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OpenFlows WaterCAD CONNECT Edition Update 4 (10.04.00.108)

RowleysOctober 14, 2022

The Bentley Hydraulics and Hydrology product team are pleased to announce the availability of WaterCAD CONNECT Edition Update 4 (10.04.00.108). This update includes enhancements and new features to help you be more successful with your hydraulics and hydrology modeling projects.

What’s new in OpenFlows WaterCAD CONNECT Edition Update 4 (10.04.00.108)
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Construction Equipment

Mississippi Regulators Approve Incentives for Residential

RowleysOctober 14, 2022

Mississippi may not be known for having fully embraced solar power, but state regulators are doing their part.

On Oct. 4, 2022, the state’s Public Service Commission voted in favor of a new rule that will offer a rebate for rooftop solar installations. The rule also seeks to help low-income households, and it incentivizes solar installations at public school facilities.

Construction Management

HNTB names Kevin R. Collins as New York office leader

RowleysOctober 13, 2022

Kevin R. Collins, PE, has been named as New York office leader for HNTB Corporation. Based in the Empire State Building, Collins will lead over 300 multi-disciplinary professionals in the New York office as they serve a wide range of clients embarking upon an historic level of infrastructure improvement and expansion projects. Collins most recently led the Seattle office of

Construction

Renewed focus invigorates Barhale margins

RowleysOctober 13, 2022

In the year to 30 June 2022, Barhale Group posted a pre-tax profit of £3.2m (2021: 1.3m) on turnover broadly steady at £109m (2021: £110m).

With operating profit rising from £1.3m to £3.6m, the operating margin improved from 1.2% to 3.3%.

There was also a significant net improvement in the Walsall-headquartered company’s cash position of £7.3m, driven by the completion

Construction Contractors

MCWP rental fleet ‘almost back to capacity’ after safety

RowleysOctober 13, 2022

MCWP rental fleet ‘almost back to capacity’ after safety

The UK’s rental fleet of mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs) is almost back to full capacity after a safety warning earlier this year effectively grounded a significant proportion of it.

In May this year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued an alert warning that platforms could fall from height where mechanical faults in drive units go undetected.

The warning

Construction Engineering

What is Polyjacking in Construction?

RowleysOctober 13, 2022

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Polyjacking is a concrete lifting and leveling method that uses high-density geo-technical expanding foam to raise and stabilize concrete surfaces. A similar process with the same objective is the process of mudjacking, which uses mud instead of foam to lift the concrete surface to the desired level.

Polyjacking in Construction
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