01.19.10 -
Tom Warne was recently invited to provide partnering facilitation services for the on-going work on the Center Hill Dam in Smithville, Tennessee. The owner is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District and the contractor is a Kiewit/ACT, a joint venture. The project has a value of $90 million and includes constructing an 800-foot long grout curtain wall.
01.17.10 -
Jetson Green Magazine – January 17, 2010
PORTLAND – Work on Oregon’s innovative light rail substation for the South Terminus of TriMet’s Portland Mall Light Rail Line has been underway for about a month, using salvaged materials and a unique solar and wind power design. Up to 90 percent of the power needed to operate the substation and communication buildings on site will be provided by solar panels and 22 small wind turbines.
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01.12.10 -
Tom Warne presented at the 2010 Transportation Research Board’s Annual Meeting in Washington, DC during the session entitled, “Significant Milestones in SHRP 2 Renewal Program and Implementation Plans.” His remarks focused on some of the challenges and barriers to fully utilizing the broad and important products coming out of the SHRP 2 program. In the end, he noted that everyone present (state and federal employees, academia, and the private sector) each had a role in the roll out and implementation of these new and significant products.
12.17.09 -
Tom Warne is now working with Earthwork Solutions, LLC (ESOL) to assist in advancing an engineering breakthrough which greatly reduces construction time, costs & risk for owners, contractors & engineers in the transportation industry. ESOL’s long-sought advance solves a significant problem in the compaction control of earthen fills, which translates into significant economic benefits during construction and after, and remedies the core source of our infrastructure problems in transportation. ESOL’s services are self-verifying in real-time during construction, and enable full engineering & construction control, without changing the objectives or practice of all parties in engineering & construction. See more at www.esol.net.
12.15.09 -
This report was authored by Tom Warne as the Subject Matter Experts (SME) for the first Domestic Scan on this topic. Best practices from five state DOTs (Virginia, Florida, Missouri, Arizona, Utah and Washington) and the City of Phoenix are identified and described for use by other transportation agencies.
The report is available for download on Tom’s Download & View Page