Jeff Watson Named HNTB Northern California Office Leader
OAKLAND, Calif. – Jeff Watson, PE, PMP, has been named HNTB Corporation’s Northern California office leader, based in the firm’s Oakland office. A vice president, Watson brings more than three decades of technical and leadership experience in the engineering field, including the last 15 years working in various positions of increasing responsibility and leadership with HNTB in the Eastern, Central and Western Regions. Most recently, Watson served as Northern California office operations manager,...
HED and Integrated Design Group Announce Merger
LOS ANGELES, March 4, 2019 - National architecture and engineering firm HED (Harley Ellis Devereaux) is pleased to announce its merger with Integrated Design Group, also known as ID, an architecture, engineering, and planning firm with a strong reputation for data center design with locations in Boston in Dallas. According to Peter Devereaux, FAIA, Chairman of HED, this is a natural step for the firm. "We are committed to strategic growth that increases the firm's ability to create positive i...
Study Finds ‘Growth’ Can Cause Transportation Troubles for Diverse Groups
A 30-page report crafted from a year-long population survey of Bend, Ore., found that its residents shared a similar view of transportation issues resulting from city growth despite different backgrounds, income levels, and ages. Those findings – released in mid-February – also reflect trends occurring at the national level. [Above photo of Bend, Ore., via Wikimedia Commons.] While Hubbell Communications – the Portland, Ore.-based public relations firm that crafted the study...
PennDOT’s McAuley Tapped to Lead AASHTO Innovation Initiative
George McAuley, deputy secretary of highway administration for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, has been appointed to serve a two-year term as the chair of the steering committee guiding the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Innovation Initiative, known as A.I.I. [Above photo by PennDOT.] Formerly called the AASHTO Technology Implementation Group, the A.I.I. aims to advance state DOT innovation. The program invests time and money to accelerate...
Congressional Leaders Focus on Transportation Funding Options at Washington Briefing
A vehicle miles traveled or VMT fee, wider use of tolling, and a hike in the federal fuel tax were some of the many transportation funding options four key Congressional leaders discussed at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 2019 Washington Briefing, held annually in the nation’s capital at the Washington Court Hotel. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., and the ranking member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee stressed that there is “a lot of sup...
Neste: Sweden is Proposing An Ambitious Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Target
Sweden has an ambitious target of being fossil-free by 2045. As a part of the initiative, a proposal for decarbonizing aviation in Sweden was announced today, on 4 March. The proposal suggests that Sweden would introduce a greenhouse gas reduction mandate for aviation fuel sold in Sweden. The reduction level would be 0.8% in 2021, and gradually increase to 27% in 2030. The reduction levels are estimated to be equivalent of 1% (11 000 tons) sustainable aviation fuel in 2021, 5% (56 000 tons) in 2...
RME Geomatics Delivers Innovative Drone Technology for Government-Funded Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP)
Carp, Ontario– RME Geomatics, a world leading aerial survey services and technology company, announced today they have delivered a Renegade-M aircraft under the Canadian Federal Government Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP). This innovative aircraft will now undergo validation testing through the program in hopes of receiving funding to move this advanced technology from the laboratory to the marketplace. The newly designed aircraft is a single-rotor helicopter unmanned aerial system (...
Breakthrough Energy Ventures Collaborates with Climeon to Accelerate Deployment of Gothermal Heat Power
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, an investor-led venture fund backed by some of the world’s top business executives, has invested in Baseload Capital, the private investment company which Climeon owns part of, to speed up the global deployment of low temperature geothermal heat power. - Working together with Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Baseload Capital we can now take leaps, rather than steps, toward our vision of becoming the number one climate solver, says Thomas Öström, CEO of Climeon....
Jacobs Awarded U.S. Federal Partner of the Year at Avaya ENGAGE® 2019
DALLAS, Feb - Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) was honored for its outstanding collaboration, contribution and commitment to innovation at Avaya's ENGAGE 2019 conference. Recognized as the U.S. Federal Partner of the Year, Jacobs received Avaya's Partner of the Year Award celebrating leaders across five categories (Innovation, Mid-market, U.S. Federal, Cloud and Service). The Avaya ENGAGE 2019 conference is the premier event for the future of communication experiences and its impact on digital transformation....
Gannett Fleming Receives 2019 Outstanding Project Award from Delco PSPE
(From left to right) Lili Bhatt, Gannett Fleming highway designer; YuWen Li, PE, Gannett Fleming structures project manager; LeAnne Fuller, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 6-0; Frank Eells, PE, Gannett Fleming highway department manager and project manager; and Nick Cirilli, PE, president of The Delaware County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers (Delco PSPE), pose for a photo at Delco PSPE’s awards dinner Feb. 25 at the Concordville Inn ...
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