ACI Foundation's Strategic Development Council to Host Virtual Technology Forum
Farmington Hills, Mich. – The ACI Foundation’s Strategic Development Council (SDC) will host its next virtual Technology Forum on August 24-26, 2021. This 50th forum will include technology showcases that highlight new materials, industry research needs and examine collaborative research models that have the potential to advance the industry. Topics include: Technology Showcases: The World's First Concrete Bridges Made with Glass Powder Eliminating Pour Strips with the PS=Ø® Mechanica...
ARTBA Hosts Milestone 25th Anniversary Leadership Development Program Event
WASHINGTON - On the 25th anniversary of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP), 35 emerging leaders in the transportation design and construction industry participated in an intensive, virtual May 17-19 “boot camp” introduction to federal legislative and regulatory issues. The annual event, held in conjunction with ARTBA’s Federal Issues Program and the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In, also fe...
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 re...
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...