Bob Bittner and Bittner-Shen Team Join COWI
Bob Bittner(image) Oakland, CA – Innovative marine construction engineer Bob Bittner and the team at Bittner-Shen Consulting Engineers, Inc., (BSCE) have joined COWI. The move expands COWI's heavy civil engineering capabilities in North America, built on a long tradition of infrastructure, transportation, and energy solutions. Bob Bittner, P.E., is an internationally recognized expert in marine construction engineering. Mr. Bittner and his team at BSCE primarily focus on minimizing co...
Pooja Jain, Mark Valenti to Lead WSP USA Regional Maritime Business
Jain named California and Pacific maritime leader; Valenti will serve as Southeast region maritime leader. SAN FRANCISCO AND TAMPA — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, has enhanced its growing maritime business leadership with the hiring of Pooja Jain in the West region and Mark Valenti in the Southeast Region. Pooja Jain Jain will champion the firm’s national maritime resiliency, sustainability, innovation and technology initiatives and lead the...
Epson Unveils Next Generation of Moverio Augmented Reality Smart Glasses
New Moverio BT-40 and BT-40S Offer 225 Percent Larger Field-of-View, Maximum Comfort and Full HD Resolution to Meet Expanding Consumer, Business and Developer Needs LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – March 2, 2021 – Epson, a global leader in imaging and projection technology, today announced the Moverio® BT-40 and BT-40S, a new generation of award-winning Moverio augmented reality (AR) smart glasses designed to deliver a high-quality AR viewing experience with maximum comfort. Powered by Epson Si-OL...
Epson Announces Availability of New SureColor T-Series Wide-Format Multifunction Printers for CAD, Technical and Graphics Applications
Compact, Affordable Epson SureColor T3170M is Now Available and SureColor T5170M to be Available in May for Scanning Blueprints, Drawings, Making Large Copies and Sharing Technical Documents LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – Epson today announced availability for its new 24-inch SureColor® T3170M and 36-inch SureColor T5170M multifunction printers. Featuring a sleek design and compact footprint,1 the new printers are designed to enhance workflow and support seamless collaboration ideal for today’...
American Structural Steel Industry Meets Bill Gates's Goals -- 30 Years Early
CHICAGO - Bill Gates has been traveling the country promoting his new book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: the Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need, and one of his key points is that the cement and steel industries contribute more than 10% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. He correctly points out that our future depends on cutting emissions and calls for the production of cleaner iron ore that can then be used as feedstock for modern, clean, electric arc furnaces to produce s...
Trane Technologies and Aircuity Help Buildings Reopen and Operate Safely with Indoor Air Quality Monitoring and Management Solution
SWORDS, Ireland - Global climate innovator Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), through its strategic brand Trane®, has joined forces with indoor air quality monitoring, reporting and ventilation management company Aircuity® to provide automated, data-based indoor air quality monitoring and management solutions for building owners. The integrated Trane and Aircuity system, available in the United States and Canada, collects critical data about a building’s air quality and automatically monitors and ad...
American Concrete Institute Launches New ACI 318 PLUS
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — The American Concrete Institute has launched ACI 318 PLUS – an entirely new annual subscription that provides users with convenient digital interactive access to ACI CODE-318-19, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary, along with in-document access to related resources, robust digital notetaking, and enhanced search. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVzoRkx3Q90&feature=youtu.be[/embed] ACI 318 PLUS also includes full digital inter...
2021-22 Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Opportunities Available
Application Deadline: April 16 WASHINGTON - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is seeking qualified students for its 2021-22 “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program.” Applications are due by April 16 and can be found online at www.artbatdf.org. Established in 1999, this first-of-its-kind scholarship fund provides post-high school financial assistance to the children of highway workers...
Work on Sea Wall Begins for the Landmark EWP-EDF One Wave Energy project
1/3/2021- Stockholm, Sweden — Pursuant to the engineering coordination permit from the Municipality of Tel-Aviv Jaffa (permit number 2020-3249) Eco Wave Power (EWPG Holding AB, Stock Symbol: ECOWVE) is pleased to announce that it officially commenced preparation works for installation of floaters on the sea wall of the Port of Jaffa, Israel. The works will include clearing the top cement layer of the relevant sections of the sea wall, followed by adding steel rebars for reinforcement and fi...
Dr. Joe Seabrooks Named to Southern Dallas IPTMA Board of Directors
Dr. Joe Seabrooks, President of Dallas College's Cedar Valley Campus, was selected as the newest member of the Southern Dallas County Inland Port Transportation Management Association (IPTMA) Board of Directors on Thursday, February 25. Dallas College (formerly Dallas County Community College District) formally joined the Southern Dallas IPTMA in January. Dallas College serves more than 100,000 students annually in academic, continuing education and adult education programs. “On behalf of...