Turner’s Third Quarter Building Cost Index Increases as Construction Activity Experiences Modest Gains
Turner Construction Company Building Cost Index Reflects significant increases in construction activity in the Northwest and Southwest regions of the United States Turner Construction Company announced that the Third Quarter 2016 Turner Building Cost Index—which measures costs in the non-residential building construction market in the United States—has increased to a value of 995. This represents a 1.22% increase from the Second Quarter 2016 and a 4.85% yearly increase from the Third Quarter...
USAID Awards Tetra Tech $29 Million Contract for Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partnerships
PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Company a $29 million, single-award contract to establish improved water supply, sanitation, and hygiene in priority countries within sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Under the five-year Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partnerships and Learnings for Sustainability project, Tetra Tech will work with USAID’s Global Health Bureau to increase access to cle...
New Global Team Formed to Strengthen Society’s Resilience to Shocks and Stresses
A £10 million resilience engineering programme has been announced today, established by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation in partnership with global engineering and consultancy firm, Arup. The programme will make infrastructure for sectors including energy, transport, food and water more resilient to shocks and stresses. The team will work with businesses, engineers, researchers and others to develop standards and build networks of learning and best practice. The programme has been revealed at the...
NOEtop Wall Formwork With One-Sided Tie Rod System
Tie rods for formwork systems that can be installed from one side of the form are in great demand. NOE-Schaltechnik has answered the call with a special solution: the manufacturer's NOEtop panel system can now be used with NOEtop EinsA one-sided tie-rods. This gives NOEtop customers a particularly large advantage: they do not have to invest in a new panel system because the thoroughly tried-and-tested NOEtop formwork system is very easy to refit with NOEtop EinsA. A big plus for all contract...
Teledyne Optech Doubles Scanner Speed with Lynx HS-600 Mobile Surveying Solution
Teledyne Optech is happy to announce the release of the Optech Lynx HS-600 mobile lidar scanner. Available in single- and dual-sensor configurations, the HS-600 is a major step forward for collecting uniform lidar data from high-speed platforms. The HS-600 model is an addition to the Lynx product line and complements the industry-leading Optech Lynx SG and SG-S models by providing an incredible 1200 lines/second scanner speed on the dual-sensor version. This, combined with a 1.6-MHz collectio...
WSP Acquires Mouchel Consulting, a Leading UK Pure Play Infrastructure Engineering Consulting Firm
/ / / OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS WSP believes that Mouchel Consulting is an attractive acquisition for the following key reasons: It strengthens WSP's presence in the UK public infrastructure sector and more specifically in highways design, Intelligent Transport Systems and the regulated water industry, which are markets where WSP was looking to increase its presence. It strategically positions WSP to benefit from upcoming opportunities in...
AECOM Acquires Remaining 50 Percent Interest in FT Services Joint Venture
CALGARY — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it has acquired the remaining 50 percent equity interest in FT Services Limited (FTS), a joint venture company based in Calgary, Alberta. Formed in January 2007 between Flint Energy Services Limited, an AECOM subsidiary, and Broadspectrum Limited, FTS specializes in large-scale maintenance and turnaround services for the Canadian resource and energy industry, including oil sands, refining,...
Michael Baker International Ranks in Top Seven Percent in Engineering News-Record’s Latest Industry Rankings
Michael Baker International Ranks in Top Seven Percent in Engineering News-Record’s Latest Industry | Michael Baker International Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, continues to strengthen its industry leadership position as Engineering News-Record (ENR) lists the company in the top seven percent in the magazine’s annual ranking of the Top 500 Design Firms in the United States. According to the 2016 results, Mich...
Designing for a Better Society: ‘Opportunity Space’ to Lead the Way
Opportunity Space is an international design-build competition challenging multidisciplinary teams to propose a temporary, mobile structure in an effort to support economic opportunity and social inclusion. Its first edition will take place in Malmö, Sweden. The winning team will receive a $10,000 prize, a travel stipend, and up to $25,000 to implement a prototype of its proposal in and around Malmö’s Enskifteshagen Park. The competition is organised by Van Alen Institute in cooperation with...
International Water Association Announces New President
Today the International Water Association announced, Diane d’Arras as the new President of the association. Diane has been an active member of the IWA for many years, and has served on the organisation’s Board for the last six years. She takes over the role of president from Professor Helmut Kroiss. A civil engineer for nearly forty years, Diane d’Arras is becoming President of the world’s largest international association of water professionals at a time of great challenges, changes and oppo...
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