Reclamation Launches Website with Real-Time Information, Interactive Resources On Drought
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Reclamation launched a new web portal today that provides real-time drought-related information and details of drought actions taken in collaboration with stakeholders and partners. The science-based web portal is designed to increase public and media understanding of drought conditions and the all-of-government efforts to mitigate these conditions by the Biden-Harris administration. The features of the interactive multi-page platform highlight Reclamation’s efforts...
Simpson Strong-Tie Releases New Wood Connectors Catalog Highlighting Robust, Code-Compliant, and Innovative Product Lines
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, released today the Simpson Strong-Tie® 2021–2022 Wood Construction Connectors catalog, a comprehensive guide to the company’s most recent innovations and product line expansions for wood construction applications. Available in print and online, the new catalog includes allowable load tables for all products and is updated to comply with the 2021 IBC and IRC building codes. In additi...
SIS Group Expands With Wind Turbine Concrete Foundation Division
Enters Into Exclusive Licensing Agreement with German-Based Anker Foundations GmbH Durham, North Carolina - SIS Group LLC, a Durham, North Carolina-based supplier of precast concrete products, today announced the firm entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Anker Foundations GmbH, a leading international engineering company that develops certified resource-saving precast foundations for a broad spectrum of towers. Anker USA LLC is the fifth wholly owned subsidiary of SIS Group....
Nemetschek SE continues its highly profitable growth course in Q2 and increases its forecast for the fiscal year 2021
- Higher targets for 2021: Currency-adjusted revenue growth between 12% and 14% and an EBITDA margin between 30% and 32% - +21.5% currency-adjusted growth in revenue to EUR 165.9 million in Q2 - +53.1% growth in subscription/SaaS models to EUR 30.2 million - +38.3% EBITDA growth to EUR 56.3 million, EBITDA margin rises to 34.0% in Q2 - +56.9% increase in earnings per share to EUR 0.29 Munich, July 29, 2021 - The Nemetschek Group one of the world's leading software providers for th...
Skanska invests EUR 47M, about SEK 480M, in a new building in the office complex Centrum Południe in Wroclaw, Poland
Skanska invests EUR 47M, about SEK 480M, in a new building in the office complex Centrum Południe in Wroclaw, Poland. The 13-storey office building will have a total leasable area of around 21,500 square meters and will offer 200 underground parking places. The building is located in the new business district of the city and is expected to receive several certifications awarded to futureproof, safe and top-quality office spaces supporting people’s health and wellbeing as well as climate targe...
ACEC Statement on the Bipartisan Senate Infrastructure Agreement
America’s Engineers Urge the Senate to Work Together to Deliver on Infrastructure for the American People Washington, DC - Linda Bauer Darr, the President and CEO of the American Council of Engineering Companies, released the following statement upon the announcement that an agreement on the bipartisan infrastructure package had been reached: "Today’s announcement that a deal has been reached on a bipartisan infrastructure package is a huge step forward for the country, and America’s engine...
Preliminary Agenda Announced for the 2021 UAS Summit & Expo
Produced by UAS Magazine, the UAS Summit will provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of the current state of the unmanned aircraft systems industry. Grand Forks, ND – UAS Magazine announced the preliminary agenda for the 2021 UAS Summit & Expo, the upper Midwest’s premier unmanned aircraft systems event, taking place October 13-14, 2021, in Grand Forks, North Dakota. “This year we had a record number of abstracts submitted and rated by the ratings committee,” says Dayna Bastian, p...
New ASCE Geotechnical Publication Examines Two Recent Dam Failures
Reston, Va. – Following heavy rains in May 2020, the Edenville Dam, and subsequently the Sanford Dam in Midland, Michigan, failed massively. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) newest publication, Edenville and Sanford Dam Failures: Field Reconnaissance Report, GSP 327, presents the results of on-ground and aerial assessments that took place in the weeks following the failures. Waters released by the breach of the Edenville Dam overwhelmed the Sanford Dam which was overtopped and f...
GSSI to Highlight UtilityScan® Compact GPR Unit at INTERGEO 2021
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be showcasing its UtilityScan® compact GPR unit at INTERGEO 2021, which will be held at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds, Hanover, Germany September 21-23, 2021, Booth 23. Also on display will be the 200 HS antenna and the StructureScan Mini XT. Visitors to the booth will be able to get demos of all the equipment on display. The UtilityScan compact GPR unit is extremely portable, easy to maneuver in ti...
Shane Porzio Named President of Profile® Products
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (July 29, 2021) — Profile® Products is pleased to announce the hiring of Shane Porzio as president of Profile Products. In this newly created role, Porzio will be responsible for managing all of Profile’s businesses — including horticulture, environmental solutions and clay technologies — in the areas of sales, marketing, research and development, operations and logistics. Jim Tanner will remain the company’s CEO and will focus on business development. “Shane’s wealth of e...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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