Ubirider and Mastercard Partner to Provide Mobility-as-a-Service Solutions for Transit Operators Globally
Pick offers transport operators and agencies contactless payment technologies, such as Tap-on-Phone, that transforms a smartphone into a simple payment terminal, more powerful, faster and more affordable than traditional systems that are based on heavy and expensive hardware. Collaboration will focus on creating more efficient and sustainable digital payment and ticketing solutions for transport operators LISBON, Portugal - Mastercard and Ubirider, Portugal-based makers of the mobility-as...
Illinois Tech professor receives award from National Academy of Science’s Transportation Research Board
Photo: Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering Gongkang Fu Professor Gongkang Fu is one of just a few researchers ever to be honored with Row W. Crum Distinguished Service Award for contributions to structural engineering CHICAGO—January 17, 2023—Illinois Institute of Technology Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering Gongkang Fu has received the Roy W. Crum Distinguished Service Award from the National Academy of Science’s Transportation Research Board (TRB). The a...
Subcontractors Trade Association Selects Felice Farber as New Executive Director
Farber breaks barriers as STA’s first woman Executive Director New York, NY January 17, 2023 - Felice Farber has been appointed as Executive Director of theSubcontractors Trade Association (STA) breaking barriers as the first woman to hold this leadership role in the Association’s 66-year-old history. Farber will replace retiring Henry (Hank) Kita who has served as STA’s Executive director for nearly a decade. The STA is New York’s leading association of union subcontractors, advocating f...
SolarEdge Begins Shipment of New Battery Cell Line for Stationary Energy Storage Applications
SolarEdge’s Sella 2 battery cell manufacturing facility in South Korea SolarEdge battery cells are manufactured at Sella 2, the company’s new battery cell manufacturing facility in South Korea MILPITAS, Calif. – Janua – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology, announced today that its Energy Storage division has begun shipping new battery cells designed for stationary energy storage applications. The new...
U.S. Green Building Council Announces 2022 Top 10 States for Green Building
Annual Ranking Recognizes Commitment to LEED Certification & Sustainable Communities Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today released its annual ranking of U.S. states leading the way on green building, with Massachusetts topping the list. The USGBC ranking is based on LEED-certified gross square footage per capita over the past year. The LEED rating system is the world’s most widely used green building program and was created by USGBC as a leadership standard d...
Simpson Strong-Tie Adds to Digital Framing and Building Component Solutions Suite with Acquisition of EstiFrame Technologies
The EasyFrame automated marking system drives accuracy and efficiency for framers and pro lumberyards providing wall panels and other value-added building components. Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, today announced that the company has acquired Elk Grove, CA–based EstiFrame Technologies, Inc. Founded in 2017 by Coby Gifford and Aaron Love, EstiFrame provides component manufacturing and framing technologie...
Chief Economist in Cement and Construction Industry Predicts a More Resilient U.S. Economy than Expected in Near Term; Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Construction Projects Likely Limited in 2023
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - The top economist in the cement, concrete and construction industries predicts a stronger U.S. economy during the first half of this year than was previously expected but believes there will likely be a slowdown in economic growth starting this summer. Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Market Intelligence, Ed Sullivan, made the comments today when presenting his economic forecast for the industries at the annual World of Concr...
New brand for filter media: Freudenberg Performance Materials launches Filtura at Filtech 2023
Weinheim, January 17, 2023. Freudenberg Performance Materials announces the launch of Filtura, its new product brand for filter media solutions. Filtura is a comprehensive portfolio of innovative high-performance filter media products and customized solutions for air and liquid filtration. The leading global supplier of innovative textiles is debuting Filtura at Filtech, the international trade fair for the filtration technology industry, in Cologne in February 2023. Freudenberg Performance Mate...
Crowley, ESVAGT to Build and Operate Service Operations Vessel for Siemens Gamesa at Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; Jan. 17, 2023) – Crowley and Danish offshore maritime leader ESVAGT will jointly build and operate a service operations vessel (SOV) under a long-term charter with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, enhancing a service crucial for the U.S. clean wind energy market. Under the new contract, U.S.-based Crowley will manage and crew the SOV to support Siemens Gamesa’s service operations on the Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. ESVAGT, based in Denmark, will...
DFI Educational Trust Awards 15 Scholarships to Students Pursuing Careers in Deep Foundations
Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded 15 scholarships totaling $50,000 to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering. The DFI Educational Trust manages 19 scholarship programs funded by endowments, donations and fundraising events. Since 2006, the Trust has awarded $1.9 million in scholarships to at least 500 students studying at colleges and universities across the United States and the Province...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
