Earthquake Structural Engineers Arrive in Haiti's Earthquake Disaster Zone
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Earthquake structural engineers and disaster recovery experts from Miyamoto International arrived in southern Haiti’s disaster zone on Monday to assist with damage assessments, urban search and rescue, and recovery strategies after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the island on Saturday. The epicenter of the quake was approximately 125 kilometers (80 miles) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Jeremie, Les Cayes, and Baradères were three of the most severely damaged urban a...
Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297
A woman carries her child as she walks in the remains of her home destroyed by Saturday´s 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn) LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off franctic rescue efforts ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching storm. Saturday’s earthquake also left at...
3Dconnexion Adds Full Support for Kubotek Interoperability Programs
Norwalk, Conn., August 16, 2021—3Dconnexion is proud to announce their certification of full support for their motion controller devices in the latest releases of the next-generation Kubotek interoperability programs. Kubotek’s K-Compare and K-Display products were developed on top of the company's proprietary Kosmos 3D framework, built for comprehensive data exchange between all the major CAD programs. The four programs in these product families now in use by customers include K-Compare R...
WQA names new Meeting Services Director
LISLE, Ill. – The Water Quality Association has named award-winning meeting professional Angie Silberhorn, CMP, as its new Meeting Services Director. Silberhorn will direct the association’s annual convention, its Mid-Year Leadership Conference and other key customer and member events. “We’re thrilled to have someone with Angie’s expertise in this very important role on WQA’s leadership team,” said Tom Bruursema, WQA Associate Executive Director of Member and Public Engagement. “Her extensive...
Pfannenberg Announces PQF Premium Quick Filter
A Simple and Effective New Way to Protect Critical Equipment from Particulates and Oily Mist Lancaster, NY – Pfannenberg, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of thermal management technologies, announces PQF Premium Quick Filter, a new, easier way to filter out particulates and oily mist from an air inlet on critical equipment enclosures. This simple and innovative solution increases the life of equipment and reduces downtime by solving one of the most common problems causing equipme...
AEIS Hires Terence Hampton as Project Manager
Leading inspection and testing agency hires experienced civil engineer New York, NY (August 12, 2021)—Atlas Evaluation & Inspection Services (AEIS), providing inspection, testing, certification, failure analysis, engineering and material research services for infrastructure projects with an emphasis on welding metallurgy and non-destructive testing, announced Terence Hampton, EIT, has been hired as a Project Manager. Terence (Terry) Hampton is a civil engineer with over 25 years of experie...
NARUC on the Infrastructure Bill: ‘A’ for Effort, ‘C-’ for Utility Content
Weak on Transmission Siting and Broadband Provisions WASHINGTON — The bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the United States Senate represents a landmark piece of legislation for the nation. Although the effort put forth to develop a comprehensive package is laudable, the final bill does not include key provisions advocated for by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, the trade association that represents state utility regulators in the United States and its...
NIBS Convenes Built Environment Leaders for Social Equity Roundtable
NIBS to sign PwC CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion and collect and share DEI best practices with industry CEOs (WASHINGTON, DC ) – The National Institute of Building Sciences recently convened an executive Social Equity Roundtable, meeting with dozens of leaders to help move the needle on diversity, equity and inclusion in the built environment. The late July meeting was a follow up to a December 2020 executive roundtable entitled “Improving the Workforce of the Built Environm...
Viewpoint Collaborate Conference Broadens Reach, Opens Registration for 10th Annual Event
Virtual Event Offers Expert Insight on Current and Projected Construction Industry Trends and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credit Options Beyond Clientbase Portland, Ore. – Viewpoint, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB) and construction management software leader, today announced that registration is open for its annual Collaborate construction technology user conference, which will be held virtually September 14-16, 2021. The event will bring thousands of construction indust...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $499.5 million loan to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority for the Complete 540 Phase 1 Project
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) has provided up to $499.5 million to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) for the Complete 540 Phase 1 Project (the Project). The Department provides Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and other surface transportation infrastructure financing through the Bureau. As part of COVID-19 relief to borrowers, th...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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