Esri Releases World's First Complete Utility GIS Platform
REDLANDS, Calif.—Esri, the global leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology and spatial analytics, today announced that it is releasing advanced network capabilities for utilities as part of the company's ArcGIS platform. The ArcGIS Utility Network Management extension, which delivers the new utility network, lets users create, manage, and share complete data about networks from source to demand, such as residential meters for electric, water, wastewater, gas, district heating, an...
Presto Announces New Porous Pavement Design Assistant Tool
Presto Geosystems, the manufacturer of porous pavement solutions including GEOBLOCK®, GEOPAVE® and GEOWEB®, offers a porous pavement design assistant tool to help engineers and stormwater designers choose pavement options suitable for site conditions and expected use. The user chooses product and inputs values for loading requirements, infill type, and subgrade strength. The tool returns recommendations for fill/base depth (includes a full cross section), and values for runoff coefficient and...
Dewberry Selected to Provide General Rail Engineering Services for North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division
Dewberry announced that it has been selected by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Rail Division to provide general rail engineering support. Contract services may include rail project management and technical support; track, roadway, and structure design and associated preliminary and final plans, specifications, and estimates; engineering feasibility studies for rail corridor projects; and program management support for federal grant programs. "With our robust team o...
Thornton Tomasetti Opens Office in Tampa
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, continues to grow its presence in Florida with the opening of a new office in Tampa. This marks the firm’s third location in the state, and will complement established offices in Miami and Fort Lauderdale. The Tampa office will be led by Vice President David Fusco, P.E., LEED AP, a Thornton Tomasetti alumnus who previously served for five years in the Newark, N.J. office. With this commitment, Thornton Tomasetti now has 44 offices around th...
Stantec Airports Explores Transforming Airport Terminals into Destinations
The newly released Stantec Airports book looks at how airports can create memorable experiences for passengers and a sense of place for their communities. In-depth case-studies of ten airports around the world are featured in the book, which includes unique photography, and extensive architectural and engineering details. The Stantec Airports book tells a story that will resonate with the everyday traveler, and those in the airport, architecture, and engineering industries. “Airports are the...
Jacobs Rings NYSE Closing Bell, Marking Transformative Business Combination 70 Years in the Making
DALLAS — Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) rang the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Closing Bell® today to commemorate the transformative acquisition of CH2M, creating a $15 billion professional services leader delivering innovative solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. “Today we celebrate a new Jacobs that brings together the industry’s foremost expertise providing innovative solutions for a more connected, sustainable world, and superior value to our clients,” said Chairm...
AECOM Recognized by Fortune Magazine as a World’s Most Admired Company for Fourth Consecutive Year
LOS ANGELES (Jan. 19, 2018) — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it has been named to Fortune magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies for the fourth consecutive year, and ranked No. 1 for innovation, social responsibility and quality of products/services within the engineering and construction industry. “We are honored to be recognized again on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list, and energized by our stronges...
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Industry Awards 21 Projects Across U.S. for Design Excellence
CHICAGO, Ill. – Today, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute announced the winners of their annual Design Awards program. This year the program, which is in its 55th year, recognized 21 projects with awards of excellence in design out of more than 100 project entries from producers, engineers, and architects across the U.S. “Our annual awards program is meant to challenge our industry to continue to push the envelope and to innovate in the design and production of precast concrete...
Federal Highway Administration Provides $6.5 Million to the U.S. Virgin Islands for Repairs to Hurricane-Damaged Roads and Bridges
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $6.5 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds for further repairs to roads and bridges throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands. “The work continues to rebuild broken transportation links in the U.S. Virgin Islands in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria,” said Acting Federal Highway Administrator Brandye L. Hendrickson. “These additional funds...
KWK Architects Selected Design Architect for Residence Hall Phase XVI at University of North Carolina - Charlotte
(Webster Groves, MO) Student housing expert KWK Architects has been selected the design architect for a new residence hall at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte that will replace existing Sanford and Moore Halls. Charlotte, NC-based Jenkins Peer Architects is the Architect-of-Record on the project. Sanford Hall (opened in 1969) and Moore Hall (opened in 1970), which each house 500 students and have 12 floors, will be demolished as part of the project. The new, proposed residence hal...