Carson Solutions Announces the Opening of a Fabrication Center in Dalton, GA and the Acquisition of QLCI Intellectual Property Rights from TROX USA
MINNEAPOLIS - Carson Solutions acquired the exclusive right to manufacture, sell, and distribute the patented QLCI and has assumed production and sales support in North America. Although the transition was sudden in Q2 2018, Carson Solutions successfully delivered all committed QLCI orders on time, without exception, to satisfy the large number of school projects slated for the summer of 2018. Carson Solutions has been able to maintain and utilize all the supplier relationships to produce the...
DrawAlert Announces Subcontractor Payment Confirmation With Version 3.5 Update
PHOENIX - Today DrawAlert, the market's leading Construction Administration Software, announces the release of the much-anticipated version 3.5. This version increases transparency and improves processes on all construction projects due to the newly-added subcontractor payment confirmation feature. "DrawAlert began as a way to prevent stakeholders from being caught off guard by costly errors like tardy payments, disputes and liens that can delay – or even derail – a construction project," sai...
Palo Alto, California, Enlists Brown and Caldwell to Design Wastewater Treatment Upgrades
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., — Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm, today announced its selection by the City of Palo Alto to provide design services for secondary treatment upgrades at the city’s Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP). Operational since 1934 and serving the communities of Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Stanford University, and the East Palo Alto Sanitary District, the RWQCP with 39 million gallons per day (MGD)...
Spectral Evolution Field Spectrometers and Spectroradiometers Now Available with ALGIZ 8X Rugged Tablet
Lawrence, MA – Spectral Evolution field spectrometers and spectroradiometers are now available with the ALGIZ® 8X rugged handheld tablet. This powerful tablet provides a great companion for field measurements with Spectral Evolution instruments for remote sensing and mining applications. It is powered by a fast Intel® Pentium processor with plenty of storage capacity. The ALGIZ 8X features: Small size 225mm x 147mm x24mm (8.8” x 5.7” x 0.9”) 8” capacitive touchscreen – 1280x800 resolutio...
Commercial Construction Looks to Advanced Technologies to Alleviate Workforce Challenges and Improve Productivity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Q4 2018 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index) released today indicates that despite staunch concerns over labor shortages and skilled workers, three-quarters of contractors believe advanced technologies may improve labor productivity on jobsites. According to the Q4 report, while just over half of contractors currently use technologies like drones, equipment tagging, wearable technology, and augmented/virtual reality for t...
Two ADOT Efforts Enhancing Highway Safety Win National Honors
PHOENIX – Arizona Department of Transportation efforts that have improved safety on a busy stretch of westbound US 60 in Tempe and advanced a first-in-the-nation system that reduces the risk from wrong-way drivers have been honored by a national organization dedicated to the management and operation of state highways. The National Operations Center of Excellence is presenting its Best Transportation Systems Management and Operations Project Award (Creative Solution) to ADOT for lane adjustmen...
Amit Varma Becomes a Named Faculty Member at Purdue University
Amit Varma, Ph.D., a leader in large-scale research and design method development, was recently ratified as Purdue University's Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering. Varma, whose research has served as the basis of several AISC codes and specifications, previously received an AISC Special Achievement Award for his work in facilitating the development, design and licensing of the next generation of nuclear power plants in the U.S. and around the world. He was also the winner of the...
Trevor Joseph Joins Stantec as California’s Hydrogeology Practice Lead
SACRAMENTO, CALIF., NYSE, TSX:STN: Trevor Joseph has joined global engineering, consulting, and architecture firm Stantec as the Hydrogeology Practice Lead for California, strengthening the firm’s groundwater service capabilities across California and the West. Based in Sacramento, Calif., Joseph will spearhead Stantec’s groundwater services strategy in California, collaborating closely with North American market sector leaders and global practice leaders. Joseph has more than 20 years of exp...
ISEAL’s First Infrastructure Standard: SuRe® – The Standard for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
Infrastructure development in cities is key to fighting climate change and fostering sustainable development. Cities need to become more inclusive, resilient and sustainable as stated by Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Number 11. In the context of the ongoing COP 24 and the globally agreed goal of limiting global warming to significantly less than two degrees, GIB aims to actively contribute to a world where sustainable and resilient infrastructure is the norm rather than the exception. Infra...
Oklahoma DOT Gets Approval of Largest-Ever Contract for Highway Work
On Dec. 3, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved the single largest highway work contract ever in the history of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. [Above photo by the Oklahoma DOT.] The up to $105 million project will complete the widening of the I-235 corridor in Oklahoma City from north of N. 50th St. to N.W. 63rd St. and reconstruct the junction of I-235 and I-44 to a multi-level interchange with flyover ramps, the commission noted in a statement; an interchange that...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
