Under Water? Climate Change Imperils Some Wastewater Treatment Plants – And Their Workers March 11, 2024 BY THOMAS RENNER Climate change is being felt all around the world, even in some areas that escape attention. Water treatment plants might be under the radar for many scientists, but the impact on this critical piece of community infrastructure is widespread, enduring, and costly to remedy. | | | | FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA OPENS AT THE NATIONAL BUILDING April 12, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Saturday, April 13, 2024, the National Building Museum opens FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, an exhibition co-organized by The Westmoreland Museum of American Art and Fallingwater, a property entrusted to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. The exhibition is curated by Sc... | | | | Renting vs. Owning: The Scaffolding Dilemma April 15, 2024 When undertaking a new construction project, the mathematics involved are usually very complex. A large list of considerations is at play for architects, contractors, and installers to meet the requirements and demands of the project from beginning to end. The selection of material plays a big role in the success of the project, both in the short term and long term. Ensuring that the project can be completed on time, safely, and efficiently is also critical t... | | | | Secrets of Environmental Permitting Solar Farms ARLINGTON, VA – PC Construction, a leading environmental design-build contractor on the East Coast, and Stantec, its lead design partner and global consulting and engineering firm, have been selected to design and construct a major biosolids upgrade project for the Arlington County Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) in Northern Virginia. The progressive design-build project, totaling approximately $175 million, will upgrade solids... | | | | Why Pumps Are Critical Resources for Renewable Energy Applications 13.7 MILLION. That's the number of people employed in renewable energy worldwide as of 2023. 1.7 TRILLION. That's the number of dollars invested each year on zero-carbon technologies worldwide. These statistics from Renewable Energy World emphasize an important trend toward renewable energy sources. As the... | | | | Trimble and Radiodetection Combine Survey-Grade Positioning with Underground... WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Radiodetection announced today a collaboration to improve the technology used in the utility measurement and mapping process. Through the integration of the Trimble® Catalyst™ DA2 GNSS system and Radiodetection's RD Map™+ application and precision locator products, the sof... | | | | Tekla 2024 Structural BIM Software Offers Enhanced User Experience and Connects WorK... WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the introduction of 2024 versions of its Tekla® software for constructible Building Information Modeling (BIM), structural engineering and steel fabrication management. Boasting an enhanced user experience, Tekla Structures 2024, Tekla Structural Designer 2024, Tekla Te... | | | | Submissions are Open: the 2024 Engineering Drone Video of the Year March 11, 2023 If you or someone you know uses drones to create videos that benefit, enhance, and explain projects, then you're eligible to enter Civil+Structural Engineer Media & Zweig Group's Engineering Drone Video of the Year (EDVY) competition. It's as simple as that. The EDVY competition features the best drone footage, video editing, and post... | | | | TOPODRONE-AGROWING collaboration aims at advancing drone therma... December 11, 2023 MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND – TOPODRONE, a Swiss based designer and manufacturer of high-precision surveying equipment, recently completed its R&D and released a new drone thermal mapping solution. TOPODRONE PT61 camera can perform detailed surveys and deliver thermal orthomosaic maps obtaining accurate 3D models. | | | | McCarthy Completes Harmon Road Project for City of Fort Worth FORT WORTH, TEXAS – McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has completed construction on the Harmon Road project with the City of Fort Worth. Part of the city's 2018 City Bond for Streets and Mobility Improvements, the project expanded a two-mile section of Harmon Road, between US287 and Golden Triangle Boulevard in north Fort Worth,... | | | | Acrow's Modular Steel Bridge Minimizes Traffic Disruptions During Major Highway ConstRU... PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today it has designed and supplied a modular steel bridge to maintain three lanes of traffic during a lengthy construction project on the Garden State Parkway in northern New Jersey. Because the route is so heavily traveled, and a ma... | | | | NEW DOCUMENT PROVIDES SEISMIC DESIGN CRITERIA FOR HDPE PIPE WATER MAINS April 12, 2024 IRVING, TEXAS – A new report that examines the required wall thickness for a fully fused high-density polyethylene (HDPE) water main to withstand the lateral spread from an earthquake or other seismic event has been published. Researched and authored by Michael O'Rourke, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, M.ASCE Professor Emeritus Civil Engineering at the ... | | | | ADVANTAGES OF PEX PLUMBING SYSTEMS DETAILED IN NEW TECHNICAL DOCUMENT March 18, 2024 IRVING, TEXAS – A new technical document that addresses the critical differences between crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) tubing systems with polybutylene (PB) systems has been published by the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI). The initiative was deemed necessary to eliminate any confusion between the two products because of probl... | | | | Your plan isn't strategic Despite good intentions, one of the most common pitfalls in strategic planning is the lack or absence of growth strategies, let alone being intentional and strategic about them. Growth strategies are like part and parcel of a strategic plan in which the ultimate value and impacts are driven by a firm's ability to both clearly articulate and robustly execute its growth strategies; however, the growth imperatives could also be hazardous to strategy if they do not result in supe... | | | | Key valuation insights The recent release of the 2024 Valuation Report of AEC Firms marks more than three decades of Zweig Group's commitment to providing the AEC industry with comprehensive valuation data and analysis. Zweig Group's 2024 Z-Values indicate strong financial performance and growing confidence in the stability of the AEC industry as a whole. Many of our metrics have seen increases in the last year and will be important measures for firm leaders to track as internal stock valuations and n... | | | | Civil + Structural Engineer is a Zweig Group publication. | | No longer want to receive these emails? Zweig Group P.O. Box 1528 Fayetteville, AR 72702 | | | | |
Comments
Post a Comment