Amin Alsaden Appointed as the Director of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial
Amin Alsaden has been appointed the Director of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial, the first major platform dedicated to architecture and urbanism in the Middle East, East and North Africa, and South Asia. Bringing a depth of experience to the position as an architectural scholar and practitioner, Alsaden will contribute to the organization's growth, sustainability, long-term mission, and launch one of the Triennial's core initiatives: a research program. Alsaden will work closely with the...
Urgent US$621 Billion Need for Africa to Meet UN Sustainable Development Goals for Drinking Water, Sanitation and Electricity
The Global Infrastructure Hub, a G20 initiative, has today published two reports that reveal an urgent need for infrastructure investment in 10 Compact with Africa[1]countries, and highlight the reforms required to encourage greater investment. The first of these reports, Global Infrastructure Outlook: Infrastructure Investment Need in the Compact with Africa Countries, reveals that, unless US$621 billion is invested in these 10 countries by 2030, they will fail to meet the UN Sustainable D...
The Transportation Impact of Justice Kennedy’s Supreme Court Tenure
On June 27, Justice Anthony Kennedy announced that he would be retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court effective July 31, 2018; wrapping up a 30-year tenure that included several major legal decisions that directly affected the transportation industry. According to research by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Justice Kennedy participated in 15 transportation-focused legal decisions after President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the nation's highest court in...
AASHTO Launches Improved Transportation Industry Jobs Site
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is launching a completely revamped version of its 13 year-old transportation jobs web portal on July 1; a portal available to AASHTO members as well as other transportation-related organizations and companies. Since 2005, AASHTO has offered its members and job seekers the opportunity to advertise and find employment in the transportation industry through its online employment opportunities page on its website. The newly re...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces a Proposed $184 Million Grant for Congestion Relief in Atlanta
ATLANTA – U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao joined Congressman Rob Woodall, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), and other state and local officials today to announce a proposed $184,124,447 Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant to build additional, dedicated express lanes on State Route (SR) 400, a major commuter route for Atlanta residents. “The new express lanes on SR 400 will enhance safety and decrease congestion and travel times...
Concern Over the Economic Cost of Tariffs Continues to Rise
The economic impact of Trump administration tariffs imposed on a number of goods, but especially steel and aluminum, continues to generate growing concern – especially regarding the cost of infrastructure projects. The American Institute for International Steel, for example, noted that U.S. steel-using manufacturers are encountering product price increases of 50 percent or more and are experiencing difficulty in obtaining the steel they need, regardless of whether they buy domestic-sourced or...
Fast-Track Delivery of Wärtsilä Gas Fired Power Plant Will Help Alleviate Myanmar’s Electricity Shortage in Kyaukse
The technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to provide the generating equipment for a new gas fired power plant needed to alleviate the shortage of electricity in Myanmar. The power plant will operate on eight Wärtsilä 50SG gas fuelled engines, and the electricity generated will be fed into the national grid. The 145 MW plant is being built on a fast-track basis and is scheduled to be operational during the first quarter of 2019. Wärtsilä’s capabilities to meet the demanding delivery requ...
DuPont™ Tyvek® Receives “A” Ratings for Outstanding Quality and Outstanding Service
WILMINGTON, Del. – DuPont Safety & Construction today announced it has once again received the Partners of Choice Award for an A rating in both quality and service from David Weekley Homes, the largest privately held U.S. homebuilder. Out of approximately 200 participating companies, DuPont™ Tyvek® was one of 18 recipients to receive an A rating in both quality and service. It is the seventh time DuPont™ Tyvek® has received this prestigious recognition. “It’s an honor to receive our seventh P...
elec calc™ BIM Software is Officially Available for Sale
Trace Software International, the global leader in electrical engineering since 1987, announces the official launch of the elec calc™ BIM software, the first tool in the world that seamlessly integrates electrical calculation into the BIM process. When we talk about Building Information Modeling (BIM) we are not talking about a trend, but about a real digital revolution in the building sector, ready to break up obsolete schemes and processes. For a long time, the engineering and...
Encavis AG Selects Greenbyte Energy Cloud for Data Management
Greenbyte is very pleased to announce that the German Encavis AG has selected Greenbyte Energy Cloud for their renewable energy data management. Encavis is one of the leading independent power producers in Europe. As of now the company manages 236 wind and solar PV parks in nine European countries with a total generating capacity of over 1.5 Gigawatt (GW). Greenbyte will install Encavis’s wind assets in Energy Cloud, an innovative renewable energy portfolio management platform, that allows...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
