Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Partners with Taylor & Francis To Connect Policymakers and Practitioners with the Latest Research
New Open Access Special Issue of Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Launching Today at COP Leading knowledge services provider Taylor & Francis has announced it is partnering with the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to deliver a program of services designed to reach expert communities. This will enable CDRI to innovate and demonstrate evidence-based approaches for designing and implementing disaster resilient infrastructure systems. CDRI is committed to explori...
HDR Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary of IIJA with $649 Million in Client Grant Awards
HDR’s REM Approach Helps Agencies Prioritize and Align Transportation Projects for Funding OMAHA, Neb. — One year after the president signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law on November 15, 2021, HDR's broad-based grants support team has achieved a strong track record of success and is poised to build on it in 2023. The firm has assisted clients in obtaining $649 million in discretionary grant funding for 26 transportation projects across 19 states — with more 2022 gra...
Tyler P. Jones to Lead WSP USA’s Water National Business Line
Will guide the firm’s rapidly growing Water business, bringing 27 years of professional consulting experience, plus senior leadership and operations expertise, to an executive role. AUSTIN — Tyler P. Jones has been named Water national business line executive at WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy. Jones will assume his leadership position on Jan. 1, 2023. In his new role, Jones will direct the development and implementation of WSP’s U.S....
DFI Educational Trust Awards Stanley Merjan and George J. Tamaro Civil Engineering Scholarships
Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded scholarships from the Stanley Merjan City College of New York (CCNY) Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund and the George J. Tamaro Manhattan College Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund. The students were recognized at the 15th DFI Educational Trust Gala in New York on November 3. Five CCNY Grove School of Engineering students each received $5,000 awards from the Stanley Merjan City C...
GSSI Releases PaveScan® RDM 2.0 Asphalt Density Assessment Tool
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces PaveScan® RDM 2.0 – an innovative asphalt density assessment tool that provides accurate real-time measurements to ensure pavement life and quality. GSSI unveiled PaveScan® RDM 2.0 for the U.S. and Canada at the Transportation Research Board 2020 Conference in January. PaveScan 2.0 incorporates a new sensor design built specifically for the extremes of the asphalt paving environment, foldable deploy...
Echologics Introduces the New Valve-Based Leak Monitoring Sensor
ATLANTA – Echologics, LLC has announced the launch of the new EchoShore®-DXe acoustic leak monitoring sensor, a new valve-based sensor that extends the leak monitoring capabilities of the Echologics EchoShore-DX system. The EchoShore-DXe sensor can attach to virtually any access point in a water distribution network – and works in tandem with the EchoShore-DX hydrant-based sensors – so utilities can get coverage where they need it. “In addition to reducing water loss, the EchoShore-DX system...
Bentley Systems Announces Winners of the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure winners. Image courtesy of Bentley Systems. Winners Announced at the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure Celebrations in London LONDON – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the winners of the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction,...
Linarc Launches All-in-One Cloud-Based Construction Project Management Software to Foster Collaboration and Efficiency for Mid to Large Scale Projects
Linarc Project Summary Dashboard. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Linarc, Inc., the fastest growing collaborative project management platform in the construction industry, has launched a better way to deliver construction projects. Linarc solves the daily challenges that owners, design teams, and contractors confront while driving projects to completion. “I built Linarc to eliminate the inefficiencies that plague the construction industry. Linarc uses technology, integrated connectivity, int...
Forbright Bank Provides Financing to Two Solar Parks in Puerto Rico
Forbright’s lead financing helps support the goal of transitioning 40% of the island’s energy to renewable sources by 2025 CHEVY CHASE, MD -- Forbright Bank, a nationwide full-service bank that is helping accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy, has successfully raised and syndicated debt facilities for Infinigen Renewables, a subsidiary of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII, L.P., (together with its affiliates, "ArcLight"). Infinigen owns and operates two solar parks in Pu...
Emerson to Help Enable Carbon-Efficient Production from Equinor’s Martin Linge North Sea Development
Emerson’s operational support services will help Equinor to optimize production efficiency and reduce energy consumption and emissions from the Martin Linge platform. Photo credit: Jan Arne Wold & Øyvind Gravås/Equinor. Operational support services to optimize oil and gas production efficiency, reduce energy consumption and emissions STAVANGER, Norway – Emerson (NYSE: EMR), a global software and engineering leader, has signed a five-year framework agreement with Equinor to provide ope...