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WYDOT Contracts with Woolpert to Map Landslide-Prone Areas Along Continental Divide

December 13, 2019 - in News, Transportation

The high-resolution lidar data and aerial imagery provided by the firm will be used to analyze and monitor habitually unstable areas and further mitigate the impact of these natural landslides. DUBOIS, Wyo. (Dec. 13, 2019) — Woolpert was contracted by the…

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Up to $502.9 Million Loan for Infrastructure Projects in Hampton Roads, VA

December 13, 2019 - in Financial, News

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau)…

Construction Complete on KAI-Designed Addition, Renovation to Concord Missionary Baptist Church Youth Space in Dallas

December 12, 2019 - in Buildings, News

Dallas, TX -  Construction has been completed on an addition and renovation to the youth educational space at Concord Missionary Baptist Church (Concord…

U.S. Solar Market and 15 States See Best Quarter Ever for Residential Solar

December 12, 2019 - in Energy, News, Renewables

WASHINGTON, D.C. and HOUSTON, TX – The U.S. residential solar market reached record highs in the third quarter of 2019 with 712 megawatts of solar installed, according to the latest U.S. Solar Market Insight report from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables…

Nearmap Acquires Pushpin Technology To Provide Roof Geometry Insights

December 12, 2019 - in Corporate, News

SALT LAKE CITY  – Leading aerial imagery company Nearmap today announced that it has acquired technology and assets from Pushpin, a deep learning and analytics technology company that extracts data from 3D models to provide roof geometry insights to…

Debbie Gies joins HNTB Corporation in Boston as transit senior project manager

December 12, 2019 - in News, People

BOSTON – Debbie Gies joined HNTB Corporation as a senior project manager for program management. Based in the firm’s Boston office, Gies works with transit agencies in the areas of project management, operations coordination, construction staging logistics…

Sarah Lee joins HNTB as office leader in Ohio

December 12, 2019 - in News, People

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sarah Lee, Esq., has been named HNTB Corporation’s office leader for the firm’s Ohio offices in Columbus and Cleveland. She is based in Columbus. Lee, an associate vice president, brings more than 15 years of industry, legal and entrepreneurial…

Stantec Selected as Lead Designer for I-64 Widening Project in West Virginia

December 12, 2019 - in News, Roads, Transportation

Charleston, WV- TSX, NYSE: STN: Top ten global design firm Stantec has been selected to lead design for the I-64 widening project in Cabell County, West Virginia. As part of the $71.7 million design-build project, approximately 2.5 miles of the four lane Interstate…

Fugro wins nearshore site characterisation contract for Copenhagen megaproject

December 11, 2019 - in Land Development, News

Danish consulting firm COWI has awarded Fugro a nearshore geotechnical site investigation for CPH City & Port Development’s Lynetteholmen megaproject in Copenhagen. Fugro’s site investigation will be used to inform the detailed design of the new artificial…

Renewable energy to become dominant energy source in France’s capacity mix by 2027, says GlobalData

December 11, 2019 - in Energy, News

Nuclear power, currently the dominant energy source in France, is expected to be overtaken by renewable energy by 2027. The share of renewable energy in France is expected to reach 42.9% of the country’s power mix by 2023, up from 19.9% in 2018, according…