Harpa Concert and Conference Center: Designed in 3D
Reykjavik, Iceland Harpa Concert and Conference Center has been hailed as a symbol of Iceland’s economic dynamism and has since it opened in 2011 hosted a range of world-class congresses and concerts. The concert and conference center is part of a larger master plan for the area around Reykjavik’s harbour, intended to attract tourists and artists. But the building is more than merely beautiful; however, it is also CO2-neutral, obtaining its energy from Iceland’s geothermal resources. A...
Stantec Completes Acquisition of Inventrix and Finalizes the Divestiture of Innovyze
Global design firm Stantec is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Inventrix, a 22-person mechanical engineering firm based in Seattle, Washington. Inventrix delivers modern, intelligent buildings that leverage the latest advancements in systems technology. Inventrix building types include data centers, laboratories, healthcare, justice, high-rise, and performance-based projects. “Inventrix’s portfolio complements Stantec’s Pacific Northwest electrical engineering a...
Thornton Tomasetti’s Global Hub Project at Northwestern University Wins Post-Tensioning Institute Award
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that the Global Hub, the new home of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management in Evanston, Illinois, has been awarded the Post-Tensioning Institute’s 2017 PTI Project Award. Thornton Tomasetti provided structural and façade engineering for the project. The award was presented at a May 1 ceremony in conjunction with the 2017 PTI Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. The PTI Project Awards are given biennially and recognize...
I-66 Widening Design-Build Project Wins HCCA Excellence in Infrastructure Award
The Heavy Construction Contractors Association (HCCA) has recognized the I-66 widening design-build project in Virginia with its Excellence in Infrastructure Award for a project over $15 million. This award is given by HCCA to highlight the value individual projects bring to communities. As part of a design-build contract to the Virginia Department of Transportation, Dewberry completed the design for the $54.8 million widening of I-66 from four to eight lanes, including one high-occupancy veh...
AECOM Announces New Leadership Roles Within its Mid-Atlantic Region Water Practice
LOS ANGELES (May 15, 2017) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announces the appointments of Daven Oswalt and Paul Delphos in new leadership roles within its Mid-Atlantic Region water practice. Mr. Oswalt will serve as the regional business leader for the company’s water practice in the Washington metropolitan area, including Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., which includes more than 2,000 employees across 15 offices. Reporting to Mr. Oswalt, Mr. Delphos will...
Pennsylvania Governor Announces $33 Million in Traffic Signal Improvement Funding
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf announced today that 94 municipalities will receive $33 million to support the costs of upgrading traffic signals under the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s "Green Light-Go" program. "This is the third round of funding disbursed to support increased safety and mobility across more Pennsylvania towns," Governor Wolf said. "The Green Light-Go program addresses a fundamental trigger for congestion, deficient traffic signals, and the results will mean...
Michael Baker International Promotes Jeff Clevenger, P.E., to Senior Vice President and National Practice Lead, Design-Build
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Jeff Clevenger, P.E., has been promoted to Senior Vice President and National Practice Lead, Design-Build. In this role, he will spearhead the firm’s design-build operations and guide the application of Michael Baker’s full continuum of services nationwide. Based in Michael Baker’s Denver office, Mr. Clevenger brings more than 30 years of experience in des...
Congressional Leaders to Discuss Highway Trust Fund Fix & Infrastructure Package May 17 at Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-in
(WASHINGTON) - Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), Ranking House T & I Committee Member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), and House Ways and Means Committee Member Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) will address more than 500 transportation design and construction executives, and labor union officials May 17 during the annual Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Washington Fly-in. They are...
PennFIRST Team Designs Sophisticated New Hospital Pavilion for Penn Medicine
PennFIRST, an integrated project delivery team, is completing the planning and design process for the University of Pennsylvania’s new $1.5 billion hospital. The new “Pavilion” will be situated on Penn Medicine’s West Philadelphia campus where it will create a new public square and a focal point for all surrounding buildings to anchor the health system and create new connections between the hospital and the University campus. The official ground-breaking ceremony for the Pavilion was held on May...
NARUC Congratulates President Powelson on FERC Nomination
WASHINGTON—National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Executive Director Greg White issued the following statement after the White House nominated NARUC President Robert F. Powelson of Pennsylvania to become a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: “On behalf of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and its members, I am pleased to congratulate President Robert Powelson on his nomination to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. President P...
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