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DC commission approves Gehry's redesign for Eisenhower memorial

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has been approved by the Eisenhower Memorial Commission , reports the Washington Post. Frank Gehry ''s updated design for a new Dwight D. Eisenhower memorial in Washington, D.C., Body Image: read more. Architects Cultural Facilities Military Construction Museums'

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Navigating battery energy storage augmentation

BD+C

AC Augmentation vs. DC Augmentation The first branch reached in the planning decision tree is the choice between alternating-current (AC) or direct-current (DC) augmentation. DC augmentation adds battery modules to existing inverters. Commissioning benefits with fewer direct interactions between new and existing equipment.

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Commissioning Pull Planning Session Results in Ownership and Accountability

PC Construction

The Commissioning Team at the DC Water Tunnel Dewatering Pump Station and Enhanced Clarification Facility recently conducted its first Pull Planning session. Pull Planning, which is a component of the Lean-based Last Planner System, helps.

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Major Operational Milestone for WSSC’s Piscataway WRRF Bioenergy Project

PC Construction

When initially commissioned, anaerobic digestion facilities require seeding with biologically active sludge to produce the population of methanogenic and acid-forming bacteria required for the anaerobic digestion process to work effectively. The anaerobic digestion process harnesses natural bacteria to treat wastewater biosolids.

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Completed Wet Weather Treatment Facility Helps Reduce Combined Sewer Overflows

PC Construction

Last week, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) commissioned the first major component of the DC Clean Rivers Program ahead of the deadline outlined by the consent decree. Working with a.

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Project Update: Blue Plains AWWTP TDPS & ECF

PC Construction

The Tunnel Dewatering Pump Station and Enhanced Clarification Facility, part of DC Water’s Clean Rivers Program, has begun the final stage prior to going online: commissioning. This winter, the PC Construction team will reach two.

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

In the final days of 2015, Nevada became the front line in the looming nationwide fight over energy policy when the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada altered rates for net metering impacting homeowners with rooftop photovoltaic panels.

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