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Desalination Is Booming, But Faces a Saltwater Reality Check

September 5, 2024 - in News, Water

By Pragati Verma, Greene Tweed As population grows and economies expand, they are putting an immense strain on the world’s water supplies. According to the UN World Water Development Report 2024, 2.2 billion people worldwide have no access to clean drinking…

STV Celebrates the Successful Completion of Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link Extension Project

September 4, 2024 - in News, Projects, Transit

SEATTLE, WA – STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, joins Sound…

ASHRAE’s New Edition of Residential Energy Performance Standard Sets Bold GHG Reduction and IEQ Targets

September 4, 2024 - in Buildings

ATLANTA – ASHRAE has announced the release of the latest version of its leading residential energy performance standard, now titled ASHRAE/IES…

Pix4D and Bad Elf collaborate to offer advanced 3D scanning for AEC professionals

September 4, 2024 - in Corporate, News

Pix4D, a Swiss company and leading provider of drone and mobile smartphone mapping and photogrammetry solutions, announces that their smartphone scanning application PIX4Dcatch is now compatible with the Bad Elf Flex® GNSS receiver. PIX4Dcatch is a user-friendly…

One Click LCA and AECOM partner to drive decarbonization across building & infrastructure projects worldwide

September 4, 2024 - in Corporate, News

AECOM advances its global carbon reduction strategy by choosing One Click LCA’s end-to-end sustainability platform to scale up decarbonization efforts for the projects AECOM delivers for its clients Photo credit: One Click LCA New York City —…

DFI Announces Winner of Student Paper Competition

September 4, 2024 - in Awards, News, People

Hawthorne, N.J.: John Huntoon, Ph.D., EIT, a recent graduate of the geosystems engineering program at the Georgia Institute of Technology and current president of BioBilt Infrastructure Systems, is the winner of the DFI Educational Trust Student Paper…

Zekelman Launches National Campaign Highlighting Z Modular Business

September 4, 2024 - in Corporate, News, Products

Z Modular Reduces Construction Timeline for Multifamily Housing CHICAGO — Zekelman, the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America and an innovator in integrated real estate development, is helping to solve the housing crisis with…

AREMA/NSBA Present Constructability, Fabrication Guidelines for Steel Railroad Bridges

September 4, 2024 - in Bridges, News, Rail, Transportation

CHICAGO - There’s a vital new resource available for anyone who designs steel railroad bridges, thanks to a collaboration between the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association and the National Steel Bridge Alliance. ​The document,…

Covenant Technical Solutions Welcomes Blake DePaola as Southern California VP of Operations

September 4, 2024 - in News, People

DANVILLE, Calif. – Covenant Technical Solutions™ (CTS™) is thrilled to announce the addition of Blake DePaola to its leadership team as the Southern California Vice President of Operations. Contributing significantly to the depth of expertise offered…

PCL Construction, Stantec selected for rehab and expansion of international wastewater treatment plant at US-Mexico Border

September 3, 2024 - in News, Projects, Wastewater

The progressive design-build project will double the plant’s treatment capacity and provide cleaner water to communities in San Diego and Tijuana   The US Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) has awarded a contract for…