CGMF's Warren named EPA senior advisor
Austin (August 24, 2023)—Dr. Emily R. Warren, the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation’s director, land conservation and water programs, has been named senior advisor to the Office of Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The one-year assignment, beginning August 28, is through an intergovernmental personnel act agreement. According to EPA’s Office of Water, Dr. Warren will provide guidance and build new partnerships between the philanthropic, private sector, and technical a...
HCSS Announces its Partnership with Clearstory to Help Streamline Operations
This partnership further integrates clear oversight and helps contractors and their customers streamline the documentation of time and materials work SUGAR LAND, Texas -- HCSS, a leading provider of software helping heavy civil construction businesses streamline their operations, announce a new integration and partnership with Clearstory, the commercial construction industry's only Change Order communication tool purpose-built to reduce risk for all stakeholders. This purpose-built integra...
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, Crowley Advance U.S. Wind Energy
(NEW YORK) – Morgan Stanley Investment Management (“MSIM”), through Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (“MSIP”), and U.S. maritime, energy and logistics solutions leader Crowley announced today the creation of a new joint venture to advance offshore wind energy solutions for the United States. The joint venture will strategically combine Crowley’s end-to-end maritime and logistics capabilities through the newly created Crowley Wind Services Holdings, LLC (“Crowley Wind Services Holdings”...
National Institute of Building Sciences Sets Agenda for Building Innovation 2023
Keynote speakers include HUD Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman and Trimble Vice President & Executive Director Albert H. Anoubon Momo (WASHINGTON, DC) – The schedule for the National Institute of Building Sciences annual meeting, Building Innovation 2023, is final. BI2023 keynote speakers are Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman, of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Trimble Vice President and Executive Director Albert H. Anoubon Momo. Building Innovation is one...
Oregon State University Team Wins 2023 PCI Big Beam Competition
The student team from Oregon State University won the 2023 PCI Big Beam competition. Photo: PCI CHICAGO, August 24, 2023 – Oregon State University has won the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institue’s (PCI) 2023 Engineering Design Competition, also known as the Big Beam Competition. The national competition, in its 23rd year, teaches college students important structural engineering skills in an applied learning environment that will benefit them in their future professions. Teams of student...
Spectacular Bridges Grace Stamps
Presorted First-Class Mail Stamps Highlight Engineering, Architecture PORTLAND, CT — The U.S. Postal Service today issued four new Presorted First-Class Mail stamps featuring striking photographs of bridges. The structures range from modern to historic, pedestrian to car-carrying, and all are important landmarks in their communities. The Bridges stamps are intended for business mail users and are sold in self-adhesive coils of 3,000 and 10,000. Use of these stamps requires a special perm...
SSSBA and Barron County, Wisconsin to Co-Host Short Span Steel Bridge Workshop and Tour on September 6
Photo: The 15th Avenue Bridge in Barron, Wisconsin is the first steel press-brake-formed tub girder (PBFTG) bridge in the state of Wisconsin and will be highlighted on the bridge tour. Please credit Barron County, WI. WASHINGTON, DC – The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) and officials from Barron County, Wisconsin will host a complimentary short span steel bridge workshop and tour of a recently constructed innovative local county bridge on September 6, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00...
Hot in Here: Embracing Electrified Heating in Buildings
Summary DBRS Morningstar published a commentary discussing how electric heating can help in decarbonizing the economy. Key highlights include the following: -- Global carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022, with heat-related emissions accounting for 39%. Electrifying building heating with renewables is the key for future net-zero emissions. -- Electric heating is safer, provides significant public health benefits with zero emissions, and has a longer lifespan than gas...
Aurigo Software and Erie County Partnering to Modernize Capital Improvement Program
AUSTIN, Texas, August 23, 2023 — Aurigo Software, the leading provider of capital planning and construction management software for infrastructure and private owners, announced it has entered into a multiyear contract with Erie County, New York to modernize the planning and execution of the agency’s Capital Improvement Program. Aurigo’s flagship product suite, Masterworks, will help the County prioritize project investments and create long-range capital plans, while providing estimates and forec...
AISC Education Foundation Awards $211,000 in Scholarships
CHICAGO - The AISC Education Foundation is helping 48 students pursue their dreams of attending colleges and universities across the country for the 2023-2024 academic year, awarding more than $211,000 in scholarships. These scholarships support juniors, seniors, and master’s-level students in civil engineering, architectural engineering, construction engineering, construction management, and architecture programs in the U.S. You can learn more about the AISC Education Foundation and how to h...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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