
Ian Chaney to Lead National Geotechnical and Tunneling at WSP USA
Since joining the firm in 2003, Chaney has provided technical leadership to the firm on key highway, transit, water and transportation projects across the U.S. TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 2021 - UNITED STATES NEW YORK — Ian Chaney has been named national geotechnical and tunneling market leader for the transportation national business line at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Chaney brings two decades of geotechnical and tunneling experience to his new le...
American Concrete Institute Statement on Collapse of Champlain Towers South
Statement attributed to: Ronald G. Burg, PE, FACI Executive Vice President American Concrete Institute The American Concrete Institute (ACI) shares its sadness at the loss of life following the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, USA, on June 24, 2021. A team consisting of ACI member experts is being assembled to work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology on the investigation into the collapse. Under the leadership of ACI committee 133...
AGC, Autodesk Launch Media Library to Boost Representation of Diversity in Construction
San Francisco, Calif., June 29, 2021 — The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Autodesk today launched the Construction Diversity Image Library, a collection of photographs for use by the media featuring diverse individuals in the construction workforce. The library will launch with an established collection of images and as part of the initiative, organizations from across the design, engineering and building industry are invited to contribute additional photographs. In bo...
State DOTs Bracing For Highly Active Hurricane Season
As forecasters predict a particularly active hurricane season for 2021, state departments of transportation from Texas to New Jersey are preparing for worst-case scenarios to help citizens get out of town if a big storm ends up heading their way. [Above photo by the Louisiana DOTD] The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and lasts through November 30. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center predicts a “likely range” of six to 10 hurricanes...
Skanska invests about SEK 540M in a logistics facility in Helsingborg, Sweden
Skanska invests about SEK 540M in a logistics facility in Helsingborg, Sweden, which is fully let to Greenfood. The construction contract is worth about SEK 400M, which will be included in the Swedish order bookings for the second quarter 2021. Långeberga is a strategic logistics location in Helsingborg, just adjacent to the E4 / E6 / E20 junction that connects Copenhagen with Oslo and Stockholm. The 44,000-square meter facility will have a strong environmental focus in everything from mate...
Skanska builds distribution facility in Maspeth, New York, USA, for USD 110M, about SEK 930M
Skanska has signed a contract with FedEx Ground to construct a new distribution facility in Maspeth, New York, USA. The contract is worth USD 110M, about SEK 930M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the second quarter 2021. The contract includes paving, the abatement and demolition of three unoccupied buildings and the construction of a new 28,000 square meter two-story distribution facility in Maspeth, Queens. The building will feature administrative office space on the gr...
America’s Economy Rides on Interstate Highways
System Turns 65 on June 29; Remains Backbone of U.S. Economy WASHINGTON – The development of the 48,000-mile Interstate Highway System (IHS) has been a driving factor in a 340 percent growth in the nation’s gross domestic product over the past 65 years from $3 trillion to today’s $19 trillion, according to research from the Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). June 29 marks the 65th anniversary of the 1956 Federal-Aid Road Act signed by Pres...
National Institute of Building Sciences Names First Female Board Chair
Anne M. Ellis, Executive Director with the Charles Pankow Foundation, recently was elected with a new slate of officers (WASHINGTON, DC) – The National Institute of Building Sciences, created by Congress in 1974, has named the first woman to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors. Anne M. Ellis, P.E., Hon.M.ACI, F.ASCE, M.NAC, Executive Director with the Charles Pankow Foundation, recently was elected to serve alongside several new officers. They include: · Thomas H. Phoen...
Bipartisan Agreement on Infrastructure Will Create Thousands of Jobs and Billions in Economic Output for the Engineering Sector, New Study Finds
Washington, DC - On the heels of last week’s announcement that a bipartisan agreement had been reached on infrastructure, the American Council of Engineering Companies released a new report analyzing how the proposal might benefit the engineering and design industry in terms of economic output and job creation. “This is the first time we have taken a hard look at the numbers to see how a massive infrastructure investment would directly benefit America’s engineering industry,” said ACEC Pre...
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