Woolpert, Righter Co. Receive ABCD Special Purpose Bridge Award for Mohican Cable Pedestrian Bridge
The 120-foot-long suspension bridge, commissioned by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, was honored by the ABCD Ohio Chapters. MONTGOMERY, Ohio — The Association for Bridge Construction and Design Ohio Chapters awarded the Mohican Cable Pedestrian Bridge its 2021 Ohio Special Purpose Bridge Award last night in Montgomery, Ohio. The suspension bridge was a $840,000 design-build project commissioned by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and executed by Woolpert and The Righter Co....
Penn State Ancient DNA LAB Cited in National Engineering Competition
Specialized Facility Provides Environment for Million-Year-Old Samples WASHINGTON, DC – Gannett Fleming, Inc., of State College, Pa., has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 55th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for designing a laboratory to study ancient DNA at Pennsylvania State University’s State College campus. Analyzing samples of one-million-year-old DNA requires a scrupulous...
AISI Standards Council Announces Winning Research Proposals for 2022 Small Project/Fellowship Program
Photo: Ben Schafer, Ph.D., P.E. (kneeling), the Willard and Lillian Hackerman Professor of Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, with students. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Standards Council has selected four winning research proposals for its 2022 Small Project/Fellowship Program. Launched in 2014, AISI’s Small Project/Fellowship Program identifies and provides funding for research projects that will significantly impact the reli...
Connecticut Bridge Wins Top NSBA Prize
CHICAGO - The I-91 Interchange 29 Exit Ramp Flyover Bridge in Hartford, Conn., is the 2022 Bridge of the Year! The National Steel Bridge Alliance and participants of last week's World Steel Bridge Symposium in Denver selected the 880-ft. bridge for the top honor in NSBA's Prize Bridge Awards program. This is the first year NSBA has presented the Bridge of the Year Award. "It's fitting that the inaugural Bridge of the Year Award goes to a first-of-its-kind project," said NSBA Senior Directo...
I-83 EXIT RECONSTRUCTION CITED IN NATIONAL ENGINEERING COMPETITION
Innovative Design Benefits Both Motorists and Turtles WASHINGTON, DC – Gannett Fleming of Camp Hill, Pa., has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 55th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for designing the reconstruction of Exit 4 on Interstate 83 in Shrewsbury, Pa. Gannett Fleming’s design replaced the existing diamond interchange with an innovative diverging diamond configuration that all...
Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) Announces 2022 Excellence Awards
Vahan Gevorgian & Shahil Shah, NREL (pgoto) The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), a nonprofit organization that marshals the expertise of the electricity industry’s technical community to support grid transformation and energy systems integration, recently announced the recipients of its 2022 Excellence Awards. These awards recognize energy professionals from around the world for their contributions and accomplishments toward the planning and operation of energy systems across...
Nine Projects Win Steel Industry's Highest Design Honor
DENVER - Just moments ago, the American Institute of Steel Construction revealed the results of its Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2) Award competition. AISC made the announcement before an audience of more than 4,000 industry professionals during the opening keynote of NASCC: The Steel Conference in Denver. Nine projects, ranging from a cutting-edge Seattle skyscraper to a sophisticated staircase in a private New York home, represent the most in...
Woolpert Awarded Planet’s Civil Government Partner of the Year Honor
Woolpert integrates its aerial mapping and remote sensing capabilities with Planet’s satellite data to help local, state and federal officials make more informed decisions. DAYTON, Ohio (March 23, 2022) — Planet has selected Woolpert for its Civil Government Partner of the Year Award. The award recognizes Woolpert for its ongoing efforts in helping Planet achieve growth in the state and local market, while providing the subject matter expertise and established quality that ensures government...
Local Engineering Project Receives National Honor - I14
LAX TERMINAL 1.5 CITED IN NATIONAL ENGINEERING COMPETITION Expert Analyses Ensures Safe Construction of Key Airport Facility WASHINGTON, DC – Ninyo & Moore of Los Angeles, Calif., has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 55th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for design of Terminal 1.5 at Los Angeles International Airport. Ninyo & Moore provided geotechnical engineering services...
ACI Honors Outstanding Contributions to the Industry
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to recognize several professionals, groups, and companies for their outstanding contributions and dedication to ACI and the concrete industry. The 2022 honorees include the induction of Honorary Members, ACI’s highest honor, which recognizes persons of eminence in the field of the Institute’s interest, or one who has performed extraordinary meritorious service to the Institute. The following five individuals are inducted...