First 3D printing hackathon launched by LafargeHolcim and Witteveen + Bos
● The challenge: reinventing building design and methods of a 2-story residential building ● An online ideathon with the participation of world-class experts ● A final hackathon with live demonstrations in France in March 2021 ● Mentorship from leading experts, further collaboration and cash prizes reinventing its industry to build a world that works for people and the planet LafargeHolcim is calling on the world’s brightest students to reinvent the building industry, along with its partner...
Viewpoint Announces 2020 Construction Award Winners
Over the past few years, Viewpoint has honored several of its client companies that have overcome significant project challenges, showcased innovative building or operational practices, leveraged modern technologies to create success stories and more. Each year, dozens of companies submit their own stories for consideration for the Viewpoint Construction Awards. This year, winners were awarded from three distinct categories: most challenging project, most innovative use of Viewpoint technolog...
Video: AASHTO Executive Director Jim Tymon Previews the 2020 Annual Meeting
In this short video clip, AASHTO Executive Director Jim Tymon previews the 2020 AASHTO Annual Meeting, being held virtually from Monday, November 9, through Friday, November 13. U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan will deliver remarks on Monday, November 9. Additionally, AASHTO is hosting eight knowledge and spotlight sessions during its four-day annual meeting to discuss some of the most important issues facing the nation’s transportation sector. Panel...
Miyamoto Selected for Unreasonable Impact
IMPACTING THE FUTURE OF FOOD, ENERGY, AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING After a rigorous selection process involving hundreds of world-class companies, Miyamoto has been chosen to join 12 other organizations at the 2020 Unreasonable Impact Americas program, which this year is being offered as a fully digital experience. Miyamoto will join the other entrepreneurs from across North America to take part in the virtual iteration of the Unreasonable Impact program Impacting the future of food, energy, susta...
The World LPG Association launches e-LPG Week
Paris: The World LPG Association (WLPGA) announced e-LPG Week, the single most important LPG focused event that brings the entire value chain of the LPG industry together. The event will be held virtually from 2nd – 6th November 2020. Themed ‘Bringing Energy to Life’, e-LPG Week aims to rally the LPG industry through interactive sessions and events, online networking, and a unique virtual showcase of LPG companies. Hosted by ENOC Group, e-LPG Week will touch upon many industry opportunities an...
Fall Conference Panel Addresses Federal/Local Infrastructure Relationship
Washington, DC - Elected officials and a panel of firm leaders discussed the recommendations in the recently published A Playbook for a New Infrastructure Partnership, which looks at improving how the federal government works with local governments to build the nation’s infrastructure. The Playbook was jointly produced by the ACEC Research Institute and Accelerator for America’s New Partnership for Infrastructure. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who chairs the Accelerator for America, kicked...
Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards
The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards recognize the best preservation projects in the United States WASHINGTON (October 28, 2020) —The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the winners of the 2020 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards, the nation’s most coveted and prestigious awards bestowed on historic preservation efforts that demonstrate excellence in preservation practice and partnersh...
HEEP BIM Educational Webinar Series - IFC
The Highway Engineering Exchange Program (HEEP) is an organization that promotes advances in transportation engineering through the exchange of knowledge and information technology. HEEP started a BIM Special Interest Group in 2019 and that group has been reformed to a series of educational webinars. Today, 10/28/20, HEEP is proud to present the second in its BIM Educational Webinars. Richard Petrie, CEO of buildingSMART, will give a presentation on Industry Foundation Classes (IFC). IFC is a da...
DFI Announces Osterberg Memorial Lecturer Presentation at IFCEE 2021
Hawthorne, N.J.: J. Erik Loehr, Ph.D., P.E., Logan Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri and a senior principal engineer with Dan Brown and Associates, has been invited to present the DFI Osterberg Memorial Lecture at the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Exposition (IFCEE 2021). The event, being held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas, Texas, May 10–14, 2021, is hosted by DFI, ADSC (The International Association of Foundation Drilling), ASCE Ge...
JOIN US - First EVER Virtual Past/ Forward Conference - Oct. 27-30
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is proud to present the 74th annual PastForward conference. This year’s conference theme-- Resilience and Relevance--features provocative conversation about contemporary challenges and the power of preservation to respond to: Racial Justice and Equity Pandemic Issues Challenges of America’s Main Streets Climate Change Impacts How does historic preservation connect to all these issues? Join us online to find out. You can download th...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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