$22 million available through November 12 in Rural Transit Funds
More than $22.3 million in funding is available through Nov. 12 from the Idaho Transportation Department’s Public Transportation (ITD-PT) office for rural transit service providers in Idaho. Local government authorities, public agencies or private nonprofit organizations, and operators of public transportation that receive funding indirectly through an eligible recipient are eligible to apply.. Every two years, ITD-PT makes funding available for operating and capital projects to support ru...
Brokk 70 Offers More Power for Confined Spaces
MONROE, Wash. (August 21, 2019) – Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, unveiled the Brokk 70 during bauma 2019. Armed with SmartPower™ — the company’s signature intelligent power management system — the smallest electric robot in the Brokk range offers 100% more power than its predecessor, the Brokk 60 II, yet retains the same compact dimensions with only a 133-pound (60-kilogram) weight increase. With the new BHB 105 breaker, the Brokk 70 brings safe...
Filanc, Brown and Caldwell Joint Venture Selected for Escondido, California, Agriculture Water Supply Project
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Aug. 21, 2019 — A joint venture of Filanc and Brown and Caldwell today announced its selection as design-builder for the City of Escondido’s Membrane Filtration Reverse Osmosis Facility for Agriculture (MFRO Facility) Project. The MFRO Facility is considered a sustainable and cost-effective measure in alleviating the burden on Escondido’s stressed wastewater infrastructure while providing local agriculture growers with a new, high-quality irrigation supply. Recycled w...
New PU Injection Resin Pushes Itself into the Crack
Antwerp (Belgium), 21 August 2019 – TRADECC expands its product portfolio with the introduction of PC® Tunnelinject 2K 6822 LV. This very low viscous, fast reacting, two-component polyurethane injection resin uses the principle of self-injection to push itself further in the crack. The resin is ideal for the consolidation of soil and water sealing of structures with high water flow or pressure, often encountered in tunneling. In wet structures it increases 8 to 10 times in volume and forms a ver...
Oldcastle Infrastructure Expands its Footprint with Charlotte’s Concrete Inc. Acquisition
ATLANTA, Ga. – Oldcastle Infrastructure™ has acquired Charlotte’s Concrete Inc., a manufacturer of precast water management products located in San Antonio, TX. Founded in 1987, Charlotte manufactures a full portfolio of concrete products including junction boxes, manholes, inlets, and wet wells serving the water market. This acquisition provides additional manpower and tooling allowing for continued growth in the storm water and sanitary sewer product offering. “We welcome and look forward t...
AISI Standards Council Seeks Proposals for Small Projects and Fellowships to be Awarded in 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Standards Council is seeking research proposals for its 2020 Small Project Fellowship Program. Launched in 2014, AISI’s Small Project Fellowship Program identifies and provides funding for research projects that will significantly impact the reliability, performance and cost-competitiveness of cold-formed steel (CFS) framing products in a variety of end-use applications. The program provides a streamlined mechanism for AISI’s standa...
Improved Transmission Needed to Reap Benefits of Renewable Energy, According to White Paper
LYONS, NEBRASKA – Clean power commitments have increased at the county and city levels, with 11 counties and 104 cities nationwide pledging to 100 percent clean energy goals at the end of 2018. As more renewable energy is developed across the nation, regulators and policymakers must prepare for the changing electric power landscape, according to a white paper released today by the Center for Rural Affairs. “Capacity for Change: The Role of Transmission Infrastructure in Energy Transition” tak...
Tekla BIM Award Winners
Trimble has selected the 2019 winners of the Tekla BIM Awards. Precast Winner: Escondido Village Graduate Housing Escondido Village Graduate Residences is a collection of four residence halls of Type I construction, that range from 10, 8 and 6 stories providing 2,434 beds. Today, Stanford only houses about 55 percent of its 9,000 graduate students in on-campus housing. When complete, Stanford estimates the project will increase its on-campus graduate housing rate to approximately 75 p...
SCISYS Enables Welsh Government to Transform Common Land and Town or Village Greens Registers in Wales
Chippenham, Wilts, UK – Following a competitive procurement exercise SCISYS UK Ltd., has been chosen as the Welsh Government’s preferred software supplier to enable the on-going implementation of the Commons Act 2006. The SCISYS software will enable the development and introduction of electronic registers for common land and town or village greens throughout Wales. The Commons Act 2006 was introduced to protect common land from development, allow more sustainable management of common land and to...
2020 Starts a Rebound for the Energy Satcom Sector
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- NSR’s Energy SATCOM Markets, 8th Edition (ESM8) report, released today, forecasts retail revenues for key energy markets (Onshore and Offshore Oil & Gas, Midstream pipeline distribution, Mining, and Electrical Utilities) to yield nearly $10 Billion in cumulative revenues from 2018 – 2028. With growing demand for broadband data connectivity across nearly all segments, growth is right around the corner for the Energy SATCOM Markets, after years of stagnation and declines. With ov...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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