GeoSLAM Completes Spook-Tacular Scanning of Californian Landmark
The team at geospatial 3D mapping specialist GeoSLAM has produced a digital twin of one of the world’s most haunted mansions, The Winchester Mystery House, using the newly-launched ZEB Go. It may be hard to believe the feat of scanning this vast architectural landmark, built in 1886. The site, located in the City of San José, spans 4.5 acres and the four-story mansion covers 24,000 square feet, featuring some 160 rooms, as well as 40 staircases, basements and a myriad of passages, corridors a...
New Swedish technology to support a greener aviation recovery
Flying is like competition sailing: it is all about using good winds and avoiding unfavorable air currents. To allow airlines to fully use the favorable winds there is a new weather optimization service available that shows exactly how the wind blows and where there is bad weather in the atmosphere. With this knowledge airlines can save hundreds of tons of fuel per month which also means less emissions The best feature of the new optimisation service, delivered by AVTECH Sweden, is that airli...
Utility-scale energy storage system supplied by Wärtsilä helps move Singapore towards a low-carbon energy future
The 2.4 MW/2.4 MWh energy storage system (ESS) supplied by the technology group Wärtsilä for Sunseap Energy Ventures of Singapore under an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract has been installed. The ESS facility is a test-bed supported by Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) and SP Group, a leading energy utilities company in Asia Pacific and it represents an important milestone in Singapore’s energy transition towards a low-carbon energy future. This is the first ut...
Datumate Announces Autodesk BIM 360 Integration for Improved Construction Site Visualization and Project Management
No-code integration empowers planning and construction teams with essential construction intelligence extracted in near real-time from survey-grade reality captures. YOKNEAM, Israel – Datumate, developer of the DatuBIM Construction Data Analytics platform, is pleased to announce today a productivity-enhancing integration with BIM 360®, a construction management software part of Autodesk Construction CloudTM. Seamless integration enables joint customers to stay informed about on-site construct...
Tier 3 Nozzles Optimize Sewer Crew Efficiency and Profitability
Water conserving Tier 3 nozzles clean better and faster, enabling work crews to accomplish much more before having to refill the sewer truck water tank In sewer, storm and sanitary line cleaning, hose nozzles are an essential tool that directs pressurized water to clear out obstructions such as silt, sludge, grease, mineral buildup, and tree roots as part of required maintenance or to prepare pipes for re-lining. In this way, the nozzle is like a gun and water like bullets that must be...
NELSON Worldwide Welcomes Five New Members to the Firm’s Boston Office
Strategic New Hires Support Growth and Future in Key Market Boston — October 2020 — Award-winning design, architecture, and strategy firm NELSON Worldwide is pleased to announce its continued expansion of its Boston office following the strategic hire of Haril Pandya, FAIA, Senior Vice President and Managing Director. The firm’s five new hires: Robin Adams, Design Director, Stefan Vogelmann, Design Director, Stefanie Comeau, Senior Project Manager, Kara Natario, Senior Project Manager, a...
ACI Announces Winners of Annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards
Kennedy Center Expansion Project, Washington, DC, United States, Awarded Highest Honor Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA - The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the winners of the 2020 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, who were honored during the Institute’s Virtual Concrete Convention, on October 26, 2020. The highest honor was presented to Kennedy Center Expansion Project, Washington, DC, United States. Kennedy Center Expansion Project The Kennedy Center Exp...
CDC Says Public Transit Passengers, Operators Should Wear Masks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a “strong recommendation” for public transportation passengers and transit operators alike to wear masks in order to prevent spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. [Above photo by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.] The agency said passengers on “public conveyances” – such as airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, ride-shares – should follow its mask-wearing recommendation, as well as the operators...
DFI Announces Osterberg Memorial Lecturer Presentation at IFCEE 2021
Hawthorne, N.J.: J. Erik Loehr, Ph.D., P.E., Logan Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri and a senior principal engineer with Dan Brown and Associates, has been invited to present the DFI Osterberg Memorial Lecture at the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Exposition (IFCEE 2021). The event, being held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas, Texas, May 10–14, 2021, is hosted by DFI, ADSC (The International Association of Foundation Drilling), ASCE Ge...
USDOT Announces $6.5 Million to Seven States and Pawnee Nation for Highway Innovations
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the latest recipients of federal funds to help enhance safety and rebuild infrastructure with cutting-edge innovations that can potentially be replicated nationwide. In this round of awards, Alabama, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, and the Pawnee Nation in Oklahoma will receive a combined $6.5 million. “These federal grants will advance innovative transportat...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
