New Sustainable Hybrid Sandwich Elements Combine Concrete and Wood
Hybrid construction offers construction companies a more sustainable way of building without changing their current building methods. Metsä Wood and its partners have designed a hybrid sandwich wall element, which will renew offsite construction. The innovation combines concrete with Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber). The lighter weight of the hybrid sandwich wall elements proved to be a valuable benefit in the first construction project at Metsä Fibre’s Rauma sawmill. Hybrid constructio...
Wave Energy Developer, Eco Wave Power, Strengthens Management – Appoints Chief Operating Officer
Stockholm, Sweden – Publicly traded wave energy developer, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (“Eco Wave Power”) (Nasdaq US: WAVE, Nasdaq First North: ECOWVE), announces today the appointment of Mr. Avi Waller as Chief Operating Officer for the Eco Wave Power Group. Mr. Waller will begin his employment immediately and will be based in Eco Wave Power’s headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel. Mr. Waller joins Eco Wave Power with broad experience in corporate and operational activities, most recently as...
Brokk Increases Safety and Productivity in Confined Spaces With Shaft and Tunneling Tools
In tunneling and underground operations, the C20 Rock Splitter series provides contractors with a safe and quiet alternative to explosives and hydraulic breakers. MONROE, Wash. – Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, offers a range of attachments ideally suited for shaft and tunneling applications. The attachments are perfectly matched with Brokk’s remote-controlled demolition robots to provide the best possible performance, allowing contr...
Video: New ‘On Time with Tymon’ Discusses the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
In the latest episode of the “On Time with Tymon” video series, Jim Tymon – executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials – discusses the Senate’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. By a vote of 69 to 30, the Senate passed the $1.2 trillion legislative package on August 10. Now the House of Representatives is working on the bill. In this video, Tymon explains that this proposed legislation "provides a once in a generation opportunity to moderni...
Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) – PoreShield Receives Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence in Pollution Prevention
Award recognizes ISA for its innovative work and partnership in developing PoreShield SME-PS, a soy-based concrete durability enhancer INDIANAPOLIS (October 13, 2021) — The Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) received a 2021 Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence in the Pollution Prevention category at the 24th Annual Indiana Pollution Prevention Conference on Sept. 23. The award recognizes ISA for its work in developing PoreShield™...
MHTN ARCHITECTS WINS LEARNING BY DESIGN’S GRAND PRIZE FOR WEST BOUNTIFUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The Student-Centered School Promotes Collaboration, Creativity, and Sustainability SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH— OCTOBER 13, 2021— MHTN Architects, a nationally recognized, multidisciplinary architecture firm specializing in student life and educational design, received Learning By Design’s Grand Prize for designing West Bountiful Elementary School in Utah. The 65,000-square-foot, two-story school features several learning studios with sliding doors and portable furniture to provide more flexibi...
ABB’s data analytics application helps industry tackle emissions, making the shift towards predictive maintenance
ABB Ability™ Genix Datalyzer is a cloud-based data analytics solution for fleet-wide management and optimization of emissions monitoring equipment in highly regulated industries like cement, steel, chemicals and power generation The new solution pre-empts plant failure and helps achieve emissions compliance, improving plant uptime and process safety Out-of-the-box actionable insights combined with self-service analytics help close the skills gap Increased governmental and societa...
Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd to invest in NexWafe as Strategic Lead Investor
NexWafe’s next-generation epitaxy technology offers remarkable cost advantages over existing technologies Leveraging this technology, Reliance intends to set up giga-scale wafer manufacturing facilities in India and build global photovoltaic leadership FREIBURG, GERMANY – NexWafe GmbH (NexWafe) today announced the induction of Reliance New Energy Solar Limited (RNESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (Reliance) as a strategic lead investor in its EUR 39 million ($4...
Civil Engineering Firm MFS Consulting Engineers & Surveyor, DPC Acquires GEOD Corporation
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J.- MFS Consulting Engineers & Surveyor, DPC (MFS Engineers & Surveyors), a multidiscipline, MBE/DBE/SBE-certified civil engineering firm, announced today that it has acquired GEOD Corporation (GEOD), a provider of aerial photogrammetry / LIDAR mapping, land survey, subsurface utility markout, and 3D laser-scanning services. GEOD, which has been in operation for 60 years and has developed a reputation for the quality and accuracy of its services within the A/E/C industry, wil...
Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Building Surveyors Conference 2021
Navigating changes and challenges in surveying industry to enable sailing amidst the new normal HONG KONG SAR - The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) Building Surveying Division hosted the HKIS Building Surveyors Conference 2021 at The Mira Hong Kong today. Themed "Sailing Amidst the New Normal", the Conference gathered over 300 professionals from various government offices, business leaders, experts and scholars both online and offline to deliberate on the prospects of surveying indus...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
