NIBS Hosts Limited Invitation Virtual Leadership Series for Women in the Building Industry
(WASHINGTON) – The National Institute of Building Sciences today hosted the first in a series of virtual events aimed at engaging and prioritizing women in leadership throughout the built environment. Twenty women executives were selected to join the May 28 Women Executives in Building: Virtual Leadership Series meeting, which was co-hosted by Lakisha A. Woods, CAE, President and CEO of NIBS, and Nancy Novak, Chief Innovation Officer with Compass Datacenters. “Data shows that the industry...
ARTBA Launches New “Fundamentals of U.S. Transportation Construction Safety” Course
WASHINGTON — A national association has developed the transportation construction industry’s most comprehensive safety training course to help dramatically reduce the 700 motorist fatalities and nearly 50,000 injuries that occur annually in and around the nation’s infrastructure improvement project sites. The online “Fundamentals of U.S. Transportation Construction Safety” features modules on falls, electricity, preventing struck-by and caught-in incidents, safety programs, workplace communi...
WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition announces cancellation of 2020 event
LAS VEGAS — The Southern Nevada Water Authority, organizers of the annual WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition (WSI), today announced it is cancelling this year’s event, originally scheduled for Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Las Vegas. “After much deliberation, we’ve decided the conference would be less effective and appealing if social distancing measures are still in effect,” said WSI Program Chairman and SNWA Conservation Manager Doug Bennett. While this year would have marked WSI’s 13th...
Entries Open: 2020 North American Copper in Architecture Awards
The Copper Development Association and Canadian Copper & Brass Development Association seek to recognize excellence in Copper architecture and design (McLean, VA) ─ Entries are now open for the 2020 North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) awards. Architects, designers, and sheet metal contractors are invited to submit their building projects for consideration through June 1, 2020. For over a decade, the NACIA program has been North America’s premier award program in the field of copp...
Tensar Announces Civil Engineering Scholarship and Faculty Curriculum Support Program
The global geosynthetics firm is offering educational resources to build next generation expertise. (ATLANTA, GA) May 22, 2020 – Tensar International, a leading geosynthetic products innovator known for its unique geogrid solutions, is offering two $1000 scholarships to engineering students who compete in a construction design challenge. The scholarship is one component of the company’s ongoing professional education efforts to share the expertise behind its geogrid technology and its 40-yea...
AU 2020 Call for Proposals is now open
With AU going digital this year, now is the opportunity to share your knowledge with a global audience. We're excited to hear your ideas. Are you moving your industry forward? Have a breakthrough to share? Submit a proposal to teach a class, give a Theater talk, or write an article for publication on the AU website. Get Started Important 2020 dates Call for Proposals | May 20 - June 22 Community voting | June 1 - July 13 Speakers notified | Early August
Virtual AEC/RE Pitchathon to Assist Innovative Startups in Wake of COVID-19
Spearheaded by Shadow Ventures, June 2-3 Pitchathon Will Virtually Connect Startups With Potential Investors and Partners Seeking Market-Disrupting Solutions ATLANTA - Venture capital investment firm Shadow Ventures announced today a virtual AEC/RE Pitchathon that will connect a global community of investors, architects, engineers, contractors, and real estate professionals with 60-plus pre-seed to Series B startups offering groundbreaking innovation in their market segments. The first-e...
American Concrete Institute Announces ACI Concrete Convention’s Virtual Technical Presentations
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Following cancellation of the recent ACI Concrete Convention this past March due to COVID-19, the American Concrete Institute announces its ACI Concrete Convention’s Virtual Technical Presentations will be hosted June 1-3, 2020. An online learning experience brought to you by ACI University, these virtual technical presentations originally scheduled for the ACI Concrete Convention will now be delivered virtually, and include: Monday, June 1, 2020 Open Topic Ses...
Registration Open for DFI’s VIRTUAL SuperPile 2020 — June 18-19, 2020
Hawthorne, N.J. : Registration is now open for Virtual SuperPile 2020, taking place June 18-19 from 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST each day. Hosted in partnership with ADSC, the conference includes two half-day sessions of online panel discussions and presentations on some of the most contemporary topics in the foundations industry today. Each day ends with a one-hour virtual networking happy hour. Day One (Thursday) opens with a panel discussion on “Geotechnical Baseline Reports” (GBR). Geotechnic...
NATWeek Shares Industry Programming in New Virtual Conference Format
Denver, Colo. – Tunneling professionals can learn and connect at NATWeek: A Virtual Experience, a new week-long, online conference June 8-12. NATWeek is designed to share some of the much-anticipated technical program from NAT 2020 (North American Tunneling Conference) and connect industry professionals with a virtual tradeshow. “We are excited to bring the speakers, topics and connections vital to the tunneling community to professionals through NATWeek,” said Dave Kanagy, executive director...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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