Epson and Spinar America Partner to Deliver Augmented Reality Remote Assistance Through Zoom for Hybrid Work Environments
Epson Moverio AR Smart Glasses and Spinar America “Remote Vision” SaaS Product Enhance Hands-Free Communication and Video Conferencing Across the Globe LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – Epson, providers of the Moverio® augmented reality (AR) smart glasses platform, today announced a partnership with Spinar America. In an effort to make today’s altered work environments easier for professionals, Epson and Spinar America are spearheading AR remote assistance and collaboration experiences through hig...
Crash-tested peace-of-mind for transportation owners, road builders & the public
Durisol announces the successful crash-test of the Aluminum noise barrier system Another proud safety achievement in the company’s history: the successful crash-test of the Durisol Aluminum noise barrier system. A MASH (Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware) TL-4 structure-mounted aluminum noise barrier was first designed by the roadside safety experts at Safe Roads Engineering. A mock wall was then erected at the test site, and the crash test was completed on December 8, 2020, conducted by...
High Strength Thermoplastic Drainage Pipe Added To Master Municipal Construction Documents
Allows State-of-the-Art Alternative for British Columbia Infrastructure Projects HILLIARD, Ohio – Thermoplastic polypropylene (PP) pipe has been added to the Master Municipal Construction Documents (MMCD) list of approved products for use in highway, culvert and other infrastructure projects in British Columbia. The listings for polypropylene pipe can be found in MMCD Section 33 40 01: Storm Sewers, Mainline Profile and in Section 33 42 13: Pipe Culverts, Open Profile. According to A...
Environmental Engineer, Ali Sharif, Joins Cardno's Glendale, CA, Office
Glendale, CA - Cardno, an international professional infrastructure and environmental services firm, is pleased to announce that Ali Sharif, PhD, PE has joined the firm as a Project Engineer in the company’s Glendale, CA, USA, office. Ali has 12 years of civil, water resources, and environmental engineering experience on flood control, land development, and coastal engineering projects. Ali is a licensed professional engineer and has performed a number of services including flood risk and unc...
A Century of Steel: The American Institute of Steel Construction Turns 100
CHICAGO - AISC has reached a historic milestone--2021 marks our 100th anniversary! To celebrate a century of steel, we're shining a spotlight on the legacy of our industry. "AISC turns 100 this year," stated Charlie Carter, AISC's president. "And while this is a great achievement, we're not content to simply look back at our achievements and the legacy we've created. Rather, we want to look ahead to the great legacy the steel industry and design community can continue to create for ourselves,...
New Trimble SX12 Scanning Total Station Adds Features and Applications for Versatile Everyday Surveying and Scanning
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the Trimble® SX12 Scanning Total Station, the next iteration of its breakthrough 3D scanning total station that provides fast and efficient data capture for surveying, engineering and geospatial professionals. New features, including a high-power laser pointer and high-resolution camera system, expand capabilities in surveying and complex 3D modeling and enable new workflows in tunneling and underground mining. The Trimble SX12 me...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Nearly $2 Billion Grant Program for COVID Relief to Airports
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation is making nearly $2 billion in federal grant funding available to help airports affected by COVID-19 under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program. “President Biden has made it a priority to deliver immediate relief to our transportation sectors and their workers, ensuring they can continue to provide essential services through this pandemic and beyond” said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete...
NOAA Selects Woolpert to Collect Topo-Bathy Lidar, Imagery for Remote Hawaiian Islands
This data and imagery will be used to update nautical charting and benthic mapping in support of several NOAA mission areas and 2022 NOAA Ship Rainier operations in the same area. KAUA’I, Hawaii — Woolpert has been awarded a task order under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Shoreline Mapping Services Contract to provide topographic and bathymetric lidar data and imagery for islands in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands chain, mostly within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Nation...
AISC Remembers Legendary SE Les Robertson
HICAGO - The steel design community suffered a huge loss Thursday when Leslie E. Robertson, whose career came to be defined by his work on the World Trade Center, died following a diagnosis of blood cancer. "Les had such a cordial influence on others, including for me personally,” said Charles J. Carter, SE, PE, PhD, president of the American Institute of Steel Construction. "I first met him as an undergraduate student when he agreed to meet for a morning to discuss his recently completed Ban...
Top-ranking national contractor Jacobsen Construction opens new headquarters
SALT LAKE CITY — In a promising sign of economic stability and pandemic recovery in the building industry, nationally-ranked general contractor Jacobsen Construction Company, Inc. is moving into a newly-built modern headquarters near the Salt Lake City International Airport, a significant milestone in the history of the nearly century-old company. The new headquarters was constructed by Jacobsen, for Jacobsen — fulfilling a long-held dream to put employees in the same kind of inspiring,...
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February Issue 2026
