LoRa Alliance™ Reports Significant Growth in LoRaWAN® Metering Deployments; Will Show Technology’s Value for Water Metering and Management During AWWA ACE 2019
Fremont, Calif.– The LoRa Alliance™, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN® protocol for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), announced today that it, along with its member ecosystem, will showcase LoRaWAN® solutions for water metering and management applications at the AWWA ACE19 Conference and Exposition, June 9-12 in Denver, CO. For the utilities market, smart meters are foundational toward enabling new operational efficiencies and serv...
Fluor Joint Venture Selected for $1.7 Billion I-635 LBJ East Infrastructure Project in Dallas
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the Fluor-led joint venture company composed of Fluor and Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., was selected by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to design and construct the I-635 LBJ East Project in Dallas. The Fluor team’s scope of work includes the widening and full reconstruction of about 11 miles of I-635, also known as LBJ Freeway. The contract also includes an option for Fluor to provide capital maintenance se...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $500,000 for Emergency Repairs to Flood-Damaged Roads in Vermont
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the immediate availability of $500,000 in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help repair flood-damaged roads throughout Vermont. The funds were approved shortly after being requested by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. Vermont experienced flooding and rapid runoff as the result of heavy rain and snowmelt on April 15-16 and on April 19-20. The damage was exp...
Leica Geosystems Opens Nominations for Carl Pulfrich Award 2019
(HEERBRUGG, SWITZERLAND - Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, is calling industry-related professionals to submit their nominations for this year’s Carl Pulfrich Award, the prestigious industry honour that recognises advancements in the fields of photogrammetry, remote sensing and earth imaging. Nominees will be considered on the basis of experience, activities in field of photogrammetry and remote sensing, and contributions to the advancement of all aspects of the earth imaging field. Applied...
Falling Renewable Power Costs Open Door to Greater Climate Ambition
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Renewable power is the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world already today, the latest report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows. The report contributes to the international discussion on raising climate action worldwide, ahead of Abu Dhabi’s global preparatory meeting for the United Nations Climate Action Summit in September. With prices set to fall, the cost advantage of renewables will extend further, Renewable Po...
Polyglass to Exhibit at Western Roofing Expo 2019
Polyglass U.S.A., Inc., an innovator and manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing systems, will highlight its roofing solutions at Western Roofing Expo. The roofing exhibition and conference will be held at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, June 9–11. Polyglass will also host its industry networking event at the Hard Rock Café and donate to the Davis Memorial Foundation education charity in conjunction with the show. Meet with the Polyglass team in booths 317 & 325 and learn more about these...
ARDOT Opens Traveler Information Call Center to Assist Motorists Navigate Arkansas Highways during Historic Flooding
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) proactively opened a Traveler Information Call Center to assist motorists navigate around flooded highways throughout Arkansas. ARDOT’s Traveler Information Call Center opened at 3:00 p.m. today, May 28, and is available by voice or text at (501) 569-2374 daily between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The Traveler Information Call Center is located at ARDOT’s Central Offices and staffed by Department personnel volunteering for 4 hours at...
Western Specialty Contractors Applies Protective Waterproofing to New Milner Library Plaza at Illinois State University
St. Louis, MO - Western Specialty Contractors – Springfield, IL branch recently helped to replace and protect a new concrete plaza surrounding Milner Library at Illinois State University in Normal, IL. The project was put on an aggressive four-month schedule to complete before the winter set in. The project began in August 2018 with contractors shoring the deck to allow for equipment access. The concrete topping slab and existing waterproofing membrane were then removed for installation of a...
Omron Helps University of Houston Engineering Students Gain Real-World Skills with New Design and Robotics Laboratory
Omron Foundation, the charitable arm of the U.S.-based operations of industrial automation solutions provider Omron, donated a new laboratory complete with workstations and state-of-the-art equipment to give University of Houston students the opportunity to prepare for real-world engineering challenges. Hoffman Estates, IL. – The University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering recently unveiled a cutting-edge laboratory donated by the Omron Foundation, the charitable arm of automat...
Modulus Consulting Uses Ideate Software Solutions to Streamline Revit Workflows
San Francisco, CA – Modulus Consulting helps project teams leverage the power of building information modeling (BIM) by providing services from BIM implementation mentoring to architecture, engineering, and construction design modeling; pre-construction coordination; and construction fabrication modeling. To save time and increase the accuracy of its models, Modulus uses Ideate BIMLink, Ideate Explorer, and IdeateApps. Ideate Software developed these Autodesk Revit applications to streamline wor...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
