FMI Releases 2019 FMI Overview, Featuring FMI's Latest Forecast, the 2019 U.S. and Canada Construction Outlooks
RALEIGH, N.C. - FMI Corporation, the leading provider of management consulting and investment banking services to engineering and construction, infrastructure and the built environment, is pleased to announce the release of its "2019 FMI Overview," featuring FMI's latest forecast, the 2019 U.S. and Canada Construction Outlook. The publication offers comprehensive construction forecasts for a broad range of market segments and geographies in the U.S. and Canada and provides valuable insights from...
Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. Names Darren Gale Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Structural Integrity Associates today announced Darren Gale joins the company as Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer. Gale will lead the company's efforts servicing domestic and international nuclear plants worldwide and reports to Structural Integrity CEO, Laney Bisbee. He has held executive leadership positions in maintenance services, SMR technical development and licensing, commercial nuclear steam generator services, and fuels engineering. "Darren's executive lead...
Stantec Selected to Lead Next Stage of Toronto’s Iconic Rail Deck Park
Stantec has been selected to provide the Technical Consulting and Costing Services to CreateTO for the next stage of planning for Toronto’s iconic Rail Deck Park, an urban oasis in the heart of the city. Stantec’s work will form the basis for the design of the park by integrating transit corridors and transit station construction, while connecting adjacent neighborhoods. The $1.7 billion project is the first of its kind in Canada and represents an exciting and creative solution to the challenges...
Wärtsilä Energy Storage System Will Enable Greater Integration of Renewable Power on Caribbean Island of Bonaire
The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded an integrated 6 MW energy storage project contract for the Caribbean island of Bonaire. The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) hybrid energy project includes both the hardware, consisting of batteries and inverters, as well as GEMS, the energy management software from Greensmith Energy, a Wärtsilä company. The order with ContourGlobal Bonaire, a subsidiary of London based ContourGlobal, was booked in Q4, 2018. The energy storage sys...
EuroCape New Energy France Gets on Board with Greenbyte Energy Cloud for Data Management
The renewable energy independent power producer has chosen Greenbyte Energy Cloud for data analysis for their operational wind farms in France as well as the upcoming projects in their pipeline. In France, EuroCape New Energy has developed and built a portfolio of more than 100 MW over the last 10 years. Today EuroCape operates 77MW of wind energy, 3 MW of solar energy and has a targeted pipeline of 200 MW in development. Their operational French portfolio includes over 30 turbines from 4 dif...
Boulder Valley School District Hosts Grand Opening for New Transportation Center
On January 25, the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) will celebrate the opening of its new Transportation Center, the first of three major projects to support educational opportunities in the 31,000-student district, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The $15.3 million transportation facility is the result of a master planning effort that started in 2015. The grand opening and ribbon-cutting is set for 12:30 p.m. on January 25, 2019. Located on a 9-acre site in eastern Boulder, the 40,000-sq...
Signet LLC Creates Speciality Chemical Division; Names Kevin Williams President
AKRON, Ohio - Private investment firm Signet LLC has announced that it has formed a Chemical Specialties Division, a platform that will include four of its chemical manufacturing & service companies. The platform will be overseen by Kevin Williams, who was recently hired as President of the new Chemical Specialties Division. The four companies in the platform include: - Sprayroq, a national industry leader in spray applied resin technology for structural rehabilitation and corrosion protecti...
Topcon Releases Upgrade of MAGNET Software Suite with New Features and Organization
LIVERMORE, Calif., U.S./ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, the Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group announces the newest edition of its suite of software solutions — MAGNET®5.1. The upgrade is packed with new features, modules and support, as well as a reconfiguration of the Office portfolio designed for simplicity. New updates to MAGNET Field include support for the new HiPer VR GNSS receiver, a piping and trenching module with new capabilities specifically for the oil and gas segment, as well as the...
HNTB Names Eric Nelson Principal Planner in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., – Eric Nelson has joined HNTB as principal planner in the firm’s Virginia Beach office. Nelson, who has spent much of his career in the Hampton Roads region, brings nearly 25 years of transit, rail, and strategic and environmental planning experience to the position. His leadership and skills will help clients implement transformative mobility solutions across the mid-Atlantic. At HNTB, Nelson will work with clients across the region to plan and implement transformative...
Autodesk Completes BuildingConnected Acquisition
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has completed the acquisition of BuildingConnected, a leading preconstruction platform, for $275 million net of cash acquired. Autodesk funded the transaction using cash on hand. BuildingConnected is the largest and most active digital network in the construction industry with 700,000 construction professionals using the platform. It centralizes the bid management process and simplifies communication to make finding, qualifying and s...