Namrata Bhasin Joins Stantec’s Growing Northern California Healthcare Team
San Francisco, CA, NYSE, TSX:STN: Namrata Bhasin has joined Stantec—a global integrated design firm—as senior project manager in its healthcare buildings team in San Francisco. With a resume spanning more than 20 years and experience leading the design of some of California’s largest healthcare facilities, Bhasin has managed large-scale academic medical centers, county and community hospitals, corporate headquarters, and hospitality projects. Prior to joining Stantec, she served as the archit...
Seaman Corporation Names Jeff Swartz Chief Executive Officer
Wooster, OH – Seaman Corporation, a family-owned business headquartered in Wooster, OH, recently announced that its Board of Directors has selected Jeff Swartz as its new Chief Executive Officer. Swartz will replace John Crum who is retiring after 18 years at Seaman, including the last 5 as CEO. Swartz is a veteran of the building products industry, having spent 23 years with Armstrong World Industries and 6 years at Fortune Brands Global Plumbing Group in a variety of Sales, Operations, an...
First-Ever Virtual National Stand-Down Focuses on Construction “Struck By” Incidents
Held in Conjunction With Annual Work Zone Awareness Week WASHINGTON — More than 650 industry professionals April 20 participated in the first-ever virtual event aimed at highlighting and reducing the number of construction worker “struck-by” incidents, which result in 100 annual fatalities and 17,000 injuries annually, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) organized the “Virtual National Stand-Down to Prevent...
New text provides practical knowledge for water modeling
Stormwater, Watershed, and Receiving Water Quality Modeling provides straightforward guidance on a broad spectrum of modeling tools and their capabilities. Its contents offer past, present, and future perspectives of stormwater quality modeling and outline criteria for selecting the appropriate model based on the project or task. Key features: • Presents state-of-the-art guidance on stormwater, watershed and receiving water quality modeling • Discusses regulatory, technological, and...
Carbon dioxide sensor can lower energy use, reduce utility costs
Purdue University researchers developed a sensor to help control and cut down on energy consumption through heating and ventilation systems, particularly those used in large office and hospitality industry buildings. New technology uses carbon dioxide sensor to manage climate control in buildings, homes WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Walk in a room, the light goes on. Most people are familiar with the motion sensors that detect activity and then turn on the lights. Purdue University resear...
April 2020 Trends
In this section, Informed Infrastructure compiles infographics from trusted sources that reveal insight on infrastructure spending. We also compile some of the top infrastructure stories that shouldn’t be missed. For ongoing news coverage, turn to Informed Infrastructure online (www.informedinfrastructure.com), our Twitter feed (@IInfrastructure) and our weekly e-newsletter. Editor’s Note This was a very challenging Trends section to put together. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Azelio signs MoU with partner in Chile for energy storage supply to the mining industry
Azelio has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chilean company Industria Mecánica VOGT S.A. (VOGT) to assess energy storage projects for the mining industry in Latin America. The MoU frameworks a collaboration over a 10 MW capacity of Azelio’s energy storage from 2021 until 2024. The parties expect to trigger further projects after this initial agreement. Azelio’s long-duration energy storage system coupled to solar PV will be used to supply VOGT’s pumping systems for the min...
Vice Chair Appointed for AASHTO Water Council
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials appointed Cheryl Ball (seen above) – the waterways and freight administrator for the Missouri Department of Transportation – to a two-year term as vice chair of the Council on Water Transportation on April 13, effective immediately. [Above photo by MoDOT.] A civil engineering graduate from Missouri University of Science and Technology, Ball also received a Juris Doctorate from Saint Louis University School of Law and is...
Speeding Concerns for National Work Zone Awareness Week
State departments of transportation across the country are grappling with a growing safety issue related to the start of National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) on April 20: more frequent incidences of speeding due to reduced traffic volumes resulting from COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. [Above photo by the Michigan DOT.] The Governors Highway Safety Association noted on April 16 that emptier streets may be encouraging some drivers to flout traffic safety laws, including speed limits. Jon...
Data Analysis Recovers $2.27M in FSRM Funding at Air Force Base
Woolpert GIS Specialist Matthew Wellinski discovers data anomalies in FSRM funding at Hurlburt Field and develops a process that could translate to savings across the Air Force. HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (April 20, 2020) — Hurlburt Field will receive an additional $2.27 million in Facilities, Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (FSRM) funding thanks to data anomalies discovered by Woolpert GIS Specialist Matthew Wellinski. Hurlburt Field is home to the Air Force Special Operations Command a...
Video: Habitat for Humanity - Women Build Event in Sacramento
AdventHealth Weaverville Hospital
June Issue 2026
.jpg?width=225)