HaulHub Agency Portal application advances at U.S. Patent Office

Sources: HaulHub Technologies, Haverhill, Mass.; CP staff HaulHub Technologies, a developer of digital tools assisting state transportation agency e-Ticketing and e-Construction program management, cites a United States Patent and Trademark Office notice of allowance for a patent application directed to use of a system to reconcile and reformat delivered construction material data with project data between various contract stakeholders. “In…

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Engineering giant Arup to eye cement projects through Climate Bonds lens

Sources: Arup and Climate Bonds Initiative, London; CP staff The Climate Bonds Standard Board has certified global built environment engineering consultant Arup as an Approved Verifier. Arup Advisory Services team members will participate in a Climate Bonds Initiative industry group to finalize criteria for cement, steel and hydrogen projects viewed as key to a carbon-free economy transition. They will likewise…

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Code Council tracks Inflation Reduction Act-spurred EPD demand

Sources: International Code Council, Washington, D.C.; CP staff The International Code Council salutes provisions in the just-signed Inflation Reduction Act that will help communities update building energy codes and promote low-carbon construction materials. Building on last year’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, ICC notes, the new law: • Serves up $1 billion to support codes and standards or local amendments…

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