NYC DDC and CH2M Receive 2016 CMAA Award for Reconstruction of Fordham Plaza
On June 3, the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Metro New York/New Jersey Chapter hosted their 23rd Annual Awards Banquet at the Yale Club in New York City, where the Reconstruction of the Fordham Plaza Project was the Category 1 – Less than $20 Million – award-winner. The New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYC DDC) shared the joint award with CH2M. The NYC DDC led the design initiative for roadway improvements and an upgraded public plaza. As an agent...
"How Do You Build a Culture of Safety?"
At our 2016 Safety Conference, we brought together safety managers, superintendents, project managers, and company officers and asked them: "How Do You Build a Culture of Safety?" As a company, we talk about instilling safety in all that we do — from the office to the field, from executive management to front-line craftsmen — so that every member of our team goes home safely each day. During our recent safety conference, we explored how our company can successfully unify safety and operati...
Cardno Presents at the 8th Australian Stream Management Conference
Cardno is pleased to have had Fiona Coe, Senior Water Engineer, presenting at the 8th Australian Stream Management Conference in Sydney’s Blue Mountains on Wednesday, 3 August. The Australian Stream Management Conference provided the perfect opportunity for water experts to discuss recent developments and challenges in stream management with delegates ranging from practitioners, professionals and community leaders to policy analysts and academics who are involved in any aspect of the manageme...
Ministry of Defence Recognises AECOM for its Support for the Armed Forces with Gold Award
London – 4 August 2016: The Ministry of Defence has today named AECOM as a Gold Award winner in the Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS), recognising the company’s support and commitment to UK defence personnel. The Gold Award is the highest accolade under the ERS, awarded to organisations that pledge, demonstrate and advocate support to the Armed Forces community and align their values with the Armed Forces Covenant. Since signing the Armed Forces Covenant last year, AECOM has increased the nu...
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Seeks Nominations for 2017 Environmental Excellence Awards
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced this week that it is accepting nominations for the 2017 Environmental Excellence Awards (EEAs), a biennial program that recognizes exemplary environmental stewardship in transportation planning and project development. “Our country is moving toward a greener, more innovative and environmentally-conscious transportation system,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “These awards salu...
Turner Partners with Pace University to Support Growth of Women and Minority Owned Small Businesses
Turner Construction Company, in partnership with Pace University Small Business Development Center (SBDC), recently held a graduation ceremony for their annual Turner School of Construction Management program, which included courses taught by Turner employees as well as instructors from the Pace SBDC Minority- and Women-owned Small Business Contractor Bonding Preparedness Training & Technical Assistance program. The six-week joint TSCM-SBDC program is free, and this year’s class included part...
Cardno’s Transport Planner wins Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) Young Professional Award
Cardno is excited to announce that Rachel Kohan, a graduate transport planner in our Sydney office, has been selected as the NSW winner of the AITPM Young Professional Award. Rachel joined Cardno in November 2014 as an undergraduate transport planner for the transport planning team while completing her Bachelor of Environmental Engineering majoring in Transport. She has experience in active transport plans, strategic transport studies and production of concept design reports across New South...
Sustainable Harbour Area Finalist at World Architecture Award
Offenbach Harbour is one amongst 10 international Finalists of the World Architecture Festival Award for 2016. The sustainable city district by the Main River close to Frankfurt in Germany combines a modern look and feel with the charming rough past of the former industrial harbour. It is a finalist in the category “Landscape”. The harbour forms the new urban focus with varied access to the water and multifunctional urban space. A promenade network connects the water to the more densely...
Amec Foster Wheeler wins four Workplace Safety and Health Awards in Singapore
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that its Singapore office has received three Safety and Health Award Recognition for Projects (SHARP) awards and a Gold Performance Award at the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Awards ceremony held in Singapore on 27 July. The three SHARP accolades are for outstanding safety performance on the Afton Lion Project, the ExxonMobil SBA (Aurora/EOS) Off-Plot Project and the Chevron Oronite Carboxylate Project. For the second year running Amec Foster Wheeler...
Davis-Woodland Water Supply Project receives 2016 National Design-Build Project Award
DENVER, Aug. 2, 2016 - The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) recently announced its 21st annual Design-Build Project/Team Award winners and the Davis-Woodland Water Supply Project, a new surface water treatment facility commissioned by the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency (WDCWA), received the National Award of Merit in the water/wastewater category. In 2013, CH2M was selected for the $141 million contract to design, build and operate the new surface water treatment plant and other se...