UTGIS Launches Mobile Electrical Safety Testing for IEEE 1695™ Contact Voltage Programs
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., — Utility Testing and Geographic Information Systems (UTGIS) announced today the launch of their Mobile Electrical Safety Testing (MEST) program. The MEST program is designed for utilities and municipalities interested in identifying and resolving contact voltages on their electrical infrastructure assets. "Contact voltage" defined by the new IEEE 1695 Guide to Understanding, Diagnosing and Mitigating Stray and Contact Voltage, is any fault voltage potential between two...
Rail Expert Joseph Rago Joins HNTB Corporation
NEW YORK (September 7, 2016) – Joseph Rago, PE, CEM, LEED, joined HNTB Corporation as senior project manager and associate vice president in the firm’s Northeast Division rail and transit practice. He is based in the firm’s Newark, New Jersey, office. Most recently, Rago was deputy chief engineer of capital construction for Amtrak where he managed multiple programs across the Amtrak system, valued at $800 million. “Joe’s extraordinary level of program management experience and technical kn...
Hatch-Indisa Forms New Partnership in Latin America
Santiago, Chile-Mississauga, Canada- Hatch is pleased to announce that Indisa S.A., a leading engineering firm with over 37 years’ experience in Colombia and Mexico, has joined the Hatch Group of Companies. Working together as Hatch-Indisa, this new partnership will further enhance Hatch’s growing presence in Latin America and open up new opportunities to deliver fully integrated solutions to industrial clients in Colombia and Mexico. Established in 1978 as a mechanical engineering design compan...
HNTB Leases Larger Office Space in Ft. Lauderdale
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – HNTB Corporation’s Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, office relocated to a larger space to accommodate future growth. The new space, located at 5900 N. Andrews Avenue, Suite 400, in the Cypress Financial Center, is approximately 4,200 square feet, nearly quadruple the size of the previous space. “HNTB is growing in Ft. Lauderdale to better serve our clients in the region,” said Gus Pego, PE, South Florida office leader and vice president. “The new office space will allow for...
Sydney Opera House Completes Future Conservation Strategy
The Sydney Opera House has completed a Concrete Conservation Strategy, an initiative designed to conserve the UNESCO World Heritage site for future generations. Arup and the University of Sydney collaborated with the Sydney Opera House to deliver a holistic conservation study, drawing on historical knowledge and potential future technology. The study has been funded in part by the Getty Foundation’s Keeping It Modern project, which aims to preserve international examples of modern architec...
Datumate Unveils DatuFly, A Professional Imagery App for Drones
YOQNEAM, Israel, September 6, 2016 - Datumate, a market leader of automated "Field-to-Plan" solutions that save costly field and office time, is pleased to announce a new tablet app for effortless drone flight planning and automated, high resolution photo-shooting. DatuFly™ app saves up to 80% of field surveying time and eliminates follow-up site visits. "DatuFly™ automates the entire field surveying process, while keeping field work simple and safe," says Tal Meirzon, Datumate CEO. "Ease of...
Michael Baker International Hires Jennifer Lewis to Head Southeast Region
Michael Baker International Hires Jennifer Lewis to Head Southeast Region | Michael Baker International Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that Jennifer Lewis, P.E., has joined the firm as the director of the company’s Southeast Region. Michael Baker’s Southeast Region consists of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. Ms. Lewis, a 22-year veteran of the engineering industry in...
Black & Veatch Wins Hong Kong International Airport Expansion Project
Hong Kong SAR (6 September 2016) – Black & Veatch has won a water management role in the expansion of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) that incorporates business sustainability best practices. The Black & Veatch team will design the hydraulic and water treatment systems for the new Three-runway System (3RS) to be completed by 2024. The HKIA expansion will meet future air traffic growth and maintain its competitiveness as an international aviation hub while improving the facilities’ oper...
NOAA Awards Tetra Tech $49 Million Coastal Geospatial Contract
PASADENA, Calif -Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded the Company a $49 million, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to support the Office for Coastal Management’s (OCM) Digital Coast program. Tetra Tech is one of five contractors who will share in the contract ceiling over a five-year period. Tetra Tech will provide OCM with highly technical geospatial services to support NOAA’s mandate to ma...
Marblehead, MA Pipeline Replacement Named APWA Project of the Year for 2016
BOSTON, MA – The American Public Works Association (APWA) has named the South Essex Sewerage District's Marblehead Pipeline Replacement Project as one of its Public Works Projects of the Year for 2016. The award was presented on August 29 during the APWA’s Public Works Expo in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The APWA Public Works Project of the Year Award was established to promote excellence in the management and administration of public works projects by recognizing the alliance between the managin...
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