Fugro ramps up site characterisation programme for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind in US
Fugro has mobilised two additional vessels off the coast of New Jersey to support their ongoing site characterisation work for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell) and EDF Renewables North America. Operating in the Atlantic Shores lease area since May, Fugro now has three vessels on site with a fourth to be added later this month. The project involves collection of high resolution geophysical, benthic, and shallow geotechnical data within th...
Fundamental Exploration Into Future Clean Energy Technologies Receives DOE Support
$1.2 million in grants support Rensselaer research on nuclear energy technologies TROY, N.Y. - The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded $65 million in grants to support research that will advance safe, reliable, and clean nuclear energy. Among those projects are two led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, which received a combined total of $1.2 million. The first is led by Jie Lian, a professor of mechanical, aerospace and nuclear engineering at Rensselaer. It will examine an...
Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant’s New Pilot Facility Breaks Ground
Los Angeles Moves Another Step Closer to 100% Wastewater Recycling Goal LOS ANGELES, CA – The City of Los Angeles today began the installation work at the Hyperion Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Pilot Facility. A virtual celebration was held to mark the progress on this initiative that is part of the City’s commitment to meet Mayor Eric Garcetti’s goal of recycling 100% of treated water at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant by 2035. "Los Angeles stands on the leading edge of smart planning...
PFS System from Simpson Strong-Tie Now Code Listed for Building Portal Frames for Wider Openings with Faster Installation
Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has received code listing from the International Code Council Evaluation Services (ICC-ES) for its Strong-Wall® site-built portal frame system (PFS) designed to provide engineers, builders, and framers in prescriptive markets with an easy way to meet code-defined wall bracing requirements when building narrow wall widths. Since first developed by the APA Engineered Wood Association and accepted into the...
Dewberry to Provide Enhanced QL1 Lidar for Florida Panhandle
Firm to provide data for U.S. Geological Survey following widespread impacts of Hurricane Michael. Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to provide updated base elevation models for the panhandle region of Florida, which was heavily impacted by Hurricane Michael in 2018. The firm has collected data for approximately 8,000 square miles of Florida, including the counties of Washington, Bay, Jackson, C...
CG/LA Infrastructure Identifies 550+ Infrastructure Projects Critical to Stimulating the U.S. Economy and Creating Jobs
Projects cover all infrastructure sectors, have an overall investment value of ~$1 trillion, and stand to create as many as 2.4 million jobs Firm creates interactive map that enables industry professionals and public officials to collaborate and share information to move vital infrastructure projects forward WASHINGTON - CG/LA Infrastructure, the global leader in infrastructure thought leadership and development, today announced the formal launch of its Blueprint 2025 Project...
AECOM Hunt and Clayco Joint Venture Announce the Addition of Bowa Construction for O’Hare 21 Project
The addition of Bowa Construction will add diversity and additional aviation expertise to the team’s work on Chicago O’Hare International Airport’s $8.5 Billion O’Hare 21 Project CHICAGO (Jul. 13, 2020) – AECOM Hunt, part of the world’s premier infrastructure firm, AECOM, and Clayco, one of the nation’s largest design-build firms, today announced the addition of Bowa Construction to its joint venture team providing construction management services for the O’Hare 21 Project. Together, the joi...
Bentley Systems’ Acceleration Fund Announces Launch of The Cohesive Companies, Advancing Infrastructure Digital Twins to Improve Asset Performance
Anchored by the Acquisition of Cohesive Solutions, Leading North American Integrator of IBM’s Maximo EXTON, Pa. – July 13, 2020 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced that its Acceleration Fund has launched The Cohesive Companies, a wholly owned subsidiary, anchored by the acquisition of Atlanta-based Cohesive Solutions. The n...
Clean Energy Jobs Report: 106k Workers Returned in June, 514k Still Unemployed
Some clean energy employees are returning to work, but sector’s full recovery unlikely if Congress doesn’t act 106,300 clean energy workers returned to their jobs in June 514,200 clean energy workers remain jobless in wake of COVID-19 Troubling signs cloud clean energy sector’s outlook; stimulus needed now WASHINGTON – As the U.S. economy began to reopen in June, some employees returned to work in the clean energy sector, which had been reeling from three months of devastating...
ACI Foundation’s Strategic Development Council to Host Virtual Technology Forum
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (July 10, 2020) – The ACI Foundation’s Strategic Development Council (SDC) will host its first virtual Technology Forum on August 25th and 27th 2020. The SDC collaborates across the concrete industry to address technical challenges within the industry and hosts forums for the introduction and nurturing of new technologies. SDC Technology Forum 48 will consist of two separate webinar sessions. Each session will consist of four 30-minute presentations. All participants w...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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