ASCE: Investment Gap Up To $2.59 Trillion, Bold Action Needed; ASCE’s Infrastructure Report Card Gives U.S. ‘C-’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) today released the 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, its latest quadrennial assessment of the nation's infrastructure. The Report Card gives the U.S. an overall ‘C-’ grade and finds the country is spending just over half of what is required to support the backbone of the economy. The study evaluated 17 categories of infrastructure, with grades ranging from a ‘B’ for Rail to a ‘D-’ for Transit. For the first time...
ASCE Infrastructure Report Card reveals few bright spots for water infrastructure
WASHINGTON, DC -- the American Society of Civil Engineers today released their 2021 Report Card for America's Infrastructure. The quadrennial assessment grades the condition and performance of 17 categories of infrastructure – including drinking water, roads, levees, dams, and more. This year, stormwater was added as a category for the first time. The grade reveal was moderated by Kristina Swallow, PE, Past President, American Society of Civil Engineers and Director, Nevada Department of Transp...
Spacewell accepted into Forces Technology Council
New York, March 3, 2021 — Spacewell Americas MD Adrian Weygandt has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives. Adrian Weygandt was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of his experience. Criteria for acceptance include a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, as well as personal and professional achievements and honors. “We are honored to wel...
USGBC Expands LEED Earth to Homes, Communities and Cities
LEED Earth has enabled the expansion of green building to nearly 200 countries around the world LEED Earth aims to accelerate USGBC’s healthy economy strategy WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 3, 2021) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced it is expanding its LEED Earth campaign to homes, communities and cities. LEED Earth is designed to bring LEED to countries where green building is still emerging and offers certification at no cost to the first project to certify. USGBC will also ex...
DuPont Awarded Grant from Singapore’s National Water Agency to Increase Sustainability of Desalination for Clean Water
Closed Circuit Reverse Osmosis (CCRO) Technology to reduce energy requirements of desalination systems by 15 percent WILMINGTON, Del., March 3, 2021 — DuPont (NYSE:DD) has been awarded a three-year, $1.3 million USD grant from PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency on behalf of National Research Foundation, Singapore (NRF) to determine how Closed Circuit Reverse Osmosis (CCRO) technology can be applied to desalination processes to make the purification of seawater more energy efficient,...
NFPA launches Outthink Wildfire, an initiative aimed at eliminating the destruction of communities by wildfire by 2050
Quincy, MA | March 03, 2021 08:41 AM Eastern Standard Time: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced Outthink Wildfire™, a comprehensive strategy to address America’s wildfire crisis that lays out five policy changes that must occur at all levels of government to end the destruction of communities from wildfire in the U.S. in the next 30 years. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/pNG8TGDI6mA In just the past three years, the country has seen 40,000 structures destroyed, 100 fatalities, an...
Woolpert Acquires Texas-Based CivilTech Engineering Inc. to Expand Water, Transportation Initiatives in Texas
The firms will work together to address aging infrastructure concerns throughout Texas and across the U.S., supporting more resilient, capable and advanced communities. DAYTON, Ohio (March 3, 2021) — Woolpert has acquired CivilTech Engineering Inc., a multidisciplinary engineering firm that specializes in transportation, water resources, municipal, structural and construction services. CivilTech has three offices in Texas and serves local, state and federal clients. This acquisition comple...
LEEA Awards 2021: a cause for celebration
The LEEA Awards 2021 portal is now open for entries at https://awards.leeaint.com/. Winners will be revealed and presentations will take place during the LEEA Awards dinner on 5 November 2021 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London. Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) members who have done the most to raise standards have the opportunity to enter the Awards and be recognised as among the best companies in the industry by their peers and their customers. Winners gain an exce...
Steel Bridge Task Force Announces Recipient of 2021 Robert J. Dexter Memorial Award Lecture
Photo: Dr. Matthew Yarnold, second from left, with the Caney Fork Bridge Install Team. Photo by Eric James WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Steel Bridge Task Force Oversight Council of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) T-14 Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design have selected Matthew Yarnold, Ph.D., P.E., assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civi...
Woolpert’s Danielle Meggyesy Promoted to Project Manager in Energy Market
Meggyesy is adept at leveraging new technologies to devise innovative solutions for public and private sector clients. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Woolpert’s Danielle Meggyesy, PE, has been promoted to project manager in the firm’s energy market. The experienced phase manager and geo-environmental engineer has been with Woolpert since late 2019 and works out of the firm’s Columbus office. Meggyesy has planned and executed civil and environmental engineering projects for both the public and private...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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