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Trimble Roadworks 2D Paving Control Platform Advances Machine Control  with Integrated 2D Aftermarket Asphalt Paver Automatics SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 30, 2020 —Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) announced today Trimble ® Roadworks 2D Paving Control Platform for asphalt pavers, an automatic screed control system that can improve the accuracy and productivity in applications of asphalt paving. Trimble Roadworks enables paving contractors to minimize the waste of expensive asphalt material, achieve optimal rideability results as well as finish their projects on time and budget. Trimble’s innovative, next-generation paving control platform features intuitive, easy-to-learn software built on the Android operating system. The state-of-the-art system gives operators of all skill levels the ability to work faster and more productively than ever before. “Trimble Roadworks takes paving control to the next level,” said Kevin Garcia, general manager for Trimble Civil Specialty Solutions. “This new pl...

PHILADELPHIA and WARSAW, Poland, April 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been selected by BaseCamp Student to provide project management services for a new project in Wroclaw: the transformation of the historic Mamut bakery into student housing and a four-star hotel. Since the beginning of the 20 th  century, the former Mamut bakery complex on Sienkiewicza Street in Wroclaw was one of the largest bakeries in Europe, processing 8 tons of bread per day in 1945. The historic complex will now receive a second life, transformed by the renovation and adaptation of its two buildings. In less than three years, the Mamut bakery will become a modern, 775-room student apartment building with a wide range of multipurpose common spaces, serving students attending any of the many colleges and universities in Wroclaw. Recently, the new design of the facilities was revealed by Grupa 5 Archit...

DAYTON, Ohio– In 2017, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and the City of Atlanta launched a $2.5 billion expansion program in public transit—the largest in 40 years. The investment included the rehabilitation of two pedestrian bridges servicing the Inman Park/Reynoldstown Station on the Blue and Green Line. The North/DeKalb Avenue entrance gives pedestrians safe passage over vehicle traffic while the South/Seaboard Avenue entrance ferries commuters across railroad tracks. In 2020, the two pedestrian overpasses received fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) facelifts with FiberSPAN composite bridge decking. The FiberSPAN product replaced heavy, decaying concrete. The lightweight, zero maintenance FRP decks allowed contractors to use the original steel trusses, minimizing the repair and labor costs associated with steel upgrades. “Access to the work site was limited,” says Scott Reeve, marketing director for Composite Advantage, now part of the Creative Composites Group....

On May 1, 2020 Civil + Structural Engineer will release our most exclusive interview of the year when our Water issue is published. C+S sat down with trainers from On the Nose Water Leak Detection Dogs and handlers from Central Arkansas Water to bring you exclusive access to America’s first water leak detection dog. Named Vessel, this extraordinary worker went from the Paw in Prison Arkansas program to the front page of our magazine. Be sure to tune in on the 1st to read our article and catch the video of interview and demonstration. The post Exclusive Interview with America’s First Water Leak Detection Dog: Coming Soon! appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine . source https://csengineermag.com/exclusive-interview-with-americas-first-water-leak-detection-dog-coming-soon/

LAN Selected as Technical Advisor for New Water Line (HOUSTON) The City of Houston is partnering with seven cities and water authorities to build a new southeast transmission line that will transmit up to 75 million gallons a day (MGD) of surface water from the Southeast Water Purification Plant. The new 54-inch water line, which will be completed in 2025, will serve the City of Houston and its partners, including League City/Gulf Coast Water Authority, Clear Lake City Water Authority, City of Webster, City of Friendswood, Baybrook Municipal Utility District (MUD) No. 1, Harris County MUD No. 55 and City of Pasadena. Approximately, 10 MGD of water will be distributed to the City of Houston’s customers and its partners will receive 65 MGD of water. The new water line will replace an aging 42-inch water line that currently runs from the Southeast Water Purification Plant to League City’s booster pump station along Highway 3 in Webster. The existing nine-mile water line, constructed in...

OMAHA, Neb.  — How can airfield owners design new pavement projects that last while also prolonging the life of existing pavements, without undue interruptions to operations? Senior airfield paving engineer BJ Skar shares some of what he’s learned from more than four decades of engineering in the latest from our Experts Talk series.  Read the interview here . Skar explains the importance of knowing an airport’s current and future needs, the importance of making accurate traffic estimates and the top three things to do when starting an airfield pavement project. Above all, he says, it’s important to work with designers who have the right know-how. “Experienced pavement experts will know what features need to be repaired first and which need to be repaired together to minimize impacts to aircraft operations,” he says. “Sometimes fixing the worst condition pavement is not the top priority.” Skar, P.E., is an internationally recognized airfield paving expert who has worked on a...

Philadelphia, PA-  23 students from 23 states have won college scholarships worth between $5,000 and $40,000 in the second year of a national competition organized by the ACE Mentor Program, a free afterschool program created by the integrated construction industry to attract students into pursuing industry-related careers.     The CMiC-Allen Berg Memorial scholarships are named in honor of the late founder of the construction management software company, CMiC. With the support of Mr. Berg’s family, this program awards $400,000 in new scholarships annually. “Allen was a lifelong learner devoted to educational and community causes,” says Judith Berg, Chairwoman of the CMiC Board of Directors. “This scholarship in his memory will carry on his legacy as an advocate for equal opportunities to drive positive change in the world.” “The scholarships are a real career-booster for some of the most talented and promising of our thousands of students,” said ACE’s preside...

The new entity will unify the engineering branch of MIH Systems Group to help customers achieve optimal energy efficiency NEW YORK (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  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. Working across all market sectors, Veritas offers a  wide assortment of services  including commissioning (Cx), retro-commissioning (RCx), monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx), energy and sustainability consulting, project management, incentive procurement, local law compliance, IAQ evaluations and special projects. The V...

As we experience and emerge from “the great shutdown” of 2020, things have and will change in all aspects of life – including the design and construction process. Nowhere in the design and construction interface and transformation has the impact been greater than with respect to on-site design engagement during construction. Designers, contractors, and owners have all had to adapt and create new approaches and protocols to manage communication, satisfy obligations, and keep projects moving. Download the Case Study Sponsored by:       The post Project Certification and Closeout in a Virtual COVID World and After appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine . source https://csengineermag.com/project-certification-and-closeout-in-a-virtual-covid-world-and-after/

Open SourceSoftwareAvailableto Enable Rapid Development of Fully Digital HART® Compatible Instruments and Infrastructure Austin, TX USA(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FieldComm Group, the leading worldwide member organization for developers of process automation instrumentation, systems and services and owner of the HART ®  Communication Protocol, today announces the availability of a software, hardware and services development platform for HART-IP enabled instruments. With an installed base over 40 million instruments, HART ®  is by far the most dominant communications protocol used in process manufacturing facilities around the world. HART ®  embraced Internet Protocol (IP) in 2009, shortly after the release of the WirelessHART ®  protocol. Now, as low-cost, 2-wire, Ethernet enabled solutions for field instrumentation get ready to enter the market, the time is right for HART-IP enabled wired instruments. Based on the popular Raspberry PI (3B+) system and using  GitHub ...

In this (or any other) time of social and/or business disruption, delays, or shutdowns, focus frequently goes to the scheduling clauses contained in design and construction professional service agreements. One common phrase frequently used in such agreements is “time is of the essence.” Download the Case Study Sponsored by:   The post Dealing with “Time is of the Essence” appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine . source https://csengineermag.com/dealing-with-time-is-of-the-essence/

Overland Park, Kan. – To support economic growth in their community, Edgerton, Kansas transformed an existing gravel roadway into a 4-lane, divided, concrete arterial road. These improvements have paved the way for new business. In 2018, Kubota, an international manufacturer, approached the City of Edgerton, Kansas about expanding their warehouses. They had plans to add 3 million square feet of new facilities using a phased approach. Based on the city’s projections, they knew the existing gravel roadway wouldn’t be sufficient. They decided to upgrade Homestead Lane and 207th Street, from I-35 to Waverly Road. Affinis Corp was selected as the lead civil engineering firm, as part of the Miles Excavating design-build team. The scope of improvements included expanding the existing gravel roadway to a 4-lane divided arterial with enclosed storm sewer, a 65-foot span precast arch bridge at Big Bull Creek tributary, a 10-foot trail, and street lighting. Designing the roadway required th...

Head of U.S. environment business steps into top regional role HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 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 of responsibility. He has served as president of the environment business in the United States for the past three years and as acting CEO of North America since January 1. “The events of 2020 require a leader that brings together continuity and agility to keep our business strong so we can meet our clients’ changing needs for years to come,” said Mary Ann Hopkins, Arcadis group executive for the Americas and CallisonRTKL. “Alex has provided exceptional leadership at an extraordinary t...

DOWNERS GROVE, IL –  The Illinois Tollway today announced that it is seeking firms to provide design and construction management services for eight new contracts for its 15-year, $14 billion capital program  Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future. The contracts included in Professional Services Bulletin 20-1 will provide for an upcoming estimated $65 million in contracts related to Move  Illinois. Contracts being advertised include: One construction management contract for construction of the new I-490 Tollway. Two construction management upon request contracts for pavement and bridge construction systemwide and for the Tollway’s Job Order Contracting Program work. Two construction upon request contracts for ITS and various construction items for the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Project. One design upon request contract for the I-490 Tollway Project. One design upon request contract for the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Project. One desig...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — To ensure the protection of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond, the  Water Environment Federation (WEF)  is convening a blue-ribbon panel of experts to evaluate information on biological hazards and safety precautions. The panel is comprised of a diverse array of experts involved in water operations, science, health and safety and will provide appropriate input to U.S. government agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as well as the World Health Organization (WHO). “The top priority of the Water Environment Federation is always to ensure the safety and health of the frontline people in the water workforce, who protect our communities not just during the coronavirus pandemic but every single day,” said WEF President Jackie Jarrell. “In keeping with the WEF tradition of educational and technical excellence, the blue-ribb...

Experts Combine Forces to Serve Residential, Commercial and Industrial Clients Throughout the Southeast RALEIGH, N.C.–  faulkner edc and JDS Consulting & Design, two leading companies in engineering, design and consulting for residential, commercial and industrial markets, announce the thoughtful merging into a new dynamic firm, JDSfaulkner. At the helm of the newly formed JDSfaulkner brand are Tommy Faulkner, Elijah Smith and Robert Murray, three industry experts with a combined 75 years of proven experience. Backed by this expertise, the JDSfaulkner team bridges in-depth technical knowledge with creativity to solve engineering problems and implement sophisticated solutions. With an emphasis on providing advanced technical expertise, creative excellence and cutting-edge solutions, the merger positions JDSfaulkner to provide an even broader scope of services to clients across residential, commercial and industrial projects. The combined JDSfaulkner team has extensiv...

Finalists Announced in Wege Prize 2020 Design Competition  from Seven Countries, 13 Academic Institutions, and 20 Unique Academic Disciplines Grand Rapids, Mich. – If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that humans are at our best when we work across   the boundaries that divide us. And more importantly, we need to normalize this kind of collaboration if we’re to rise to meet the immense challenges before us. This May, college/university students from around the world will illustrate the power of collaborative, transdisciplinary problem solving to a global online audience in the culmination of  Wege Prize 2020 . At the 2020 Wege Prize Awards, the five finalist teams in this international design competition—representing seven countries, 13 academic institutions, and 20 unique academic disciplines—will present their efforts to solve complex problems and rethink the way we derive value from our economic systems. Teams are challenged to develop products...

Register Here About The Webinar The conversion of projects into cash – and every step from the timesheet to the invoice to the bank account – is important for the survival of any business. With a median average collection period of 70 days, AEC firms may not be able to control every aspect of the collection process, but there are steps that each firm can take to more effectively manage working capital. In this hour-long webinar, we will review Zweig Group’s data and discuss what the data tells us works for AEC firms and we will discuss specific cash flow tips to improve the collection process and control disbursements. Who Should Watch:  Everyone from Project Managers up to Principals, as well as Accounting Department Members This webinar will be taking place at 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST on June 9, 2020. Viewers will learn ways to improve the collection process. Viewers will learn what the average collection period is and why 90 days is not OK View...

CHICAGO, IL , Raths & Johnson, Inc. (RRJ), a nationally recognized engineering, architecture, and forensics consulting firm, located in Chicago and Willowbrook, Illinois, is saddened by the loss of the firm’s founding father, Charles “Chuck” H. Raths, S.E., who passed away on April 19, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee.  Raths, the firm’s leader for 30 years, was 85 years old. Kurt Hoigard, president of RRJ stated, “Chuck was a not only the founder of RRJ, he was a mentor to me and so many others that have passed not only through our doors, but throughout our profession.  I was fortunate to work under Chuck for many years and witness his ability to lead and provide the vision that helped to shape and transform RRJ into a leading forensic engineering and architectural firm.” Professionally, Raths was known as a forensic engineering pioneer.  Following his early experience as a designer and researcher, at the age of only 32 in 1966, he opened a one-man...

Gelsenkirchen/Germany, April 27, 2020 Three manufacturers are currently repositioning themselves, rebranding and building up the GHH Group: One of the largest suppliers of machines for mining, tunnelling and special civil engineering. This step is illustrated by a common logo consisting only of the letters GHH and a corresponding corporate design, which is gradually being introduced. The rebranding includes new clear product colouring providing for maximum visibility in underground mining and tunnelling operations. The slogan “Solid as a rock” underlines the company’s claim to offer high-performance, Rock Solid equipment for mines and construction sites all over the world. From now on, the GHH Group brand will be backed by GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH (Germany), GHH Mining Machines (South Africa) and Mine Master (Poland), including various partner companies. They have long been part of the Schmidt Kranz Group, a privately owned German based company, which owns other key companies in the indus...