Six Regional Reports Highlight Boost to California Localities from Transportation Investment in SB 1
Reports at www.artba.org Illustrate Benefits to Orange County; Los Angeles County; Inland Empire; San Diego and Imperial Counties; San Francisco Bay Area; & San Joaquin Valley (WASHINGTON) - A series of six new reports find that an April 2017 California law will generate between $9.7 billion and $34.5 billion in economic activity and user benefits in California’s major regions over the next decade. The additional demand, in turn, will support or create tens of thousands of jobs throughout th...
New Report: The Unsustainable Rising Cost of Electricity Generation
A new report has been released that found that the costs to operate and maintain U.S. power plants and equipment have soared 74 percent over the past two decades. The report is based on 20 years of data that utilities submit to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Find out which generation sources' O&M costs rose the most: http://uptake.com/broken-report
Shuster Lays Out ‘Framework’ for Infrastructure Discussion
Outgoing Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Penn., released a 108-page " infrastructure proposal " on July 23 that he hopes can serve as a "discussion draft" that is intended to "further the national conversation about the current state of America's infrastructure and highlight some of the major roadblocks...
Famed Landscape Architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s Papers Now Online
Writings and personal records of the founder of American landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted, known for his work on New York’s Central Park, the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington, the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina and many other landscapes, have been digitized and are now available online from the Library of Congress. The archive was digitized to serve as a resource in advance of the bicentennial of Olmsted’s birth, which will be celebrated with partner organizations in 2022. T...
Newtecnic and Cambridge University Construction Research Partnership Delivers Concrete Facade Innovation
International building design engineering firm. Newtecnic, and the Engineering Department at the University of Cambridge (UK), have completed a 3-year knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) to develop a new generation of components, load bearing connections and associated design methods for composite concrete building facades. Following this initial project, Newtecnic is continuing and expanding the work in its recently formed Cambridge R&D office and in the US through partnerships with the Uni...
'Energy Burdens' Report: Up to 9% of Income in Rural, Poor US Households Go to Energy; Hit Hardest: New England, SE States
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Rural households across the United States spend a disproportionately high share of their income on energy bills — about 40% more than their metropolitan counterparts, according to a new report released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and the Energy Efficiency for All (EEFA) coalition. The problem is most glaring in the East and Southeast, and among low-income households across all regions. Overall, rural households have a median energy bur...
Effective Management Essential to Unlocking Value Behind Infrastructure PPPs
SYDNEY - Stronger public sector oversight and contract management are essential to realising the true value of investment through public private partnerships (PPPs), according to new guidance from the Global Infrastructure Hub. The G20 initiative today launched its Public Private Partnership (PPP) Contract Management Tool—a free online resource that provides practical, user-friendly guidance for public officials in charge of managing PPP infrastructure projects after financial close, through...
The Stantec Team is Selected to Lead the Massive Bridging Kentucky Program for Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Lexington, KY (July 17, 2018) NYSE, TSX:STN: Global consulting firm Stantec has been selected by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) to assist in the planning, development, management, delivery, and oversight of the new Bridging Kentucky rehabilitation and replacement program. The Stantec-led Bridging Kentucky Program Team will have responsibility for more than 1,000 bridges across the state. As a critical first step, the team will help evaluate and prioritize the bridge improvements thro...
Victaulic Participates in Let's Build Construction Camp for Girls
EASTON, Pa., July 17,2018 - Victaulic®, the world's leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, hosted and sponsored the 2018 Let's Build Construction Camp for Girls of the Lehigh Valley. The week-long camp invites high school age girls to explore the construction trades, architecture, engineering, and construction manufacturing through hands-on experiences and field trips. On the morning of Wednesday, July 11, Victaulic welcomed about 30 participants and volunteers at its corpor...
Hilton Head Airport Extension Sustainably Overcomes Environmental Concerns
Residents of Hilton Head, S.C., have long been sensitive to the island’s environment. The island covers more than 69 square miles, but nearly 40 percent of it is water. The island includes 12 miles of Atlantic Ocean beachfront and has grown in popularity among tourists, retirees and people seeking vacation homes or a full-time residence on or near the shoreline. Harbour Town Village, the island’s primary shopping and resort destination, opened in 1969 when 2,500 residents lived full-time at...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
