Belimo Products are Certified to UL 2043
Danbury, CT - Belimo damper actuators and most of the valve actuators and sensors meet UL 2043 requirements. The National Electrical Code Section 300.22 (c) requires electrical devices in plenums to be tested to UL 2043 for low smoke generation. Underwriters Laboratories' UL 2043 is the Standard for Fire Test for Heat and Visible Smoke Release for Discrete Products Installed in Air-Handling Spaces. Belimo products used for installation in air-handling spaces meet UL 2043 standard for heat and s...
Indiana Soybean Alliance - PoreShield™ Announces Participation in AASHTO TSP-2 Innovative Technology Demonstration Program
PoreShield SME-PS Concrete Durability Enhancer to showcase benefits in real-world projects INDIANAPOLIS (June 2, 2021) – The Indiana Soybean Alliance - PoreShield™ is excited to announce its participation in the Innovative Technology Demonstrations (ITD), a field program hosted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Transportation System Preservation Technical Services Program (TSP-2). “We are excited to be working with AASHTO TSP-2 to demon...
Artificial Intelligence: On the Verge to Disrupt and Transform the Building Life Cycle
Don Jacob, VP Technology Build & Construction Division at the Nemetschek Group, discusses the relevance of AI for the building lifecycle: Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to become an integral part of the construction process. With Building Information Modeling (BIM) extending further across the project lifecycle, the shift to data-driven design and construction is resulting in increasing amounts of data being generated in all phases of a project. Stakeholders throughout the design and...
MONOGRAPH ANNOUNCES $7.4 MILLION ROUND TO EXPAND ENGINEERING & DESIGN TEAMS
The investment paves an influential future for the design industry’s leading practice operations platform JUNE, 2021 — Monograph, a practice operations platform for design professionals, today announced a $7.4 million Series A round of funding led by Index Ventures with continued participation from existing investors Homebrew, Parade Ventures, Designer Fund, and several angel investors. Monograph is the most robust industry-specific platform that empowers AEC professionals to better ser...
Jeff Sanchez Announced as VP MANN+HUMMEL Water & Fluid Solutions
Wiesbaden, Germany, 2 June 2021 – MANN+HUMMEL Water & Fluid Solutions (previously MICRODYN-NADIR) today announced Jeff Sanchez as the new Vice President for the group. The global membrane manufacturer has been part of MANN+HUMMEL since 2015. In his new role, Sanchez replaces Marco Nava, who has been Vice President since April 2020. Sanchez is an award-winning global marketing, sales, product management, and operations leader with experience guiding businesses in the international water mark...
Rosendin’s Renewable Energy Group Partners with SB Energy to Construct One of California’s Largest Solar Power Projects
Riverside County Project Covers Nearly 5 Square Miles Anaheim, CA – Rosendin’s Renewable Energy Group (REG), a division of Rosendin, the nation’s largest employee-owned electrical contracting company, is constructing one of the largest solar projects in the state of California. Rosendin was contracted by subsidiaries of SB Energy US Holdings One, Inc. (SB Energy), a renewable energy corporation and a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp, to design and build the $700+ million project, which...
Clayco Named Midwest Contractor of the Year by ENR
[CHICAGO] – [June 2, 2021] – Clayco has been named 2021’s Midwest Contractor of the Year by Engineering News-Record (ENR), an accolade that covers an 11-state region. With $3.8 billion of revenue in 2020 and a firm grip on the design-build distribution center market, Clayco topped ENR Midwest’s Top Contractors list for the second year in a row and was unanimously voted Contractor of the Year by ENR’s editors. Recognized for leading the construction industry’s proactive response to the pandemi...
Solmax acquires TenCate, creating the world’s leading geosynthetics solutions provider
Global geosynthetics manufacturer Solmax has concluded the acquisition of TenCate Geosynthetics. With this transaction, the global reach, innovation capabilities, and specialties of two recognized geosynthetics frontrunners combine to create the world’s leading geosynthetics solutions provider. “Solmax is already the global leader in the development, manufacture, and provision of high-quality polyethylene geomembranes for containment in industrial and environmental applications. Now, with th...
Simpson Strong-Tie Sponsors Local Habitat for Humanity Women’s Leadership Build
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, is again sponsoring the Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley Women’s Leadership Build. The company has donated $45,000 to the Build since the start of its sponsorship in 2018. This year, as communities cautiously re-emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Build has taken a different form, with a blend of smaller, distanced builds and virtual discussions replacing the usual ma...
Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project wins Project of the Year from California Transportation Foundation
HNTB performed type selection, conceptual and preliminary design and owner’s engineer responsibilities for the 2,000-foot-long cable-stayed bridge that opened in October 2020 LOS ANGELES (June 1, 2021) – HNTB was part of the team honored with Project of the Year from the California Transportation Foundation for the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project. The project was one of four winners announced in advance of the...