American Concrete Institute Announces New Executive Vice President
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN: The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to announce Frederick H. Grubbe, MBA, CAE, currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA), has been named Executive Vice President of ACI. Current ACI Executive Vice President, Ronald G. Burg, will retire from ACI in August after 13 years of service to the Institute. Grubbe will join the 148-member ACI staff at its Farmington Hills, MI headquarters on August 10....
Water Operators Enabled to Cut CO2e Emissions by 2.8 Million Metric Tons, Using Xylem Technology
Emissions Reduction Equates to 623,000 Cars* Driven for One Year Xylem’s Latest Sustainability Report Tracks Broad Progress in Solving Global Water Challenges Xylem achieves key sustainability goal to enable customers to reduce CO2e footprint three years ahead of schedule 88% of electricity used at Xylem facilities in 2022 came from renewable sources Xylem employees volunteered 157,000 hours to address water, sustainability, and community challenges in 2022 WASHINGTON, DC, (Ma...
EagleView Technologies Appoints Piers Dormeyer to Chief Executive Officer
Former CEO Chris Jurasek Named Executive Chairman. New leadership will continue its commitment to revolutionize the aerial imagery business. [Rochester, NY - May 15, 2023] - EagleView Technologies, a leading provider of aerial imagery and data analytics, is delighted to announce the appointment of Piers Dormeyer as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Piers, who has been an integral part of the EagleView team for the past ten years and most recently served as President of the Commerci...
POLYTECHNIK supplies technology for the largest industrial torrefaction plant in Europe
Finnish company Joensuu Biocoal Oy will use innovative technology from Austria to produce renewable alternatives to fossil coal. The pioneering project demonstrates a potential solution to the industrial push towards carbon neutrality, helping to reduce the environmental impact caused by fossil fuels while providing a renewable energy source. WEISSENBACH, Austria - Sustainably harvested forest residues are heated in a low-oxygen environment to produce a carbon-rich end-product. Torrefied bio...
ProjectReady Extends Autodesk Construction Cloud® Integration
Modern Collaborative Project Information Tool Enhances the Value of AEC Professionals’ Autodesk Construction Cloud Investment With New Autodesk Build Integration White Plains, NY, USA – ProjectReady, a leading provider of collaborative project information management software for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, has announced an expanded integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud®, a portfolio of software and services that combines a...
HUD Announces More than $837 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Reduce Energy Costs for Underserved Communities
New funding from Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and $4 billion in loan commitment authority will make HUD-assisted multifamily housing more energy efficient, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and improve climate resiliency. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today will announce the availability of new funding through the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the energy and water efficiency and climate resil...
FleetWatcher’s New Dynamic Yield Calculator Slashes Waste
(Indianapolis, IN) –FleetWatcher introduces their Dynamic Yield Calculator (DYC) which automatically determines mat thickness and project yield, enhancing efficiency and slashing waste. This new functionality accounts for materials on hand and en-route, paver speed, and more, and integrates it with data from the scale tickets, KPIs, and other project information to determine when the project will be completed, and how much material is needed to do so. Variables such as material density, width, a...
Miyamoto Protek Opens in Türkiye Disaster Area
Osmaniye, Turkey - In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit southern Türkiye, Miyamoto Protek, Türkiye, a collaborative Turkish firm between Protek-Yapi ECC and Miyamoto International, has been established to lead the earthquake recovery and reconstruction efforts in the affected regions. Read More
NV5 Geospatial Completes 3DEP Lidar Data and Imagery Acquisition Across Eastern Massachusetts
Publicly Available QL 1 Lidar Data Uncovers New Level of Detail of Structures, Water Resources and Vegetation to Support Infrastructure, Transportation, Utility and Water Management Projects HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – NV5 Geospatial, North America’s most comprehensive geospatial data firm, announced it has completed lidar data collection across 5,125 square miles of Eastern Massachusetts. The detailed data – collected as part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) an...
Blue Star Integrative Studio Announces New Leadership
Tulsa, OK – Blue Star Integrative Studio (Blue Star), the Tulsa-based architecture and interior design consulting firm, recently hired Michal Biery, AIA, NCARB, to serve as firm President. In addition, J. Kyle Casper recently joined the firm as Design Director. Together, Biery and Casper will lead Blue Star into a new era of investment and growth in serving public, private, and Indigenous clients. Biery is a seasoned architect and business leader, having held leadership roles at several arch...