Thornton Tomasetti Awarded for Innovative Technology That Greatly Advances Testing of Navy Ship Survivability
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, today announced that the Institute of Physics, a worldwide scientific society working to advance physics for the benefit of all, has awarded the firm the prestigious Business Innovation Award for 2017. The award, presented at the Palace of Westminster in London last evening, recognizes Thornton Tomasetti Defence Ltd.’s cutting-edge airgun testing that replaces explosives testing of military vessels. Navies typically conduct powerful explosi...
GeoDecisions Recognized for Pennsylvania Project
(Harrisburg, Pa.): The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) recently recognized the GeoDecisions-designed Maintenance-IQ application as a Distinguished System as part of the association’s Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) awards.GeoDecisions developed Maintenance-IQ for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), enabling the department to use geographic information system (GIS) mapping to plan and schedule maintenance activities for the 40,000 miles of ro...
Wake Technical Community College's Health Sciences Building H Wins Sir Walter Raleigh Award
Wake Technical Community College's Health Sciences Building H has been recognized with the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance in the Public Facilities and Spaces category, which recognizes outstanding new contributions to the character, environment, and appearance of the City of Raleigh. As a subconsultant to LS3P Associates, Inc., Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, performed mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and technology engineering services...
Bentley Systems Announces Winners of 2017 Be Inspired Awards
SINGAPORE – The Year in Infrastructure 2017 Conference – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced the winners of the 2017 Be Inspired Awards. The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing the world’s infrastructure. At a ceremony and gala at their Year in Infrastructure 2017 Conference, Bentley acknowledged 17 Be Inspired Awards winners and six Special Recognitio...
Climeon Receives Award at “Green Shipping Rotterdam Summit”
On the first day of “Green Shipping Rotterdam Summit” Climeon was, by audience election, awarded as "The most exceptional contribution to Green Shipping of the year". Approximately 300 people active in the maritime industry attended and voted. Nominated in the category were, besides Climeon, Espo, Rolls-Royce, Baltic Ports Organization and Terntank. “The most exceptional contribution to Green Shipping of the year” is “awarded to the company that has shown commitment to Green Shipping by inves...
Vectorworks Receives Nine Nominations in this Year’s Construction Computing Awards
Columbia, MD —Global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. has been nominated as a finalist in nine categories in this year’s Construction Computing Awards. Known as “The Hammers,” the Construction Computing Awards showcase and reward the technology, tools and solutions for the effective design, construction, maintenance and modification of commercial buildings, residential and social housing and civil engineering projects of all sizes. The awards categories are divided into thr...
Seven Students Take Top Honors in Annual Video Contest on America’s Transportation Infrastructure
WASHINGTON - High school students from Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and undergraduates at the University of Washington, Old Dominion University and the University of North Carolina are winners of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) 7th annual “Student Transportation Video Contest.” They will each receive a $500 cash prize. The association received 40 entries this year in three categories: general transportation, safety, and a new Women Leaders catego...
Trident Processes Inc. Receives Prestigious 2018 Canadian Business Excellence Award for Private Business
ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia - Trident Processes has received the prestigious Canadian Business Excellence Award for Private Businesses for 2018. This award is given annually to 25 private businesses across Canada. "Excellence Canada would like to congratulate the entire team from Trident Processes on being awarded the Canadian Business Excellence Award (CBEA) for Private Businesses," stated Allan Ebedes, President and CEO of Excellence Canada. Trident has commercialized a unique process...
Leica Geosystems Takes Top Honour in the Wichmann Innovations Award at INTERGEO 2017
Heerbrugg, Switzerland – Leica Geosystems, industry leader in measurement technology, was recently awarded the first-place prize in the Wichmann Innovations Award programme held during the INTERGEO conference and trade fair in Berlin, Germany. The Wichmann Innovations Award is presented by publisher Wichmann Verlag, well known for its expertise in professional magazines and specialist books for geodesy and geomatics. Companies from around the globe submitted products and applications to parti...
Barko Announces Loader Contest Winners
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Attendees at the recent Great Lakes Logging and Heavy Equipment Expo in Escanaba, Mich., had the opportunity to participate in the Barko Strong-Arm Skill Challenge. Operators ran a Barko 295B trailer mount loader equipped with a brand new Barko 4850 Strong-Arm Grapple to race against the clock in a log stacking competition. The five forestry professionals awarded prizes for the fastest finishing times were: Bill Zellar – 1st Place – 1 minute, 59 seconds (1:59...