REMU Pumps Up Next-Generation Amphibious Excavator Product Line
Ähtäri, FINLAND – REMU, the Finnish company that makes the finest earthmoving products, today announced that the Big Float E15, designed for 10-15-ton excavators, will ship in May, extending the number of Big Float models in its E-Series to three. “REMU’s Big Float E-Series amphibious excavators provide so much additional strength, productivity potential, and efficiency than the offerings from other manufacturers today that REMU has really set the bar higher for the entire industry, and chang...
Shared Bike and E-Scooter Trips More Than Doubled Last Year, NACTO Says
According to an annual shared micro-mobility report compiled by the National Association of City Transportation Officials and released on April 17, more than twice as many shared bicycle and e-scooter trips were taken in 2018 – 84 million – compared to 2017. The group noted that 36.5 million of those “micro-mobility” trips were taken on station-based bikes – an increase of 9 percent from 2017 – with only 9 million trips taken via dockless shared bikes, while another 38.5 million trips were taken...
Collaboration is Key Topic as Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry Professionals Set to Gather at AEC BuildTech
ROSEMONT, IL - Architecture, engineering and construction industry professionals will convene at the end of the month for the inaugural AEC BuildTech Conference & Expo, taking place April 30 - May 2, 2019 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The Conference & Expo will offer attendees the opportunities to find new resources, tools and strategies; meet with the industry's premier solution providers demonstrating the latest tools & products; interact with professionals repr...
Energy Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania Receives $30 Million Gift
PHILADELPHIA — The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania today received an anonymous $30 million gift that will support continued programming at the Center. Underscoring Penn’s commitment to energy and sustainability, the $30 million gift arrives on the heels of last week’s $50 million gift from alumni Roy and Diana Vagelos to build a new science center for researchers focused on energy science. This gift also follows Penn President Amy Gutmann’s 2017 announceme...
Siemens and SUNY CCC Celebrate Opening of STEAM Innovation Center and Collaboration
STEAM Innovation Center leverages cross-disciplinary collaboration to drive innovation Energy savings project to help reduce College’s carbon footprint, improve energy efficiency, and raise student awareness Siemens to collaborate with the college to shape future academic curriculum for energy careers SUNY Corning Community College (CCC) will leverage a $3.5 million partnership with Siemens to begin the process of making the College’s Spencer Hill campus more energy efficient and p...
Epiroc Awards Recognize Customer Collaboration and Autonomous Drill Rigs
Stockholm, Sweden: Epiroc’s first annual awards recognize close customer collaboration in Mongolia and innovative autonomous drill rigs in Australia. The United in Performance Award honors exceptional customer collaboration. This inaugural award is presented to Anders Berglund, Bayar Torguud, Batzorig Jamsranjav and Alf Lawrence at Epiroc’s Customer Center in Mongolia, as well as to mining company Oyu Tolgoi LLC. Their far-reaching collaboration is boosting productivity and safety at Oyu Tol...
Neste and the City of Oakland Partner to Fuel the City Fleet with the City Waste
The City of Oakland and Neste announce that waste feedstock from the city is now being converted to Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ and fuels the city's fleet. The City of Oakland, Neste, fuel distributor Western States Oil and local collectors for used cooking oil joined forces to gather waste cooking oils from restaurants and other businesses in the Oakland metropolitan area and convert it to fuel the city’s fleet. By making waste more valuable and supporting jobs that collect and treat it, this...
King County, Washington, Selects Brown and Caldwell to Develop Clean Water Plan
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.— Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm, today announced its selection as prime consultant by King County Wastewater Treatment Division to develop the County’s Clean Water Plan to guide future water quality investments and initiatives. The Clean Water Plan is a four-year effort to chart a path for the County’s investments in regional water quality for the central Puget Sound region. As prime, Brown and Caldwell will lead a team of ec...
AISC Responds to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio: Sustainable Buildings Framed in Steel are Part of the Solution to Climate Change
CHICAGO -- The American Institute of Steel Construction released the following statement regarding New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposed regulatory changes, which he said are intended to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions of what he termed "steel and glass" skyscrapers: There are a number of factors that determine the environmental impacts of each of the iconic buildings in the most famous skyline in America. The activities of a building's occupants and other processes associated w...
Woolpert Strategic Consulting Providing Asset Management Framework, Support for CVG
This three-year, on-call contract will provide support in the development of an asset management program that will help optimize operations and minimize risk for the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) has contracted with Woolpert Strategic Consulting to provide professional consulting services pertaining to asset management at the airport. Under this three-year, on-call contract, Woolpert will provi...
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