CORE Erosion Control Adds Virginia Co-Packing Location
Additional Co-Packers Planned for 2024 Vienna, OH, March 2024 – CORE Erosion Control Services has added a co-packing location in New Kent, VA. “We’re excited about partnering with the team at Allied Pallet to supply CORE filter socks and other products to this growing area of the country,” Dwayne Trafka, CORE operations manager, said. “It gives us leverage in the Atlantic region to be able to offer our customers and distributors lower pricing to compete in that market.” Allied Palle...
Utility Expo Announces New Chair Ahead of 2025 Show
MILWAUKEE – The Utility Expo announced Brian Metcalf, CEO of Ring-O-Matic, has been named show chair for the 2025 show. He will lead the exhibitions management committee, a volunteer group of utility construction industry executives for overall show planning. The Utility Expo, named the #1 trade show in the utility industry, returned in 2023 with record-setting attendance. Over 21,000 utility construction professionals from all 50 states, as well as 60 counties, attended the show in Louisvill...
Worldwide Innovators Join The Water Council’s BREW 2.0
Milwaukee, WI, March 7, 2024 – Ten water technology start-ups from five countries – spanning AI for water utilities to nutrient-harvesting from algae to rapid detection of bacteria in drinking water – will receive targeted training, network connections and the opportunity to pitch their innovations worldwide as part of the 2024 cohort of The Water Council’s BREW 2.0 Post-Accelerator. The companies, hailing from the U.S., Canada, Ireland, France and Switzerland, will receive several weeks of...
DIGroup Architecture Names Two New Associates to Leadership Team
Kate Haas and Debbie Koehler promotions reflect commitment to promote from within New Brunswick, NJ / Philadelphia, PA., March 7, 2024 – DIGroup Architecture has announced the appointment of Kate Haas and Debbie Koehler to the role of associate in a move that deepens the firm’s leadership team and reflects its continued growth and empowerment of women. The appointment of Haas and Koehler also marks the firm’s newest class of associates and the first non-architects to achieve this d...
Planera Announces Integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud to Streamline Project Scheduling and Planning in the Construction Industry and Beyond
The new integration connects Autodesk Construction Cloud with Planera’s groundbreaking approach to construction scheduling and planning San Jose, CA – March 7, 2024 — Planera, a construction critical path method (CPM) scheduling and planning solution, today announced an integration with Autodesk Construction CloudÒ, a portfolio of software and services that combines advanced technology, a builders network and predictive insights for construction teams. The new integration combines Planer...
Advantages of PEX Plumbing Systems Detailed in New Technical Document
PEX: State-of-the-Art for Potable Water; Historical Overview of Discontinued PB Piping Materials Also Examined IRVING, Texas - March 7, 2024 - A new technical document that addresses the critical differences between crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) tubing systems with polybutylene (PB) systems has been published by the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI). The initiative was deemed necessary to eliminate any confusion between the two products because of problems associated with polybutyle...
DFI Announces New Student Engagement Committee
Chris Woods Named Chair Hawthorne, N.J. (March 5, 2024): DFI announces the formation of a Student Engagement Committee. The committee, with support from DFI Educational Trust, will develop consistent student opportunities and experiences that raise awareness of career opportunities in our industry, grow interest in DFI and provide members the opportunity to interact with prospective employees at school and DFI events. “DFI recognizes that the future of our industry depends upon our ab...
Historic Project Linking Rome and Vatican City Uses Advanced Technology and Local Knowledge to Keep Water Flowing
Relocation of Major Sewer Infrastructure Enables Construction of Pedestrian Link for 35 Million Visitors to the 2025 Jubilee WASHINGTON, DC, (March 7, 2024) – Water technology is playing a crucial role in an urban regeneration project to connect Rome and the Vatican City for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee. The historic project will extend the Lungotevere in Sassia underpass to enable the creation of a new pedestrianized zone that connects Castel Sant’Angelo with St. Peter’s Square. The...
DFI Announces Formation of New Foundation Reuse Committee
Andrew Boeckmann Named Chair Hawthorne, N.J. (March 5, 2024): DFI announces the formation of the Foundation Reuse Committee, which had been a task force under the DFI Subsurface Characterization for Deep Foundations Committee. The mission of the new committee is to reduce impediments to foundation reuse through outreach, promotion of technical advancements, and development of guidance documents and specifications. The committee chair is Andrew Boeckmann, Ph.D., P.E., senior engine...
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Major Step to Boost Domestic Manufacturing in Transportation, Create Good-Paying American Jobs
Proposed rule would end longstanding Buy America waiver for manufactured products in federal-aid highway projects WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) today to discontinue its general waiver of Buy America requirements for manufactured products used in federal-aid highway projects. In the rulemaking, the agency proposes discontinuing the waiver and creating standards that would apply to...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
