AASHTO Makes Committee Chair Appointments, Reappointments
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has appointed Mark Lowe, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, as the chair of the Special Committee on Research and Innovation for a two-year term. AASHTO also reappointed the chairs of eight other committees as well. Mark Lowe Appointed Iowa DOT’s director on May 26, 2017, Lowe previously served as the agency’s general counsel from 2008 to 2009, and as the director of its Motor Vehicle Division from 2009 to 2...
FLIR Introduces the TG267 Thermal Camera for Electrical Professionals
Thermal Camera Helps Professional Users Reduce Diagnostic Time and Expedite Repairs ARLINGTON, Va.,– FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today the FLIR TG267 thermal camera for electricians, HVAC/R technicians, building inspectors, and mechanical engineers. This feature-rich addition to the entry-level TG series line offers improved sensitivity and resolution to help professionals dramatically reduce diagnostic time and begin repairs more quickly. The versatile, rugged FLIR TG26...
Silver Bullet Water Treatment to Feature Next Generation SMART AOP and Skid Solutions at MJBizCon That Provide Unmatched Water Management and Productivity Advantages
GOLDEN, Colo. - As an industry leader, Silver Bullet Water Treatment Company will showcase two new technology advances of its water management equipment at the MJBizCon Show from December 11-13 in Las Vegas. Highlights include an innovative Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) AOP system that has the capability to monitor and control multiple water parameters. Silver Bullet also is releasing a highly engineered, easy-to-install Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) skid solution...
Free, downloadable Open Source Wood 3D design objects for BIM and CAD software
Metsä Wood’s Open Source Wood Initiative and ProdLib, a free library of 3D design models, join forces to make the latest innovation in wood-based construction easily available to everyone. With ProdLib library, you can now download the elements available on Open Source Wood to your design software. The Open Source Wood initiative was started by Metsä Wood, the Finnish frontrunner in wood-based construction. This independent and open portal where anyone can contribute ideas allows designers, te...
New ASCE Publication Provides an Outline for Incorporating Life-Cycle Concepts into Structures and Infrastructure Systems
Reston, Va. – Structural engineering is facing a profound change toward a life-cycle oriented design philosophy in order to address the continuously increasing societal, political, economic, and environmental demand for sustainable structural and infrastructural facilities that minimize risks arising from aging, deterioration, and natural and human-made hazards. ASCE’s new book, Life-Cycle Design, Assessment, and Maintenance of Structures and Infrastructure Systems is a state-of-the-art compr...
Scotland’s Edinburgh Napier University to Establish Trimble Technology Lab for Architecture, Engineering and Construction
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scotland’s Edinburgh Napier University has received a gift from Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) to establish a state-of-the-art Technology Lab for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). The lab will expand the university’s leadership in training and research in 3D building design, digital fabrication and the sustainable built environment. Trimble’s broad portfolio of building construction solutions support the Constructible Process, Trimble’s inno...
Stanley Merjan and George J. Tamaro Civil Engineering Scholarships Awarded at DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner
Hawthorne, N.J. : The 14th Annual DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner took place on November 7, 2019, at Terrace On The Park in Corona, New York. The gala was attended by more than 125 guests and raised over $25,000. Proceeds from the event benefit the Stanley Merjan City College of New York (CCNY) Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, George J. Tamaro Manhattan College Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, and DFI Educational Trust General Fund. At the event, the Merjan family made an a...
New ASCE Manual of Practice Offers Best Practices for Use of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers for Utility Lines
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s new book, Recommended Practice for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Products for Overhead Utility Line Structures, MOP 104, Second Edition, details best practices for the use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite poles and crossarms in resilient conductor support applications. This new edition updates and expands on nearly every aspect of FRP pole and crossarm testing, design considerations, installation, and asset management, providing the line designer with another tool in t...
HNTB adds Kimberly Proia as vice president and project director in Seattle
Accomplished rail-transit professional will oversee key light rail projects in the Puget Sound area, including the West Seattle and Ballard link extensions. BELLEVUE, Wash. – Kimberly Proia, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as a project director and vice president. Based in the firm’s Bellevue office, she will serve as the deputy project manager for the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extension project, an 11.8-mile extension to the Sound Transit Link light rail system. In this role, she is responsi...
Hanes Geo Components Announces Acquisition of JMD Company
Hanes Geo Components, of Winston Salem, NC, announces they have reached an agreement to acquire Johnston Morehouse Dickey Company (JMD). JMD is a geosynthetics and mine ventilation manufacturing and supply company headquartered in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. JMD was founded in 1902 and was owned and operated by the Forse family. JMD is a leader in the distribution of a wide range of geosynthetic fabrics, grids and erosion control products in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Mark and Scott Fo...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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