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Sherborne Sensors Keeps ZED Tunnel Guidance On Target

ZED Tunnel Guidance, located in London, U.K., specializes in development and manufacture of advanced guidance systems for Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs).

Report supports Keystone XL pipeline

A new report prepared by EnSys Energy for the Department of Energy Office of Policy and International Affairs finds that the Keystone XL pipeline would help reduce U.S. imports of foreign oil outside North America.

Infrastructure sustainability measuring tool in development

A new, independent non-profit organization is tasked with developing and administering a sustainability rating system for North American infrastructure—the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). The organization was founded by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the American Public Works Association (APWA) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Denso NA Rock Shield: Pipeline Protection Mesh

Denso has just released a new line of protection for pipeline coatings called Rock Shield.

Scientific analysis of proposed pipeline released

Southwest Texas Water Resources (STWR) released a white paper summarizing more than two years of scientific research on the Southwest Texas Water Project (STWP).

EPA awards grant for sewer improvements

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $868,000 to the city of Clinton, IA, for improvements to its wastewater system. The construction project is expected to be completed by the spring of 2012.

INGAA adopts new pipeline safety guiding principles

Interstate Natural Gas Association of America members formally adopted a set of five guiding principles for pipeline safety, renewing the gas-transmission industry’s commitment to safe and reliable pipeline operations.

Senators introduce critical pipeline safety act

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation recently announced that Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) have introduced legislation to improve pipeline safety efforts nationwide.

In Memoriam: Robert Edward Turner

Robert Edward Turner, senior vice president of engineering and partner of Appalachian Pipeline Contractors LLP, died in Hendersonville, TN, on Feb. 8 of complications from double pneumonia.

When Do Contractors Need To Conduct Their Own Locates?

Preventing damage to underground utility infrastructure is a priority for utility operators and contractors who excavate, drill and bore in areas where there are existing utilities.

Even so, accidental strikes of underground utility lines continue to interrupt essential services, cause millions of dollars in damage every year, result in serious injuries and sometimes loss of life.