Evelyn Lim Sworn in as Regional Administrator for HUD's Rocky Mountain Region
DENVER– Evelyn Lim was sworn in to serve as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Regional Administrator, serving the six states in HUD’s Rocky Mountain Region which includes the States of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. She is one of 10 HUD Regional Administrators appointed by the Trump Administration throughout the United States. “I am thrilled that such an accomplished and well-respected public servant is joining HUD,” said HUD Secretary Ben...
World Energy Efficiency Day: Experts Say Introduction of PPAs Will Help Corporations Reduce Carbon Footprint & Save Electricity Costs
March 5, 2019: World Energy Efficiency Day, March 5th, saw Sun Investment Group, one of the largest portfolio holders of solar energy in Poland, call for the wider use of photovoltaic power by corporates via on-site Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) in order to facilitate Europe’s 2020 and 2030 renewable energy transition goals. A PPA is a long-term partnership agreement to purchase electricity, which due to the lifelong guarantee of solar panels, usually lasts between 20 - 25 years. The m...
Study: 70 Billion Hours Spent Driving
DENVER (March 5, 2019) – If you think you've been spending more time in your car lately, you're right: Each week, Americans spend 20 more minutes driving than they did in 2014. That's the takeaway from new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, which found that Americans collectively spend 70 billion hours behind the wheel each year – an eight percent bump over 2014. The average driver travels more than 220 miles each week, or 11,498 miles each year. That's the equivalent of two r...
Jeff Watson Named HNTB Northern California Office Leader
OAKLAND, Calif. – Jeff Watson, PE, PMP, has been named HNTB Corporation’s Northern California office leader, based in the firm’s Oakland office. A vice president, Watson brings more than three decades of technical and leadership experience in the engineering field, including the last 15 years working in various positions of increasing responsibility and leadership with HNTB in the Eastern, Central and Western Regions. Most recently, Watson served as Northern California office operations manager,...
HED and Integrated Design Group Announce Merger
LOS ANGELES, March 4, 2019 - National architecture and engineering firm HED (Harley Ellis Devereaux) is pleased to announce its merger with Integrated Design Group, also known as ID, an architecture, engineering, and planning firm with a strong reputation for data center design with locations in Boston in Dallas. According to Peter Devereaux, FAIA, Chairman of HED, this is a natural step for the firm. "We are committed to strategic growth that increases the firm's ability to create positive i...
Study Finds ‘Growth’ Can Cause Transportation Troubles for Diverse Groups
A 30-page report crafted from a year-long population survey of Bend, Ore., found that its residents shared a similar view of transportation issues resulting from city growth despite different backgrounds, income levels, and ages. Those findings – released in mid-February – also reflect trend...
PennDOT’s McAuley Tapped to Lead AASHTO Innovation Initiative
George McAuley, deputy secretary of highway administration for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, has been appointed to serve a two-year term as the chair of the steering committee guiding the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Innovation Initiative, known as A.I.I. [Above photo by PennDOT.] Formerly called the AASHTO Technology Implementation Group, the A.I.I. aims to advance state DOT innovation. The program invests time and money to accelerate...
Congressional Leaders Focus on Transportation Funding Options at Washington Briefing
A vehicle miles traveled or VMT fee, wider use of tolling, and a hike in the federal fuel tax were some of the many transportation funding options four key Congressional leaders discussed at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 2019 Washington Briefing, held annually in the nation’s capital at the Washington Court Hotel. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., and the ranking member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee stressed that there is “a lot of sup...
Neste: Sweden is Proposing An Ambitious Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Target
Sweden has an ambitious target of being fossil-free by 2045. As a part of the initiative, a proposal for decarbonizing aviation in Sweden was announced today, on 4 March. The proposal suggests that Sweden would introduce a greenhouse gas reduction mandate for aviation fuel sold in Sweden. The reduction level would be 0.8% in 2021, and gradually increase to 27% in 2030. The reduction levels are estimated to be equivalent of 1% (11 000 tons) sustainable aviation fuel in 2021, 5% (56 000 tons) in 2...
RME Geomatics Delivers Innovative Drone Technology for Government-Funded Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP)
Carp, Ontario– RME Geomatics, a world leading aerial survey services and technology company, announced today they have delivered a Renegade-M aircraft under the Canadian Federal Government Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP). This innovative aircraft will now undergo validation testing through the program in hopes of receiving funding to move this advanced technology from the laboratory to the marketplace. The newly designed aircraft is a single-rotor helicopter unmanned aerial system (...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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