Going Digital (Twins): Bentley Inaugurates iTwinTM Services
LONDON, U.K. – The Year in Infrastructure 2018 Conference – 16 October 2018 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced the forthcoming availability of iTwinTM Services, digital twin cloud services for infrastructure projects (project digital twins) and assets (performance digital twins). iTwinTM Services can be transparently provisioned within Bentley’s...
SimActive Releases Version 8.0 with 3D Modeling
Montreal, Canada – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is proud to announce the release of version 8.0 with a new 3D modeling module for Correlator3DTM. The module allows the generation of 3D textured meshes to create photorealistic models, which can be exported in standard formats, including OBJ files. “Adding a 3D modeling function addresses an increasing need in the industry, and the natural progression of our software workflow”, said Louis Simard, CT...
ACI Announces Winners of Annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 16, 2018 - The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the winners of the 2018 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, who were honored during the Institute's Concrete Convention & Exposition, October 15, 2018, in Las Vegas, NV, USA. The highest honor was presented to Viaduct Over River Almonte in Garrovillas de Alconétar, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. This award is given annually to one project that demonstrates excellence in concrete innovation and techn...
esVolta Selected for Four Energy Storage Projects Totaling 38.5 MWhs in Southern California
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – esVolta, a developer and owner of utility-scale energy storage projects across North America, has been selected by Southern California Edison Company (SCE) to deliver a series of lithium-ion battery energy storage systems in Riverside and Ventura Counties. Under the contracts, which are pending approval by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), esVolta will develop, build, and operate the Wildcat Energy Storage project (a 3 MW / 12 MWh facility) near Palm Sprin...
Bernd Fischer Named Group CEO of Technymon GBT
BERGAMO, ITALY (October 16, 2018) – Technymon GBT, a leading manufacturer of sliding bearing products, has announced the appointment of Bernd Fischer as Group CEO. Fischer’s leadership responsibilities will include the oversight of business development and operations for Technymon Technology U.S.A. Inc., MBC Composite Bearings Mfg. Inc., Global Bearings Technologies Italy, Technymon Gleitlager Germany,Technymon Technology India and Technymon Technology Brazil. He will also be tasked with e...
Kemper ASCEnds to 2019 Presidency
The thing about ascending to the ASCE presidency is the moment never comes as a surprise. After all, Robin Kemper was elected nearly 18 months ago. But the lack of drama doesn’t make the moment any less sweet. Kemper was inducted as ASCE’s 2019 president at the Society’s annual business meeting, Sunday, during the ASCE 2018 Convention in Denver, her family by her side, a tear in her eye. “It was beautiful. It was emotional,” said Kemper afterward. “I wanted to recognize my mother (Rita...
Iowa DOT Offering DERA Grants to Replace Aging Diesel Equipment
The Iowa Department of Transportation recently announced that it is accepting grant applications through Nov. 9 this year for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act or DERA grant program – funds aimed at helping fleets replace aging diesel-powered equipment, including school buses, heavy- and medium-duty transit buses and trucks, as well as non-road diesel engines, equipment, or vehicles. The base grant amount available in Iowa is $275,123, but the state is v...
U.S. DOT Announces $750,000 for Emergency Repairs to Roads and Bridges in Croatan National Forest in North Carolina
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the immediate availability of $750,000 in Emergency Relief program funds to help begin repairs on roads and bridges throughout Croatan National Forest in North Carolina damaged last month by Hurricane Florence. “Severe flooding from Hurricane Florence damaged roads throughout the state, including the region around Croatan National Forest,” said Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Brandye L. Hendrickson. “These emergency funds...
Senate Passes Water Bill 99-1; Sends to President for Signature
Over a month after being passed by the House of Representatives, the reconciled America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 passed the U.S. Senate with a vote of 99-1 on Oct. 10, “President Trump called on Congress to take action on the country’s water infrastructure and we have done that today,” noted Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in a statement. “America’s Water Infrastructure Act will cut Washington red tape, grow the nation...
Proposed Bill would Cancel Electric Vehicle Subsidy, Tack on User Fees
Legislation proposed Oct. 9 by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who is chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, aims to terminate and repeal the up to $7,500 electric vehicle federal tax credit, impose a “federal highway user fee” on the owners of alternative fuel vehicles and require that those fees be collected with the user’s tax return – with the monies gained from those fees to be transferred into the Highway Trust Fund. “The electric vehicle tax credit largely benefi...
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