COBOD Releases the World's First 3D Construction Printer Configurator
More and more 3D printed buildings are showing up all over the world. With the world's first configurator for 3D construction printers, made by COBOD International, contractors and developers can now estimate the time to 3D print a specific building and calculate the amount of concrete materials needed. For instance, the configurator shows layer by layer how the printer can build a 170 m² (1.900 square feet) villa in just 26 hours. COBOD International has launched the first live and 3D visu...
QuakeWrap Wins $1M Federal Research Grant to Develop Pipeline Repair
QuakeWrap Inc. to develop a greener, less intrusive repair method for larger gas and oil transmission pipelines for US DOT. (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) TUCSON, Ariz. – The “Internal Repair of Steel Transmission Pipelines” proposal from Tucson-based QuakeWrap Inc. was awarded $1,000,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program. The award is for the second phase, following the successful proof of concept that was demonstrated during the first phase...
Michael Graves Architecture & Design Acquires Waldon Studio Architects
Merger strengthens firm’s legacy of innovative design and deep sector knowledge and enhances client experience while building on future acquisition strategy PRINCETON, NJ — Michael Graves Architecture (MG), an award-winning global leader in planning, architecture, and interior design based in Princeton, NJ, announces the acquisition of Waldon Studio Architects (WSA), a Maryland-based planning, architecture, and interior design firm. Part of a long-term strategic growth plan for MG, the...
A Record-setting Precast Show in Kansas City
NPCA photo by Heather Bremer. More than 350 booths lined the 82,000 square feet of show floor at The Precast Show 2022 in Kansas City, Mo. The precast concrete industry was on full display March 3-5 in Kansas City, Mo., as record-setting registration numbers and show floor space combined for an exciting and eventful Precast Show 2022. More than 4,600 people registered with an estimated 4,100 individuals walking the 82,000-plus-square-foot show floor at the Kansas City Convention Cente...
Quick Fitting Rebrands its Extremely Reliable Push-to-Connect Fittings
High quality fittings with the industry’s best warranty are now named Quick Fitting Brass, Quick Fitting Copper, and Quick Fitting Stainless Steel East Providence, RI – Quick Fitting, a leading manufacturer of quick connection technology for plumbing, electrical, industrial, municipal, and OEM applications, announces that its extremely reliable push-to-connect fittings with the industry’s best warranty has been rebranded as Quick Fitting Brass, Quick Fitting Copper, and Quick Fitting St...
InEight’s Quarterly Innovations Update Sees Automated Earned Value Management Advance And Extend Across Capital Project Ecosystem
Enhancements to InEight’s open platform will enable improved project controls for more stakeholders with automated earned value management, schedule risk mitigation and added procurement and vendor management capabilities. Scottsdale, Ariz. March 15, 2022 – InEight Inc., a global leader in construction project management software, has today announced its next installment of software innovations including automated earned value management (EVM) metrics to accurately track project progres...
POWER's GAM group now AUS
"Advanced Utility Solutions" reflects focus on utility industry BOISE, Idaho ‒ POWER Engineers, Incorporated (POWER) is strengthening its emphasis on meeting the demands for location-based intelligence and advanced technology solutions within the utility industry and has changed the name of its Geospatial and Asset Management division. The division’s new name, Advanced Utility Solutions, better reflects the innovative technology, consulting and engineering services the division provides its...
President Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation Announce $409 Million for 70 Transportation Projects in 39 States
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law boosts bus transit funding by $10 billion over the next five years to modernize America’s transit bus fleet WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded $409.3 million in grants to 70 projects in 39 states to modernize and electrify America’s buses, make bus systems and routes more reliable, and improve their safety. The grants support modernizing and improving the most widespread...
Local Engineering Project Receives National Honor - G8
FULLERTON RESERVOIRS PROJECT CITED IN NATIONAL ENGINEERING COMPETITION Essential Infrastructure Integrated Into Community Landscape WASHINGTON, DC (March 15, 2022) – Gannett Fleming of Baltimore, Md., has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 55th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for the Fullerton Reservoirs Project in Fullerton, Md. The project features three 21-million-gallon co...
Blue Pearl Energy strengthens its presence in the health sector with the integration of Cogéclim to its energy services platform
The Cogéclim group adds its deep bench of HVAC engineering expertise to Blue Pearl Energy, a European network of SMEs specialised in the delivery of complete energy efficiency solutions. Strong synergies are expected in the health sector, one of Cogéclim's focus areas, and a sector in which Blue Pearl Energy is already active. The significant size of Cogéclim enables Blue Pearl Energy to increase its turnover from €100 million to €135 million, while consolidating its footprint in the greater Par...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
