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EDITOR‘S NOTE

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rom the sun to the running water, our Earth is packed with tons of renewable energy sources available for use.

These energy sources significantly impact the environment in a positive way, improving public health and alleviating global warming. In hopes of dramatically reducing carbon footprint, most local governments and private institutions are looking for ways to fully integrate various renewable energy sources into their system. But this has proved to be easier said than done.

Fossil Fuels Today, the majority of the world still prefers to use fossil fuels like coals. Almost half of the globe’s electricity is still from the use of coals.

While scientists and researchers are painting a good image of renewable energy sources, most of the world is still not ready to accommodate this technology.

The cost of putting up fossil fuel plants are significantly less than venturing out in the renewable energy field. This, in turn, greatly affects the adoption the renewable energy technologies.

Policies and Money The adoption of renewable energy sources in a country basically requires two things: 4

Renewable Energy Politics policies and money.

Without policies to dictate what and what not to do, the private investors chose to not participate in the advancement since this poses a high risk in their investments.

And since most of the renewable energy technologies require funds to be implemented, this serves as a major downfall in the spreading of the technology.

Global Warming But the need and demand for these renewable energy sources are increasing by the minute. We need to be actively involved in campaigns to reduce global warming and climate change.

To overcome the barriers hindering the adoption of re-

newable energy technologies in any country, it is imperative to spread awareness and build the technological capability of the adopting state.

This way, policymakers will be more knowledgeable about the technologies, thus creating suitable and implementable regulations and standards.

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CON TENTS

10 How to Choose the Right Paint and Color for Your Home

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Advantages of Installing Multi Variable DC Inverter VRF System in PH Buildings

18 Politics and the Renewable Industry

34 REC Solar saves California school district millions through innovative solar energy solutions

38 Trina Solar recognized as “Top Performer� module manufacturer by PVEL/DNV GL, fifth time in a row

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Yanmar Completes Acquisition of North American Loader Manufacturer ASV Holdings

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How to Choose the Right Paint and Color for Your Home Building your dream house is not an easy task; painting your dream house is a whole different story. The color of both your exterior and interior walls says a lot about the vibes of your entire house.

But while it is easy to look at the broad array of color options in the hardware store, picking the best ones to fit your house might not be as easy.

Whether it’s your first time or your second, the paint job is not always a piece of cake. But you need not worry about that anymore. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you in decorating (or redecorating) your home.

Pick your room color starting from the largest and most centrally located room.

The biggest part of the house is always a great place to start imagining what your color palette would look like. It can be either your living room or kitchen. A soft, neutral hue for this room, like the colors of Rain or Shine’s ROS Classic, will make the color selection a lot easier for you. From there, it should be easy to move on to the next spaces in the house.

Create a palette with colors of the same hue.

Once you’ve settled on the color of your main room, all you need to do now is to select the shades of the same hue for your walls and adjacent rooms.

This will make the building of your palette easier and faster. Simply move on the next shade of that particular color and you’re done! The advantage of this trick is that you’re sure that the final colors of the rooms will blend well together.

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Separate the downstairs and upstairs rooms.

When you’re working on two or three-story houses, it is best to work on the colors of both levels separately. Feel free to create one mood or theme for the downstairs space and another mood for the upstairs space. This will create a diversified vibe in your home and will not make it look monotonous.

Use neutral colors for connecting spaces.

Halls and landings are best painted with neutral colors such as white, greige, or beige. This will put the highlights in the colors of the room and not on the blank spaces in between. However, if you chose the mentioned colors for your rooms, then the connecting spaces should be painted with hues that are about a shade or two darker from the colors of your room.

Whether you’re looking forward to finally adorning your new home with inspirational colors or just simply want to redecorate your house and conceal ugly cracks and spaces, Rain or Shine Paint is ready to serve all your painting needs. Select from a wide variety of colors of the ROS Classic or the ROS Hi-Gloss for your interior paint. For your exterior walls, you can count on ROS Dirt Shield and ROS Hydro Lock to keep your walls free from leaks and cracks and prolong the exterior beauty of your house.

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hen the air conditioning system in the office is faulty, you must decide between investing in a replacement or spending for another costly repair. Whether these units have been performing poorly from the get-go or are nearing the end of their lives, these air conditioning systems, at their current state, cannot efficiently serve their purposes in the Philippines’ urban environment any longer.

That being said, a Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air cooling and conditioning system is one of the must haves in cooling the places the average, ordinary, everyday working Filipinos frequent.

Compared to traditional HVAC systems composed of a large central unit pumping out air to a whole new space, VRF system installations are gaining traction to urban locations. And, if one thing is for certain, there are countless business districts and high-rise buildings all around the metro just waiting to be cooled by a more efficient air conditioning system. This urban setting is perfect for the more efficient TMV5 is a new generation of multi-VRF systems, integrating central air conditioning.

Having a TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system in the facility, whether it’s the most peaceful resort or the busiest casino in the metro, has a handful of advantages. These advantages can be surmised to overall operational efficiency, which is important for the facility visitors’ comfort and the least harmful to the wallet.

While efficiency and cost effectiveness alone is enough to attract any facility owner, here are 5 detailed reasons why the TOSOT TMV-5 VRF is a crystal clear front-runner compared to other HVAC systems for the Philippine urban setting.

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1. It does not interrupt the comfort of others A VRF system’s compressor unit is able to identify the requirements of each area and expel the exact amount of refrigerant needed to cool that room or area. The precision of these systems stamps out awkward cold spots, hot spots, and corrects off humidity issues. The TOSOT TMV-5 VRF steps it up by using an All DC inverter technology to improve compression efficiency

2. It is as silent as a breeze Instead of having one large, noisy central unit, the TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system is a quiet outdoor and indoor unit. They are much smaller and generate less sound. Since a VRF’s louder condensers are located outside the building, these contraptions operate silently, ensuring a quiet environment for visitors and workers alike.

3. It is energy efficient With up to 22 HP in a single outdoor unit and the ability to connect a maximum of 80 sets indoor units per system, you can cool more rooms at a lesser cost with the TMV-5. The system is also able to intercept heat and, as part of the cooling process, channel this heat to other locations in the building, which may need heating. This cyclical process is another indication of the VRF’s cost-effectiveness.

facility owners would be happy to know that these VRF systems are small-space friendly and have a beautiful, near seamless design. It will blend with the environment, operating effectively while staying invisible to the public eye. And, if you needs to move, this system also travels lightly. You can say goodbye to large maintenance room, service shafts, distribution pips, and water pumps. Lacking these results in an overall easier installation experience and a cleaner look. Still in the theme of cleanliness, The TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system also has an eco-friendly R410a refrigerant, lessening your carbon footprint while making you comfortable.

5. It talks to you Everything utilizes smart technology nowadays, so it should come as no surprise that even air conditioning and cooling systems are jumping on that technological trend. TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system boasts ease of use and a smooth user experience with technologies such as nonpolar CAN technology to improve communication efficiency and season setting and key card control functions for added security. These features allow users a less cluttered, less complex experience with the VRF system. It is like talking to the system itself.

So, whether you own a little coffee shop in one of the nooks and crannies of urban Manila, or looking over the rest of the world from atop a corporate building floor, you can rest easier knowing the 4. It is clean, compact, and takes little space cold breeze you are feeling right now is thanks to a TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system somewhere in the building.

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Renewable energy has been a significant research area since the early 2000s. The development of this technology has proven to contribute significantly to alleviating poverty, expanding rural development, and fuelling industrial production and transportation. But while researchers are producing convincing benefits of renewable energy, there are still few people switching to technology, most notably in the developing countries.

Fossil fuels remain the primary source of energy across the globe. Around forty percent of the electricity generated on a global level is from coal, making it a significant contributor to the energy supply across the

world. But we are all well aware that such use is contributing significantly to global warming.

To eliminate this, scientists and researchers are making sustainable energy more accessible to the world.

However, there are still barriers and limitations that need to be overcome.

In Africa, although there are numerous sources of renewable energy available, the development of such technology is particularly slow, mainly because of inadequate funds, lack of policies, and technological advancement limitations. This opens up a whole new world of possible solutions to end these limitations and barriers, some of which are highlighted below.

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Barriers Hindering the Use of Renewable Energy Sources Political and Regulatory Barriers With renewable energy being a policy-driven market, it may be challenging to spread the technology if there are lacking policies and regulations overseeing this development. Because of the nature of the renewable energy structures, the need for policies and legal procedures is on demand. These legalities are essential in increasing the interest of investors.

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investments in these projects, thus enhancing the adoption of renewable energy technologies into the country.

However, most countries lack these policies, mainly because their renewable energy technologies are still in the making. The implementation of a standard renewable energy policy is also hindered by the unsuitable application in every region.

While some countries do have regulations and policies already drafted, they are still unimplemented due to being immature. Because of this reason alone, private sector participation is greatly affected. Without well-defined

policies, no private investors want to participate in the funding of this infrastructures.

Financial and Economic Barriers The adoption of renewable energy technologies dramatically depends on the economic status, initial capital, and transaction costs of the adopting country. Because the initial capital is expectedly high compared to the current energy sources in use today, the price alone discourages the use of the technology.

Many producers prefer low initial investment costs, and seeing the amount of money

they had to release, the high cost of investment is mostly affecting the adoption of renewable energy technology.

There are also a lot of transaction costs involved in the generation of renewable energy. This meant the total production cost is expected high. Compared to conventional fossil fuel plants, renewable energy projects require a complex planning and procurement process, something that affects the total cost and time frame of the project. This, in turn, creates the image that renewable energy sources are expensive and unaffordable, both to the consumers and the producers.

Steps on Breaking the Barriers Global Learning The future of renewable energy technologies lies substantially in spreading awareness and global learning, most notably in developing countries and emerging economies.

Building technological capabilities through learning are considered a significant factor in deploying renewable energy sources, which in turn can result in reduced costs, improved performance, and mitigation of climate change.

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production, and socio-economic development.

However, technological capabilities do not only include technical information but also utilizes skills and well-developed routines as well.

Diffusion of Policy and Technology Diffusion mainly involves the communication of policy, technology, and innovations throughout the international system. Through the diffusion of policy and technology, the flow of information is sustained, and the adoption of renewable energy sources is highly possible. Although the spreading of this information to developing countries may seem like a difficult task to accomplish, there must be diffusion mechanisms ready to respond to the developing countries’ needs and challenges, particularly in spreading feasible and socially acceptable renewable energy sources.

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REC Solar saves California school district millions through innovative solar energy solutions Pleasanton Unified School District is the latest education system to work with REC Solar to deploy on-site solar plus storage solutions

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EC Solar, a subsidiary of Duke Energy Renewables, is working with the Pleasanton Unified School District in Pleasanton, Calif., to utilize solar plus energy storage solutions to significantly cut its emissions and save on energy costs.

The project will include the installation of 1 megawatt (MW) of solar carports and a 660 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery energy storage system at Pleasanton Unified’s Amador Valley High School.

The investment is projected to save the Pleasanton Unified School District more than $2.2 million over the 25-year lifetime of the power purchase agreement, which will be financed by Duke Energy Renewables.

“Pleasanton Unified is a great example of the U.S. education market’s increasing desire to tap on-site solar generation combined with energy storage,” said Matt Walz, CEO of REC Solar. “By choosing solar plus storage, the district will further control costs under new timeof-use rates, reduce demand charges and cut emissions during 34

peak hours when the electric grid is stressed by high demand.”

Pleasanton Unified, which is a public primary and secondary education school district located east of San Francisco, is the latest installation at more than 100 California districts and schools where REC Solar has implemented clean energy generation and storage solutions.

According to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, a leading energy research

and consultancy firm, the Pleasanton Unified School District is an example of why education is one of the sectors driving 13-fold growth in energy storage globally by 2024.

“Education services is the largest subsegment of commercial and industrial customers today,” said Brett Simon, senior storage analyst at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. “School boards and universities make ideal customers for storage

developers. They are willing to accept longer payback periods compared to private-sector customers, have multiple buildings to allow for many deployments from a single contract, and usually have needs for bill reduction and resilience.”

“For many years it has been our goal to educate global citizens while focusing on projects that improve the health and well-being of our students, staff and community,” said David Haglund, Ed.D., Pleasanton Unified School District

superintendent. “As cutting emissions is crucial to our global future, our project to install solar generation plus battery storage will benefit our students for decades.”

Pleasanton Unified School District is also reconfiguring the parking lot at the school to maximize performance of the solar arrays while also enhancing the lot’s accessibility and safety features. The new solar arrays will provide up to 97% of the high school’s current energy use and greenhouse gas emissions elimination. Students will also

have access to REC Solar’s Greenpower Monitor tool and data for hands-on learning opportunities.

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Trina Solar recognized as “Top Performer” module manufacturer by PVEL/DNV GL, fifth time in a row

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rina Solar, the world leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, was recently been recognized as the “Top Performer” among global PV module manufacturers by PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) and DNV GL. The company is one of only two PV module manufacturers with worldwide reach to garner the prestigious recognition for the fifth consecutive time since

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the Top Performer award was founded.

The recognition of “Top Performer” is based on PV Module Reliability Scorecard released by PVEL and DNV GL. The Scorecard is one of the most comprehensive comparisons of PV module reliability test results publicly available on the market today. As an integrated certification program with a focus

on module reliability and power generation performance, the test comprises 2-4x IEC thermal cycling, damp heat, dynamic mechanical load, humidity-freeze and PID attenuation tests.

Trina Solar quality director Zhao Mengyu said, “It is encouraging to see that Trina Solar has been recognized as a Top Performer for the fifth time in a row.

Rigorous raw materials control and production line management processes ensure the high reliability of our modules. Trina Solar is committed to providing customers with higher-reliability and higher-value PV modules.”

The head of Trina Solar’s module reliability assurance center added, “We carry out several rounds of comprehensive ongoing reliability tests (ORTs) during the materials introduction process. Trina Solar evaluates both materials and modules during its ORT process with more frequent ORTs for key components, such as packaging materials and PV backsheet, with the aim of ensuring comprehensive and strict control over the materials and products in mass production.”

In terms of the production line manufacturing process, Trina Solar carries out a process quality control across the value chain.

Nearly 100 control points are deployed for the entire silicon wafer and cell production processes, while over 100 control points are configured for the overall module production process.

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Asia-Pacific $10.6 Bn Outdoor Lighting Market to 2024 - Shift from Conventional Lights Toward Solar Powered Lights The “Asia-Pacific Outdoor Lighting Market by Lighting Type, by Component, by Application, by Distribution Channel, by Country Market Size, Share, Development, Growth, and Demand Forecast, 2014-2024�

Asia-Pacific (APAC) outdoor lighting market is predicted to attain a size of $10.6 billion by 2024, progressing at a CAGR of 11.1% This is attributed to the increasing government initiatives promoting energy efficiency and the development of smart, LED-based outdoor lighting systems. In the APAC region, the growing number of smart city projects is creating ample 42

opportunities for the players in the market.

The APAC outdoor lighting market is classified into retail and commercial distribution On the basis of lighting type, the channels. Of these, in 2018, the APAC outdoor lighting market commercial channel held the is divided into fluorescent lights, larger revenue share in the light-emitting diode (LED) lights, market due to the escalating high-intensity discharge (HID) demand for LED-based street lamps, and plasma lamps. Among lights in commercial spaces, these, the LED lights category is such as parking lots, highways, projected to witness the fastest airports, jogging tracks, bridges, growth during the forecast and streets. End users period. This is ascribed to the including government rising demand for LED-based organizations, contractors, and lighting in various applications private builders prefer to buy areas, especially highways, lighting products directly from stadiums, and tunnels. Moreover, the manufacturers, leading to the countries such as India, China, growth of this category. and South Korea are offering subsidies to users to replace inThe APAC outdoor lighting candescent lights with LEDs. market is expected to register the fastest CAGR in

India during 2019-2024 owing to the introduction of smart lighting solutions, advent of intelligent lighting technologies, and rapid upgradation in outdoor lighting systems in the country.

The eco-friendliness and cost-effectiveness of LED lights along with the development of smart cities are boosting the adoption of such lights in the country.

Additionally, the rising number of LED lights projects in areas such as Delhi, Maharashtra, and West Bengal are bolstering the sector in India.

Increasing government initiatives in APAC countries to promote energy conservation and efficiency are strengthening the growth of the APAC outdoor lighting market. There are various energy-efficiency projects lined up in the APAC region, which can decrease greenhouse gas emissions and thermal pollution. For instance, in 2015, the Indian government launched the Street Light National Programme (SLNP) to encourage the use of energyefficient lighting products in the country. Under the project, the government aimed to replace 35 million conventional lights with LED lights.

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Yanmar Group today announced the completion of its acquisition of compact equipment manufacturer ASV Holdings Inc. (“ASV”), a designer and manufacturer of renowned compact tracked loaders (“CTLs”) and skid-steer loaders (“SSLs”).

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Yanmar Completes Acquisition of North American Loader Manufacturer ASV Holdings

Yanmar has acquired 100% of ASV’s outstanding shares of common stock for total consideration of $70.70 Million, or $7.05 per share.

ASV’s independent dealer network throughout North America, Australia, and New Zealand will join Yanmar’s existing global construction equipment operations. The company also sells OEM equipment and aftermarket parts, and owns and operates a 238,000 square-foot production facility in Grand Rapids, MN. “We expect ASV to realize significant, channel and product synergies after joining the Yanmar Group,” stated Mr. Giuliano Parodi, Executive Officer of Yanmar Holdings.

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James Fisher Offshore increases Middle East decommissioning activities with major offshore jacket removal project in Saudi Arabia.

Innovative cutting solution deployed is capable of delivering time-saving efficiencies

James Fisher Offshore (JFO), a global provider of specialist offshore engineering solutions, has increased its oil and gas decommissioning activities in the Middle East with a new offshore platform jacket removal project in Saudi Arabia. The work will utilise its pioneering cutting solution which is capable of delivering significant time-saving efficiencies.

This extensive project, which requires two full spreads of advanced abrasive cutting equipment to be mobilised in

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support of a leading regional contractor’s jacket removal programme, secures JFO’s integral role in this critical scope of work well into 2020.

A regional supplier of ultra-high-pressure abrasive internal cutting solutions, JFO’s innovation has been well received – this new project comes in quick succession from a wave of recent regional scopes, with JFO continuing to broaden its decommissioning activities in the Middle East.

Offering enhanced accuracy and severing capabilities as well as proven time, cost and resource savings, the JFO system delivers benefits across subsea cutting scopes from piles and jackets, to well casings and well heads.

Exceeding customer expectations during the initial regional deployment, JFO’s system adds value to customers’ decommission projects through speed, accuracy and reliability, supporting cost and time reductions.

Jack Davidson, managing director, JFO comments; “As a key market for JFO, the appetite for our solutions in the Middle East region is very encouraging. There is a clear recognition of our experience, track record and innovation in delivering measurable efficiencies for some of the region’s most notable decommissioning projects.

We are looking forward to adding both breadth and depth to these burgeoning regional relationships and continuing to demonstrate our growing decommissioning capabilities.”

With the recent successful completion of multiple regional decommissioning scopes, this new project further validates JFO’s methodology and unique combination of experience and innovation - delivering tangible benefits to the global decommissioning sector.

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oday, the circular economy applied to the integrated water sector - only calculating the resource’s reuse in agriculture – is able to provide a turnover of 777 million euros and approximately 4000 jobs in Italy (“Circular Economy in Italy”, Duccio Bianchi, Edizioni Ambiente publishers). But its potential is much greater: there again, the 2017 edition of the United Nations’ World Water Development Report has an eloquent title: “Wastewater: the untapped resource”.

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The topic of the management and sustainable exploitation of wastewater, at urban and industrial level, has a high profile at Ecomondo (5-8 November, Rimini Expo Centre, Italy), the Italian Exhibition Group’s platform for the circular and green economy in Italy and Europe.

With the Global Water Expo section, and thanks to the partnership with Utilitalia, Ecomondo provides a showcase for the innovation every stage of the integrated water service and wastewater cycle. The central role of Ecomondo in this context, on

the other hand, is borne out by an important event held in September precisely in Italy: The 3rd edition of the Resource Recovery Conference (www.iwarr2019. org) of the IWA (International Water Association), of which IEG expo was a partner: it is the major international summit on this matter, which brings together hundreds of world experts intending to implement projects of circular economy in the water sector.

At Ecomondo, the expo section of Global Water Expo is constantly growing (two halls - D1 and D2 - are reserved for it at the 2019 edition), while a panel of very high profile scientific meetings, prepared by Professor Francesco Fatone (Marches Polytechnic University), responsible for the “water” area on the Ecomondo Technical-Scientific Committee, will ensure opportunities for in-depth networking on all the major topics connected with the water sector: from the combination of water and agriculture, to that of water and health, from the integrated management of wastewater and urban waste in cities (water and the city), to issues of governance and regulations. A focus will also be dedicated to digital solutions (water 4.0), with a view to improving efficiency, planning and management for better economic and environmental sustainability.

HORIZON 2020 EUROPEAN INNOVATION ACTION At this edition of Global Water Expo it will be again be possible to obtain close-up knowledge of the evolution of the innovation projects in the water sector co-financed by the European Commission through the Horizon 2020 action. As well as the conclusive results of the Smart Plant project which, in large-scale pilot plants, has validated for over two years, the possibilities of the recovery and reuse of cellulose, biopolymers and nutrients from wastewater and purification sludge, Ecomondo 2019 will enable attendees to know the characteristics and steps of the innovative Hydrousa project, which has the objective of responding to the problems of water shortage, typical of the Mediterranean islands in the summer tourist period, by means of innovative nature-based solutions: recovery of wastewater, collection of rainwater, low-cost desalination of seawater, replenishing ground-water

water and collecting air humidity. Innovative solutions that will be tested on three Greek islands (Lesvos, Mykonos and Tinos), while other areas of the Mediterranean (including the Tuscan archipelago) will be involved for the repeatability of the concept. New solutions for the reuse of purified wastewater in the Mediterranean basin are also at the centre of the European project Fit4rReuse.

All innovative projects that combine research and applicability, and which in the context of Ecomondo will be covered in depth on Tuesday 5th November during the meeting entitled Water reuse in agriculture, sustainable irrigation and nature managed water cycle in the new European framework.

The European project Digital Water City (DWC) aims at finding digital solutions for the optimization of urban water services and will be presented at Ecomondo on Thursday 7th November in the context of

the conference on Water and sanitation safety plans, organized in collaboration with the Superior Health Institute and Utilitalia. Professor Fatone explains, ”Digital technology can be of great use for efficient management of services and water resources, but also for properly planning investments and contributing to safeguarding the population’s health by means of smart systems and early warning experts.” The Digital Water City project involves five European cities: Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Sofia and, for Italy, Milan.

On the other hand, the issue of legislation on matters of sustainable sludge management and valorization in wastewater treatment is the topic of the meeting being held on Thursday 7th November entitled Barriers and solutions for sustainable sludge management and valorization in wastewater treatment.

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ecoming a project engineer goes hand in hand with being a good project manager.

Engineers help build structures through accurate technical reading. Project managers facilitate the design-buildoperation process by managing people.

What makes the two so distinct yet very similar? Their purpose— which is to put their individual strengths toward project completion. Managing the tech-

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nical and people side of the business isn’t a skill honed overnight; a project engineer jumps through many hoops to assimilate a strong culture of caring into tight bottom lines.

Project management in engineering is a growing discipline where engineers apply project management techniques to better manage their role on site.

Responsible for product design, engineers prepare detailed sketched and engi-

neering reports after reviewing drawings built by architects to ensure compliance with code and client specifications. Enormous technical detail and support go into materializing the final design, which creates an equally big room for errors if consistency and accuracy are affected.

The bid-to-win ratio of construction contracts has diminished over the past two decades, where in the prefinancial crisis era more projects would be up for auction to a select few contractors in lo-

cal areas. Today, the sheer growth in construction activity has also generated a parallel growth in the number of contractors, except now those that are digitally inclined bring more business due to the cost and time saved in managing bids vis-à-vis manual processes.

The reality can be improved by turning a fresh leaf in the way project engineers approach contracts. For aspiring engineers looking to join large construction firms as project engineers, mapping out your career doesn’t have to be daunting. Procore informs of the many aspects of project engineering to help you make a well-informed decision.

In its essence, good project engineering draws from a good education as an essential first step. If you’re at the crossroads of choosing to study further, reading this might ease your decision-making process.

Alternatively, those at the crossroads of applying for project engineer jobs often get stumped creating resumes; this post could inspire you to build a compelling application.

Still hanging on to discover tricks to win more construction contracts? We might be onto something.

Project Management for Engineers How Construction Project Engineers Communicate PEs work with multiple teams for months until the end of a project. Communication about daily project events helps them collaborate even under

pressure—something that young PEs easily give in to before weighing their options to get to an agreeable solution.

Construction projects are volatile and that brings ambiguity even to the most thoroughly-planned project items. The superintendent and PE are in close quarters which can lead to as much efficiency as anxiety for PEs to prove themselves on the job. When things don’t go according to plan, PEs can take on more than is reasonably manageable without raising queries, since they may view themselves as seeming incompetent if they raised difficult questions.

perceived interests of the project stakeholders. Hence, it’s always advisable to raise issues when they arise to ensure that everyone involved has enough bandwidth to arrive at a fair solution.

Stabilized communication increases your chance to convey what’s deliverable to a client, resulting in greater accuracy in bid proposals which in turn is likely to improve your winning odds.

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If you’re on strong terms with your customers, you can glean valuable insights from their past engagements with contractors to prepare and price your projects accordingly. Many times, bidding at the lowest price isn’t feasible while coming in at a higher price point isn’t entirely risky since you must be on the same page with the client about the value your resources and expertise will deliver.

Avoid speculating on what your client wants. Instead, actively work with them to form a proposal that appears to hit their targets. For instance, you can include a list of past projects showing how you surpassed the schedule and result expectations through pictures of similar proj-

ects. Draft a phased schedule of delivery to help your client think about how you intend to complete the project. Aim to include appealing added services to your proposal that prove you can reach your completion date with no pending work and all obligations met.

Onboard a Construction Estimating Software Using software is yet to become a universal SOP; however, a construction estimating tool is effective to centralize bid information and define workflows to control costs and schedule.

Should your company find value in a digital solution, here’s a comprehensive guide on construction project manage-

ment software to move to the next level.

Construction bidding software is widely integrated into project management software to cover a variety of activities across project phases. It automates costing jobs and comes with a range of integrations and product support that smoothens tasks from creating drawings to billing clients.

Being a smart data management tool, it regularly notifies users of price fluctuations in the market, labour costs, material supplies, and offers a plethora of bidding resources that come in handy wherever you are in the construction bidding process.

The database adapts to the method you use to cost jobs while updating with the incoming market and industry

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This minimizes errors and risks and gives contractors, engineers, owners, and clients the confidence to visualize the project to completion.

Lean Construction for Higher Bid Wins The most viable approach to greater bid wins is to have the lowest possible costs and the most efficient field project management process. Field teams must adopt lean and productive approaches to executing on project design requirements with zero downtime, lags, quality slip-ups, and errors. With everyone managed according to lean construction parameters, your jobsite will function as was laid

out during the planning phase.

Here are some tactics to help you imbibe lean construction project management: • Present a realistic proposal • Onboard digital solutions and show their application • Offer specialized services • Offer a complete package of trained staff and value-added engineering services • Provide proof of being well-financed alongside permits and liability coverage • Give a walkthrough of a schedule to show faster project completion • Develop a partnership and promise to do whatever it takes to account for what you’ve proposed

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That’s an open question, but thinking of it from a creative engineering standpoint, there’s more than a glimmer of hope for these traditional commercial venues.

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The Expansion of Online Casinos Online casinos are nothing new, but they do seem to have grown both in number and audience as of late. And while this seems in an overarching way to be a sort of natural evolution resulting from better software on gaming platforms (in some cases it really is that simple), there would appear to be a few more specific explanations for what we might call the second rise of online gambling.

For one thing, the best games on the internet are easier to find than ever before. Fifteen or 20 years ago, finding the best online gambling opportunity meant testing out different poker sites - essentially to find the one that was least annoying. Now, it’s as simple as going to one of a handful of trusted, aggregator platforms hosting wellreviewed games from top genre developers. Furthermore, these same platforms and games can now be accessed easily via mobile, putting the best online casino games in history right in people’s pockets.

There’s also the legal side of things to consider, and this is actually where we’re seeing the most evidence that the surge in online casino popularity could continue in the coming years. Specifically, new online casinos in the U.S. are beginning to expose the American market to the industry. It’s going to take state-by-state legislating to make the games legal to play with real money, but the first steps have been taken, and tens of millions of U.S. gamers could add significant revenue and attention to the market.

It’s these developments that seem to be at least opening the door for physical, in-person casinos to see a decline in popularity. But as alluded to above, this is where creative designers and engineers can come into play.

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How Casinos Can Survive Casinos have long attracted crowds of people all over the planet, for a number of different reasons: bright, exciting visuals, a positively charged atmosphere on location, and of course, the dream of earning boatloads of cash. But with online gambling opportunities improving so rapidly, some of those attractions are becoming decidedly less special. Exciting visuals? These are easily replicated by modern casino gaming graphics, if not improved upon. The chance to risk and win real money? This is, if anything, more convenient online, and with more options at hand. This doesn’t mean people won’t continue to enjoy in-person casino floors, but it does mean casinos that want to continue thriving may have to emphasize other aspects of their appeal. And the things not even the best of the best online platforms can compete with are atmosphere and physical impact.

To some extent we’re already seeing casinos acting on this. There does appear to be more emphasis being placed on live attractions, from shows to restaurants run by celebrity chefs. And some of the newer casinos in places like Las Vegas are clearly built with beauty and luxury as the first priorities, and gaming merely a feature. These trends, subtle though they may be, are likely to continue, and the thinking here is that they can be enhanced significantly by bold and exciting engineering projects.

To explain this idea, look back at a previous post you may have seen here regarding Dubai’s push to attract more tourists. The famously

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innovative city is constructing the world’s largest ferris wheel, adding yet another engineering marvel to an impressive list that’s been amassed over a relatively short time period. Now think about this in the context of attractions like The Venetian Macau’s artificial canal network, or the miniature New York City at the New York, New York in Las Vegas, or even the sky-scraping infinity pool at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. All of these are effectively engineering and design achievements that have come to define casinos already, and in some cases entire towns!

This, given all of the digital takeover potential described above, is what casino owners and operators will need to be thinking about in the next five, 10, or 15 years. Just another casino resort - even a beautiful and luxurious one with a massive gaming floor - is unlikely to offer much specifics appeal to the modern gamer who’s used to digital convenience and sees nothing special in an in-person slot machine or poker table. However, what if a new Vegas establishment hired an engineering team to beat out Dubai’s new ferris wheel? What if a major European city challenged the highest skyscraper in its country with a new casino resort? What if a country built an artificial island incorporating ferry service to a faux-tropical casino venue? These features and attractions can still make an impact that online gaming can’t match.

It’s for this reason that we might expect a significant push toward innovative and daring engineering in this particular space.

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