Better Wastewater Treatment? It’s a Wrap
Improved bacterial affinity and reactive oxygen species generation enhances antibacterial inactivation in wastewater by graphene oxide-wrapped nanospheres developed by scientists at Rice University and Tongji University, Shanghai. Antibiotic resistance genes (eARG) released by inactivated antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) in the vicinity of photocatalytic sites on the spheres facilitates their degradation. (Credit: Alvarez Research Group/Rice University) Rice’s trap-and-zap strategy fo...
AEIS Completes Inspection and Testing on New Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport
Leading inspection and testing company selected to increase safety through quality assurance as part of $4 billion Queens airport project New York, NY — Atlas Evaluation & Inspection Services (AEIS), a leading testing, inspection and certification company based in South Plainfield, NJ, has completed testing and inspection on LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B Headhouse, an ultramodern 840,000 square-foot, four-story building that replaces the Central Terminal Building and a former parkin...
Natural Power appointed as owner’s engineer for Llwyndyrus solar
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has been appointed as owner’s engineer following completion of the EPC contract procurement services which it delivered for the 6MW Llwyndyrus solar farm in conjunction with (and on behalf of) the project owner, Blackfinch Energy. The project is located near Pwlheli in Gwynedd, Wales. Natural Power was responsible for the preparation of the technical documentation for the EPC contract, engagement with each of the tender...
Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency Companies Raise $858 Million in VC Funding in 1H 2020, Reports Mercom Capital Group
Funding into Battery Storage and Efficiency companies was down in the first half of 2020 Austin, Texas - Mercom Capital Group, LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the global Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for the second quarter (Q2) and first half (1H) of 2020. To get a copy of the report, visit: https://mercomcapital.com/product/1h-q2-2020-funding-ma...
Fitch Ratings: Transportation Faces COVID-19 Recovery Challenges
With non-essential travel largely ground to a halt due to COVID-19, the ability of various transportation segments – airports, the cruise line industry, and toll roads – to maintain revenues and passenger traffic volumes will be “an increasing challenge,” according to a new report issued by Fitch Ratings on July 14. [Above photo by the Port of Tampa Bay.] “Federal monies that airports can use for any lawful purpose and existing funds held in unrestricted reserves and construction accounts...
Waller, Todd & Sadler Renovates Café 1201 at Old Dominion University
The dining center in Webb University Center is home to many well-known food vendors and caters to the social and meeting space needs of students. NORFOLK, Va. (July 20, 2020) — Waller, Todd & Sadler, a Woolpert Company, provided integrated design services for the renovation of Café 1201 at Old Dominion University. Located inside Webb University Center, the facility offers students easy access to food options throughout the day at a site that serves as a social hub for the university community...
HDR and Herzog & De Meuron Selected For New Hospital Design at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center In San Francisco
HDR and Herzog & de Meuron have been selected by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) to design the new hospital of the historic and internationally renowned UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, a home to both inpatient and outpatient services. The hospital is part of UCSF’s academic medical center, which also includes a top-ranked research enterprise and graduate schools in the health sciences. The design team of HDR and Herzog & de Meuron is uniquely positione...
Thornton Tomasetti Foundation Announces 2020-21 Scholarship and Fellowship Winners
From left, Martha Hughes, Kennedy Stephens, Eden Wong, Zhao Chen, Jackson Wang and Moriah Hughes. The Thornton Tomasetti Foundation (TTF) has awarded six college students — Martha Hughes, Kennedy Stephens, Eden Wong, Zhao Chen, Jackson Wang, and Moriah Hughes — with scholarships and research fellowships for the 2020-21 academic year. 9th Annual National Scholarship Martha Hughes, Stephens and Wong are the recipients of the TTF National Scholarship. Each will receive...
Black & Veatch Foundation launches scholarship offerings for prospective employees at four universities, community colleges
Effort seeks to further feed pipeline of infrastructure problem solvers to grow company’s power transmission business As the world’s electric power industry rapidly evolves to accommodate dramatic changes including renewable energy and the need for system integration, Black & Veatch is searching for tomorrow’s young talent who can help develop innovative solutions in the company’s growing global transmission business. And it’s granting scholarships at four regional universitie...
Esri Named a Leader in Climate Risk Analytics Report by Independent Research Firm
REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in GIS, location intelligence, and mapping technology, today announced that the independent research firm Forrester recognized the company in The Forrester New Wave™: Climate Risk Analytics, Q3 2020 Evaluation. The Forrester report notes that Esri “leads the pack with robust data, analytics, and visualization capabilities,” and “applies spatial data visualization and advanced data and processing technologies to physical climate risk analysis.” The rep...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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