Membrion named Top Innovator at World Economic Forum
Award-winning solution enables industrial facilities to expand capacity and makes recycling wastewater irresistible Seattle, January 17, 2024 – Today, Membrion was named Top Innovator of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Zero Water Waste Challenge. The announcement was made during the cohort announcement at the “Innovation for Freshwater Conservation” session at WEF’s annual meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. “Membrion is honored to participate in the World Economic Forum’s Zero Wa...
Geo Week Announces Award Winners Honoring Top Geospatial Achievements
Winners of the Lidar Leader Awards, Younger Geospatial Professional of the Year, and ASPRS Awards to be celebrated at Geo Week, February 12 in Denver, CO Denver, Colorado – USA – Geo Week has announced a full lineup of distinguished professionals and leading organizations that will be recognized for geospatial excellence at this year’s Geo Week Awards Celebration, in partnership with LIDAR Magazine, Lidar News, and ASPRS. The Geo Week Awards Celebration hosts many top honors, including the...
International Code Council Signs MOU with Women in Plumbing & Piping to Promote the Plumbing Trades
The MOU will foster collaboration in support of mutual shared interests Washington, D.C. – On December 21, 2023, the International Code Council and Women in Plumbing & Piping (WiPP) signed an MOU to collaboratively promote opportunities for women to pursue successful careers in the plumbing industry. This partnership advances the Code Council’s Safety 2.0 mission to welcome and engage a new generation of members and leaders in building safety and illustrates the Code Council’s commitment to i...
Xylem Signs Publiacqua Contract to Support Italy’s Sustainable Water Future
Empowering Local Communities with Advanced Water Technology WASHINGTON, DC, (January 18, 2024) – Xylem (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, sets a new milestone in Italy's sustainable water journey through an innovative agreement with Tuscany's Publiacqua. Under a three-year contract, Xylem aims to strengthen the resilience and operational efficiency of Medio Valdarno's water infrastructure by leveraging...
Adam Mercer Joins HDR as Construction Field Services Director
Adam Mercer, P.E., will lead HDR’s construction and field services practice, made up of more than 1,000 construction professionals working across the globe. Mercer takes the reins of a practice that covers a large suite of construction disciplines, with a track record of project success that goes back decades. In 2023, Engineering News-Record ranked HDR 13th in its annual list of Top 100 construction management/PM-for-fee firms. Based in HDR’s Indianapolis office, Mercer will be responsible f...
Meridiam closes transaction to increase ownership in New York’s LaGuardia Airport Terminal B
NEW YORK — Meridiam, a leading sustainable infrastructure investor and asset manager, has successfully closed its acquisition of an additional c.16% ownership of LaGuardia Gateway Partners LLC in New York. LaGuardia Gateway Partners is responsible for the investment, development, and operation of the reconstructed Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, completed in July 2022, as part of a public-private partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Meridiam now holds a c.48% stake...
3DXB Secures Engineering Startup Category at Excellence and Creative Engineering Award 2023
Dubai, UAE, 16 January 2024- 3DXB, a company specializing in offering 3D solutions for the construction industry, has secured the top spot in the Engineering Startup category at the second edition of the Excellence and Creative Engineering Award 2023. The award ceremony, organized by the Society of Engineers UAE under the patronage of Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, unfolded at Mohammed bin Rashid Library in Dubai on January 16, 2024. The heightened competition of the secon...
World Bank and ITDP Report Calls for More Investment into Active Mobility Infrastructure in Cities
This new report highlights the crucial role of cycling and walking infrastructure in cities for improving mobility, promoting equitable access, and addressing the climate crisis. Washington, DC (16 January 2024) — Cycle infrastructure networks are among the most cost-effective approaches to improving urban mobility and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from urban passenger transportation. A new report from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) and the World Bank makes...
IMC Architecture Completes New Le Café Coffee Location and Other Upgrades at One Dag in Manhattan
The IMC Architecture-designed café features top-of-the-line appliances, a Caesarstone counter, engineered wood and wallpaper wall finishes, white birch-colored wall tiles behind the counter, merchandise display shelving, diamond plate wainscoting and terrazzo flooring. The lighting system includes sconces, track fixtures and recessed lighting in the ceiling. Photo courtesy IMC Architecture New York, NY–IMC Architecture’s interior design studio completed a new Le Café Coffee location and...
The First Digital Twin of Earth in 3D, Time-Dynamic and Cloud-Free
The Rhône valley near Léman Lake, Switzerland - © Nimbo by Kermap Rennes, January 16, 2024 Nimbo is a free webplatform letting everyone explore evolutive satellite views of the world without clouds, in the clearest format currently available. Observing land transformations has never been easier with Nimbo’s 2D/3D views, multiple data layers and user-friendly comparison features. The platform developed by French start-up Kermap relies on innovative AI methods to process, clean...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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