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AUSTIN, Texas  —  Aurigo Software , the leading provider of capital planning and construction management solutions for public and private owners, today announced it had entered into a 10-year contract with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Federal Lands Highway (FLH) to modernize capital roadway construction planning and management. “Getting selected by the Federal Highway Administration as its construction technology platform is a monumental step in Aurigo’s journey of building a better tomorrow. We are thrilled that the FHWA has chosen Aurigo Masterworks to streamline their delivery of critical infrastructure,” said Balaji Sreenivasan, CEO and founder of Aurigo software. “The US Federal Government spends more than $20 billion annually on roads, bridges, dams, and that number is about to get much bigger when the bipartisan infrastructure bill is passed. Aurigo is excited to be at the forefront along with FHWA in helping America build a better tomorrow.” Th...

PHILADELPHIA and IRVINE, Calif. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hill International (NYSE:HIL), delivering the infrastructure of change, announced today it was selected by Southern California Edison (SCE) to continue providing project management and support services for assignments from SCE’s Major Projects Organization, Transmission, Substation, Distribution, Generation, and Asset Management Strategy and Engineering groups. Hill has worked with SCE for more than a decade to help deliver their projects and programs on-time and within budget, providing project management, project controls, data management, document management, and other support services. The five-year contract is valued at $125 million. SCE is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering power to 15 million people in 50,000 square miles of service area across Central, Coastal, and Southern California. “SCE is a long-term partner for Hill,” says First Vice President, Southern California Operations J.P. ...

Giatec’s Advanced Artificial Intelligence-Based Programs Help Reduce Greenhouse Gases in the Construction Industry OTTAWA, Ontario  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — During GreenBiz’s VERGE 2021 climate tech event this week, Giatec®, a leading innovator in sustainable concrete, draws attention to the significant reductions in CO2 emissions from cement production using their artificial intelligence (AI) tools Roxi and SmartMix . Every year, 20 billion tons (10 billion cubic yards) of concrete is produced globally. This translates to approximately 2 billion tons of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions or 8% of global CO2 pollution. Using their proprietary sensing technology combined with their predictive AI-based models, Roxi and SmartMix, Giatec can help reduce CO2 emissions by up to 20%. “Roxi enables a significant reduction to concrete’s CO2 footprint,” states Andrew Fahim, Director, Research & Devel...

Munich:   KÖZTI Architects & Engineers are embracing the digital way of working with software solutions from the Nemetschek Group. The company, one of the most established design firms in Hungary, has had innovation in their DNA right from the very beginning. Today they are designing stadiums and other large scale construction projects using BIM. The designers from Hungary started thinking along the lines of Building Information Modeling (BIM) long before it became an industry trend. With the construction of the iconic Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary in 2013,  KÖZTI  took the next step toward a digital way of designing with software solutions including  Allplan ,  Graphisoft , and  Solibri . The scale of the project – with 30 contractors, more than 200 people involved, and over 65,000 seats to be placed – and the challenge of combining the historic structure with the new building created a huge amount of data; a challenge KÖZTI and all project stake...

Germany, 2021 Traceable reference measurement instruments used in accredited calibration laboratories, must meet the highest requirements in terms of precision, reliability, and quality. To this effect, system specialist FORM + TEST Seidner & Co. GmbH relies on Hottinger Brüel & Kjær’s (HBK) dependable and high-precision measurement technology, in its ALPHA 2-5000 S compression testing machine, for the calibration of force sensors at a calibration laboratory in Singapore. The Singapore-based calibration institution required a special solution to carrying out calibrations for static compression force tests. FORM + TEST Seidner & Co. GmbH had the necessary expertise to provide the required highly precise special solution: its ALPHA 2-5000 S compression testing machine. The implemented measurement system guarantees precise calibration of force sensors, as well as continuous calibrations in the compressive direction. The system can also cope with the additional requirement ...

No-cost “Learning License” Software and Resources Offered to Students and Educators EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the  infrastructure engineering software  company, as a commitment to expand access to its professional applications to education, today announced the global expansion of the  Bentley Education  program – offering seamless access to learning licenses of over 60 popular Bentley applications, at no cost, to all eligible students and educators, from middle schools through higher education levels, via the  Bentley Education  portal. Following on the initial May 3, 2021 announcement of the launch of Bentley Education in the pilot countries of Australia, the UK, Singapore, Lithuania, and Ireland, the program is gaining a resounding response, with more than 500,000 students and educators across many countries visiting the Bentley Education portal. Now, with global expansion, the Bentley Education program is accessible to a...

(Katy, Texas) –  On Monday, Oct. 18, VLK Architects, Joeris Construction, and Katy Independent School District community members celebrated the dedication of the Martha Lopez Aki Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Project Teach Your Kids Early (TYKE) Facility. The facility is home to two functions, including the Project TYKE (Teach Your Kids Early) program to provide education for parents in the community that have children with special needs and a Professional Development Center for district faculty, staff, and administration training. ECI Project TYKE has been providing services to approximately 15,000 children and their families since 1998. Martha Lopez Aki, the namesake of this facility, is a vital part of the district. For 40 years, she served KISD as an Early Intervention Specialist, a teacher for auditory impaired students, an early childhood special education teacher, and a kindergarten teacher. In addition, she worked for the KISD ECI Project TYKE program for more than 28...

Mangione will serve as the firm’s national major projects director for all markets; Heilstedt succeeds Mangione as firm’s national highway and bridge market leader.   NEW YORK   — Michael Mangione is bringing more than 25 years of experience at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, to his role as national director of major projects. Jeffrey Heilstedt succeeds Mangione as the national highway and bridge market leader. In Mangione’s new role, he will be responsible for identifying and developing project managers across all U.S. business lines within the firm, as well as recruit innovative talent to provide clients with expert leadership for their projects. He will also collaborate with our business lines on developing strategy and ensure project readiness. “Mike’s vast leadership experience in transportation and his track record of successful collaboration across multiple business lines will provide WSP with opportunities for outstanding grow...

OMAHA, Neb.  — With broad finance-related management consulting services, Nathan Macek, AICP, has joined HDR as infrastructure finance director. “I’m looking forward to helping clients solve funding and financing challenges for their programs, so they can design and build the infrastructure projects in their pipeline,” Macek said. “We aim to be involved in providing strategic support early in the project delivery life cycle but can also help clients looking to sustain existing assets.” In his new role, Macek will advise HDR’s global clients on funding and financing strategy for infrastructure development and operations. Services include financial feasibility assessment, financial planning and cash flow analysis, funding analysis, funding and grant strategy development, long-range financial planning, New/Small Starts and Core Capacity planning, privatization studies, public-private partnership strategy development, real estate economics, pricing analysis and tolling finance, and v...

Merger to Deliver High-End Performance and Ultra-Accurate Time and Frequency Products for Commercial, Critical Infrastructure, and Military Markets Worldwide ROCHESTER, N.Y. –  Orolia, the world leader in Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Seven Solutions, a global innovator in White Rabbit sub-nanosecond time transfer and synchronization technology. This transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals required by the Spanish government and is expected to close before the end of the year. The merger with the tech company based in Granada, Spain will enhance Orolia’s portfolio for defense, aerospace, data centers, telecom, financial services, smart grids, and other critical infrastructure industries and will enable the next generation applications dependent on ultra-precise, resilient timing and frequency technology. “Orolia and Seven Solutions under one umbrella w...

Winners to Be Selected and Announced December 2, as Part of Bentley’s  Year in Infrastructure  Series of Virtual Events EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the  infrastructure engineering software  company, has announced several North American projects as finalists in Bentley’s 2021  Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure . The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. Sixteen independent jury panels selected 57 finalists from nearly 300 nominations submitted by more than 230 organizations from 45 countries encompassing 19 categories. The  Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure  finalists will present their project presentations in the following solution areas: Mobility, November 1  – Bridges; Rail and Transit; Road and Rail Asset Performance; Roads and Highways; and Structural Engineering Project Delivery, November ...

Steel pipes are basically used in marine construction due to constructability reasons. Aside from its capability to be driven with ease to create deep foundations, it also durable and has high inertia that counters high pressure and heavy loads from different directions. Other than pipe piles, steel pipes such as structural components are fabricated off-site making them easier to install to form modules or sea-borne structures. Other steel pipes are also common and best suited in oilfields and shipbuilding. Howeve r, exposure to highly corrosive environment has long been a challenge in using steel pipes in mari ne applications. To minimize the impact of corrosion, marine-grade steel pipes are preferred such as stainless steel, duplex steel coated carbon pipes, and hot- galvanadium-galvanized steel pipes. The specific type of steel pipe to be used is of course determined by the needs of the project or what is specified in the project design documents. Steel pipes are mostly used to c...

The venue is expected to be the first net-zero carbon certified arena in the world. Climate Pledge Arena officially opened its doors on Friday, October 22 with a performance by Coldplay, appearances by special guests, and a series of special events throughout the weekend. In June 2020, when Amazon announced that the company secured the naming rights to the iconic Seattle arena—home of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken and WNBA’s Seattle Storm. Amazon decided to name it Climate Pledge Arena, in honor of  The Climate Pledge , a commitment co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism in 2019. The Pledge is a rallying call for action—for companies and other organizations to commit to net-zero carbon by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement. The opening is historic, as Climate Pledge Arena aims to set a new sustainability bar for the sports and events industry, and we hope others are inspired to join us in the ongoing fight against climate change. Building a net-zero carbon certified stadi...