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INDUSTRY LAUNCHES REACH COMPLIANCE PROGRAM FOR SUPPLIERS

Posted by jgprimenews — 2009-07-15T10:00:41-05:00

New Guidance on REACH Requirements for Substances in Articles published last week by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) provides the backdrop for Philips new corporate REACH compliance program for all suppliers to Philips lighting, consumer lifestyle and healthcare businesses. Starting from August 2009 the REACH Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) will be updated every six months and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) intends to add about 25 substances per year to the list. Suppliers to Philips need to join BOMcheck, the substances declarations web database developed by leading environmental consultants, ENVIRON.

VALIDIAN HELPING ORGANIZATIONS COMBAT CYBER CRIME

Posted by jgprimenews — 2009-07-14T10:02:48-05:00

Validian Corporation (OTCBB: VLDI), a leader in the protection of digital assets, outlined its approach to protecting sensitive information and high value intellectual property from cyber-crime today.

BLACK AND VEATCH JOINS THE WATER DESIGN-BUILD COUNCIL

Posted by jgprimenews — 2009-01-18T09:47:32-05:00

Leading global engineering firm bolsters WDBC efforts to promote design-build solutions for America’s infrastructure crisis -

The Water Design-Build Council announced today that Black & Veatch has become the Council’s newest member.
Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch is an innovative and highly respected engineering, consulting and construction company with the mission of Building a World of Difference®. An employee-owned company with more than 100 offices around the world, Black & Veatch is listed on the Forbes "500 Largest Private Companies in the United States” and specializes in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, federal, management consulting and environmental markets.
Dan McCarthy, President and CEO, will represent Black & Veatch on the Board of Directors. “As the newest member of the Water Design-Build Council,” McCarthy said, “we look forward to working with our fellow organizations to advance the use of design-build for water and wastewater projects. We think it is critical to educate the Obama administration, Congress, governors, mayors, and other municipal leaders about the value of design-build in addressing the urgent infrastructure issues we face as a nation.”

PETE TUNNICLIFFE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF WATER DESIGN-BUILD COUNCIL

Posted by jgprimenews — 2009-01-08T19:55:09-05:00

Leading industry expert brings vision and urgency to a new era of Design-Build solutions -

The Water Design-Build Council (WDBC) announced today that Peter W. Tunnicliffe, P.E., DEE, DBIA, has been elected as their new President. Tunnicliffe, Senior Vice President of Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. (CDM), one of the world`s top global consulting, engineering, construction and operations firms, heads CDM’s design-build project development group.

CALL FOR UTILIZING DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING IN THE STIMULUS PACKAGE TO ACCELERATE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SCHEDULES

Posted by jgprimenews — 2008-12-17T07:38:36-05:00

To: President-elect Obama

The U.S. House of Representative
The U.S. Senate
U.S. Governors

The Water Design-Build Council (WDBC) welcomes the incoming President and is honored to pledge our whole-hearted support in helping him address some of the most daunting economic and environmental issues ever faced by a new administration.

WATER AUTHORITIES GIVE HIGH MARKS TO DESIGN- BUILD IN NEW SURVEY

Posted by jgprimenews — 2008-12-14T23:40:40-05:00

The Water Design-Build Council recently completed a telephone survey of 24 municipal water utility executives who have undertaken design-build for their water or wastewater projects. Respondents to the “Survey of Municipal Clients for Design-Build of Water and Wastewater Systems” had, on average, slightly less than six years experience with design-build, a project delivery process which provides all of the services necessary to both design and construct a project through a single contracting entity. Using open- and closed-ended questions, the survey revealed a generally high level of customer satisfaction among respondents. To judge the success of their projects, the survey focused on four areas: schedule, budget, performance requirements, and design requirements. Respondents gave high marks for all four categories.

SEATTLE AREA AIR QUALITY AND NOISE TEAM JOINS ENVIRON

Posted by jgprimenews — 2008-10-01T19:13:16-05:00

ENVIRON, a global environmental science, health, and sustainability consultancy, is pleased to announce the addition of several key air quality and noise staff in the Pacific Northwest.

THE HASKELL COMPANY JOINS THE WATER DESIGN - BUILD COUNCIL

Posted by jgprimenews — 2008-08-26T20:29:34-05:00

The Water Design-Build Council announced today that The Haskell Company has joined the Council as an associate member. Founded in 1965, Haskell is a leader in the integrated design-build process, specializing in the general building and civil infrastructure markets. With corporate offices in the U.S. and Mexico, the Jacksonville, Florida-based company has annual revenues of more than $700 million.

JOINT VENTURE ANNOUNCED TO MARKET AND DEPLOY NEXT GENERATION COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE (CAES) PLANTS

Posted by jgprimenews — 2008-08-26T11:34:41-05:00

PSEG Global LLC and energy storage pioneer Dr. Michael Nakhamkin today announced they have formed Energy Storage and Power LLC (ES&P); a joint venture to exclusively market, license, support the development and supervise project execution of the second generation of Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) technology.

GREEN STAR CEO EDITORIALS PREDICT TODAYS WORLD EVENTS WITH 85% ACCURACY

Posted by jgprimenews — 2008-06-27T11:46:56-05:00

Joseph LaStella, President of Green Star Products, Inc., has written many editorials and participated in radio interviews in which he has forecasted with 85% accuracy and many years in advance the energy shortages, food shortages, global warming disasters, and economic turmoil that exist today, and other events that are yet to come.