AISI Standards Council Seeks Proposals for Small Projects and Fellowships to be Awarded in 2022
Proposals must be submitted to AISI by November 1, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Standards Council is seeking research proposals for its 2022 Small Project/Fellowship Program. Launched in 2014, AISI’s Small Project/Fellowship Program identifies and provides funding for research projects that will significantly impact the reliability, performance and cost-competitiveness of cold-formed steel (CFS) products. The program provides a streamlined mechanism for...
Vectorworks, Inc. a Finalist in 2021 Construction Computing Awards
Vectorworks Architect Nominated for BIM Software of the Year Columbia, MD (September 28, 2021)—Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. earns three nominations for the 2021 Construction Computing Awards. Vectorworks, Inc. and its product Vectorworks Architect have been named finalists in the BIM, architectural design and company recognition categories. In its 16th year, the Construction Computing awards affectionally known as "The Hammers" are looking to showcase and...
2022 TRB Annual Meeting: Vincent Valdes Recipient of the 2021 W.N. Carey, Jr. Distinguished Service Award
In recognition of his outstanding service to TRB and safety-critical systems research, Vincent Valdes is the 2021 recipient of the W.N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Valdes is the is the Executive Director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for a ten-county region including the City of Pittsburgh, where he leads a team of planners, program managers, transportation specialists and engineers working to create a common...
Top 12 Finalists Named In America’s Transportation Awards Competition
WASHINGTON—The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials today announced the Top 12 finalists in the 2021 America’s Transportation Awards competition. State department of transportation projects in Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Utah have earned the highest number of points in the regional contests, solidifying a place in this year’s Top 12. The Top 12 finalists – whittled do...
ACEC Honored for Advocacy and Research Programs
Washington, DC – This week, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) held its annual Global Infrastructure Conference virtually from its headquarters in Geneva Switzerland and announced the winners of the Member Association Excellence Awards. The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) was honored with two awards: Best Advocacy Campaign for its work on PPP loan fairness for the engineering industry and Best Publication or Website for ACEC’s Private Market Briefs. ...
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces Design-Build Award for U.S. Embassy Doha
The Department of State has awarded American International Contractors, Inc. (AICI) of Arlington, Virginia the design-build contract for the new U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar. Richärd Kennedy Architects of Phoenix, Arizona is the design architect. The 12-acre campus will provide a sustainable and state-of-the-art platform for U.S. diplomacy in Doha. Since the start of the Department’s Capital Security Construction Program in 1999, OBO has completed 168 new diplomatic facilities. OBO curren...
Seven Western State DOTs Win Regional Transportation Awards
Seven state departments of transportation in Arizona, California, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, and Utah earned regional recognition in the 2021 America’s Transportation Awards competition for projects providing safer access to kids walking to school, removing a highway to reconnect a community, and creating a better way to inform motorists about weather events to save lives, among others. [Above photo by the North Dakota DOT] Those state DOTs received their awards September 15...
Fourth Street Bridge project in Flagstaff wins regional award
PHOENIX – For its efforts to improve traffic flow and safety in Flagstaff, the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Fourth Street Bridge replacement project has won a regional award, as announced Wednesday by the Western Region of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Winning in the Quality of Life/Community Development category in the America’s Transportation Awards competition, the Fourth Street Bridge project was recognized for improving safety for drive...
G2 Crowd Recognizes CivilGEO as a High Performer in the 2021 Fall Grid® Report
Madison, WI – CivilGEO, a leading provider of civil engineering software, is proud to announce that it has been identified as one of the top Civil Engineering Design Software products based on its high customer satisfaction ratings, according to the G2 Crowd Fall 2021 Grid® Report. The recognition acknowledges CivilGEO’s growing industry presence as well as its customer satisfaction, robust functionality, and ease of use according to customers. Chris Maeder, Engineering Director at CivilGEO,...
Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Building Advisor Wins FacilitiesNet.com Vision Award for Analytics & Management Software
HONG KONG SAR- 14 September 2021 - Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced its recognition in the FacilitiesNet.com Vision Awards. In a year of record-breaking Vision Awards entries, an independent panel of judges chose Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure Building Advisor as a winner in the Analytics & Management Software category. Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure Building Advisor is a suite of analytic monitor...
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