USDOT Issues Over $2B In New RAISE Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded more than $2.2 billion in grants from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity or RAISE program to help urban and rural communities move forward on projects that modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports, and intermodal transportation systems. [Above photo by the USDOT] Formerly known as the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development or BUILD program under the Trump administration and the Tra...
ACI Hires Industry Expert to Assist Centers of Excellence
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has hired Dean A. Frank to develop programs to assist in supporting the use of nonmetallic reinforcement and reducing carbon emissions in the concrete construction industry. Frank will initially be working primarily with NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, assisting in the development of assessment, validation, and certification programs as identified by NEU. Frank joins ACI Staff as a Program Developer...
To Decarbonize Federal Operations, White House Must Tackle Perverse Budget and Procurement Rules, and Focus on Areas Clean Energy Aligns With Agency Missions, New Report Concludes
WASHINGTON—When President Biden issued an executive order last December directing U.S. agencies to significantly decarbonize their vehicles, buildings, and electricity use, his goal was to leverage the federal government’s buying power to spur the market for clean energy technologies. But a new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the leading think tank for science and technology policy, concludes that to succeed the administration needs a plan that aligns wit...
GeoSLAM adds real-time data capture feedback to ZEB Horizon
The leading handheld mobile mapping system from GeoSLAM, the ZEB Horizon, is now available with real-time feedback on data capture. The ZEB Horizon RT is compatible with most mobile devices, which attaches to the back of the handheld ZEB Horizon scanner, and generates a preview of the point cloud in real-time, ensuring complete coverage of a mapped area. The user-friendly interface gives users confidence that all areas of a scan site have been captured before finishing and leaving a jo...
Two Major Trade Groups Sign MOU To Strengthen Geothermal Industry
The Memorandum of Understanding between PPI and IGSHPA will advance the benefits that both organizations provide to the geothermal exchange industry. This geothermal system at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) used 841 single U-bend geothermal loops, each 1,000 feet long, with a molded and heat-fused U-bend installed at the mid-point. Image Courtesy Versaprofiles The Plastics Pipe Institute and the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association Formalize Industry Beneficial Init...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for 166 Projects to Modernize Transportation Across the Country and Make it More Affordable, Increase Safety and Strengthen Supply Chains
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law more than doubles the funding for popular RAISE Program this year TUCSON, ARIZONA – Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded more than $2.2 billion from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program to help urban and rural communities move forward on projects that modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports, and intermodal transpor...
GlobalData reveals top 10 financial and legal advisers in power sector for H1 2022
GlobalData has announced the latest Financial and Legal Adviser League Tables in the power sector, which rank the advisers by the total value and volume of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals they advised on in H1 2022. See the rankings and findings below. Financial Advisers Goldman Sachs and Rothschild & Co top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in power sector for H1 2022, finds GlobalData Goldman Sachs and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial a...
National Institute of Building Sciences Names New CEO AC Powell
Powell previously served as CEO of the Association for Facilities Engineering (WASHINGTON, DC, August 12, 2022) – The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Board of Directors is proud to announce the selection of AC Powell, JD, CPS, as the new President and CEO. Powell officially joins NIBS on September 12, 2022. Powell comes with extensive leadership in the built environment, most recently serving for nearly five years as Executive Director and CEO of the Washington, DC-bas...
DBIA Announces the Nation’s Best Design-Build Projects
Washington, DC - The Design-Build Institute of America is pleased to announce the 2022 National Design-Build Project/Team Award Winners. “As the design-build project delivery method continues to grow – and recent market analysis shows it is anticipated to account for as much as 47 percent of construction spending by 2025 – it’s clear design-build is no longer an alternative project delivery method. As a result, we are seeing more impressive projects that are raising the bar for success for de...
Trimble RTX Integrity Validates Positioning Data Accuracy to Support Safety-Critical Applications
Providing Even More Reliable Measurements for Users of Trimble CenterPoint RTX Fast Networks in North America and Europe SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today data integrity monitoring for its precise point positioning (PPP) correction service, CenterPoint® RTX Fast. The Trimble RTX Integrity™ monitoring system is an innovative, patented solution, built in direct response to client requirements for production-ready applications. It continuously validates the reliabil...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
