AMA is GLAD to support the Lifting Sector on 9 July
AMA PR will be adding its voice to Global Lifting Awareness Day #GLAD2020 on Thursday 9 July. This day will be a tremendous opportunity to boost awareness of the Global Lifting Industry and attract the next generation of recruits into the sector. It will also remind us what excellence stands for. In the Lifting Industry this means high quality and experienced suppliers, exceptional training and innovative solutions. With this in mind #GLAD2020 will also act commendably to bring the role the sect...
Engineering Futurists See Greater Adoption of Technology; Need for More Talent; Heightened Respect for Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – A roundtable of engineering industry futurists said Thursday the industry’s future will require more engineers, feature new technology-based best practices, and result in an enhanced appreciation of infrastructure as a key component to the nation’s quality of life. “The Impact of Technology on Engineering” is the first in a three-part roundtable series sponsored by the ACEC Research Institute. It featured four industry leaders eyeing respective crystal balls to forecast nee...
Increasing a home’s energy rating off the plan
Software that uses artificial intelligence to analyse building designs to maximise energy efficiency prior to construction is being launched across Australia next month. Adelaide-based company SUHO has advised the construction industry on sustainability across Australia for more than 15 years and is also putting the finishing touches on South Australia’s first 10-star home. This month the company spun out digital startup Hubble.sh, which aims to launch its web-based platform nationally nex...
Save the Last Tribes of Ethiopia
In Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, several indigenous tribes have lived for millenniums. For eons, the annual flooding of the Omo River has provided the water they need to survive the harsh climate. A new, $1.6 billion, 1870-megawatt dam built upstream cut off the water supply in 2016 to the tribes, now numbering about 200,000 people. While the dam is a great engineering feat, these indigenous tribes’ lives, culture and traditions are in danger of being lost forever. One solar-powered irrigation system c...
FTA Funds TOD Study of DART’s D2 Project Stations
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) $1 million to plan for transit-oriented-development (TOD) at five stations along the planned two-mile Downtown Dallas (D2) Subway. The D2 Subway project is a future second light rail line through downtown Dallas that extends from Victory Park to Deep Ellum while adding four new stations and relocating another. The funded TOD study includes one surface station (Museum Way), three underground s...
ARTBA Issues Statement on House Committee Mark-up of “INVEST in America” Act
WASHINGTON — The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee June 18 approved the “INVEST in America Act,” a surface transportation legislative proposal that calls for spending $494 billion over five-years to repair the nation’s roads, bridges, rail and public transportation systems. Please attribute the following statement to American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Dave Bauer. “We commend the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee for a...
DFI Announces 2020 Outstanding Project Award Winner
Hawthorne, N.J. : The winner of the 2020 DFI Outstanding Project Award (OPA) is the team of Langan Engineering and Environmental Services (geotechnical and environmental services), Malcolm Drilling Company (foundation contractor), and Condon-Johnson & Associates (shoring contractor) for the innovative foundation design of the Chase Center in San Francisco. The award is being presented during the DFI 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 13-16, 2020. Chase Center, the new home o...
MU celebrates NextGen Precision Health Institute construction milestone with virtual topping off ceremony
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri hosted a virtual topping off ceremony to celebrate the last steel beam being placed atop the NextGen Precision Health Institute today. As the cornerstone of the statewide NextGen Precision Health Initiative, the institute will be the home of translational research and life-saving precision health solutions that will benefit Missourians and the world. “As our communities continue to face unprecedented uncertainty and challenges during the COVID-19 pan...
Woolpert, Centric Consulting Helping Local Governments Access and Maximize CARES Act Funding
The partnership provides data, management and organizational support to help municipalities apply for and receive financial relief in the wake of COVID-19. DAYTON, Ohio (June 19, 2020) — Woolpert and Centric Consulting are working together to help local governments access, maximize and expedite funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The longtime partners will provide CARES Act Advisory and Implementation Services to enable municipalities to track, process,...
Contech® Engineered Solutions Releases New Void Saver™ Stormwater Detention Technology
West Chester, OH (June 19, 2020) – Contech Engineered Solutions recently released Void Saver, a new stormwater detention configuration that increases the long term performance of underground detention systems by protecting stone backfill from sediment contamination. Stormwater detention system design often incorporates storage volume from the voids that comprise the backfill material. Over time, sediment from untreated stormwater can fill these voids and cause clogging, reduced storage volume...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
