Anil Jayavarapu Achieves Esri Certification in ArcGIS Utility Network Specialty
McLean, Virginia – Avineon, Inc. (Avineon), a global provider of spatial intelligence, engineering support services, and digital modernization, congratulates Anil Jayavarapu on successfully achieving the ArcGIS Utility Network Specialty certification designated by Esri. As an Esri Gold Business Partner and recipient of the company-wide Esri Utility Network Management Specialty Partner, our customers rely on Avineon for envisioning, strategizing, planning, validating, implementing, and supporting...
Vortex Companies Enters Partnership with BKP Berolina Polyester GmbH & Co. KG to Distribute and Sell UV Cured-In-Place Liner in North America
HOUSTON - In yet another move to add proven CIPP technology to its suite of trenchless infrastructure rehabilitation products, Vortex Companies, LLC ("Vortex Companies"), has partnered with BKP Berolina to distribute and sell its BKP Berolina-Liner, an industry leading ultra-violet cured Cured-In-Place-Pipe (CIPP) liner, in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. "BKP Berolina has been looking to enter the U.S. UV CIPP market for a long time," said Mike Vellano, CEO of the Vortex Companies. "We h...
ACI Expands Knowledge Resources Through New Member Benefits
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — To provide additional knowledge resources to members, the American Concrete Institute launched new member benefits beginning January 1, 2021. ACI members now have free access to all ACI University live webinars, free access to 260+ on-demand courses, and unlimited access to the Institute’s practices (including all ACI guides and reports) and symposium volumes. Members now have unprecedented access to all the Institute’s knowledge resources. Combined with the many ot...
AISI Updates Six Cold-Formed Steel Design Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has updated six cold-formed steel design standards. AISI is an accredited consensus organization by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for developing American National Standards (ANS). The task of creating and updating cold-formed steel design standards is accomplished through two voluntary consensus committees—the AISI Committee on Specifications and the AISI Committee on Framing Standards. The standards are available...
Framework to Design Tall Buildings for Wind Offered in Newest ASCE Manual of Practice 143
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s new book, Design and Performance of Tall Buildings for Wind, MOP 143, provides a framework for the design of tall buildings for wind, based on the current state-of-practice in tall building structural design and wind tunnel testing. Design practices have varied across the industry without specific guidance for especially tall and slender buildings. This new manual presents detailed guidance on industry standard practices and design approaches that complement current literatu...
LMN Architects Celebrates the Opening of the New Mukilteo Multimodal Terminal in Washington
Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal. Mukilteo, Washington.( Image license: LMN. © Copyright 2020 Benjamin Benschneider All Rights Reserved. Third party use may be arranged by contacting Benjamin Benschneider Photography. bbenschneider@comcast.net) Inspired by the form of a tribal longhouse built and used by the region’s Coast Salish tribes, the ferry terminal building is a composition of glass, concrete, and timber, and provides critical safety and efficiency improvements to the West Coast’...
Fugro’s innovative technologies monitor Amsterdam’s bridges and quay walls
Fugro has begun a trial phase of their TotaLite and mobile laser scanning technology for the large-scale monitoring of bridges and quay walls as part of their framework contract with the City of Amsterdam. Fugro began testing and validating their technology in Amsterdam in mid-December and positive findings could result in more objects being monitored in a much shorter time compared to conventional survey methods. Hundreds of bridges and kilometres of quay walls in Amsterdam have reached the...
Registration Open for DFI Shotcrete Short Course May 3-5 in Colorado
Hawthorne, N.J: Registration is open for DFI’s second Shotcrete Short Course, taking place May 3-5, 2021, at the Table Mountain Inn and Edgar Mine in historic Golden, Colorado. Organized by DFI’s Tunneling and Underground Committee, this 2.75-day course covers engineering, mix designs, materials, equipment, ACI Codes and specifications, construction, inspection, QA/QC, and field demonstrations used for civil and geotechnical, underground construction, shaft/tunnel, and mining projects....
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $49.6 Million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today awarded Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) grants valued at $49.6 million to 10 projects using advanced intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies that will improve mobility and safety and support vehicle connectivity. “This $49.6 million in grant funding will support innovative solutions to improve connectivity and help prepare America’s...
APWA’s January PWX@Home Focused on Engineering, Technology, and Asset Management
Kansas City, MO – With brand new live events and updated products, the American Public Works Association’s (APWA) PWX@Home is highlighting Engineering, Technology, and Asset Management throughout the month of January. Each month through July 2021, APWA is offering virtual education sessions related to a specialty within public works, and providing dynamic professional credentialing and networking opportunities to all public works professionals. “Since September, we have seen a clear, and inc...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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