Woolpert Renovation of University of North Carolina Charlotte Academic Complex Complete
The firm was contracted to provide design and engineering upgrades to five campus buildings. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Aug. 18, 2020) — The $17 million renovation of the Academic Complex at the University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNCC) is complete. Five academic buildings make up the complex at the southeast end of campus. The buildings include and were renovated in the order of Denny, Macy, Barnard, Garinger and Winningham. The university contracted with Woolpert in 2015 to upgrade the mechani...
Design Assist vs. Delegated Design – Industry Experts Release Recommended Guidance
CHICAGO - Over the past few years, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) have worked together to study design collaboration techniques commonly used in the construction industry. As a result of this joint effort, the AIA and AISC have published a paper titled "Design Collaboration on Construction Projects. Delegated Design, Design Assist, and Informal Involvement – What Does it all Mean?" Along the way, the AIA and AISC discovered t...
Azelio signs agreement with ALEC Energy to set up renewable energy storage site in Masdar City
Azelio will install a verification project in Abu Dhabi in Q3 2020 together with Masdar and Khalifa University. The purpose of the installation is to evaluate Azelio’s energy storage technology for inclusion in the Masdar product portfolio for current and future renewable energy projects. An agreement has now been signed with ALEC Energy to set up the Azelio project site in Masdar city, Abu Dhabi. The preparation for Azelio’s energy storage installation in Abu Dhabi is progressing according...
COVID-19 trends impacting the future of transportation planning and research
TRB Executive Director Neil Pedersen recently shared insights on how the transportation industry has been impacted by and will continue to be shaped by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic. He presented Thursday, August 13 at the closing plenary session of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) virtual annual meeting. Pedersen shared a number of statistics on how different modes are performing in comparison to last year and then honed in on some of the behavioral change...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces New Guidance for Transit Joint Development Projects
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced new guidance that increases flexibility for transit agencies to work with developers to build projects that benefit transit systems and their communities. A notice about the new guidance appears in today's Federal Register. "We are committed to supporting transit agencies that pursue joint development projects to capture the economic value of transit," said FTA Deputy Administrato...
MoDOT's Champ Clark Bridge Project Wins Two Awards
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation’s new Champ Clark Bridge, which carries U.S. Route 54 over the Mississippi River at Louisiana, Missouri, has won two awards for excellence – a regional award in the America’s Transportation Awards competition in the “Quality of Life/Community Development, Medium Project” category and a National Award of Merit from the Design-Build Institute of America. The $60 million project opened to traffic in August 2019. Massman Construction Comp...
National transportation group honors Winneconne bridge
The recently completed WIS 116 bridge over the Wolf River, located in Winneconne, has been selected for recognition from America’s Transportation Awards. In 2019, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) reconstructed the bridge to current design and safety standards. The new structure also provides safer accommodations for fishing, snowmobiling and river traffic. “In addition to an improvement to the region’s transportation system, the new Winneconne bridge represents a unique inv...
Diversified Product Development Breaks Ground on New Headquarters
WACO, Texas — Diversified Product Development, marketer of the LineWiseÔ, LiftWiseÔ and DesignWiseÔ brands, has broken ground on a new headquarters and production facility in Waco, Texas. The 60,000-square-foot building, which is scheduled for completion in January 2021, will replace the company’s current facility in Waco. Diversified currently employs approximately 60 people, including engineers, designers, sales and support staff, with plans to hire additional workers after moving into the...
New York State Partners with Arcadis to Pilot Early Detection of COVID-19 in Wastewater
Game-changing approach will help inform decision-making, protect public health in upstate communities Highlands Ranch, Colo. — The New York State Department of Health and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have partnered with Arcadis for a pilot project to identify and track SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in municipal wastewater collection systems in Onondaga County, Albany, Newburgh and Buffalo. Arcadis will identify and monitor the presence of SARS-C...
CFSEI Announces Winners of 2020 Design Excellence and Creative Detail Awards
The Hub State Street project by raSmith was awarded First Place in the Residential/Hospitality category of the 2020 CFSEI Design Excellence Awards. Photo by raSmith. WASHINGTON, DC—The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) has announced the winners of its 2020 CFSEI Design Excellence and Creative Detail awards. The awards are usually presented during the annual CFSEI Expo, but this year’s event, originally scheduled for May 19-20 in Tampa, Florida, was canceled due to the CO...
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