A new manual that outlines polices and procedures for engineering assessments after disasters has been adopted by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Related Links: New Textbook About HVACR Trade Basics Available AGC of Milwaukee Names Dairyland Electric�s Martinez as its Associate of the Year Green Building Initiative Launches Personnel Certification Programs Sheet Metal Workers� Local 36 Expands BIM Curriculum St. Louis' Construction Careers Center Wins National Award Somerville Earns 2009 Sustainability Leadership Award Download Free Safety Publications From Power Tool Institute Web Site The Post-Disaster Assessment Manual was developed by ASCE’s Task Committee on Engineering Review Procedures (TCERP)
Related Links: Turner Selected for $110-Million Renovation of Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago Meridian Completes Chicago Build-To-Suit Need Sparks Wisconsin�s First Free-standing Emergency Center Morgan/Harbour to Complete Build-Out for the Hinsdale Orthopaedic Group Pingree Grove Police Facility Earns LEED Silver Certification Holland Construction Builds New Aquatic Center McShane Completes 294-Unit Luxury Apartment Complex Ragnar Benson Completes Office Building Bulley & Andrews, Chicago, recently completed a renovation and expansion that renewed the two-decade-old Swissôtel Chicago into a state-of-the-art facility. Bulley & Andrews’ work on the all-glass triangular hotel at 323 E. Wacker Drive included upgrades to all 661 guest rooms, as well
Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) Commissioner Rosemarie S. Andolino spoke to 350 global leaders, government officials and CEO�s recently at the North American Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. Related Links: Illinois DOT Seeks $300-Million TIGER Grant for Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program Indiana Seeks $71.4 Million in Stimulus Funds for Northwest Rail Improvements New IDOT Web site Offers Data about all Illinois Bridges Landscape Architect Society Now Offers Sustainability Guides On Line Portland Cement Association Offers Sample Ordinance For Sustainable Construction Missouri DOT Starts Work on Page Extension for Route 364 Geotechnology Awarded Contracts on Missouri
Related Links: New Textbook About HVACR Trade Basics Available ASCE Adopts New Post-disaster Assessment Manual AGC of Milwaukee Names Dairyland Electric�s Martinez as its Associate of the Year Green Building Initiative Launches Personnel Certification Programs Sheet Metal Workers� Local 36 Expands BIM Curriculum St. Louis� Construction Careers Center Wins National Award Somerville Earns 2009 Sustainability Leadership Award The Power Tool Institute (PTI) now offers downloadable PDFs of its major publications on its recently revised Web site at www.powertoolinstitute.com. Safety Is Specific, available in both English and Spanish, is PTI’s compilation of rules and safe practices for power tools. A Teacher’s
Geotechnology Inc., a provider of geotechnical and environmental engineering, materials testing, drilling and subsurface utility engineering, has been selected to provide various services for two projects: Related Links: Illinois DOT Seeks $300-Million TIGER Grant for Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program Indiana Seeks $71.4 Million in Stimulus Funds for Northwest Rail Improvements New IDOT Web site Offers Data about all Illinois Bridges Landscape Architect Society Now Offers Sustainability Guides On Line Portland Cement Association Offers Sample Ordinance For Sustainable Construction Missouri DOT Starts Work on Page Extension for Route 364 New International Code for Commercial Buildings will Draw on
The Green Building Initiative (GBI), one of the nation’s green-building organizations and exclusive provider of Green Globes green-building certification in the United States, now offers two new personnel-certification programs for green building practitioners. Related Links: New Textbook About HVACR Trade Basics Available ASCE Adopts New Post-disaster Assessment Manual AGC of Milwaukee Names Dairyland Electric�s Martinez as its Associate of the Year Sheet Metal Workers� Local 36 Expands BIM Curriculum St. Louis' Construction Careers Center Wins National Award Somerville Earns 2009 Sustainability Leadership Award Download Free Safety Publications From Power Tool Institute Web Site The certifications, Green Globes Professional (GGP) and
Related Links: Turner Selected for $110-Million Renovation of Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago Meridian Completes Chicago Build-To-Suit Bulley & Andrews Completes Swissotel Chicago Renovation and Expansion Need Sparks Wisconsin�s First Free-standing Emergency Center Morgan/Harbour to Complete Build-Out for the Hinsdale Orthopaedic Group Pingree Grove Police Facility Earns LEED Silver Certification McShane Completes 294-Unit Luxury Apartment Complex Ragnar Benson Completes Office Building Holland Construction Services Inc., Swansea, Ill., is constructing a new family aquatic center for the city of Salem, Ill. The new facility is scheduled to open in May, 2010. Located in Bryan Memorial Park near the site of the recently
The Hydraulic Institute has published a new American National Standard for Rotodynamic Pumps for Vibration Measurements and Allowable Values (ANSI/HI 9.6.4 - 2009). Related Links: Supplement No. 1 to ANSI/AISC 358-05 Available for Free Download Structural Engineers Offer Seminar About Designing Aluminum Structures Nov. 18 Six Wight & Company Projects Receive LEED Gold Certification RISA Engineering Software First with Full Range of Wood Features The standard applies to evaluation of vibration on rotodynamic pump applications when the vibration measurements are made on non-rotating parts (bearing housing vibration). It includes general criteria for acceptance tests in the field or at a
The Illinois Dept. of Transportation (IDOT) has announced it is seeking $300 million in federal stimulus funds for 16 projects that are part of the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program. Related Links: Indiana Seeks $71.4 Million in Stimulus Funds for Northwest Rail Improvements New IDOT Web site Offers Data about all Illinois Bridges Landscape Architect Society Now Offers Sustainability Guides On Line Portland Cement Association Offers Sample Ordinance For Sustainable Construction Missouri DOT Starts Work on Page Extension for Route 364 Geotechnology Awarded Contracts on Missouri Bridge Program and Army Corps of Engineers Project New International Code
Indiana has requested $71.4 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to improve the congested Norfolk Southern rail line that connects Chicago to Detroit. Related Links: Illinois DOT Seeks $300-Million TIGER Grant for Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program New IDOT Web site Offers Data about all Illinois Bridges Landscape Architect Society Now Offers Sustainability Guides On Line Portland Cement Association Offers Sample Ordinance For Sustainable Construction Missouri DOT Starts Work on Page Extension for Route 364 Geotechnology Awarded Contracts on Missouri Bridge Program and Army Corps of Engineers Project New International Code for Commercial Buildings will
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