DFI Educational Trust Awards Scholarship Funds to32 Students Pursuing Careers in Deep Foundations
Hawthorne, N.J.: The DFI Educational Trust awarded $102,000 in scholarships this spring to 32 exceptional students preparing for a career in the civil engineering and construction management fields. More scholarships will be awarded in the fall, thanks to the generosity of many donors and fundraising event participants and sponsors. “Since inception, the Trust has awarded almost $2 million in scholarships and grants to more than 500 recipients at nearly 85 educational institutions,” says Rud...
Planera Announces Scotland Foss as New Head of Sales
Industry veteran with over a decade of sales leadership experience joins innovative construction scheduling solution to expand customer base and build sales team San Jose, CA – August 17, 2023 — Planera, a visual scheduling and planning solution helping construction companies build, analyze, and optimize project schedules to increase profitability, has named Scotland Foss as the company’s new Head of Sales. Drawing from over 10 years of documented success in sales and contributions to th...
Construction Takeoff Automation for Civil 3D Using Procore: AMC Bridge Releases a New Technology Demonstration
Waltham, MA - AMC Bridge’s Civil 3D® takeoff using Procore® Budget integration shows a way to automate the construction takeoff process. It demonstrates how to seamlessly transfer a Civil 3D Bill of Materials (BOM) to Procore Budget. Connecting BIM authoring tool with Budget application improves the takeoff workflow by enhancing accuracy, as it eliminates the need for manual data entry and reduces the risk of errors. It increases the fidelity of the construction project cost estimation by ensuri...
American Concrete Institute's New Mid-Atlantic Resource Center to Open September 5th in Columbia, Maryland
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (August 17, 2023) – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is opening a third Resource Center, located in Columbia, MD, to serve Mid-Atlantic based communities in the concrete industry. This new ACI Resource Center will help meet the increased demand for ACI knowledge through hands–on training, educational offerings, and on–demand access to ACI Certification Programs. ACI Resource Centers offer a diverse array of custom training programs designed to communicate requi...
Current Share of Energy Projects Requiring High-Level Review that Are Clean Energy
Source: Federal Permitting Dashboard. Last accessed July 2023. by Philip Rossetti The federal government implemented a partial permitting reform earlier this year as part of the law that raised the debt limit. Additional changes to federal permitting are likely needed, as there are still major issues related to judicial review and consistency of treatment for technologies with similar environmental footprints. In the past, R Street has pointed out that these reforms are more likely t...
DFI Educational Trust Awards Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants
Hawthorne, N.J. (August 16, 2023): DFI Educational Trust has awarded five Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women working in the deep foundations industry. The recipients are invited to attend DFI’s 48th Annual Conference in Seattle, October 31-November 3. The grant includes complimentary conference registration and covers related expenses for attending the conference. The recipients are: Morgan Berger, geotechnical specialist, American Ge...
U.S. Experts to Present Carbon Neutrality Progress at Virtual Concrete Sustainability Summit
The three-day virtual summit will offer updates on PCA’s Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality and insight from industry experts on technology, policy, and innovations. Washington, D.C. (August 17, 2023) — The Portland Cement Association (PCA), which represents the U.S. cement industry, is pleased to announce its inaugural virtual Concrete Sustainability Summit August 22-24, 2023. From 10 a.m. to noon each day, the event will offer insights from PCA member companies and other industry experts as they...
Large-format 3D Printing Researcher Receives AISC’s 2023 Milek Fellowship
CHICAGO - If you’ve visited Amsterdam in the last two years, you might have strolled across a particularly noteworthy steel landmark: the first 3D-printed bridge. The challenge now: Can 3D printing be an attractive, economically viable option for large-scale structural steel projects? Ryan Sherman, PE, PhD, of the Georgia Institute of Technology is working to answer that question--and that research has garnered him the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2023 Milek Fellowship. “A...
Polyglass Breaks-Ground for the Expansion of its Waco, TX Manufacturing Plant Facility
Polyglass U.S.A. Inc., a leading manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing solutions, announces the expansion of their manufacturing plant facility in Waco, TX. In 2017 Polyglass opened its 5th manufacturing plant in Waco. It is the largest of Polyglass’ state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. The plant brought economic growth and development to the area when the plant opened, and with the expansion, Polyglass hopes to bring more opportunities to the local community. Polyglass is excited to p...
Siemens to begin manufacturing solar inverters in U.S.
Partner facility in Kenosha, Wisconsin will serve increased demand for American-made renewable energy components, address supply bottleneck Products will serve community and utility-scale solar developers and infrastructure providers Kenosha, WI | August 15, 2023—Today, in conjunction with President Biden’s visit to Wisconsin, Siemens announces it will begin manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) string inverters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where the company will produce utility-scale solar components...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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