New IDEA StatiCa Version 10.1 is Live
We are happy to announce the brand-new version of IDEA StatiCa 10.1 release. This version brings an exceptional volume of new features and improvements with the focus to enable engineers to work faster, evaluate the requirements of the national code thoroughly and use the optimal amount of material. It does not matter if you focus on steel or concrete structures or if your main goal is a quick and flexible workflow, we have plenty of new enhancements for everybody. The best way to start is...
REPORT: Energy Efficiency Leads Energy Sector Job Growth
28% of U.S. energy workers are employed by energy efficiency businesses Top 10 States: Calif., Texas, N.Y., Fla., Ill., N.C., Mass., Mich., Ohio, Va. EE employs 2X as many Americans as fossil fuel industries LOS ANGELES – Energy efficiency is the fastest-growing segment of U.S. energy-sector employment, now employing more than 2.3 million Americans, according to a new analysis from E4TheFuture and the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs). Energy effici...
Michael Baker International Marks 10 Years of Mobile LiDAR
Pittsburgh - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, is today celebrating the 10th anniversary of mapping the nation’s infrastructure with the firm’s Mobile LiDAR data solutions. LiDAR, which stands for light detection and ranging, is advanced laser technology employed by Michael Baker’s collection systems that leverages dual, Class 1 (eye safe) lasers to capture more than 1.2 million topographical data points per second to engineering-grade...
Fluor Completes Construction Contract for MEGlobal Project in Oyster Creek, Texas
IRVING, Texas- Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it has successfully completed its mechanical construction scope of work on MEGlobal’s world-class ethylene glycol (EG) manufacturing facility in Oyster Creek, Texas. The 750,000 tonne/year EG unit is the first of its kind in the United States for MEGlobal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EQUATE Petrochemical Company. Fluor’s scope of work on the project included the installation of equipment, steel and piping for the process unit....
Jacobs Receives Extension to Hanford Plateau Remediation Contract
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) has been notified of the U.S. Department of Energy Richland Operation Office's intent to extend the Plateau Remediation Contract for continued environmental remediation cleanup along the Columbia River and selected portions of the Hanford site. The Plateau Remediation Contract is managed by Jacobs-owned CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company and is currently set to expire on Sept. 30, 2019. The extension will run up to 12 months, beginning Oct. 1, 2019, to Sept. 30, 202...
AECOM to Launch PFAS Solution DE-FLUORO™ at CleanUp 2019 in Adelaide
ADELAIDE — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announces the launch of DE-FLUORO™, a technology that effectively and permanently removes per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (known as ‘PFAS’) at CleanUp 2019. CleanUp, the eighth International Contaminated Site Remediation Conference, will be hosted September 8-12 by CRC CARE in Adelaide. Given the growing demand for an effective way to permanently remove PFAS, a number of AECOM technical specialists will present findin...
East Coast Erosion Control Launches New Online Tool
Bernville, PA – “East Coast Erosion Control continues to grow, and a website update was necessary for us keep the momentum” Diane Smith, President said with a smile as she introduced the website to East Coast Erosion Control staff recently. East Coast Erosion Control is proud to announce the launch of our redeveloped website. This is not merely giving it a new look, as it now features online tools aimed to aid engineers and specifiers to access DOT information that in the past has proven to...
Teledyne Optech Announces the CL-360, a Compact, Long-range, Survey-Grade Lidar Sensor for UAV and Mobile Applications
VAUGHAN, Canada — Teledyne Optech, a Teledyne Technologies [NYSE:TDY] company and global leader in advanced lidar sensors, is pleased to announce the CL-360, the next offering in its new line of compact lidar sensors for UAV and mobile applications. The CL-360 boasts survey-grade data precision that is synonymous with Teledyne Optech lidar sensors and is designed specifically to meet the needs of OEM hardware manufacturers to develop products for mobile, static, UAV or airborne surveying markets...
ACEC Honored by its International Peers at FIDIC Conference
ACEC President and CEO Linda Bauer Darr accepts the Member Associaiton of the Year Award at the 2019 FIDIC Conference in Mexico City on behalf of ACEC. Left to right: FIDIC President Alain Bentéjac, ACEC Board Chair Mitch Simpler, ACEC President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr, FIDIC CEO Dr. Nelson Ogunshakin. Washington, DC – Earlier this week at the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Conference in Mexico City, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) was honor...
Celebrating 75 years of LEEA at LiftEx 2019
LiftEx 2019 is the free-to-attend flagship event of LEEA (The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) taking place at the Marshall Arena (formerly Arena MK) in Milton Keynes on 13-14 November 2019. This year, the not-to-be missed global gathering for the lifting industry will be part of LEEA’s 75th anniversary celebrations. The Lifting Equipment sector is involved in a broad array of end-user markets including: rail, construction, renewable energy, civil engineering, entertainment, road & ma...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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