Applications for $200,000 Milek Fellowship Due Sept. 15, 2023
CHICAGO - Research drives tomorrow’s structural steel innovations--and the American Institute of Steel Construction is looking for an outstanding researcher to receive its flagship research fellowship. Applications for the 2024 Milek Fellowship are due September 15, 2023. Since 2004, AISC has given a promising non-tenured university faculty member the AISC Milek Fellowship (formerly the AISC Faculty Fellowship), a four-year, $50,000-per-year award. “The Milek Fellowship is a unique op...
Transcend Raises $20M Series B to Automate Critical Infrastructure Design
PRINCETON, N.J.-Transcend Software Inc. ("Transcend"), the leading SaaS provider of generative design tools for critical infrastructure, announced today it has closed on its Series B financing round with participation from Autodesk, Inc., a leading software provider for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, product design, and media and entertainment industries. Existing investors HG Ventures, PureTerra and Aspen Capital Group also participated in the round, along with new...
Newforma Project Center Captures Microsoft Teams Channels
Conversations in Microsoft Teams Channels are now searchable and part of the project record MANCHESTER, N.H. — Aug. 16, 2023 — Newforma, provider of Project Information Management (PIM) software for architects, engineers, contractors, and owners (AECO) worldwide, announces the 2023.2 new release of the Newforma Project Center that now captures Microsoft Teams channel conversations enabling users to actively search conversations and archive as part of project record. The Project Center 2023...
New Chesapeake Bay Program Data Shows Decline in Tree Cover, Increase in Impervious Surfaces Across Watershed
High-resolution data shows how land is being used throughout the Chesapeake Bay region Annapolis, Md.—Recent analysis of land use and land cover data from the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Very-High Resolution Land Use/Land Cover and Change Data show 1,927,940 acres (3,012.4 square miles) throughout the watershed are covered by impervious surfaces. This represents 4.75% of the entire land area of the Bay watershed (an area of approximately 40,546,643 acres, or 63,354 square miles). Impervious...
222,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair; Federal Infrastructure Law Bridge Program Providing Needed Resources
36 percent of U.S. bridges need repair, including 76,600 that should be replaced. Of bridges needing repair, nearly 42,400 are in Poor Condition. Motorists cross these structures 167 million times daily. States have committed $3.2 billion – 30 Percent of $10.6 billion in available Federal Bridge Formula Funds - for 2,060 Projects National and State Data Available: www.artbabridgereport.org WASHINGTON - More than 222,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or should be replaced, a...
Vectorworks 2024 to Unleash Limitless Creativity for Designers
Upcoming Version of the Design and BIM Product Line Focuses on Empowering Designers with Comprehensive Solutions for Faster Workflows from Start to Finish. Columbia, MD (August 16, 2023) — Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. is preparing to release the 2024 version of its product line, dedicated to providing comprehensive solutions that automate processes and let designers tackle more complex problems with less effort. The upcoming version includes Vectorworks Architect...
Brown and Caldwell add highly experienced program management director to growing California water reuse team
Sandy Scott-Roberts brings 20 years of water treatment facility design and construction expertise LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2023 — Brown and Caldwell today announce the addition of further water reuse technical leadership as Sandy Scott-Roberts joins the firm as program management director to help California communities tap into drought-proof drinking water sources. Having spent most of her career at an internationally recognized water district, Scott-Roberts has 20 years of managing capital impr...
210 Major Clean Energy, Clean Vehicle Projects Announced Since IRA – $86B in Investments, 74K New Jobs Across 39 States
Red states, GOP congressional districts benefitting the most from IRA Electric vehicle and battery manufacturing dominated new projects States with most announced projects: GA, SC, MI, OH, TN, TX, NY, NC, AZ, CA WASHINGTON – Companies announced 210 major new clean energy projects in the year since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law. If completed, the projects would create at least 74,181 new jobs and bring a minimum of $86.3 billion in new private investment to 39 sta...
HCSS Introduces the HCSS Marketplace
Connects HCSS customers to complementary products and services to be even more efficient and profitable SUGAR LAND, Texas - HCSS, a leading provider of innovative software that helps heavy civil businesses streamline their operations, introduces the HCSS Marketplace. Marketplace connects HCSS customers with partner companies that provide complementary products and services, helping contractors to be even more effective in competing for business and streamlining operations at every stage,...
Cities Leading the Way on Bird-friendly Building Policies
Building collisions are a leading cause of mortality for wild birds, including this Blackpoll Warbler, in the United States. Photo by Viveca Morris. (NEW HAVEN)—A new report published by the Law, Ethics and Animals Program at the Yale Law School (LEAP) and American Bird Conservancy (ABC) reveals how local laws and policies are speeding up protections for birds, such as the Blackpoll Warbler, from deadly building collisions. The first-of-its-kind report, “Building Safer Cities for Birds:...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
