Tensar Unveils Next Generation of the Leading Geosynthetic Design Software
SpectraPave wins 2021 Constructech Top Products Award; launches online and mobile app (Alpharetta, GA) – For years, engineers, contractors and owners around the world have depended on Tensar’s SpectraPave software as a tool to design optimal pavement and gravel sections for a variety of subgrade support conditions. The new generation of this industry-leading software was specially redesigned to accommodate the collaborative, online needs of today’s civil and geosynthetic engineers. Spect...
Rosendin Recognizes Teams in ASC Student Competition
Electrical contracting firm challenged students with real-world situation tied to pandemic San Jose, CA (March 5, 2021) – Rosendin, the nation’s largest employee-owned electrical contracting company, is proud to recognize students from California Polytechnical State University (Cal Poly) for their award-winning presentation at the 2021 Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Student Competition Regions 6 and 7. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the contest to be held virtually Feb. 3-6 and d...
IECA Recognizes Leaders at the 2021 Virtual Annual Conference
Denver, CO – The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) announced winners for its environmental excellence awards during the 2021 IECA Annual Conference and Expo in February. The IECA awards program recognizes outstanding achievements in the erosion and sediment control and stormwater industries. This year's awards recognized young professionals under 30 and under 40, sustained partners, outstanding professional, sustained contributor and the environmental excellence award. Young...
Earth Day: Kids Saving the Planet & Wildlife - Barron Prize
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes is a national award that celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from across the U.S. and Canada. Established in 2001 by author T. A. Barron, the Barron Prize annually honors 25 outstanding young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and the environment. Every year, fifteen top winners each receive $10,000 to support their service work or higher education. For more info visit www.barronprize.org. Appli...
LEEA Awards 2021: a cause for celebration
The LEEA Awards 2021 portal is now open for entries at https://awards.leeaint.com/. Winners will be revealed and presentations will take place during the LEEA Awards dinner on 5 November 2021 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London. Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) members who have done the most to raise standards have the opportunity to enter the Awards and be recognised as among the best companies in the industry by their peers and their customers. Winners gain an exce...
Steel Bridge Task Force Announces Recipient of 2021 Robert J. Dexter Memorial Award Lecture
Photo: Dr. Matthew Yarnold, second from left, with the Caney Fork Bridge Install Team. Photo by Eric James WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Steel Bridge Task Force Oversight Council of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) T-14 Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design have selected Matthew Yarnold, Ph.D., P.E., assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civi...
APWA Announces 2021 Jennings Randolph International Fellows
Kansas City, MO – March 1, 2021 – Today, the American Public Works Association (APWA) is proud to announce the selection of Mr. John Milne, PE and Ms. Yuejiao Liu, PE, PMP as 2021 Jennings Randolph International Fellows. Mr. Milne will conduct a study tour in Australia and present at the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) International Public Works Conference from October 31 – November 3, 2021 in Adelaide, Australia. Ms. Liu will conduct public works study tours in Denmark...
Urban Adaptation competition winners introduce ideas for flexible and sustainable urban construction
The Urban Adaptation competition challenged architects and students from around the world to design an innovative modular wood design for a public building or a building system that easily adapts to the changing needs of the community. The competition, organised by Metsä Group, Aalto University and the Finnish Ministry of the Environment, proved a success – it received a total of 154 entries from 48 countries! The jury has now spoken, and the winners have been selected. Too often, buildings a...
Clayco Design-Build Manufacturing Project Named to Engineering News-Record (ENR) Best of the Best
Team delivered turnkey design, engineering and construction for 400,000-square-foot Blue Origin rocket engine manufacturing facility in just 10 months CHICAGO – Clayco today announced its Blue Origin Engine Facility project in Huntsville, AL has been selected as 2020’s Best of the Best by ENR in the manufacturing category. The annual competition honors construction and design excellence among projects completed in the past year. Situated on 46 acres, the 400,000-square-foot manufact...
Seven Generations A+E Awarded Four American Institute of Architects SWM 2020 Design Awards
Kalamazoo, MI – Seven Generations Architecture + Engineering (7GAE), a leading tribally-owned architecture, engineering, and design firm, earned four awards out of four submissions to the 2020 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Southwest Michigan Design Awards. “I’m so proud of the quality of our work, as well as the diversity of our design,” says Steve VandenBussche, vice president of practice at 7GAE. “To feel good about submitting four very different projects, and for all four to be aw...