RIDOT Hosts Transportation Innovators In Expo On Autonomous Vehicles
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today kicked off the Transportation Innovation Partnership Expo, a two-day meeting of leaders in transportation technologies to support Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) and other innovative transportation systems technology. The Expo is a component of RIDOT's connected and autonomous vehicles program, engaging the industry with the goal of developing pilot programs for this emerging technology at various locations around Rhode Islan...
Wolf Administration Convenes State's First Automated Vehicle Summit
State College, PA – Wolf Administration officials from the departments of Transportation (PennDOT), Community and Economic Development (DCED), Labor & Industry (L&I), and State Police (PSP) are taking part in the state's first Automated Vehicle Summit in State College. The summit, convened by PennDOT and DCED, is reviewing all aspects of automated vehicle development including safety, workforce changes, planning, and industry implications. Roughly 300 transportation officials, academic and in...
Bentley Systems to Present Its Bridge Solutions at IABSE 2017 Symposium in Vancouver, Canada
What: Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, will be presenting and demonstrating Bentley’s bridge solutions at the 2017 IABSE (International Association for Bridge & Structural Engineering) Symposium. Bentley’s bridge experts will be available for press interviews during conference hours on September 21, 22, and 23, 2017. Presentations: Advancing the Design, Engineering, Analysis, and Operation o...
Prince Albert to Receive Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
Avondale, PA - On the eve of Stroud Water Research Center’s 50th anniversary, the 2017 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence will be presented to His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco at The Water’s Edge, the Stroud Center’s premiere fundraising gala, on Sunday, September 17. Wilmington Trust is the presenting sponsor of the event, which will take place in Delaware, at Winterthur, the childhood home of collector and horticulturist Henry Francis du Pont. This 1,000-acre preserve of r...
Ministerial Meeting Gathers in Italy to Scale-Up Geothermal Energy Worldwide
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. — Leaders and ministers from more than 25 governments will meet in Florence, Italy on 11 September, to accelerate the global adoption of geothermal energy. The Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA) meeting represents the largest such ministerial gathering dedicated to geothermal energy development. Geothermal energy today accounts for just 0.3 percent of globally installed renewable energy capacity. However – once start-up costs are met – it is one of the lowest-cost and most rel...
Building for Resilience: A Key Agenda Issue at the Urban Land Institute’s 2017 Fall Meeting in Los Angeles
WASHINGTON - Building resilient communities is high on the agenda at the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2017 Fall Meeting, set for October 23-26 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. This topic – a particularly timely one given the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and the approach of Hurricane Irma – will be explored within the context of a wide range of urban issues such as housing affordability, gentrification and social equity, technology advancements, and demographic shift...
Autodesk Highlights the Future of Making Things for AEC with Excellence Awards Finalists 2017
Co-sponsors Autodesk, HP, Construction Dive and Smart Cities Dive are proud to announce the 2017 AEC Excellence Awards finalists! Last year’s AEC Excellence Awards competition showcased stellar examples of Building Information Modeling [BIM] in action within the AEC industry. Click here to see last year’s spectacular winning projects. This year’s competition showcases global projects that have embraced connected BIM technologies in the categories of Infrastructure, Building, Construction and...
IDEC Awarded Chilewich Education Award at Metrocon
Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. - The Interior Design Educator’s Council (IDEC) received the Chilewich Education Award at Metrocon17, a design specification-focused regional expo and conference held at Dallas Market Hall in Texas in early August. This monetary award of $1,000 was presented during the keynote presentation to IDEC President-Elect Hans-Peter (Hepi) Wachter and IDEC Southwest Region Chair Kristi Gaines, both of whom were co-teaching a course during the conference. According to Wachter,...
New WRI Analysis Reveals Asia’s Poorest People Don’t Know if Their Water is Safe
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN —Industrial facilities release upwards of 400 million tons of toxic pollutants into the world’s waters each year. For many of Asia’s poorest communities who depend on local waterways for drinking, bathing, farming and fishing, they need to know whether their water is polluted or dangerously toxic. At a World Water Week Showcase event on August 30, WRI will release Thirsting for Justice: Transparency and Poor People’s Struggle for Clean Water in Indonesia, Mongolia and Thaila...
White House Plans Aug. 30 Meeting on Infrastructure With State DOTs, Others
The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs has scheduled an Aug. 30 event with state and local officials – including heads of department of transportation – to discuss the Trump administration's infrastructure investment ideas. "The purpose of this event," said the invitation, "will be to underscore the need for a different approach, outline our draft guiding principles, and allow you all to brainstorm actions to help carry this conversation on the need for change and the opportunity...
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