Modular Steel Bridge From Acrow Repurposed for Permanent Application in Elgin County, Ontario
(Toronto, Ontario) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to report one of its modular steel bridges has recently opened to carry traffic over the Kettle Creek in the Township of Southwold, Ontario. Acrow’s structure was installed as a permanent replacement for a structurally deficient bridge in the township, and previously served for three years as a temporary replacement for a damaged bridge some 30 kilometers away. In February 2018, after heavy r...
Xylem Partners with UNESCO to Sponsor Virtual Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change
RYE BROOK, NY, (December 21, 2021) – Global water technology company, Xylem, announced today that it will partner with UNESCO to sponsor the Second International Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change, EauMega 2022. The virtual conference will bring together scientists, policy makers, operators, and civil society to address the challenges in providing water services for megacities and their inhabitants while managing the environment. It will aim to produce an overview of water chal...
New industrial blasting product line aims to provide better value, environmental advantage
Black Beauty’s® new SURE/CUTTM Abrasives premier at AMPP’s Coatings+ conference next week CAMP HILL, Pa. - Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC), a global market leader providing environmental solutions for industrial and specialty waste streams, announced recently that Harsco Environmental’s Reed Minerals division launched a new line of abrasive materials under its BLACK BEAUTY® brand, SURE/CUTTM. It is an enhanced and environmentally friendly line of blasting abrasives backed by research a...
DuPont and Water.org Partner to Increase Global Access to Safe Water
Collaborating on Sustainable Water Solutions for People Living in Poverty WILMINGTON, Del., December 20, 2021, DuPont (NYSE:DD) and Water.org have partnered to increase global access to safe water, with a focus on communities most vulnerable to the consequences of water scarcity. The partnership combines DuPont’s technical leadership in water filtration and purification solutions with Water.org’s expertise in pioneering market-driven financial solutions to the global water crisis. Th...
$18 Million 8 MW Cogen Biogas System Financed With C-PACE From CounterpointeSRE for Michigan Industrial Facility
JBS Foods USA's use of Michigan's C-PACE financing program demonstrates capacity fo C-PACE capital to support sustainability goals of large corporates. GREENWICH, Conn. - Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate (CounterpointeSRE) announced today it has provided Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) funding for an 8 MW cogeneration biogas system for a Gun Plain/Plainwell, MI., beef processing facility operated by JBS Foods USA, a subsidiary of leading global food company JBS. "JB...
ASCE Statement on EPA Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan
The following is a statement by Tom Smith, Executive Director, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): WASHINGTON, DC. – The American Society of Civil Engineers applauds the Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan released yesterday by the Environmental Protection Agency to help communities across the country remove lead pipes out of their drinking water systems. Access to clean and safe drinking water is critical to public health and economic prosperity, and ASCE’s 2021 Report Card for...
US energy infrastructure mapped by Baker Institute
Interactive tool aims to improve analysis of country’s capabilities HOUSTON – A new, interactive energy map for the United States has just been released by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, providing an open-source visualization of the country’s energy infrastructure and demography designed to highlight the intersection of energy, environment, policy and society. The map, titled Energy, Environment and Policy in the U.S., displays the nation’s critical energy infrastr...
Nemetschek Group Announces Strategic Investment in Norwegian Start-Up Imerso
Combining reality capture and AI to close the gap between BIM and on-site fieldwork Imerso’s smart construction monitoring platform enables true-to-life digital twins In line with Nemetschek strategy of investing in AEC/O innovators Munich / Oslo – The Nemetschek Group, one of the leading software providers for the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AEC/O) industry, has led a financing round for Imerso AS. The Norway based deep-tech company is offering a next-gen...
Skanska builds and installs piping and machinery for wastewater plant in Tampere, Finland, for EUR 45M, about SEK 460M
Image credit Tampere Region Central Wastewater Treatment Plant - Skanska Skanska has signed a contract with Tampere Region Central Wastewater Treatment Plant to carry out piping and machinery project for a wastewater treatment plant in Tampere, Finland. The contract is worth EUR 45M, about SEK 460M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2021. The project consists of building and installing piping and machinery for the new wastewater treatment pl...
Stantec continues to grow US Environmental Services footprint; signs agreement to acquire Texas-based Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc
Edmonton, AB; Austin, TX - TSX, NYSE: STN Global engineering and design firm Stantec has signed an agreement to acquire Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc. (CMEC), a 70-person, full-service environmental consulting firm that provides comprehensive environmental and cultural resource compliance services. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition is a continuation of Stantec’s commitment to sustainability, as CMEC has a strong focus on environmental complian...