PUBLIC WORKS Update

To make sure you continue to receive our e-mails in your inbox (not in your bulk or junk folders), please add publicworksupdate@pbw-media.com to your address book or safe sender list.

Help make this the best AEC survey yet

Sure, we’re all faced with tight budgets these days, but projects need to move ahead, right? So despite the continued downturn in general revenues and the old “we need to do more with less” attitude, are you outsourcing capital projects as much as you used to? We’d like to know, so take five minutes to tell us how you’ve been addressing the need to complete projects with tighter resources – and whether outsourcing is still the answer. More

Life-cycle assessment 'flawed'

A report by the Portland Cement Association criticizes existing modeling tools related to life-cycle assessment when applied to pavements. It finds that some of the current models are flawed – preventing the widespread use of LCA by pavement engineers and policymakers. More

Easy Empty Trash Receptacle

The Oak Knoll trash receptacle features a swing open door with a roll out platform that carries the liner completely outside of the receptacle. It is much easier and safer to empty the liner. All welded steel fabrication with powder coat finish in your color choice.

Visit www.pilotrock.com for more information.

It’s never too late to reinvest

The City of Rochester, N.Y., relies on four elements to anchor an ambitious revitalization plan for one of its neighborhoods. So far, it’s worked – boosting housing prices in the neighborhood by 61%. See if the same approach can work in your community. More

State of emergency in Massachusetts

After a 10-foot-diameter underground pipe ruptured near the Boston-area town of Weston Saturday, more than 2 million people remained under a boil-water order. More

The latest on BMPs

The Stormwater Equipment Manufacturers Association has launched a research campaign to gather nationwide data on the current maintenance cost of 16 types of common stormwater treatment best management practices (BMPs) – as well as the resources being allocated to maintain those BMPs. To find out the latest, and to offer your thoughts, click here.

Strike® Professional Midge Control Prevents Filter Flies and Midges at Wastewater Facilities

Strike® Professional Midge Control, available in a variety of formulations, is an insect growth regulator (IGR) that disrupts normal development and prevents the emergence of adult midge and filter flies at wastewater facilities. The active ingredient in Strike®, (S)-Methoprene, does not affect beneficial microbes. For more information visit www.strikeproducts.com or contact ADAPCO Environmental Solutions at 1-800-367-0659.

Products: Editors’ Pick

Management software aids road projects

One area in particular where the industry is beginning to see an increase in activity created by the federal stimulus funds is in the transportation construction space. More

Road to Recovery one-stop shop

Updated throughout the day, our Road to Recovery page has all the details you need on the $150 billion allocated for public infrastructure. More

Has your department recently awarded a contract?

We’ll post it on our “Contract awards” page at www.pwmag.com. It’s easy: Just e-mail a press release indicating what the project is and what firm was selected to vsicaras@hanleywood.com.

Visualize Your Civil Engineering Design Alternatives Webcast

If your civil engineering projects use information that falls outside the traditional CAD arena, attend a webcast that will help you:
• Visualize multiple civil engineering design alternatives
• Improve site suitability studies
• Use satellite imagery in conjunction with your civil engineering design tools

Pencil it in

The profession’s most comprehensive list of trade shows, seminars, and training opportunities. More

Plugged in to the profession

Check out our comprehensive list of industry associations. More

Public Works jobs

Check out the latest jobs from the career Web site brought to you by the publishers of PUBLIC WORKS magazine. More

PUBLIC WORKS Relevant Sites: ebuild | Concrete Construction Online | Masonry Construction Online | Concrete Producer Online | HW Market Intelligence

Hanley Wood uses e-mail to send our customers information on various products and services we offer, including our conferences and trade shows, magazines, books, e-mail newsletters, and other offers directly connected to your interests. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.

Unsubscribe from future mailings of this type here.

PUBLIC WORKS UPDATE is published weekly by Hanley Wood LLC.
© 2010 Hanley Wood, LLC. One Thomas Circle NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005