Calgary, AB— AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced Rod Conde has been appointed as operations manager for its Buildings + Places business in Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Conde is an award-winning architect with over 22 years of diverse experience, leadership, and expertise encompassing a variety of design scopes, delivery models, building scales, and complexities. He has worked
The CPA expects output to rise by 2.5% in 2022 and just 1.6% in 2023. A slowdown in private housing plus falls in private housing repair, maintenance and improvement (rm&i) down from historic highs, are contributing to the
For machines with mechanical elements, friction is an unavoidable enemy. It is a major source of service failure and can reduce the lifespan of any machinery, from bicycles and cars to airplanes and assembly lines.
New research led by the University of Pittsburgh unveils the atomic-scale friction of a single tungsten asperity, or rough edge, in real time, showing atomic
The shift from fossil fuels to electric in the quest to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 just hit a snag with the copper shortage. A July 2022 S&P Global study, “The Future of Cooper: Will the Looming Supply Gap Short-circuit the Energy Transition?” reports that without a new copper supply, the climate goal will remain out of reach.
The study
Rise in commercial planning offsets dip in institutional activity
HAMILTON, N.J.— The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) increased 2.9% in July to 178.7 from the revised June figure of 173.6.
The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Construction Network, is a monthly measure of the initial report for nonresidential building projects in planning. The index is shown to lead construction spending
The project, called Big-T, is intended as an extension to the national power grid by both producing and storing electricity. The client is BE Power and GE Renewable Energy, a division of General Electric.
BigT will consist of a pumped hydro energy storage facility (400MW/10 hours) and a battery energy storage facility (200MW/1
