Manufacturers Cut 17 Million Metric Tons of Greenhouse Emissions with Help from EPA’s ENERGY STAR® program
LENEXA, KAN. — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates the 580 manufacturing plants that achieved the energy savings goals set out by EPA 10 years ago to drive energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Through the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry, manufacturing plants agreed to reduce energy intensity by 10 percent within five years. These 580 plants nearly doubled this goal On average, plants that met this challenge reduced their energy intensity...
Rebounding Construction Risks Rising Toll Of Lost Time and Cash
CRUX Insight 2021 warns of long COVID legacy of claims and disputes The astounding scale of cash and time lost on construction and engineering projects around the globe is revealed in a new analysis of claims and disputes, which heralds a long COVID legacy of heightened uncertainty and risks for capital projects. CRUX Insight 2021 distils real-world intelligence on more than 1,400 projects across 94 countries to show how they faced overruns approaching half their capital value a...
Federal Highway Administration Unveils Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ‘One-Stop Shop’ Website, Publishing Request for Information
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has launched a new website designed for transportation agencies, communities and stakeholders interested in learning more about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law). “FHWA is committed to providing easily accessible information on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as the first of many steps we’re taking to deliver the largest transportation i...
Town of Cary, NC Deploys Technology Solutions from SAS and Semtech to Improve Its Community Services
By leveraging LoRaWAN® connectivity and the data analytics from SAS, the Town of Cary will be able to better monitor floods and provide additional community services to its citizens CAMARILLO, Calif. – Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading global supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced its collaboration with SAS and the Town of Cary, North Carolina. Improving the overall quality of life for its citizens is the primary missio...
FEMA Provides Funds for the 2020 Cameron Peak Wildfire Response
DENVER – FEMA has awarded $2.6 million to the State of Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control to cover assistance costs for 143 state and local cooperating agencies and the Colorado National Guard while fighting the Cameron Peak wildfire in Larimer County. The funds are provided from the agency’s Public Assistance program under the major disaster declaration for Colorado issued on January 15, 2021, following the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome wildfires. FEMA’s Public Assistance p...
Lhyfe and DORIS sign a memorandum of understanding to launch the first floating wind turbine for integration with a hydrogen production system
Paris / Nantes (France), - Following a 12-month-long joint R&D programme focused on developing economically viable offshore green hydrogen production solutions, Lhyfe, a world pioneer and pure player in renewable green hydrogen production, and DORIS, an integrated engineering and project management group and a leader in offshore technology, have decided to become official partners to step up their work on offshore hydrogen production. Together they plan to launch the first floating wind turbine...
Stora Enso Launches Low-Carbon Industrial Buildings Solutions for UK
Engineered timber experts provide design tools and concept types to support low-carbon transition for booming industrial building sector Stora Enso, the renewable materials company that specialises in mass timber solutions based on CLT and LVL, has launched a suite of tools to support developers of the UK’s industrial buildings to create more attractive, productive and sustainable buildings, with spans ranging from 12 to 36 metres, from small workshops to large retail sheds and warehous...
Woodfibre LNG awards EPFC contract to McDermott
SINGAPORE - Woodfibre LNG has signed an Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Construction (EPFC) contract with McDermott International. The EPFC contract is an important step in advancing detailed engineering and construction scheduling work in advance of Woodfibre LNG issuing a notice to proceed. Responsibly produced natural gas is a necessary part of making a successful global transition from heavy-emitting fuels to renewables. By harnessing the low-carbon gas resources of Briti...
Ken Feldman to Lead WSP USA Advisory’s FTA Grant Practice for Major Transit Projects
Played key role in securing funds to create Seattle’s first light rail system for Sound Transit and as a regional leader for nearly two decades with the Federal Transit Administration. SEATTLE — Kenneth Feldman, former deputy regional administrator for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in the Northwest, will lead the FTA grant practice for major transit projects within WSP USA Advisory. WSP USA is a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Feldman will use his...
IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Announces Release of IntelliCADR 10.1a
Portland, OR, USA — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 10.1a. IntelliCAD 10.1a is a maintenance release for version 10.1 that was previously issued on August 17, 2021. IntelliCAD maintenance releases concentrate on fixes, but IntelliCAD 10.1a also contains these new features: import Microsoft® Excel® files; new capabilities when working with tables including data links, formulas, and cell formats; synchronize block attributes; and nudge ent...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
