Simpson Strong-Tie Expands Suite of Structural Steel Solutions with Edge-Tie™ System, a Bolted Cladding Connection
Contractors install facade cladding using the straight-edge, bolted Edge-Tie™ system from Simpson Strong-Tie that eliminates the need for field-welding bent plate pour stops on structural steel projects. Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has introduced the Edge-Tie™ system designed to replace field-welded bent plate pour stops with a high-strength, straight-edge, channeled steel beam that accepts bolted connect...
GeoSLAM tech deployed on large-scale urbanisation project
GeoSLAM's Draw software in action, mapping out the dimensions of the aerial survey data collected. GeoSLAM’s handheld LiDAR technology has been utilised to document informal settlements in one of India’s largest cities, Bengaluru, as part of a large-scale urbanisation project. With new phases of urbanisation and expansion of the city limits planned by the Bengaluru local government, geospatial mapping services company, Nakshatech, surveyed the area and digitally mapped the informal s...
Enscape Real-Time Rendering Software Version 3.4 is Now Available
New Custom Asset Library Categories, Save Sun Positions, Enhanced Mirror Reflections, New Interior Assets and Materials and More Feature Updates Karlsruhe, Germany — Enscape, a leading provider of real-time visualization, 3D rendering, and virtual reality technology for the global AEC industry, announced today the release of Enscape 3.4. Architects and designers can now enjoy many feature updates to their favorite real-time rendering software, making it even easier to turn their models...
Eleven Building Projects Receive Copper Architecture Award
Photo Credit: Adrien Williams The North American Copper in Architecture Awards program recognizes excellent uses of copper in educational, religious, and government buildings McLean, VA- Eleven building projects across the United States and Canada recently received the prestigious North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) award from the Copper Development Association (CDA) for their outstanding application of architectural copper and copper alloys. Since its launch...
DFI Announces 2022 Outstanding Project Award Winner
Mosul Dam Rehabilitation Project by Trevi Hawthorne, N.J.: The winner of the DFI’s 2022 Outstanding Project Award is the Mosul Dam Rehabilitation Project, in Iraq, submitted by Trevi, S.p.A., service foundation division of Trevi Group. The award is being presented at DFI’s 47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 4-7 in National Harbor, Maryland. The Mosul Dam on the Tigris River dates to the 1980s and is the largest in Iraq at 113 m (371 ft) tall and 3.65 km (2.3 mi) long...
On Anniversary of ADA, USDOT Announces Winners of its First-Ever Inclusive Design Challenge
Winners announced during USDOT’s Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary Event WASHINGTON – Today, during an event held in recognition of the ADA’s 32nd anniversary, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will announce the winners of its $5 million Inclusive Design Challenge, a competition focused on innovative designs to enhance mobility options for people with physical, sensory, and cognitive disabilities and to provide equal access to automated vehicles. The first place prize of...
InPipe Energy Announces the HydroXS Next Generation Technology That Produces Renewable Energy from Water Pipelines
Following the successful launch of the In-PRV product in 2020, the HydroXS is InPipe Energy’s more powerful next-generation micro-hydro energy recovery product line compatible with a broad range of sites and pipe sizes to produce clean energy and improve pressure management. Portland, Oregon – InPipe Energy, a renewable energy and smart water technology company, today announced the availability of the HydroXS, the latest generation of the company’s micro-hydro energy recovery technology that...
Entrepreneurs from the U.S. and Perú Earn Places in Annual ASME ISHOW Cohort with Accessible Clean Energy and Water Innovations
NEW YORK – The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has announced the regional winners of the 2022 ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW), the prestigious international accelerator of hardware-led social innovation. Eight finalist teams of social innovators from the U.S., Perú, and Uganda presented their design prototypes in a virtual event held June 19-27. Three entrepreneurs emerged as regional winners who will share $30,000(USD) in seed grants and receive technical support to help bring...
Finding the optimum locations for EV charging stations
With sales of electric vehicles increasing, the availability of charge points remains a barrier to EV adoption. Property consultancy Carter Jonas is applying the latest geospatial analysis techniques to help the property sector understand opportunities in this market and identify the optimum locations for EV chargers. Property consultancy Carter Jonas advises some of the largest property owners in the country, some of which have been with the business since it was founded in 1855. Geospatial...
Steel Tube Institute Resource Approved as the Standard Guide for Checking Tolerances of Hollow Structural Sections
GLENVIEW, Ill.: The essential technical guide, “Methods to Check Dimensional Tolerances on Hollow Structural Sections” from the Steel Tube Institute (STI), is approved as the standard guide for measuring tolerances according to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). This resource makes it easy for producers, service centers and fabricators to correctly measure tolerances of hollow structural sections (HSS). “All of us at STI are thrilled to share our expertise and define indus...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
