Dallas Texas—Located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, DFW International Airport is the world’s third busiest, serving 55 million passengers a year. Despite the slowdown of air travel after the terrorist attacks of September, 11 the airport is undergoing a five-year, $2.6 billion expansion that is due to be completed in the first quarter of 2005. The venture is so large that over 50 architectural and engineering firms are working on the …
Ballinger, TX — Images of polyethylene pipe curving across the West Texas landscape while a massive ditcher carves a slice out of the parched earth might seem like just another construction story. In reality, however, the pipeline is part of a State of Emergency Relief Effort passed by the Governor of Texas to rescue the city of Ballinger from severe drought. A 14 mile, 10 inch, High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipeline is under construction that …
St. Petersburg — Anticipated shortfalls are uppermost in the minds of many water officials across the nation. While most are scratching their heads wondering what to do, one unruffled Water Utilities Manager is not shy about explaining how trenchless technologies, polyethylene pipe and a well orchestrated plan will not only conserve water, but save his city untold millions. Joe Towry, the Manager of the Water Systems Maintenance Division for the City of St. Petersburg Florida …
Toronto, Canada — The city of Toronto is taking advantage of a natural resource that until recently, has been overlooked as a source of energy… Cold water. Chilled water systems have already been used at a few locations including Cornell University and Hawaii to produce energy and cool buildings but Toronto’s Deep Lake Water Cooling (DLWC) project is the largest thus far and on schedule to be completed in 2004. The $180-million project has been …