Open Source Wood challenged architecture students participating in the EASA 2020 event – Here’s the winning design
The Open Source Wood initiative challenged the architecture students participating in EASA 2020 to create a concept for a wooden multi-storey building using the element and module designs available on Opensourcewood.com. Metsä Wood’s Open Source Wood initiative is an open collaboration and knowledge-sharing platform for modular wood construction. EASA (the European Architecture Student Assembly) is a network that organises a two-week workshop event every summer. However, this year the event w...
Skanska builds Tier III Data Center in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA, for USD 64 M, about SEK 585 M
Skanska has signed a multi-phase contract with Flexential Corp. to include the construction of the H3 – Flexential Data Center in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA. The first phase of the contract is worth USD 64 M, about SEK 585 M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2020. The initial phase of the project includes the construction of an about 32,500 square-meter Tier III Data Center with a structural steel core and concrete tilt panels as the primary façade. The fir...
Stantec to partner on Arctic Research Support contract
10-year project to support studies in one of Earth’s most remote and challenging environments Edmonton, AB; New York, NY; Anchorage, AK (September 29, 2020) TSX, NYSE:STN: Global design firm Stantec will support Battelle on a 10-year, US$260-million Arctic Research Support and Logistics Services (ARSLS) contract from the US Government’s National Science Foundation (NSF). The team will provide infrastructure and logistics support to academic researchers conducting NSF-funded studies in Al...
TIA and UL Launch World’s First Smart Building Assessment and Rating
Northbrook, Ill. and Arlington, Va., September 29, 2020 – UL, a leading global safety science company, and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today launched the SPIRETM Smart Building Program, the world’s first-and-only, comprehensive and objective assessment and rating program for smart buildings. Created in a partnership between the two organizations, SPIRE provides an...
AiDash Taps UP42 Earth Observation Platform to Create Vegetation Management System for Electric Utilities
Screenshots of AiDash's IVMS web dashboard and mobile app that use satellite data from UP42 to simplify vegetation management for utilities in the U.S.(Image) BERLIN, Germany – AiDash, a leading satellite analytics company based in Santa Clara, Calif., has launched a predictive vegetation management product for utilities that leverages the UP42 Earth observation marketplace. AiDash’s satellite-powered Intelligent Vegetation Management System (IVMS) has already reduced outages and slashed...
Federal Transit Administration Announces $6.2 Million for Transit Planning in Communities Nationwide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today the availability of $6.2 million in funding to support comprehensive planning that improves access to public transit. The competitive grant funds are provided through FTA’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning. “Safe and convenient access to public transportation for all is a priority for FTA,” said FTA Deputy Administrator K. Jane Williams. “This program is an ex...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $460,000 for Emergency Repairs to Infrastructure Destroyed by Wildfires in Washington State
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $460,000 in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) repair damages from recent wildfires. This funding will help the state address urgent repair needs and restore important transportation links for residents. Washington experienced hot and dry weather conditions leading to multiple ongoing...
South Dakota Approves Major Bridge Replacement Plan
The South Dakota Transportation Commission recently approved a $49.99 million plan to replace the Pierre-Fort Pierre Missouri River Bridge – an effort that’s been in the works for two decades – to improve freight shipment efficiency and improve overall travel safety. [Above graphic of new bridge design via the South Dakota DOT.] “Replacing the Missouri River Bridge at this location has been in the planning stages for the better part of 20 years,” explained Darin Bergquist, secretary of the...
Study: State DOTs Could Gain Revenue From Solar Arrays
The Ray – a corporate venture devoted to roadway technology testing – and the Webber Energy Group at the University of Texas-Austin recently released a study that indicates state departments of transportation could generate roughly $4 billion in “economic value” by establishing solar energy arrays in highway rights-of-way (ROW) locations. [Above photo by the Federal Highway Administration.] According to the Webber Energy Group’s analysis, most states are home to more than 200 miles of inte...
The Transportation Law Legacy Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away on September 18 after an 11-year battle with pancreatic cancer, was involved in several major transportation legal cases during her time on the nation’s highest court – most of them coming near the end of her formidable 27-year Supreme Court tenure. [Above photo by the Yale University Law School.] In 2011, Ginsburg authored the majority opinion in the 5-4 decision regarding CSX Transportation v. McBride, which reaffirmed a lower co...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
