Siemens Launches an Advanced Microgrid Demonstration Environment at Its New Jersey R&D Hub
New living lab incorporates photovoltaics, battery storage, power infrastructure equipment, building automation and cloud platforms, setting the standard for the next generation microgrid Microgrid lab will also result in a lower CO2 footprint for the Princeton facility Siemens USA has launched an advanced microgrid research and demonstration environment at its U.S. Corporate Technology headquarters in Princeton, NJ. The living lab will validate the latest technologies in order to pr...
FDOT Projects Receive Recognition from Florida Transportation Builders Association
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–Today, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) received Best in Construction Awards from the Florida Transportation Builders Association (FTBA) for 14projects throughout Florida. Each year, the FTBA recognizes those companies and individuals who have responsibly executed outstanding road and bridge construction projects across the state. “FDOT is proud to work with industry partners to continue to provide a safe transportation system that fits the lifestyles of Flori...
Ted Axt Returns to WSP USA to Lead Transit and Rail in Northern California
Transportation veteran will manage planning and engineering projects in the Sacramento region. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 4, 2020 — Edward (Ted) Axt is returning to WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, as the senior engineering manager for transit and rail in Sacramento. Axt, who began his career with the firm, will oversee transportation planning and engineering projects in the Sacramento region, including transit planning, light rail transit (LRT) and bus rapi...
Report: An infrastructure stimulus plan for the COVID-19 recession
The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the nation to its core, and the ensuing economic contraction shows no signs of letting up. As in past recessions, infrastructure is not insulated from these effects—household affordability concerns are rising, strained state and local budgets are delaying projects, and workforce impacts in construction and other industries are just beginning to take shape. Still, it is the underlying structural factors—how we design our communities, the technologies we deploy,...
Annual Request for Research Proposals Now Open
Farmington Hills, Mich. – The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council seeks to advance the concrete industry through the funding of concrete research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and structures. The annual request for proposals is open now through December 1, 2020. Proposal and funding parameters include: Topics are encouraged from all areas of concrete research; Up to $50,000 may be approved per project for direct cos...
New ASCE Publication Provides Overview of Design Connections for Composite Special Moment Frames
RESTON, Va. – ASCE’s newest publication, Composite Special Moment Frames: Wide Flange Beam to Concrete-Filled Steel Column Connections provides a state-of-the-art overview for designing connections for composite special moment frames (C-SMFs). This book focuses on beam-to-column moment connections for both continuous beam and continuous column connections, and C-SMFs with rectangular or circular concrete-filled tube (CFT) columns. Prepared by the Composite Construction Committee of the Metals...
Genova San Giorgio bridge: RINA at the helm of a great Italian engineering success
Constant planning and schedule adjustments, non-stop work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 80 technical specialists dedicated to Project Management, Works Supervision and Safety Coordination has resulted in the bridge being opened on time and on budget. The "Genoa model" is the result of total commitment and round-the-clock management and supervision. Genoa – The Genova San Giorgio bridge reopened just 15 months from the start of construction work. Managing a project of this size and comple...
Fire-proof building wrap sparks growth for Australian firm
The launch of a fire-proof and waterproof building wrap designed for high-rise buildings and homes in bushfire zones is set to drive growth for its South Australian manufacturer. Ametalin launched its CeaseFire barrier in June, which it says is the only product of its kind in the world that is waterproof and fireproof while still allowing vapour to pass through. The company, which is based in Adelaide, South Australia, already exports its insulation products to Japan and has also establish...
Murphy Administration announces $161 million in FY21 County Aid
Funds will help make infrastructure improvements on the local level (Trenton) –New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti today announced the release of $161.25 million in Fiscal Year 2021County Aid grants to help make infrastructure improvements...
Roadmap Released for Revamping Transportation Financial Statistics
A new report compiled by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) to help the Bureau of Transportation Statistics seeks to help improve that agency’s publication of revenue, expenditure, and other financial statistics relevant to transportation decision makers. [Above photo by Missouri DOT.] NAPA began work on this report in October 2019 and conducted a series of meetings with industry stakeholders – including the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officia...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
