PerkFilter System Receives NJCAT Verification and NJDEP Certification for Stormwater Treatment
LITTLETON, Colo. (JULY, 2017) – The performance of the PerkFilter™ media filtration system for stormwater treatment has been verified by the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology (NJCAT), one of the most comprehensive, rigorous and recognized verification programs in the country. Additionally, the PerkFilter system has been certified by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) as an approved stormwater treatment device based on the NJCAT verification. The revolut...
Business Developer Lauren Setterbo Joins Cardno Structural Engineering
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (July 6, 2017) – Cardno is pleased to announce that Lauren Setterbo has joined the company as a business developer for the firm’s structural engineering services. Lauren will be responsible for establishing new client relationships, as well as maintaining existing ones, in and around the San Antonio area. She will also take a lead role in local community involvement initiatives. Cardno has provided structural engineering for a variety of projects in San Antonio, including t...
FARO Assists in India’s First R&D Project to Modernize Country’s Railway Infrastructure
The importance of having the right equipment for a job cannot be underestimated. In a surveying and mapping project, the access to advanced 3D laser scanning technology can make a world of difference to the study outcome. A group of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), honored by the India Government as an Institute of National Importance, experienced this first hand when conducting a study on India’s railway infrastructure. Dr. Kamal Jain, Professor...
NPG Report Focuses on U.S. Infrastructure and Population on a Collision Course
Alexandria, VA – If current trends continue and immigration remains such a driving force in America’s population growth, our country may be forced to accommodate as many as 417 million people by 2060. That means that our nation’s present failing and fragile infrastructure – including highways, bridges, dams, water systems, electric grids, etc. – will be put under tremendous added stress. Is our nation ready to meet such demands? That is the subject of a brand-new Forum Paper released by Nega...
HNTB’s Joshua Englander Named to Getty House Foundation Board of Directors
LOS ANGELES – Joshua Englander, West Division government relations director for HNTB Corporation, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Getty House Foundation. A 21-member board implements the foundation’s mission and oversees its civic and educational programming. “I am honored to join the distinguished group of professionals on the Getty House board whose leadership helps bring Angelenos from across the city together with innovators, activists, business leaders and governmen...
Dale McDaniel Joins HNTB as Senior Project Director in Atlanta
ATLANTA (July 6, 2017) – Dale McDaniel, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as senior project director and vice president, based in the firm’s growing Atlanta office. McDaniel is responsible for overseeing all aspects of projects, maintaining positive client relations, and evaluating alternative strategies to deliver mobility solutions. He has more than 35 years of industry experience, including project and program management and design services for airport, transit, highway and bridge projects acro...
Tersus Launches the NeoRTK System to Unleash Surveying Potential
Tersus GNSS Inc. (“Tersus”), a leading GNSS manufacturing company announces its launch of a new generation GNSS RTK system with multi technology integrated for surveyors, the NeoRTK System. NeoRTK System is a high-performing GNSS RTK system applied with multi-constellation and multi-frequency GNSS engine and various communication protocols which aim at providing high performance and stable signal reception satisfying surveyors’ demands. With high-end GNSS antenna inside, NeoRTK can speed up...
FHWA Tells State DOTs How Much Contract Authority They Lose This Year in Rescission
The Federal Highway Administration informed state departments of transportation how much each is losing as of June 30 in certain categories of highway program contract authority, as Congress required in the fiscal 2017 government funding bill that it sent to President Trump on May 4. The cuts, or "rescissions" in budget parlance, range in size. The FHWA notice listed California at the high end losing nearly $89 million in contract authority, Texas taking an $85 million hit, Ohio having $41 mi...
USDOT Re-Solicits for Most 2017 FAST Act Grant Funds, Combines With 2018 Round
In an overhaul of the infrastructure grant program authorized by the five-year Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, the U.S. Department of Transportation said it will take new applications over the next four months for about $710 million in 2017 grants, and combine those with the 2018 round for what it estimates will add up to $1.56 billion in all. The overhaul includes new application criteria, with a strong emphasis on maximizing the use of federal grant money to draw in other funds...
Atlas Copco Completes Acquisition of Swedish Mining Intelligence Business
Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has completed the acquisition of part of Mobilaris MCE AB, a Sweden-based company that provides advanced software that optimizes underground mining operations. Atlas Copco has acquired 34% of Mobilaris MCE, based in Luleå, Sweden, a business that was part of Mobilaris AB. Mobilaris MCE’s software solutions offer situational awareness of the mines, real-time positioning and detailed status information on...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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