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Archive for the 'Civil Engineering' Category

ASCE Award Finalists

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

ASCE PRESS RELEASE Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Finalists Announced Media Contact(s): Leikny Johnson 703-295-6413. ljohnson@asce.org December 11, 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers Names 2010 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award Finalists Reston, Va.—The five finalists for the 2010 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) award have been announced by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). [...]

Infrastructure Investment

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

ASCE PRESS RELEASE Infrastructure Investment Critical to Success of Nation’s Economic Stability Media Contact(s): Leikny Johnson 703-295-6413 ljohnson@asce.org December 9, 2009 Reston, Va. — “We applaud the President’s commitment to using infrastructure investment as a way to create and support jobs and stimulate the economy in the short-term, both in the stimulus funding and the [...]

Stimulus Dollars

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

ACEC PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                NOVEMBER 25, 2009 Alan D. Crockett, 202-682-4301; acrockett@acec.org Cell: 443-995-6364 States’ Failure to Spend Stimulus Dollars is “Travesty” Retarding Nation’s Economic Recovery WASHINGTON, DC—Nine months ago, Congress allocated $4 billion to the states to fund wastewater projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Today, most of that [...]

ASCE New Public Education Guide

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Levees are built near rivers and lakes to reduce flooding risk. Many live behind one – but do you know the risks and what precautions you should take? The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released a new public education booklet:  So, You Live Behind a Levee!   They indicate that this booklet was created [...]

ASCE Conference

Monday, October 19th, 2009

ASCE PRESS RELEASE Civil Engineers Address Challenges of the Future at Annual Conference in Kansas City  Media Contact(s): Leikny Johnson 703-295-6413 ljohnson@asce.org October 6, 2009 Reston, Va. — The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will hold their 139th Annual Civil Engineering Conference in Kansas City, Mo. from October 29 to 31. From Builders to [...]

Advanced Water Power

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

U.S. DOE PRESS RELEASE September 15, 2009 DOE Awards Up to $14.6 Million to Support Development of Advanced Water Power Technologies WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that 22 advanced water power projects will receive up to $14.6 million in funding to advance the commercial viability, market acceptance, and [...]