New EFFC/DFI Climate Adaptation & Resilience Guide Released
Hawthorne, N.J.: DFI’s Sustainability Committee continues working with EFFC’s (European Federation of Foundation Contractors) Sustainability Working Group to develop a series of guides addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are most relevant to the geoindustry. The latest guide, EFFC/DFI Sustainability Guide No.3: Climate Adaptation & Resilience, focuses on climate adaptation and resilience to address SDGs 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and 13 (Climate A...
Darren Reed appointed Chair of ACE's Large Consultancy Advisory Council
Key appointment supports ACE’s strategic priorities for the consultancy sector The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has announced Darren Reed has become Chair of its Large Consultancy Advisory Council. Darren Reed is Executive Managing Director for Transport and Infrastructure, UK and Ireland at WSP, and brings more than 25 years’ experience delivering complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects across rail, roads and aviation. He currently leads a team of approximately...
Solar hydrogen can now be produced efficiently without the scarce metal platinum
A green advance | A research breakthrough opens up for efficient hydrogen production from solar energy – without using the scarce metal platinum. In a reactor at a chemistry laboratory at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, bubbles of hydrogen gas can be easily seen with the naked eye as they form – showing that photocatalysis is happening efficiently. Image: Chalmers University of Technology | Mia Halleröd Palmgren A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have pr...
STV Names Natasha Avanessians Chief of Staff; Kristen Van Gilst Transitions to New Leadership Role
Natasha Avanessians (on the left) & Kristen Van Gilst, PMP, CCM (on the right) NEW YORK, NY – STV today announced the appointment of Natasha Avanessians as chief of staff to the CEO. The firm also announced that Kristen Van Gilst, PMP, CCM, who previously served as chief of staff, will transition into a new role as deputy operations director. “Natasha brings strategic insight and operational rigor that will strengthen how we execute at the enterprise level,” said Greg Kelly, president and CEO of...
Outstanding Precast Concrete Projects Honored with PCI Design Awards
CHICAGO, January 8, 2026 – San Francisco’s tallest affordable housing project, a striking addition to the skyline in Detroit, Mich., and a bridge providing a vital link in Philadelphia, Pa., are just a few of the compelling precast concrete projects that received 2026 PCI Design Awards, presented by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. Now in its 63rd year, the PCI Design Awards recognize the most creative and innovative uses of precast concrete. Panels of engineers, architects, and preca...
South Carolina Department of Transportation and Horry County select Stantec to lead design of $840 million SC 90 road widening project
Significant infrastructure investment will improve mobility in one of South Carolina’s fastest-growing regions Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected to lead the design for the SC 90 East Cox Ferry Road widening project, led by the South Carolina Department of Transportation and Horry County. The project will widen approximately 23 miles of roadway and will expand the corridor from two lanes to five. The expansion efforts will also introduce new sidewal...
DFI Educational Trust Awards 12 Scholarships at Annual Gala
Hawthorne, N.J.: The DFI Educational Trust recently awarded scholarships from the Stanley Merjan City College of New York Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, George J. Tamaro Manhattan College Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund and the William F. Loftus Memorial Scholarship Fund. Four Grove School of Engineering students received awards from the Stanley Merjan City College of New York Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund. The fund was established in 2010 and is named for the late Stanley Merjan, a...
New Leadership for the DFI Educational Trust
Hawthorne, N.J. (January 7, 2026): Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, announces that Helen Robinson, P.E., PMP, BC.GE, GEI Consultants, has been named chair of DFI Educational Trust and Andrew Verity, Terracon Consultants, succeeds Robinson as secretary after serving as a trustee since 2017. Rudy Frizzi, P.E., G.E., BC.GE, LANGAN, who served as chair since 2021, is now the immediate past chair and an emeritus trustee. Zac Curanovic, P.E., Underpinning...
Armstrong World Industries Expands Exterior Metal Portfolio with Acquisition of Parallel Architectural Products
LANCASTER, Pa. — Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative interior and exterior architectural applications including ceilings, specialty walls, and exterior metal solutions, announced it has acquired Parallel Architectural Products (Parallel). Based in Englewood, Co., Parallel is an innovative, growing manufacturer of extruded aluminum products primarily used in exterior architectural applications. “We are happy to welcome Parallel to the Armstrong f...
SIU grad engineers solutions to protect communities from water-related disasters
(Above) Dewasis Dahal works in an SIU lab to calibrate hydraulic experiments using a flume from Little River Research & Design. (Photo courtesy of Little River Research & Design). Dahal does fieldwork at a lake few miles south of the SIU campus (middle photo) and in Nepal (bottom photo). (Fieldwork images courtesy of Dewasis Dahal) by Tim Obermiller CARBONDALE, Ill. — Growing up in Nepal’s flood-prone Terai region, Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate Dewasis Dahal learned early that...
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