GSA & DOE Seek Technologies for Net-Zero Carbon Buildings
The U.S. General Services Administration’s Green Proving Ground (GPG) program, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to obtain responses from vendors and other interested parties on technologies that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial buildings. The RFI invites industry to submit information on early-commercial technologies that are ready for evaluation in occupied, operational buildings. This year’s RFI focuses...
Singapore’s National Water Agency Crowdsources with HeroX to Achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions from Water System
US$4.8M Prize Purse to Be Awarded for Innovative Solutions to Address Emissions from Water Facilities Houston, Texas -- October 19, 2021 -- HeroX, the leading platform and open marketplace for crowdsourced solutions, today launched the crowdsourcing competition, “The Carbon Zero Grand Challenge”. The challenge seeks to incentivize innovative solutions that can help PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, achieve net-zero emissions and scale to other water facilities around the globe....
Trimble Releases Turnkey Autonomous Robotic Scanning Solution
Boston Dynamics' Spot Robot Fully Integrated with the Trimble X7 3D Laser Scanner and Trimble FieldLink Software Now Available as a Complete Solution from Trimble SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 19 2021 - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the release of the Trimble® X7 3D laser scanner and Trimble FieldLink software fully integrated with Boston Dynamics' Spot® robot. This exclusive turnkey solution from Trimble, jointly developed with Boston Dynamics, facilitates autonomous operation on construc...
Woolpert Awarded 2 Michigan Statewide Imagery Contracts, Partnering with Planet, EagleView
IMAGE OF COMERICA PARK AND FORD FIELD COURTESY OF EAGLEVIEW The three-year contracts will procure satellite and oblique imagery for multiple infrastructure applications. LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 19, 2021) — Woolpert has been selected by the state of Michigan to provide third-party imagery, also known as satellite imagery, and oblique imagery and related services under two separate, three-year contracts. The imagery will support general infrastructure applications by agencies throughout th...
Nemetschek Group: Strong presence at trade fairs and events this Fall
Munich – After almost two years without physical events, the relevant trade fairs for the construction industry are finally taking place in person again. The brands of the Nemetschek Group, one of the world’s leading software vendors for the AEC/O industry, will be presenting at events, live, hybrid, and virtually in the next few months: at BIM World Munich, Digital Construction Week, the Allplan Global Summit, and the Vectorworks Design Summit. The spread of open standards, the necessary col...
GrizForm Design Architects Announces Three New Hires
The Architecture and Design Firm Widens its Knowledge in Multiple Market Sectors, Strengthening its Core and Doubling GrizForm’s Size and Potential WASHINGTON, D.C. — GrizForm Design Architects, a leading hospitality design and architecture firm based in Washington D.C., has announced that three new team members have joined the firm. This exciting, growing team will continue to advance GrizForm’s mission to provide creative, custom, and contemporary design solutions. GrizForm’s existing t...
WSP USA Joins Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment to Net Zero
Signing on to the Structural Engineering Institute program represents the firm’s alignment with the goal of substantively reducing embodied carbon in structural systems. NEW YORK — In recognition of Climate Action Day, WSP USA has furthered its commitment to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, embodied carbon in its structural system projects by 2050 as a signatory to the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) SE 2050 Commitment Program. “While significant progress has been made towards...
A Record $13.5 Billion in Corporate Funding Raised by Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency Companies in 9M 2021, Reports Mercom Capital Group
Battery Storage Companies Bring in a Record $11.4 Billion in Corporate Funding in 9M 2021 Mercom Capital Group, LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the global Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for the third quarter (Q3) and nine months (9M) of 2021. To get a copy of the report, visit: https://mercomcapital.com/product/9m-q3-2021-funding-ma-report-storage-grid-...
Walter P Moore Flood Protection Paper
An Introduction to Flood Protection: What Owners Need to Know to Protect Their Properties addresses cost-effective flood protection approaches for building owners HOUSTON, TX — International engineering firm Walter P Moore has released a new paper entitled An Introduction to Flood Protection: What Owners Need to Know to Protect Their Properties. The white paper focuses on the numerous flood protection approaches and building owner needs as well as an in-depth review of the flood protecti...
Xylem Showcases New Wastewater and Water Filtration Products and its Digital Solutions at WEFTEC 2021
Partnerships key to advancing the industry in extraordinary times CHICAGO – With continued efforts to create a more water-secure and sustainable world, global water technology leader Xylem (NYSE: XYL) is inviting attendees of the 2021 Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) to visit Booth 1808 and learn how Extraordinary Times Call for Extraordinary Partnerships. As the industry evolves, partnerships are becoming increasingly crucial to the opt...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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