DuPont Selected to Provide Membrane Technology to Sorek B, Israel’s Largest Desalination Plant
IDE Water Technologies Selects FilmTec™ Membranes for Groundbreaking Desalination Plant WILMINGTON, Del., July 27, 2021, – DuPont (NYSE:DD) today announced that its FilmTec™ membranes have been selected by IDE Water Technologies to provide the sea water reverse osmosis (SWRO) filtration for the Sorek B desalination plant in Israel. The 25-year, 200 million m3/year facility, which will be the largest desalination plant in Israel and one of the largest in the world, is predicted to set...
Transportation Infrastructure Investment Generates $200 Billion in Economic Activity and 700,000 Jobs Annually for California
WASHINGTON — Federal, state, and local infrastructure funding yields nearly $200 billion in economic activity in California and creates 700,000 jobs each year for the Golden State, according to a new report from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). In the next 10 years, government investments in California’s transportation infrastructure will grow from $40.4 billion in 2021 to $52.6 billion in 2030. That means that every $1 spent on infrastructure in California cr...
Cupix Announces Integration with Autodesk BIM 360 Platform, Delivering Full 360-Degree Spatial Context for Construction Sites
Cupix Expands BIM/VDC Leadership by Integrating with Autodesk, Autodesk’s PlanGrid and Hires Industry Veteran as Head of BIM/VDC Strategy Cupix, the fast-growth pioneer of cutting-edge 3D digital twin solutions for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries and building owners, today announced integration of its CupixWorks 2.0 3D digital twin platform with Autodesk’s industry-leading BIM 360 construction management platform. Cupix’s new cross-platform integration with...
In memoriam: Craig Morelli
It is with immense sadness that LEEA (the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) learned of the loss of our dear colleague and friend, Craig Morelli who sadly passed away on Sunday 11th July after a short illness. Craig joined LEEA on the 19th September 2011 as a Training Officer, directly from his successful career in the British Army in which he served his Queen and country for 24 years. Craig’s latest role was as LEEA’s Compliance & Quality Manager, overseeing our Accredited Training Sch...
DFI Launches Podcast: Broadcasting Common Ground
First Episode to Be Released on August 11 Hawthorne, N.J. (July 27, 2021): Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces the launch of its new podcast channel – Broadcasting Common Ground. In the first series, Interview with a Survivor, hosts Lucky Nagarajan and Tim Siegel, P.E., G.E., D.GE, will be speaking with industry experts about their near misses, problem projects and resolutions. The first episode, being released on August 11, is Getting Sued: An Engineer’s Tale. The episode...
DuPont Publishes Embodied Carbon of Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) Products Available in Canada
Company has made it easier for architects, engineers, and contractors to access embodied carbon data on XPS products WILMINGTON, Del., Jul. 27, 2021 — DuPont Performance Building Solutions has achieved significant progress in partnering with industry stakeholders, Canadian architects, engineering and contractor (AEC) professionals to make sustainability a reality with safer, constructible solutions that have reduced embodied carbon. DuPont believes it is important to look beyond simp...
Sprayroq Defines Infrastructure Rehabilitation Strength in Recent Academic Study
BIRMINGHAM, AL. July 27, 2021 Spraywall, the only proven and structural high-build polyurethane lining on the market, developed and manufactured by Sprayroq, was chosen by the University of Texas at Arlington in a 2020 study to create testing and application standards for spray-applied pipe rehabilitation liners in Department of Transportation markets. SprayWall was the only polymeric material to participate in this innovative test, with the other test material being a cementitious spray-appl...
New £7m consortium funded to boost research on urban spaces and tackling health inequalities
Queen’s University Belfast, University of Edinburgh and University of Liverpool have been awarded over £7.1 million from the UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) as part of a consortium to investigate the impact that nature can have in helping to prevent and reduce health inequalities in urban areas. The Consortium, ‘GroundsWell: Community-engaged and Data-informed Systems Transformation of Urban Green and Blue Space for Population Health’ will explore how transforming cities with natu...
IFC and Banco Sabadell finance X-Elio with US$44.1 million to build photovoltaic plant in Mexico
Ciudad de México, México. July 26, 2021. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and Banco Sabadell closed a US$44.1 million financing agreement with X-Elio, global company specialized in renewable and sustainable energy, to build a photovoltaic plant in Mexico The funding obtained through this agreement will be used for the construction, operation and management of the Perote II solar photovoltaic plant, with a capacity of 119 MW, located in the mu...
Build the Future: ALLPLAN Global Summit Announced
Copyright: ALLPLAN ALLPLAN to present AEC industry trends and new version Allplan 2022 at its first virtual conference in October Munich, July 27, 2021 – From October 20 to 21, 2021, ALLPLAN, the global provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, will launch its first virtual conference called “Build the Future - ALLPLAN Global Summit”. Industry experts will share their insights about the latest trends and where the AEC journey is heading. Participants will learn about what to exp...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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