RIDOT and Congressional Delegation Break Ground for Providence Viaduct Northbound Project
Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr., U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman Jim Langevin, Congressman David Cicilline, and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza today broke ground to mark the start of construction on the $265 million Providence Viaduct Northbound Project. This project will replace the 1,295-foot long northbound section of the Providence Viaduct Bridge which carries I-95 over numerous local roads and highway ramps,...
Ferguson Waterworks named Advance Valve Technologies®’ trusted distributor and installer in Arizona and New Mexico
(Houston ) – Advanced Valve Technologies (AVTTM) has strengthened its established relationship with Ferguson Waterworks, the nation’s largest waterworks company. The company has entered into a distributor and installer agreement covering the Arizona and New Mexico regions of the United States. Ferguson Waterworks has been working with AVT, a manufacturer of insertion valves, for eight years. The company has successfully installed more than 200 4 to 12” AVT EZ Valves® across a range of materia...
US Army Corps of Engineers Awards Stantec with National Dam and Levee Safety Contract
Stantec will provide geotechnical services for flood damage reduction projects EDMONTON, AB; NEW YORK, NY TSX, NYSE:STN: The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Huntington District, has awarded global design firm Stantec with a five-year, $45 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. Under this geotechnical services contract, the firm will be tasked to support the USACE mission to plan, design, evaluate, construct, operate, and control flood damage reduction proje...
United for Infrastructure 2020: A Week to Champion America’s Infrastructure
Join us from September 14-21 for our signature annual program, United for Infrastructure 2020: A Week to Champion America’s Infrastructure. For the last eight years, we have convened leaders from across America to highlight the critical role infrastructure plays in our daily lives, economy, jobs, public health, and national security. Led by our Steering Committee and joined by more than 500 affiliates nationwide, participants host events, tours and open houses at infrastructure assets, speak...
Stantec completes The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach, the largest residential adaptive reuse in South Florida
The development features 111 luxury condos and world-class hotel-style amenities MIAMI (DATE) NYSE, TSX:STN: Global integrated design firm, Stantec, announces the completion of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, located on seven-and-a-half acres in Mid-Beach in one of Miami Beach’s finest residential neighborhoods. Developed by Lionheart Capital, Stantec served as the architect of record, working in collaboration with Italian master architect, Piero Lissoni. Initially constructed in 1925 as...
HDR’s Latest Experts Talk: How Complete Streets Pilot Projects Help Communities Thrive in 2020
OMAHA, Neb. — The pandemic has made clear the importance of public streets. As people seek to socialize, exercise and distance themselves outside, streets are playing a major role in how people can interact with their communities. And as communities try to make the most of these public spaces, pilot projects can help to quickly test ideas and engage stakeholders. Rick Plenge In this Experts Talk interview, Rick Plenge and Gregory Adelberg share how piloting customized Complete Street app...
Architizer A+Awards Names Vectorworks, Inc. a 2020 Jury Winner
Vectorworks Architect 2020 is the Jury Winner for the Design Tools-Software & Digital Tools category Columbia, MD (August 19, 2020)—Now in its eighth year, the Architizer A+ Awards has selected global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. as a 2020 Architizer A+ Award winner. Notably, Vectorworks Architect 2020 is this year’s Jury Winner in the Design Tools-Software & Digital Tools category. The award-winning BIM software was previously named a finalist for the second year i...
Impressive Architecture and Efficient Construction: The Irina Viner-Usmanova Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in Moscow
The Irina Viner-Usmanova Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in the Luzhniki Complex, Moscow, Russia | Rendered Image | Courtesy of CPU Pride Munich, August 19, 2020 – The annual report of the Nemetschek Group features an impressive architecture project: the Irina Viner-Usmanova Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in Moscow. Software solutions from GRAPHISOFT, Solibri, and Allplan were involved in planning and “shaping” this building. The sports facility seats 4,000 people and hosts competitions and training ev...
Inspected Appoints Industry Veteran Johnny Goetz to Lead its Government Relations
Austin, TX – Inspected, a virtual inspection software company, announces the appointment of Johnny Goetz as its director of government relations and chief building official. A veteran in the building and construction industry, Goetz is responsible for leading the company’s government affairs as well as working with building departments. Goetz joins Inspected with over 15 years of experience as a building official and over 25 years in construction management. Goetz has a strong history of pro...
Urban Areas With the Worst Roads: Top 3 Are in California
While 2020 will be an anomaly, the number of miles traveled on American roads tends to increase each year and travel on urban roads has continued to rise alongside increased urbanization. Yet road conditions in the nation’s urban regions remain deficient — and costly to motorists. Apart from being unpleasant to drive on, poor roads are linked to worse traffic, reduced safety, and increased vehicle ownership costs. Research from AAA found that potholes alone cost U.S. drivers $3 billion a year...