NAPA Launches Online Work Zone Safety Training
Greenbelt, Maryland — Every year some 20,000 construction workers are injured and an average of 117 are killed in roadway work zones. For paving contractors, effective training is a key part of ensuring workers are able to recognize and mitigate potential safety hazards or unsafe situations. To support companies in training their workers, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has released CrewSafety: Work Zone Training, a series of web-based work zone safety training modules specif...
What Do You Want to Get Out of a Conference?
Continuing Education | Industry Demos | Career Development | Camaraderie | Global Networking | Dynamic Speakers | Awards & Recognition | World Class Exhibitors | Industry Field Tours | Professional Motivation The 2020 IECA Annual Conference and Expo, being held Feb. 23-26, in Raleigh, N.C., brings together the industry’s most innovative minds in the erosion and sediment control and stormwater industry. Attend this one-of-a-kind conference to take on a global perspective of the industry and...
National Building Museum reopens March 13, 2020 after Great Hall renovations
Auditorio de Tenerife, Santiago Calatrava Architect. Photo © Alan Karchmer WASHINGTON, D.C.—On March 13, 2020, the National Building Museum will reopen to the public following the completion of renovations to the historic Great Hall. The three-month-long project involved replacing the concrete floor with a modern foundation and was executed by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). A new exhibition, Alan Karchmer: The Architects’ Photographer, will open at the same time, along w...
Vectorworks Design Summit Keynote Speakers Announced: CEO and First-Ever Entertainment Design Keynotes
Vectorworks CEO Dr. Sarkar and International Lighting Designer Roland Greil to address attendees at the ultimate training event Columbia, MD — Global design and BIM software provider, Vectorworks, Inc. has named Lighting Designer Roland Greil and Vectorworks CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar as the keynote speakers for the fifth Vectorworks Design Summit. This year’s Summit will have two firsts: an entertainment design keynote speaker and a West Coast location. From April 22 to April 24, 2020 i...
American Concrete Institute Announces ACI 318-19 Building Code Seminar Dates for 2020
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is offering a new series of seminars to focus on the new ACI 318-19, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary. “ACI 318-19: Changes to the Concrete Design Standard” seminars will feature face-to-face interaction with highly recognized speakers, and attendees will receive a free copy of the ACI 318-19 code requirements and presentation handouts. The new ACI 318-19 Building Code Requirements for Structur...
Registration is Open for 2020 CFSEI Expo to be Held May 19-20 in Tampa, Florida
WASHINGTON, DC —The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) is now accepting registrations for the 2020 CFSEI Expo, which will be held May 19-20, 2020 at the Marriott Tampa Water Street, 505 Water Street in Tampa, Florida. This event is designed for architects, builders/contractors and engineers, with an educational program geared toward both skilled cold-formed steel (CFS) framing professionals as well as newcomers. The 2020 CFSEI Expo will also include an exposition featuring state-of-th...
Registration Open for DFI’s SuperPile ‘20 — June 3-5, 2020, St. Louis, Missouri
Hawthorne, N.J. : Registration is now open for SuperPile ’20 taking place June 3-5 at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark in Missouri. Hosted by DFI, in partnership with ADSC, this three-day event includes presentations on the latest developments in augered cast-in-place/drilled displacement piles, drilled shafts, driven piles, helical piles and tiebacks, marine foundations, micropiles, seismic and lateral loads, and testing and evaluation of foundation systems. Presentations will include t...
Command Alkon to Exhibit at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 in Las Vegas
Attendees Gather to Browse Latest Equipment, Products, Services and Technologies for the Construction Industry, As Well As Industry-Leading Education BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Command Alkon, the leading Supplier Collaboration Platform for Construction’s Heavy Work, is thrilled to exhibit at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 at The Las Vegas Convention Center, March 10-14. This show is North America’s largest construction trade show representing asphalt, aggregates, concrete, earthmoving, lifting, mining, utiliti...
American Concrete Institute Celebrates Certification Programs at World of Concrete
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) hosted a celebratory booth event in honor of ACI certification at World of Concrete in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Show attendees and press were invited to attend the event on Wednesday afternoon to learn about recent ACI Certification achievements and network with leadership, staff, and ACI Sponsoring Groups. John W. Nehasil, Managing Director, Certification, American Concrete Institute, spoke on the Institute’s nearly 40-year hist...
GBE Learning: Launch of green building learning programme
A Green building learning programme has been launched by GBE (Green Building Encyclopaedia) Learning: https://gbelearning.com A series of webinars, workshops and green building visits will start on March 6th 2020. There will also be a learning archive, the ability to earn CPD (Continuous Professional Development) hours and social media interaction with the expert Presenters. Since the arrival of Greta Thunberg and her behaviour change campaign, public awareness of the issues surrounding cl...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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