Trimble Introduces the Next Generation of Paving Control for Asphalt Pavers
Trimble Roadworks 2D Paving Control Platform Advances Machine Control with Integrated 2D Aftermarket Asphalt Paver Automatics SUNNYVALE, Calif.— Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) announced today Trimble® Roadworks 2D Paving Control Platform for asphalt pavers, an automatic screed control system that can improve the accuracy and productivity in applications of asphalt paving. Trimble Roadworks enables paving contractors to minimize the waste of expensive asphalt material, achieve optimal rideability resul...
Cold-Formed Steel Research Consortium Announces New Conference
Abstracts for session topics are requested by May 27, 2020 BALTIMORE, MD — The Cold-Formed Steel Research Consortium (CFSRC) announces the CFSRC Colloquium, a new entirely online, global conference that will take place in October 2020. The colloquium will benefit researchers, professionals and students interested in cold-formed steel structural engineering and related topics. The colloquium will consist of full online proceedings. Sessions will be aligned with different times of the day to...
WorldGBC and GRESB Join Forces to Drive Net Zero Carbon Buildings
World Green Building Council, a global network of around 70 Green Building Councils, has announced GRESB, the leading global sustainability benchmark for real estate portfolios, to recognise companies that make a Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. London, England World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and GRESB have announced a collaboration that will see companies who commit to making their portfolios 'Paris Proof' by signing WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment (the Commitmen...
ACI Foundation Announces 2020 Award Recipients
Farmington Hills, Mich. – The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce its 2020 awardees. Frank J. Vecchio (University of Toronto) receives the Arthur J. Boase Award for outstanding contributions made in the field of structural concrete and in recognition of work leading to the advancement of concrete modeling procedures and their application within nonlinear analysis software. John W. Wallace (University of California Los Angeles) receives the Arthur J. Boase Award for outstanding contributi...
3D-printed concrete to help build offshore wind energy infrastructure
Illustration of a 3D-printed concrete suction pile anchor for connecting floating wind turbines to the seabed via mooring lines. (Credit: RCAM Technologies) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Wind off the coasts of the U.S. could be used to generate more than double the combined electricity capacity of all the nation’s electric power plants, reports have suggested. But building wind turbines offshore is expensive, requiring parts to be shipped at least 30 miles away from a coast. Purdue Univer...
New Student Services Complex Coming to Evergreen Valley College in San Jose, Calif.
DLR Group’s design will enhance the campus experience by consolidating essential student services to one location. SAN JOSE, CALIF. — San Jose Evergreen Community College District selected DLR Group to design the new student services complex at Evergreen Valley College in southeast San Jose, Calif. The new two-building complex, which consists of a 48,000-SF student services facility and a 23,000-SF academic administration building, will be connected via an elevated walking bridge and a large pe...
Contech® Wins National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association Project of the Year Awards
West Chester, OH – Contech® Engineered Solutions recently earned three National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association (NCSPA) Project of the Year Awards. The prestigious industry recognition is awarded annually in eight categories including Corrugated Steel Pipe/Pipe Arch Projects, Structural Plate Projects, Rehabilitation Projects, Retention/Detention Projects, DOT Projects, Special Applications, Going Green, and Coatings. Contech NCSPA Projects of the Year Corrugated Steel Pipe/Pipe Arch Pro...
LINK-GIS Hires Woolpert to Provide New Aerial Mapping of Kentucky Counties
The firm will collect imagery, lidar and hydrologic data to support multiple stakeholders. COVINGTON, Ky. (April 30, 2020) — Woolpert has been contracted by the LINK-GIS Partnership, a multi-jurisdictional GIS consortium in northern Kentucky, to provide new digital aerial imagery, lidar and planimetric data, including new hydrologic data, for Kenton and Campbell counties. The seamless dataset will support the planning and development needs of the consortium’s partners, contributors and cli...
Black & Veatch’s Connected Data Real-Time Mapping Technology Keeps Projects Moving and Workers Safe
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Black & Veatch, a global provider of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, has developed a geospatial tracking tool to additionally safeguard field services and construction crews during the current COVID-19 global health crisis. The rollout of “BV Safe Contact” comes at a time when essential power, water and telecommunications services are in high demand, making large infrastructure projects more critical than ever. Because project work must continue...
Hill to Provide Project Management Services for Transformation of Historic Bakery Into Student Residences and Four-Star Hotel
PHILADELPHIA and WARSAW, Poland, April 30, 2020 - Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been selected by BaseCamp Student to provide project management services for a new project in Wroclaw: the transformation of the historic Mamut bakery into student housing and a four-star hotel. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the former Mamut bakery complex on Sienkiewicza Street in Wroclaw was one of the largest bakeries in E...
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