California Engineering Contractors (CEC) Adopts Industry-First Schedule Risk Analysis Tool from Planera to Manage Complex Projects
Leading West Coast contractor implements advanced tool to boost visibility, eliminate guesswork, and revolutionize how construction managers quantify and manage risk San Jose, CA – December 13, 2023 — Planera, a construction CPM scheduling and planning solution, announced that leading West Coast heavy construction contractor, California Engineering Contractors (CEC) will implement Planera’s Risk Analysis Tool, which simulates thousands of potential scenarios to help assess and quantify s...
National policy aimed at reducing U.S. greenhouse gases also would improve water quality
The map at left depicts harmful spillover effects in red resulting from wetland restoration in the central Corn Belt without a carbon-pricing policy. The other two maps show how a national carbon policy largely eliminates the spillover effect by imposing two different prices on its use. (Image provided by Thomas Hertel) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A climate policy that raises the price of carbon-intensive products across the entire U.S. economy would yield a side benefit of reducing nitrate g...
Hoffmann Green signs a preliminary agreement with a partner for a licensing contract in the US state of Florida
Chaillé-sous-les-Ormeaux, December 12, 2023 - 6:00 pm CET: Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies (ISIN: FR0013451044, Mnemo: ALHGR) ("Hoffmann Green" or the "Company"), an industrial player committed to the decarbonation of the construction sector that designs and markets innovative clinker-free cements, announces the signing of an agreement with a partner that defines the main points of an exclusive licensing agreement to build several Hoffmann units in Florida, a state in the southeastern United...
Brown and Caldwell partners with The Water Research Foundation and utilities to advance DE&I in the water sector
Study to identify and amplify methods to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion at water utilities WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is providing $125,000 in funding to Brown and Caldwell to develop scalable diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) best practices for water sector organizations. DE&I is a critical and growing need in the water sector as utilities measure the health and well-being of their organizations and workforce while rethinking how they engag...
New Model Specification Announced for Polypropylene Piping
More than 6,000 feet of PP-RCT piping was installed at the United States Air Force’s Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas for hot and cold potable water, non-potable HVAC heating and chilled water, plus condenser water. The pipe was selected for its greater pressure capabilities at higher temperatures than conventional PP materials. New Publication From PPI Provides Latest Specifications; Prevents Use of Outdated Information IRVING, Texas - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) ha...
NACWA Report: U.S. Clean Water Utilities Make Gains On Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Efforts; Costs will Exceed $360 Billion
Clean Water Sector Leaders from Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts and New York City Department of Environmental Protection Showcase Regional Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Programs in the Fields of Water Reuse, Green Infrastructure, and Decarbonization. WASHINGTON, D.C., NEW YORK, AND LOS ANGELES – Public wastewater and stormwater utilities impacted by changes in climate patterns, such as increased frequency and intensity of storms, rising sea levels, increased wildfire risk, extreme...
Governor Hochul Announces Completion of Central East Energy Connect Transmission Line
93-Mile Transmission Rebuild by LS Power and the New York Power Authority Runs from Marcy to New Scotland, Enhances Reliability CEEC Upgraded Lines Carry Five Times as Much Clean Energy, Support New York’s Climate Action Goals View a CEEC Line Map and a Statewide Map of New Transmission Lines Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of the Central East Energy Connect transmission project, which is an upgrade of transmission lines between Marcy in Oneida County and New...
T&T Construction Management Group Celebrates the Groundbreaking at Feed More’s Food Preparation and Distribution Facility, Project Nourish
Richmond, VA., – T&T Construction Management Group, Inc., a woman-owned premier concrete specialty contractor, is pleased to start work on Project Nourish, a food bank facility serving Central Virginia. T&T is responsible for building the turnkey structural concrete scope of work, including freezer slabs, mezzanine decks, and exterior tilt-up wall panels. The facility is owned by Feed More, a non-profit organization serving food insecure neighbors across 29 counties and five cities and providing...
Tech Soft 3D Introduces HOOPS Luminate for Advanced Desktop Rendering
HOOPS Luminate provides developers with photo-realistic and advanced real-time rendering for engineering applications in digital construction, product development, and interior design New graphics toolkit provides developers with photo-realistic and advanced real-time rendering for engineering applications in digital construction, product development, and interior design December 12, 2023 – BEND, OR – Tech Soft 3D, the leading provider of engineering software development toolkits, tod...
Red Lion Enhances Features of its Award-Winning N-Tron Series NT5000 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Series
Red Lion Enhances NT5000 Switch Series with their renowned N-Ring™ technology, and DHCP Server, providing high-speed redundancy and increased usability to the award-winning Industrial Ethernet switch series. York, Pa. – December 12, 2023 – Red Lion®, a global innovator and technology manufacturer that empowers industrial organizations to access, connect and visualize their data, announces feature enhancements to its N-Tron® Series NT5000 Gigabit Managed Layer 2 Ethernet switches, first r...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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