Biden-Harris Administration Delivers Nearly $474 Million in New Grid Resilience Funding to States and Tribes as Part of Investing in America Agenda
Investing in America Agenda Continues Efforts to Modernize Electric Grid To Deliver Reliable, Clean, and Affordable Energy Across the Country, in 5 Territories and Among 254 Tribal Nations WASHINGTON, D.C.— In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that 49 states, 5 territories, 254 Tribal Nations, and the District of Columbia have received a combined total of $473.6 million in fiscal year (FY) 2024...
Matern Professional Engineering Completes Design, Oversees Construction of Major Collier County Campus Energy Plant Renovation
Fort Myers, FL – Matern Professional Engineering is proud to announce the completion of the design phase and ongoing construction oversight for the transformative renovation of the Collier County Main Campus Energy Plant. This ambitious project features a 2,000+ ton chilled water thermal energy storage system, including a 14,000 ton-hour Thermal Energy Storage (TES) tank. The modernized plant will efficiently cool all the buildings on the main campus while significantly reducing operating costs...
Acrow Bridge Supports Major Estuary Repair Project in Massachusetts
Modular steel structure providing detour in Wellfleet during the restoration of the Herring River (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today one of its modular steel structures has been installed in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, to provide access during the Herring River Restoration Project. Decades in the planning and Massachusetts’ largest-ever estuary repair, the goal of the project is to restore the full natural tidal range ac...
Renown Bridge Expert Presents Innovative Steel Bridge Research to AISI-Led Task Force, Receives Industry Recognition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gary Prinz, Ph.D., P.E., professor and director of the Grady E. Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center at the University of Arkansas, was recently selected as the recipient of the 2024 Robert J. Dexter Memorial Award Lecture by the Steel Bridge Task Force of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and presented his research —which is focused on fracture, fatigue and the service life of steel bridge structures —at a recent Task Force meeting in Charlotte,...
New Bluebeam Research Reveals Growing AI Use in Construction, but Regulatory and Talent Challenges Persist
Bluebeam announces findings from new Building the Future Report, highlighting latest technology and digitization trends within construction Pasadena, Calif. (October 24, 2024) – Bluebeam, a leading developer of solutions and services for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals worldwide and part of the Nemetschek Group, today announced findings from its new global report – Building the Future: Bluebeam AEC Technology Outlook 2025. The report, based on a surve...
IFRA Issues $108M to State DOT Railroad Projects
[Above photo by Wyoming DOT] The Federal Railroad Administration recently awarded more than $108 million to several railroad-related projects overseen by state departments of transportation in Alaska, South Dakota, and Wyoming through its Special Transportation Circumstances or STC grant program. The STC grant program awards funding to states that lack intercity passenger rail service or are not connected to the national rail system and provides directed grant funding as a set-aside f...
Simpson Strong-Tie Hosts 400 High School Students at Trades Days
Riverside, CA, Trades Day attendees and Simpson Strong-Tie staff. Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, hosted nearly 400 high school students for its Trades Day events held the first and third weeks of October. The company partnered with nonprofits ACE Mentor Program and Construction Industry Education Foundation to bring students within the vicinity of the company’s Stockton, CA, Riverside, CA, and McKinney, TX, facilities to learn m...
Danfoss Announces the 2024 EnVisioneer of the Year Winners
ThermalWorks’ leadership is presented with the EnVisioneer of the Year award in the System Integrator category. L-R: Patrick Black, quality engineer, ThermalWorks; John Costakis, CEO, ThermalWorks; Ming Zhang, director of research and development, ThermalWorks; Ricardo Schneider, president, Danfoss Turbocor; Kristian Strand, president, Danfoss Commercial Compressors; Rogerio Federici, head of sales and marketing, Danfoss Turbocor Winners represent wide range of engineering innovation...
Brian Uher Joins Hord Coplan Macht as Director of Sustainability
Uher brings extensive background and knowledge in sustainable and high-performance design BALTIMORE – (October 2024) — Hord Coplan Macht (HCM), an award-winning integrated architecture, interiors, landscape design, and planning firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Brian Uher, MS, MSE as Director of Sustainability. In his new role, Uher will champion sustainable strategies in the design and operation of high-performance and equitable buildings across the firm. With 20 years of experienc...
Water Industry Leader Jim Schlaman Joins Woolpert to Direct Water and Energy Utilities
Schlaman will support key projects and expand Woolpert’s water and energy utility services, markets, and clients throughout the U.S. DAYTON, Ohio — Woolpert has hired Market Director for Water and Energy Utilities Jim Schlaman to support water and energy utility projects, clients, and market expansion. Schlaman brings over two decades of water resource and planning experience. Prior to joining Woolpert, Schlaman worked for 24 years with Black & Veatch, most recently serving as director of...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
