U.S. Department of Transportation Launches BUILD Transportation Program, Announces $1.5 Billion Notice of Funding Opportunity
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $1.5 billion in discretionary grant funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. BUILD Transportation grants replace the pre-existing Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. As the Administration looks to enhance America’s infrastructure, FY 2018 BUILD...
New Geopolitics: Commission on the Global Consequences of Renewable Energy Transformation
Berlin, Germany – Global leaders from across the spheres of energy, foreign policy, trade, development and business have been announced as members of the newly formed Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation. The Commission was launched in January during the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and its work is supported by the governments of Germany, Norway and the United Arab Emirates. The former President of Iceland, Olafur Grimsson will lead t...
50 Bay Area Student Leaders to Unveil Over 20 Design Solutions that Tackle the Threat of Climate Change and Growing Inequities
Berkeley, Calif — The first-ever Y-PLAN Youth Challenge Regional Summit will be held on Wednesday, April 25th and will feature over 50 students representing over 800 of their classmates from East Palo Alto, Richmond, San Francisco, Oakland, and San Rafael as they present and discuss design solutions that tackle the local impacts of climate change. This summit is the continuation of a youth-led movement to reimagine communities in the Bay Area to be stronger and safer by solving complex urban pla...
Siemens Gamesa Overtook Vestas Wind Systems as Top Wind Equipment Manufacturer in 2017, says GlobalData
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (SGRE) claimed the top spot for the wind turbine manufacturing sphere in 2017, managing to install an impressive 9.43 gigawatts (GW) and overtaking Vestas, which ranked second with 7.52 GW of installations in 2017, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. SGRE gained ground with a 26.4% rise over the previous year’s installations, while Vestas saw a 14% fall in installations in the same period. Goldwind came in third, followed by Genera...
Gannett Fleming Wins ACEC Grand Award for Tempe Town Lake Dam Project
(Harrisburg, Pa.) Gannett Fleming won top honors at the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) Gala on April 17. The Tempe Town Lake Dam Project received a Grand Award – one of only 16 projects to receive the distinction from a pool of more than 140 contenders. The Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant Improvements, the Norchester Pump Station Replacement, and the Springfield Railcar Assembly Facility Project received National Recognition Awards at t...
Miyamoto Expands to Mexico City
MEXICO CITY — Global earthquake + structural engineering company Miyamoto International has opened its 23rd worldwide office, this time in Mexico City. The newest office continues the company’s post-disaster work in Mexico following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that collapsed buildings in the capital megacity in September 2017. This office will provide the latest earthquake protection strategies for private sector, government and international agencies. Mexico operation...
Federal Highway Administration Makes Available $60 Million for Advanced Transportation Technologies Grants
WASHINGTON – Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for states, cities and other agencies to compete for $60 million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program (ATCMTD) grants to fund new technologies that improve transportation efficiency and safety. “These grants promote the use of cutting-edge technology to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion,” said Acting Federal Highway Administrator...
Trimble Announces New Field Solutions for Land and Construction Surveying
SUNNYVALE, Calif., — Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) announced today the Trimble® TSC7 Controller, a new field solution for land and civil construction surveyors. The TSC7, combined with specialized software, defines the next generation of data collection and computing for mobile workers. The Trimble TSC7 brings powerful enhancements to the field and was designed based on customer feedback. It provides a tablet experience with a physical keyboard and a sunlight readable 7-inch touchscreen that supports...
IDS GeoRadar Launches Compact Safety Monitoring Radar for Mining
(Pisa, Italy, 19 April 2018) – IDS GeoRadar, a leading provider of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and interferometric solutions worldwide, today launched HYDRA-X, a radar-based technology solution specifically designed to support geotechnical engineers in the mining industry. HYDRA-X supports the different types of mine site needs, ranging from strip coal mines, tailing dams, small open pits, quarries and sub-benches monitoring in huge open pits. HYDRA-X is a compact radar solution that is ea...
What’s New in InfraWorks and Civil 3D 2019
InfraWorks roads imported to Civil 3D 2019 automatically generate as Civil 3D corridors. Autodesk recently announced the latest releases of Autodesk® InfraWorks® and Autodesk® Civil 3D® 2019. These software releases provide enhancements for closer collaboration, improved design, more efficient drawing production, tighter interoperability, and smoother data exchange. Below are the key enhancements for both products. InfraWorks Collaboration Enterprise cloud collaboration with BIM...
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