Brown and Caldwell Adds to Smart Water Resume by Joining the SWAN Forum
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., – Brown and Caldwell, a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm, has solidified its smart water sector standing by joining the Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN), the leading global hub for the smart water and wastewater sectors. Water and wastewater utilities increasingly face challenges associated with rising water demand and aging infrastructure, adding pressures to already burdened supply, treatment, and distribution systems. Brown and Caldwell pa...
Trade Hounds Announces Mobile App that Connects Construction Workers Nationwide
BOSTON - Trade Hounds, a Boston startup, today announced a mobile app that connects construction workers all over the United States, providing them a digital platform to share their experiences and showcase their work. Trade Hounds empowers construction workers across the skilled trades – carpenters, plumbers, electricians, welders, etc. – by connecting them with each other to discuss their unique construction experiences. Members can weigh in on projects, share stories, get advice, and prou...
North Dakota State University Professor Denver Tolliver Honored with ARTBA’s Research & Education Award
(WASHINGTON) - Dr. Denver Tolliver, the director of the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) at North Dakota State University, is the 2018 recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) prestigious S.S. Steinberg Award. He was honored Jan. 13 during the association’s annual Research & Education Division (RED) meeting, held in the Nation’s Capital. Named after the founding president of RED, the award recognizes “an individual who has made remar...
Bentley Institute Press Announces Availability of Practical Foundation Design with STAAD Foundation Advanced
EXTON, Pa.,— Bentley Institute Press, publisher of cutting-edge textbooks and professional reference works for the advancement of the engineering, architectural, construction, operations, geospatial, and educational communities, has announced the availability of a new publication titled Practical Foundation Design with STAAD Foundation Advanced, now available in print at www.bentley.com/books, as an e-book at www.bentley.com/books and on Amazon Kindle. The iTunes version will also be available s...
SidePlate Announces All Field-Bolted Connection Availability
Mission Viejo, CA – SidePlate Systems, the industry leader in structural steel design optimization announces the release of field-bolted connections for all applications. Our new SidePlate and SidePlate PLUS connections can be applied to any lateral steel design bringing the optimization we are known for to your project. The SidePlate connection is optimized for projects outside seismic regions. The joint has no field-welding, which speeds up any construction project by eliminating weather d...
Repeal of Proprietary Products Rule Will Promote Innovation & Provide States More Flexibility, ARTBA Says
(WASHINGTON) - The repeal of a 103-year old federal procurement rule would remove a major regulatory roadblock and “spur investment in and deployment of new technologies that promise to help advance safety, alleviate traffic congestion and improve our nation’s highways,” the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Jan. 14 told the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). At issue is 23 CFR 635.411, a federal regulation that prohibits state and local governments from usi...
BART Trip Planner Provides Seamless Commute in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley
Hannover / Oakland, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has successfully teamed up with HaCon to provide its riders with the brand-new BART Trip Planner: Available both as a web app (https://planner.bart.gov) and native apps for iOS and Android, the new application guarantees a seamless, multimodal door-to-door travel experience including real-time information – a major upgrade to the legacy system that was solely based on the scheduled timetable. Aside from BART's own services, HaCon's powerful so...
Jefferson County Hires Woolpert to Implement Cityworks, Upgrade Asset Management Systems
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Jan. 15, 2019) — Woolpert was contracted by Jefferson County, Ala., to implement the Cityworks Enterprise Asset Management System (AMS) for its Department of Roads and Transportation, and to upgrade the AMS for the county’s Department of Environmental Services. The two-part, multiyear project will improve, align and standardize the work order services and asset management groups of the nine divisions within these departments. John Cestnick, Woolpert project manager, said...
The SEFA Group Announces Promotion of Bill Fedorka to VP
LEXINGTON, S.C., Jan. 15, 2019 - Bill Fedorka, P.E., has been promoted to Vice President, Engineering & Projects at The SEFA Group, which processes and markets environmentally sustainable products derived from coal combustion byproducts. Bill has led engineering and advancements of SEFA's proprietary STAR® Technology facilities over more than a decade. "Bill has been instrumental in our company's growth and in our leadership in new technologies," said Jim Clayton, Chief Operating Officer....
Structural Engineering Expert Mehrafarid Ghoreishi, PhD, PE, Joins Cardno's Clearwater Office
Clearwater, FL - Cardno is pleased to announce that Mehrafarid Ghoreishi, PhD, PE, has joined the firm as a Senior Structures Engineer in the company’s Clearwater, FL, USA office. Mehrafarid has more than 20 years of robust experience in structural and bridge engineering and transportation planning. His expertise includes steel/concrete structural design, bridge inspections, dynamic and nonlinear static analysis, seismic and wind engineering, computer-aided structural design, and finite element...
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