Cape Henlopen High School will incorporate coastal engineering into its curriculum

There’s a shortage of coastal engineers - and that could spell trouble sooner than later, as extreme weather and sea levels rise. University of Delaware Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Jack Puleo wants to avoid that by stirring up interest in the field among the potential next generation of coastal engineers at high schools up and down the Eastern Seaboard, UDaily reports.
Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes is one of 12 schools in seven states Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida to receive a wave flume and course component developed by Puleo with support from the Office of Naval Research. The devices, which create a cross section of a shoreline that can be used to gather data about how waves work, are found in oceanography labs and science museums - but not so much in schools, where they can inspire students to join a STEM field that needs more talent.

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Comfort Systems USA Announces Acquisition

Business Wire | February 01, 2024

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. today announced that it has closed its previously announced transaction to acquire Summit Industrial Construction, LLC (“Summit”) headquartered in Houston, Texas. As previously disclosed, Summit is a specialty industrial mechanical contractor offering engineering, design-assist and turnkey, direct hire construction services of modular systems serving the advanced technology, power, and industrial sectors. Summit’s capabilities encompass a wide range of modular and site-based construction, including process piping, equipment setting, large pipe rack trestles, and related steel erection and specialty concrete work. Summit is a trusted supplier to some of the world’s largest advanced technology, power and industrial companies and is currently deployed on several major chip fabrication projects. Initially, Summit is expected to contribute annualized revenues of approximately $375 million to $400 million, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $35 million to $40 million. In light of the amortization expense, Summit is expected to make a neutral to slightly accretive contribution to earnings per share in 2024 and 2025. Brian Lane, Comfort Systems USA’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are delighted to announce the closing of our agreement to acquire Summit, an extremely capable provider of modular and other complex mechanical services. Summit brings a stellar reputation as a modular technology leader in growing end markets, including multiple ongoing and large semiconductor projects. We are happy to welcome Summit’s wonderful leadership team and excellent production and craft workers across many states, and we are confident Summit will continue to innovate and grow as a part of our network of world-class contracting companies. We are grateful that Summit has chosen to become part of Comfort Systems USA.”

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