Improved AWWA C904 Important for Underground Potable PEX Water Service Line Installation
The updated AWWA C904-22 can help installers meet the rapidly growing need to replace lead pipes with PEX. Photo courtesy of PPI-member company REHAU. Helps with Push for Lead Pipe Replacement by PEX Fueled with $15 Billion in Fed Funds IRVING, Texas - According to the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) the updated AWWA C904-22 contains information for the proper installation of underground PEX potable water service lines that is important and helpful especially with the growing ne...
Concrete Manufacturer Heidelberg Materials Precast Contiga and Metsä Wood Develop New Hybrid Element
Swedish concrete manufacturer Heidelberg Materials Precast Contiga and Finnish producer of engineered wood products Metsä Wood, have initiated a cross-industry collaboration to capitalise on the benefits of combining concrete and wood in future building structures. The ambition is to jointly develop and launch a hybrid element with a low carbon footprint. The collaboration involves starting the development of a new hybrid element that is constructed with both concrete and wood as constituent...
Time-traveling concrete: S&T researcher looks to ancient Rome to transform modern industry
Dr. Monday Uchenna Okoronkwo recently received the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program award. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T. ROLLA, Mo. – A researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology is looking to solve the problems of tomorrow by using chemistry from the distant past. Dr. Monday Uchenna Okoronkwo, assistant professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at S&T, is researching how to mimic the chemistry and composition of a...
NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED TO PROMOTE CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION
Englewood Cliffs, NJ.- Those Amazing Professions Inc. (TAP) announces the launch of www.thoseamazingbuilders.com, a website created to interest young people in careers in the construction industry. The site highlights the work and wisdom of construction professionals at all levels, their accomplishments and challenges, and their advice to those considering a career in the industry. The publicly available site was developed with funding and support from major construction industry firms and organ...
Trimble Breaks Ground On 1.7-Megawatt Solar Array at Westminster, Colorado Headquarters
Project to Offset More than 100 Percent of Trimble’s On-Site Energy Consumption, Includes 660-Kilowatt Solar Carport with 49 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations WESTMINSTER, Colo.—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that the company has broken ground on the construction of a 1.7-megawatt solar array as a renewable energy source at its Westminster, Colorado headquarters. The new solar panels are projected to offset more than 100 percent of the energy consumed by Trimble’s two-building c...
McKinsey Report: Procurement must play key role in decarbonizing construction
Chief procurement officers (CPOs) will be the main drivers for improving the sustainability of construction projects and overall profitability 19 April 2023: The latest research from McKinsey & Company (McKinsey) emphasizes that procurement in construction companies will play a pivotal role as they navigate uncertainty and aim for sustainability targets. The insights come as McKinsey publishes its latest report: The strategic era of procurement in construction. 40 to 70 percent of a constr...
New USGS-FEMA Study Highlights Economic Earthquake Risk in the United States
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. Map showing distribution of average annualized earthquake loss by region. The high concentration of loss in California and the West Coast is consistent with that region’s high seismic hazard, significant population, and building exposure. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Earthquakes cost the nation an estimated $14.7 billion annually in building damage and associated losses according to a new report released jointly today by the U.S. Geological Survey and the...
American Concrete Institute Releases 2023 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — The American Concrete Institute has released the 2023 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices. The ACI Collection is the most comprehensive and largest single source of information on concrete design, construction, materials, and repair, with over 50 codes and specifications and more than 200 practices – including all guides, reports, and education publications. The ACI Collection features ACI 318 “Building Code Requirements for Structural...
A Home With Walls Like Swiss Cheese?
Nikhilesh Chawla, the Ransburg Professor of Materials Engineering at Purdue University, and Rahul Franklin, a graduate research assistant in materials engineering, prepare to examine a honeybee comb sample with a 3D X-ray microscope at the Flex Lab in Discovery Park. Examining the combs has uncovered new techniques used by the bees that could translate into new building concepts. (Purdue University photo/Dave Mason) Advanced honeycomb construction bee-ing researched for human buildings WEST...
Premier to Transform Historic Church into Luxury Residences
DALLAS – Premier, an end-to-end architecture, design, procurement, and project management and development firm, is pleased to announce the firm will lead the interior design and procurement services for the adaptive reuse of St. Lucy’s Church, a historic Catholic church in Jersey City, NJ. The Dallas-based team will collaborate with Claremont Development and Michael Graves Architecture & Design on this high-rise, multifamily development. Situated in the heart of Jersey City, this 23-story p...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
