IMAGINiT Technologies’ Experts Present at Festival of BIM
Learn how to Find, Collect and Use Construction Related Data to Proactively Mitigate Risk and Protect Profitability BALTIMORE, MD — Mitigating risk throughout a construction project is all about data – collecting the right data and understanding what it means so firms can take logical, measured, and appropriate action. Learn from three IMAGINiT Technologies’ experts who will share actionable takeaways in their presentation at the free, virtual Festival of BIM and Digital Construction event...
With State Support, Rensselaer Lab To Play Key Role in Integration of Solar Power
Modeling and simulation research will make solar power integration more effective and efficient TROY, N.Y. — The state of New York has set an ambitious target of developing and implementing a 100% clean electric grid by the year 2040, with the larger goal of eventual economy-wide carbon-neutrality. New York’s “Green New Deal” will require a multitude of industry and academic research initiatives aimed at making that effort a tangible reality. The New York State Energy Research and Dev...
ProStar Joins Trimble’s GIS Business Partner Program to Define the Next Generation of Utility Mapping
Trimble GNSS Integrates with PointMan Field Applications to Identify, Capture and Record the Precise Geospatial Location of Utilities SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that ProStar has joined Trimble’s GIS Business Partner Program. As part of the program, ProStar has implemented the Trimble® Precision SDK (Software Developer Kit) to integrate high-accuracy positioning capability in its PointMan® mobile application running on smartphones and tablets using Trimble GNSS re...
ALEC Energy in agreement with Azelio for development and installation of energy storage in the Middle East and Africa
ALEC Energy and Swedish company Azelio has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that covers a collaboration over 49 MW installed capacity of Azelio’s thermal energy storage until 2025. The projects are focused to the Middle East and African markets, where Alec Energy aims to expand its business offering as a renewable energy project developer and system integrator. ALEC Energy and Azelio reached an agreement to expand its business offering, to supply electricity and heat to Commerci...
McElhinney named new Idaho Transportation Department Chief Operations Officer
Dan McElhinney has been selected as the Idaho Transportation Department’s new Chief Operations Officer following a thorough national search. He is expected to begin August 10. At ITD, McElhinney will be responsible for overseeing more than 12,000 lane miles of highways and roads, more than 1,800 bridges on the State Highway System, as well as the department’s Highway Construction & Operations and Highway Development areas, plus six district offices located in regions around the state. McEl...
ACI Offers New Nondestructive Testing Certification Program
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces the launch of its Nondestructive Testing Specialist – Concrete Strength certification program. The program will certify individuals who successfully pass the ACI examinations by demonstrating the knowledge and ability to properly perform specified nondestructive tests on hardened concrete. The nondestructive testing program is the newest in a lineup of concrete inspection certification programs offered by the Institut...
Cityzenith Unveils New Highly-advanced Digital Twin Technology: SmartWorldPro2
Cityzenith today unveiled its long-awaited Beta release of SmartWorldPro2, the follow-up to its flagship Digital Twin software platform, SmartWorldPro – the go to planning, building and infrastructure tool for city planners and asset managers. Digital Twins are 3D virtual replicas of physical buildings and infrastructure connected to the data in and around them, and widely used to optimize their design, construction, and operational performance over the entire lifecycle. Cityzenith CEO Mic...
Fluor Selected by U.S. Department of Energy for Position on Nationwide Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management selected the company for a position on the multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning and Removal (DD&R) of facilities, waste management and program support. As one of nine companies selected, Fluor is eligible to compete for firm-fixed price and cost reimbursement task orders w...
Dewberry Selected to Design Franklin Avenue Bridge
Bridge in Denville, New Jersey, to be rehabilitated or replaced. Dewberry announced it has been selected by New Jersey Transit to design the rehabilitation or replacement of the Franklin Avenue Bridge over the Morristown Line in Denville, New Jersey. The work will be performed out of the firm’s Bloomfield, New Jersey, office. The purpose of the project is to restore the structural capacity of the bridge, which is currently posted for a weight limit of seven tons. Rehabilitation or replac...
Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s Newest Education Center Formally Breaks Ground
Stantec-designed facility to consolidate Tribe’s educational programs while paying homage to culture Kenai, AK - The Kenaitze Indian Tribe recently broke ground on its newest education center in Kenai, Alaska. The center focuses on the Tribal Council’s commitment to building a tribally owned, culturally appropriate education campus that consolidates core educational components and programs in one state-of-the-art, central facility. Design of the educational center is being led by a local...