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WALTER P MOORE ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP TRANSITION IN PARKING CONSULTING TEAM

Civil + Structural Engineer

Chad Snyder Assumes Managing Director Position in Houston HOUSTON, TX — Global engineering firm, Walter P Moore, announces a key transition within the firm’s Parking Consulting team which provides a comprehensive suite of services for planning, designing, and operating parking systems both nationally and internationally.

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From demolition to restoration: Detroit’s iconic train station reopens

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Additional phases will include the rehabilitation of the Carriage House, a historic cast iron structure on the west side of the station; and Michigan Central Park, a landscaped civic space created on the site of the station’s train shed. Initial renovation began in 2018.

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Dr. James M. Fisher is MBMA’s 2024 Ellifritt Award Winner

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Named after MBMA’s original director of research and engineering, this honor is given to a researcher annually for contributions to the advancement of metal building systems. Fisher has contributed extensively to the advancement of metal building systems,” said Lee Shoemaker, Ph.D., He passed away in 2018.The

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IDS GeoRadar launches new concrete inspection solutions at World of Concrete 

Civil + Structural Engineer

The new solutions empower construction teams to scan concrete structures efficiently, detect elements deeper beneath the surface, and make informed decisions about where to cut or drill safely. “Conducting a detailed inspection of concrete structures can be cumbersome and time-consuming.

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Under Water?

Civil + Structural Engineer

Wastewater systems are not designed for this changing climate,’’ said Sri Vedachalam, Director for water equity and climate resilience at Corvias Infrastructure Solutions, LLC. The system provides a permanent means of fall protection under access doors and exceeds OSHA fall protection requirements.

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Dissecting code language updates to lightning protection systems

Construction Specifier

In 2018 (latest data available), insurance companies paid nearly $1 billion in lightning-related claims to some 78,000 policy holders, according to the Lightning Protection Institute (LPI). What is a lightning protection system? It is no wonder lightning poses such a threat to property with potentially significant damages.

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Creative Composites Group’s FRP Composite Panels Solve Weight Problem For Historic Northampton Street Bridge Rehab Project

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Located between Easton, Pennsylvania and Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the historic cantilever truss bridge is the only three-lane vehicular structure in the commission’s system and the most heavily travelled. wide sidewalks to cantilever off the truss structure. CCG designed the new 10.5-ft.-wide to 4.125 in.,