Maryland Purple Line Celebrates Key Milestone at Glenridge Operations and Maintenance Facility
RIVERDALE, MD —WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, joined the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) Tuesday at a ceremony to celebrate the topping out of the Glenridge Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF). At the celebration, the final construction beam was signed and placed into position atop the facility. WSP is part of the Purple Line Transit Partners, a joint venture that serves as program management consult...
Bahamas Becomes the First International Country to Embrace the 3 in 1 Roof System
Bahamas Industries and Construction Company Ltd (BICC) has been granted approval by The Ministry of Public Works of The Bahamian Government to utilize the world’s only INSULATING SOLAR TILES known as 3 IN 1 ROOF. Patented in over 40 countries, this supreme SOLAR ROOF SYSTEM was requested for routine use by BICC subsequent to Bahamas Building Code (BBC) acceptance due to 3 IN 1 ROOF system’s unmatched high-wind and hurricane protection. Bahamas Building Control Officer, Mr. Brent Ferguson...
Submit Your Ideas for the Next Version of LEED
The call for proposals is a new addition to the process of developing LEED. On July 9, USGBC announced a 2019 call for proposals to solicit feedback and concepts for the future of LEED. USGBC is exploring how we can strengthen LEED v4.1 and plan what’s next for the rating system. We are working to ensure that LEED remains a global leadership standard, and we know that as we evolve LEED, industry feedback and support are critical. The call for proposals is a new addition to the proce...
Nebraska DOT and Community Celebrate Highway 281 Opening
LINCOLN, Neb. — On Monday, the Nebraska Department of Transportation joined Governor Ricketts and other state and local officials in celebrating, with the local community, the opening of Highway 281 over the Niobrara River south of Spencer. The highway has been closed since March 13th due to flooding that caused significant damage and washed out a segment of the highway just south of the bridge. “The importance of getting the Highway 281 bridge opened back up and reconnecting the communiti...
Oldcastle Infrastructure™ Expands Product Line Offering with Primex Technologies Inc., Acquisition
ATLANTA, Ga. – Oldcastle Infrastructure has acquired Primex Technologies Inc. Primex is a leading manufacturer of premium engineered plastic enclosures located in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. Since 1971, Primex has been providing enclosures to customers in the communications segments across North America. Primex has achieved more than one million installations through a combination of superior customer service and great product innovations. The acquisition of Primex expands our product lin...
Stantec and Condotte America Complete Tamiami Trail Bridge Elevation Project
MIAMI (July 30, 2019 ) NYSE, TSX: STN: A design-build team of Stantec and Condotte America announced the completion of the two bridges in the Tamiami Trail (Florida State Road 90) elevation project. The bridges, totaling 2.3 miles, with a construction cost of $72 million, replace the existing roadway bed located within western Miami-Dade County to restore natural water flow into Everglades National Park and increase ecological connectivity between the park and water conservation areas. The pr...
ITT Enidine Names Craig Keller New Global Seismic Technology Sales Representative
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 30, 2019 – ITT Enidine Inc. (NYSE: ITT) announced that Craig Keller has joined the organization as a representative with the global seismic damper sales team. Alongside our product management and engineering staff, Craig will support professional engineers and building owners striving daily to protect valuable infrastructure from earthquakes and high winds. Craig brings 22 years of experience in the seismic component field to ITT Enidine. His extensive knowledge suppo...
HNTB Names Emily Gallo Northeast Division Government Relations Director
NEW YORK – Emily Gallo joined HNTB Corporation as government relations director for the firm’s Northeast Division. She is based in HNTB’s Empire State Building office in New York City. Gallo directs the firm’s government relations activities for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire. She helps develop government and public affairs plans and collaborates with HNTB’s government relations professionals across the firm to develop and maintain relationships wi...
ASCE Structural Engineering Institute Announces Joint Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering
Reston, Va. - The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), the Council of American Structural Engineers (CASE) and the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations today announced a collaboration within the structural engineering (SE) profession entitled Joint Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering. The structural engineering (SE) profession is constantly changing with increasing complexity, more technology, and other trends that ar...
Academic and Residential Complex at University of Illinois at Chicago Celebrates Opening
Thornton Tomasetti, Solomon Cordwell Buenz and American Campus Communities Collaborate on Public Private Partnership (Chicago, Illinois ) – Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, provided structural engineering services to architect Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) for the new Academic and Residential Complex at The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). The fast-tracked project broke ground in January 2018 and its completion was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony...