ARTBA Chairman Steve McGough Makes Case for Infrastructure Package with Trump Administration
WASHINGTON — American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Steve McGough April 29 called on the Trump administration and Congress to take immediate steps to stabilize state transportation programs and enact a multi-year plan that dramatically increases federal highway, bridge and public transportation investment. McGough, the president and CFO of Houston-based HCSS, delivered his remarks during a U.S. DOT virtual "listening session" led by Secretary Elaine Chao, Federal Highway...
Nickel Institute Updates Technical Guides for Designers, Materials Specifiers, Architects and Engineers
Toronto, ON, Canada – Thirty significant technical publications originally produced by INCO and American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) have been refreshed and re-published by the Nickel Institute. Popular titles, such as AISI’s Design Guidelines for the Selection and Use of Stainless Steels and INCO’s The Corrosion Resistance of Nickel-Containing Alloys in Sulphuric Acid and Related Compounds provide relevant technical information for engineers and end-users. The digital quality of the guides...
Wärtsilä is delivering a 70MW energy storage system in California to optimise renewable energy system performance and maximise ROI
The technology group Wärtsilä is finalising a 70MW energy storage and energy management system project in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) energy market. The energy storage system will be paired with Wärtsilä GEMS platform to maximise system efficiencies and will add renewable power to the grid at times when it otherwise wouldn’t be available. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in late 2019 and the project will be finalised in mid-2020. Wärtsilä GEMS advanced software platform...
Veritas Solutions Group Launches to Provide Smart Building Infrastructure Solutions for Optimized Performance and Operability
NEW YORK - Veritas Solutions Group (“Veritas”), a provider of smart building infrastructure solutions, today announced its official company launch. Veritas will unify the engineering branch of MIH Systems Group, a leading provider of commissioning services, under one new and comprehensive brand. The Company will offer smart infrastructure services and solutions for buildings in the New York City metro area looking to enhance energy efficiency, optimize MEP systems, and meet capital objectives...
COVID-19 Impacts on Agenda for 12th Annual ARTBA Law and Regulatory Forum
WASHINGTON — The potential impacts of COVID-19 on current and future state transportation improvement projects and legal strategies for managing them will be a key part of the agenda for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) 12th Annual Law & Regulatory Forum, held June 3-4. The interactive virtual event also features sessions on ensuring that compliance programs can survive the pandemic, the changing landscape for enforcement of liquidated damages, differing sit...
TIA Announces New Upgrades to QuEST Forum’s Online Sustainability Assessor Tool
Arlington, VA (April 29, 2020) –– The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today announced a series of upgrades and updates to its online Sustainability Assessor. The Sustainability Assessor was developed by TIA’s QuEST Forum for companies looking to rapidly self-assess and benchmark their sustainability and corporate social responsibility programs against industry best practices....
Engineers Learn from Home, Strengthen Skills for Current and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Workplace
ASME brings flexible, affordable and applicable virtual training solutions to engineers everywhere NEW YORK – Lifelong learning for engineers doesn’t stop, even under quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a recent survey of approximately 3,000 engineers conducted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), eight in 10 engineers anticipate a change in operations due to COVID-19 and reduction of business overall. This escalation of change in an already evolving...
Alex Rothchild appointed CEO of Arcadis North America
Head of U.S. environment business steps into top regional role HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo.- Arcadis has named Alex Rothchild CEO for its North American business. He succeeds Joachim Ebert, who passed away unexpectedly following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer earlier this month. Rothchild has more than 30 years of industry experience and has been with Arcadis since 1995. He has held a series of technical, client development and operational leadership roles with increasing levels o...
ACI Foundation Funds Research Projects
Farmington Hills, Mich. –The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council (CRC) selected eight research projects to receive grants this year. The ACI Foundation is committed to progress in the industry by contributing financially to necessary and worthy research. The following research projects will receive funding from the ACI Foundation: Calibration of Simplified Creep and Shrinkage Models Developed Using Solidification Theory: principal investigator Brock Hedegaard, University of Minneso...
Rice Engineers: Make Wastewater Drinkable Again
A schematic representation of the hybrid water supply system developed by engineers at Rice University. The researchers suggest that delivering water to city dwellers can become far more efficient, and that it should involve a healthy level of recycled wastewater. (Credit: Lu Liu/Rice University) Model shows recycling could dramatically slash cities’ need for fresh water resources HOUSTON – Delivering water to city dwellers can become far more efficient, according to Rice University r...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
