Hexagon’s R-evolution enables blue carbon credits for the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem
Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, today announced that R-evolution, the sustainable innovation and green-tech investment subsidiary of Hexagon, has been awarded a contract to supply multi-dimensional intelligent mapping services of The Bahamas’ seabed. The services are part of a larger initiative to enable the island nation to protect, restore and activate its blue carbon ecosystems to invest in climate resilience and...
Registration Opens for The Precast Show 2023 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center
Registration for The Precast Show 2023 is now open. The Precast Show is Feb. 23-25 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, and marks the largest precast-specific trade show in North America, bringing together the industry’s most important suppliers and foremost equipment specialists under one roof. Reserve your spot now at ThePrecastShow.org. With more than 120,000 square feet of show floor space and nearly 5,000 participants expected to be on hand, The Precast Show...
New report calls for inclusive infrastructure in responding to climate crisis
Inclusive and rights-based climate action must be integrated into infrastructure development to support the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals, according to UNOPS latest research A new report by UNOPS finds that inclusive infrastructure influences the achievement of up to 88 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It calls for an approach to infrastructure that identifies and responds to marginalization, socio-economic inequalities and climate vulnerabilities...
QED Environmental Systems Highlights AutoPump® Ultra 4+ Aggressive Fluid Duty
Updated materials extend the pump’s service life and expand its applications Dexter, MI – Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative environmental products and subsidiary of Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG), highlights its AutoPump® Ultra 4+ Aggressive Fluid Duty landfill liquid pump that features upgraded materials that extends the pump’s service life and expands its use cases to a wider set of conditions. The AutoPump® Ultra 4+ Aggressive Fluids pump has stainle...
NEx Announces Partnership with GatorBar/Neuvokas Corporation
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich - NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials, announces GatorBar, also known as Neuvokas Corporation, as the newest Bronze Supporting Member. The organizations will work together to help drive NEx’s mission to collaborate globally on the use of nonmetallic building materials driving research, education, awareness, and adoption. As a new member, GatorBar will join NEx sustaining members Aramco and the American Concrete Institute (ACI), as well as a...
Shalonda A. Baldwin Named Senior Director for WSP USA Advisory Enterprise Management and Strategy Team
Former LA Metro executive officer brings more than two decades of experience guiding strategy, pragmatic solutions and promoting inclusive infrastructure and mobility. SAN FRANCISCO — WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy, welcomes Shalonda A. Baldwin as senior director for the Advisory Enterprise Management and Strategy team. In her new role, Baldwin is collaborating with public and private transportation leadership teams across the U.S....
Bentley Systems Enhances SYNCHRO Construction Management Solution with New Capabilities and Applications
Virtual construction, planning, and model-based workflows from the field to office. Image courtesy of Bentley Systems. Advancements in 4D/5D Models and Addition of Cost and Performance Management Make Model-based Construction Projects Easier to Deliver EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced advancements to its construction management solution with enhancements to SYNCHRO 4D and the addition of SYNCHRO Co...
Hexagon's Leica BLK2FLY named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2022
Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, today announced the Leica BLK2FLY has been named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2022. The BLK2FLY, recognised for its productivity and innovation, is the world’s first fully integrated autonomous flying laser scanner. It’s part of Hexagon’s BLK suite of autonomous reality capture sensors known for their speed, portability, ease-of-use and mobility. To compile the list, TIME so...
Tackle Concrete Corrosion with MCI®-2040 for Vertical Repairs
Cortec® Corporation, the home of MCI® Technology, is pleased to announce its new, improved MCI®-2040 High Performance Vertical/Overhead Repair Mortar. This is yet another component of Cortec’s High Performance Repair System (HPRS®), which helps concrete repairs last longer by inhibiting corrosion and reducing the risk of the insidious ring-anode effect. With MCI®-2040, Cortec® has extended the protective qualities of MCI®-2041 (horizontal repair mortar) to vertical and overhead surfaces, giving...
Kristina Rogers Joins Thornton Tomasetti as Senior Associate in Portland, Maine
Kristina Rogers has been brought on board as a Senior Associate in Thornton Tomasetti’s Portland, Maine office to help expand the firm’s mass timber capabilities. Kristina has more than 10 years of professional experience, with an extensive background in mass timber design and analysis and embodied carbon reduction strategies. Working with the firm’s structural engineering and sustainability practices, she will provide technical support for mass timber projects from the concept phase through con...