Michael Baker International Awarded $6.1 Million Contract to Help Reduce Congestion Along Major Dallas Freeway
Pittsburgh (January 17, 2018) - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that it was recently awarded a $6.1 million contract by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to provide Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services for the Lowest Stemmons Freeway project. The Lowest Stemmons project, a 2.3-mile stretch of Interstate-35E (I-35E) that runs from Interstate-30 to north of Oak Lawn Avenue in Dallas, is de...
Bentley Systems Announces Availability of Chinese Translation of Water Loss Reduction
BEIJING – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced that its Bentley Institute Press publication, Water Loss Reduction, is now available in Chinese. Water Loss Reduction, written by a group of industry experts from all over the world, provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art technical knowledge and holistic approaches for addressing water loss in urban water systems. The book examines water loss...
HDR Welcomes Aaron Harcek to Denver’s Architecture Studio
JANUARY 17, 2018: Aaron Harcek has joined HDR’s Denver studio as a design principal. With a strong focus on the civic, education|science|technology and healthcare sectors, he will work hand-in-hand with Managing Principal Julianne Scherer to focus on design excellence in the Denver region. Harcek most recently led the design efforts on complex, highly sustainable civic projects at RNL Design (now Stantec) in Denver. He has 20 years of experience working on a variety of project types, and he h...
DC Council Confirms Marootian as DDOT Director
The District of Columbia Council voted unanimously Jan. 9 to approve Jeff Marootian as director of the District Department of Transportation, confirming him to the CEO job he first filled on an interim basis in August. Mayor Muriel Bowser named Marootian as acting DDOT director in October, and sent his nomination to the council for confirmation. He had been the department's deputy director since joining it last March, after working at the USDOT as assistant secretary for administration and ch...
DOT Chiefs Explore Options, Limits on States’ Efforts to Increase Project Funding
Generating new investment in transportation infrastructure at the state level requires building public trust and increasingly adopting "creative" or new approaches, CEOs of state departments of transportation said Jan. 9 during the Transportation Research Board's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. They made the remarks during a TRB panel titled "State DOTs Generating and Leveraging Dollars to Underpin Investment," which was moderated by John Schroer, Tennessee DOT commissioner and current pre...
PCI Announces the Release of the PCI Design Handbook: Precast and Prestressed Concrete, Eighth Edition
CHICAGO – The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is announcing the release of the PCI Design Handbook: Precast and Prestressed Concrete, eighth edition. It is now available for purchase through the PCI online bookstore. The PCI Design Handbook: Precast and Prestressed Concrete, eighth edition, provides easy-to-follow design procedures, numerical examples, and both new and updated design aids using Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-14) and Commentary (ACI 3...
Vectorworks, Inc. Unveils the Benefits of AR Through Its Nomad Mobile App for iOS
Columbia, MD (January 16, 2018)—Augmented reality (AR), which superimposes a computer-generated image on a real-world view, is now available for consumer mobile devices, making immersive and compelling viewing available to everyone. In response to the fast-moving development of this technology, tech companies are creating new workflows. As a prime example of this, global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. has added AR capabilities to its free Vectorworks Nomad mobile app, specif...
CULTEC and Armtec Sign Exclusive Agreement
BROOKFIELD, CT – CULTEC, Inc. (“CULTEC”) and Armtec LP (“Armtec”) announced that an agreement has been reached for Armtec to be the exclusive distributor in Canada for CULTEC’s stormwater management products including the Contactor®, Recharger®, and CULTEC StormFilter® series of products. Armtec is very pleased to expand its stormwater management product portfolio with CULTEC’s stormwater retention/detention and infiltration chambers. With these additional products, Armtec is well positi...
South Korea Agency for Defense Development Selects SimActive
Montreal, Canada, January 16th, 2018 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that the Republic of Korea Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has selected Correlator3D™. Their use of the software will include processing UAV and satellite imagery. The transaction was facilitated through a SimActive partner in the region, GeoFocus Inc. “The software was originally developed for military clients, which is reflected in the processing spee...
WRT is Proud to Announce the Acquisition of Loprest Water Treatment Company
ARVADA, Colo., Jan. 15, 2018 - Water Remediation Technology (WRT) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Loprest Water Treatment Company (Loprest). Based in Northern California, Loprest specializes in water filtration, and treatment processes for the removal of iron and manganese, arsenic, nitrate and other contaminants. With hundreds of installations throughout California and the world, Loprest has provided reliable, durable, and cost-effective water treatment solutions for over ninet...
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