Oldcastle Infrastructure Names Central and East Regional Presidents
ATLANTA, Ga. – Oldcastle Infrastructure is part of the Building Products division of CRH, the largest building materials company in North America. Oldcastle Infrastructure is pleased announce two appointments to the Leadership team. Chad Moore joined the Leadership team as our Central Region President on August 6, 2018. In this role he holds responsibility for leading the Central Region team in attaining our growth and people-related objectives. He has more than 18 years of experience in manu...
Rail Museum Turns Spotlight on Role of Fugro's Geotechnical Expertise in HS2
Credit: courtesy the National Railway Museum Soil samples in the laboratory may seem a world apart from the gleaming high tech of the high speed train. Yet both share the spotlight in a current exhibition at the National Railway Museum in York giving a rare insight into the role of testing and prototyping in pushing the boundaries of rail engineering. ‘Testing’ showcases the science behind some of the UK’s latest railway innovations, from the aerodynamic testing of new cabs to the futurist...
Renova Energy Honored with Two Major Awards at SunPower's Annual Dealer Conference
PALM DESERT, Calif. - Renova Energy, a Palm Desert-based solar installer, has received the SunPower "Residential National Top Producer of the Year" award for its outstanding sales performance as well as the "Residential Regional Dealer of the Year" award for its outstanding overall performance as a SunPower dealer in 2018. "Earning these two awards for our success delivering the world's highest efficiency solar systems and superior customer service to homeowners is an astounding achievement...
Western Specialty Contractors Expands Roofing Business in Kansas City Area with Acquisition of Great Plains Roofing and Sheet Metal
(St. Louis, MO) – Western Specialty Contractors has acquired the assets of full-service, commercial roofing and sheet metal contractor Great Plains Roofing and Sheet Metal of Kansas City, KS. The acquisition will expand Western’s existing roofing business in the Kansas City area and provide Western’s customers with a more comprehensive range of roofing, concrete, masonry and waterproofing services. “The acquisition of Great Plains expands our roofing services in Kansas City and broadens our...
Ralston Instruments Launches Groundbreaking New DCAP-PV Pressure and Vacuum Hand Pump
NEWBURY, Ohio, March 14, 2019 - Ralston Instruments, a leader in the development of innovative pressure calibration equipment for industries around the globe, today announces the release of the versatile new Ralston DCAP-PV Pressure/Vacuum Hand Pump. For field calibration operations that require both pressure and vacuum, this revolutionary new pressure pump allows the user to quickly and easily switch between pressure and vacuum with a simple turn of a knob. "In the past, field operations tha...
US Clean Energy Jobs Grow 3.6% to Nearly 3.3 Million
Top 10 States: Calif, Texas., Fla., N.Y., Mich., Ill., Mass., Ohio., N.C., Va. Energy efficiency added the most new jobs in 2018 across all energy sectors Clean energy jobs outnumber fossil fuel jobs by nearly 3 to 1 Clean storage and vehicle industries saw 14% and 15% growth in 2018 Washington, DC – Nearly 3.3 million Americans now work in clean energy in every state in the country, according to a new analysis of energy jobs data by the national nonpartisan business group E2 (Env...
Investment Potential in the Stockholm Region: €111 Billion
The planned construction projects within the Stockholm region show a total investment volume of €111 billion until the year 2040. According to Invest Stockholm’s report released today, the largest investment share is in housing, with an investment volume of €60,7 billion, followed by infrastructure investments in railway, subway and lightrail, with an investment volume of €9,6 billion. The sum of planned investments in the Stockholm region is estimated to €111 billion. This is a steady increa...
Hexagon Presents New Intelligent Construction Technology at Bauma 2019
HEERBRUGG, Switzerland and TUCSON, Ariz., USA — Hexagon’s Geosystems and Mining divisions are presenting an extensive portfolio of construction and site management technology at bauma, the world's largest trade fair in the construction industry, taking place at Messe München in Munich, Germany, from 8-14 April 2019. Hexagon will be announcing several new products and solutions that will be shown at its booth in Hall A2.Stand 137. “This year at bauma we are proud to present solutions that...
Wärtsilä Operation and Maintenance Agreement Will Help Kyaukse Power Plant to Meet its Supply Obligations to the National Grid in Myanmar
The technology group Wärtsilä will support the 145 MW Kyaukse gas engine power plant in, Mandalay region, Myanmar, in meeting its availability guarantees and other obligations through a 5-year Operation and maintenance agreement. The agreement has been signed with the plant owners, PowerGen Kyaukse Co. Ltd., in February 2019 and the order was booked in Q1 2019. The newly installed power plant, powered by eight Wärtsilä 50SG gas fuelled engines, is being built on a fast-track basis to alleviat...
Report Recommends Governmentwide Adoption of Dynamic Water's Technology for Saving Water
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Dynamic Water Technologies saved thousands of gallons of water and cut operating costs at a federal building in Georgia as part of a government study to find alternative technologies to conserve energy and water. As a result, the report recommends governmentwide adoption of the company's electrochemical process water treatment technology. In late 2018, the General Services Administration released a report based on a multi-month study at the 242,000 square-foot Juliette Gor...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
