ABB LEAF Awards Judging Panel announces its final official 2020/21 Shortlist
[London, United Kingdom]: The ABB LEAF Awards Judging Panel has announced its final official 2020/21 shortlist. Comprising the best new international building design projects over the last 24 months, the awards has received its largest number of entries to date across 17 diverse categories. The ABB LEAF Awards 2020/21 Lifetime Achievement Winner is Ms Francine Houben, Founding Partner and Creative Director of MECANOO Architects. More details to follow. All of the shortlisted projects inclu...
Nemetschek Group Brands Graphisoft and Data Design System Joining Forces to Further Expand Integrated, Multi-Disciplinary Building Design Solutions
Picture: Data Design System Customers will benefit from combined and powerful BIM expertise Complementary technologies create best-in-class workflows for architects and engineers Munich, July 30, 2021 – The Nemetschek Group, one of the world’s leading software providers for the AEC/O industry, today announced that its brands Graphisoft and Data Design System will merge to create a strong and customer-focused product portfolio of BIM solutions for integrated multi-disciplinary...
Reclamation Launches Website with Real-Time Information, Interactive Resources On Drought
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Reclamation launched a new web portal today that provides real-time drought-related information and details of drought actions taken in collaboration with stakeholders and partners. The science-based web portal is designed to increase public and media understanding of drought conditions and the all-of-government efforts to mitigate these conditions by the Biden-Harris administration. The features of the interactive multi-page platform highlight Reclamation’s efforts...
Simpson Strong-Tie Releases New Wood Connectors Catalog Highlighting Robust, Code-Compliant, and Innovative Product Lines
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, released today the Simpson Strong-Tie® 2021–2022 Wood Construction Connectors catalog, a comprehensive guide to the company’s most recent innovations and product line expansions for wood construction applications. Available in print and online, the new catalog includes allowable load tables for all products and is updated to comply with the 2021 IBC and IRC building codes. In additi...
SIS Group Expands With Wind Turbine Concrete Foundation Division
Enters Into Exclusive Licensing Agreement with German-Based Anker Foundations GmbH Durham, North Carolina - SIS Group LLC, a Durham, North Carolina-based supplier of precast concrete products, today announced the firm entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Anker Foundations GmbH, a leading international engineering company that develops certified resource-saving precast foundations for a broad spectrum of towers. Anker USA LLC is the fifth wholly owned subsidiary of SIS Group....
Nemetschek SE continues its highly profitable growth course in Q2 and increases its forecast for the fiscal year 2021
- Higher targets for 2021: Currency-adjusted revenue growth between 12% and 14% and an EBITDA margin between 30% and 32% - +21.5% currency-adjusted growth in revenue to EUR 165.9 million in Q2 - +53.1% growth in subscription/SaaS models to EUR 30.2 million - +38.3% EBITDA growth to EUR 56.3 million, EBITDA margin rises to 34.0% in Q2 - +56.9% increase in earnings per share to EUR 0.29 Munich, July 29, 2021 - The Nemetschek Group one of the world's leading software providers for th...
Skanska invests EUR 47M, about SEK 480M, in a new building in the office complex Centrum Południe in Wroclaw, Poland
Skanska invests EUR 47M, about SEK 480M, in a new building in the office complex Centrum Południe in Wroclaw, Poland. The 13-storey office building will have a total leasable area of around 21,500 square meters and will offer 200 underground parking places. The building is located in the new business district of the city and is expected to receive several certifications awarded to futureproof, safe and top-quality office spaces supporting people’s health and wellbeing as well as climate targe...
ACEC Statement on the Bipartisan Senate Infrastructure Agreement
America’s Engineers Urge the Senate to Work Together to Deliver on Infrastructure for the American People Washington, DC - Linda Bauer Darr, the President and CEO of the American Council of Engineering Companies, released the following statement upon the announcement that an agreement on the bipartisan infrastructure package had been reached: "Today’s announcement that a deal has been reached on a bipartisan infrastructure package is a huge step forward for the country, and America’s engin...
Preliminary Agenda Announced for the 2021 UAS Summit & Expo
Produced by UAS Magazine, the UAS Summit will provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of the current state of the unmanned aircraft systems industry. Grand Forks, ND – UAS Magazine announced the preliminary agenda for the 2021 UAS Summit & Expo, the upper Midwest’s premier unmanned aircraft systems event, taking place October 13-14, 2021, in Grand Forks, North Dakota. “This year we had a record number of abstracts submitted and rated by the ratings committee,” says Dayna Bastian, p...
New ASCE Geotechnical Publication Examines Two Recent Dam Failures
Reston, Va. – Following heavy rains in May 2020, the Edenville Dam, and subsequently the Sanford Dam in Midland, Michigan, failed massively. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) newest publication, Edenville and Sanford Dam Failures: Field Reconnaissance Report, GSP 327, presents the results of on-ground and aerial assessments that took place in the weeks following the failures. Waters released by the breach of the Edenville Dam overwhelmed the Sanford Dam which was overtopped and f...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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