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Demolition of the Gerald Desmond Bridge in the Port of Long Beach is scheduled to start in July with the removal of the section of the span suspended over the Back Channel, requiring a 48-hour closure of the channel to all watercraft traffic. The Back Channel will be closed to vessels from 6 a.m. Saturday, July 9, to 6 a.m., Monday, July 11, as the bridge’s 410-foot-long suspended span is dismantled and lowered onto a barge. The Gerald Desmond Bridge has been closed to vehicle traffic since early October 2020 when its replacement opened. Vehicle traffic on the replacement bridge will not be affected by the demolition of the old span. Removal of the suspended span is one of the first steps in demolishing the Desmond Bridge. Following the first weekend, further significant waterway impacts are not anticipated. Full demolition is expected to be concluded by the end of 2023. Removal of the Desmond Bridge, rising 155 feet above the water, will allow large cargo vessels to more easily acc...

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) recently held its annual CFSEI Expo  in Denver, CO. During the expo, Pat Hainault, P.E., cold-formed group leader at raSmith, was sworn in as chair  of the CFSEI Executive Committee for 2022-2023. As committee chair, Pat will work toward increasing interest in  cold-formed steel engineering as a material of choice for many low-rise and mid-rise structures. He will also oversee the work the executive committee completes on behalf of the cold-formed steel community.   Pat shared, “I am excited for the opportunity to lead the CFSEI Executive Committee this year and look forward to  continuing the great work of past chairs, while engaging both new and existing members to help expand the reach  of the cold-formed steel community.”  The CFSEI Expo featured three days of educational sessions and social events and was the first in-person CFSEI  Expo since 2019. This year’s expo w...

ORANGE, Calif.  – AO , a leading full-service architecture firm with design expertise spanning the full commercial real estate spectrum, has completed the design of Anton Aspire & Ascend in Milpitas, Silicon Valley, California. Adjacent to the new BART/VTA station, the pair of transit-oriented mixed-use residential projects offers 583 market-rate rental units and an upscale, richly textured living environment for young professionals in the bay area. The two buildings sit on 5,400-square-feet of neighborhood retail space behind angled storefronts along with a 2.1-acre park, open to the public, featuring custom art installations.     “This has been such a fulfilling project to work on with our partners at Anton DevCo; this new endeavor symbolizes the future of transit-oriented design in key employment and entertainment hubs, like this one in Silicon Valley and the city of Milpitas,” said AO Managing Partner Ed Cadavona. “We aimed to create two complementary building...

WASHINGTON, DC,   –  Water sector leaders, including academia, technology providers, trade associations and NGOs, are partnering in a new consortium to accelerate solutions to the world’s critical water and sustainability challenges. The Reservoir Center for Water Solutions, located in Washington, DC, will serve as a global collaboration hub to advance breakthrough water solutions and innovations. Located on the banks of the Anacostia River, the Reservoir Center is designed to strengthen collaboration among the diverse set of stakeholders, from DC and beyond, who work together towards solving global water challenges. The Center’s thirty-three partners – including the US Water Alliance, the International Water Association, EarthEcho International, the Aspen Institute, and Reservoir sponsor and global water technology company, Xylem – will bring together their resources, knowledge, and partnerships to drive progress. Through innovation programs, education and mentoring, ...

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  – The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), the world’s leading professional society for fire protection and fire safety engineering, invites fire protection engineering professionals to learn about and register for two upcoming in-person events.  The  “SFPE Forum on Fire Protection Engineering: Challenges in Storage”  will be held September 8-9, in Chicago, IL; the  “SFPE Seminar on Protecting Flammable and Combustible Liquids”  will be held November 10-11 in San Antonio, TX. The 2-day, in-person  “SFPE Forum on Fire Protection Engineering: Challenges in Storage”  will be held September 8-9, in Chicago, IL, and highlight the design challenges of storage facilities that interfere with fire suppression and fire alarm systems. The Forum will feature a large-scale fire test at Underwriters Laboratories in Northbrook, IL, with topics and speakers including: William Koffel, Koffel Associates Automatic Storage: Wes B...

Energy-efficient motors and electrification solutions accelerate progress toward net zero goals and fill critical gap in global sustainability equipment availability Sunnyvale, CA, 2022 –  Turntide Technologies  (“Turntide”), developer of breakthrough electrification and sustainable operations technologies, today announced it secured $80 million in equity funding, valuing the company over $1 billion, making it one of a handful of climate tech companies to achieve unicorn status in the first half of 2022. Participation in the round includes new investments from OGCI Climate Investments ( OGCI CI)  and SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust ( SEEIT ), with follow-on investments from  Fifth Wall  and Meson Capital’s Captain Planet LP fund. This funding brings the total amount of capital raised to $485 million. Turntide is also backed by a global coalition of climate-focused investors, including Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, JLL, BMW i Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ven...

(St. Louis, MO,) – Summer is a great time for construction work, but a brutal time for construction workers. Excessive heat and sun exposure pose significant dangers, such as sunburn, dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Every year, construction workers become ill on the job and some even lose their lives due to heat exposure. To protect its workers from the extreme summer heat, Western Specialty Contractors manages a heat illness training program and a safety hotline for its employees. As part of the program, training is provided to all employees and supervisors who work in high temperatures. Training topics include: how heat can affect the body, how to identify the signs and symptoms of various heat-related illnesses, and what to do if a co-worker is experiencing symptoms of a heat-related illness. Western also regulates the hotter environment by providing water and shade to workers and by having supervisors and safety managers monitor ...