Michael Baker International Awarded $2.2 Million Contract to Provide Civil Engineering Services to a 200-Acre Master Planned Community in Palm Desert, California
Palm Desert, Calif. – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that it has been awarded a $2.2 million contract to serve as a prime consultant to University Park Investors, LLC to provide civil engineering and survey services associated with the development of a residential master plan featuring approximately 1,000 dwelling units as part of the University Park Specific Plan in the City of Palm Desert, California. This award...
President Names Pirkle to Chair Committee on Traffic Engineering
Association President John Schroer has appointed the Meg Pirkle from the Georgia Department of Transportation to chair AASHTO's Committee on Traffic Engineering. Pirkle has been GDOT's chief engineer since Jan. 1, 2015. Her appointment is for a two-year term that would run until the end of the 2020 AASHTO Annual Meeting. The committee assesses the effectiveness of traffic control strategies and devices for the efficient and safe operation of the nation's highway system.
Aricent Launches Intelligent Security Automation System
BARCELONA, Spain and SANTA CLARA, Calif. - MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS -- Aricent, a leading global design and engineering company, today announced the launch of its Highly Automated Vulnerability Assessment Orchestration Containers (HAVOC) framework that manages cyber risk by catching significant security vulnerabilities before they are exploited. Companies are under pressure to launch products and services faster without exposing themselves to cyber risk. However, shorter time to market lifecycle...
Waste Water Treatment Design Tool Available on The Water Network
ZURICH and PRINCETON, N.J. - AquaSPE AG from Zurich Switzerland announced today access to an open source Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) design tool and WWTP knowledge sharing community on The Water Network. WWTPs are complex. "To get a traditional activated sludge design can take months and cost tens of thousands of dollars. This makes it difficult to innovate and compare technologies," says Trudi Schifter CEO of AquaSPE. The Water Network is dedicated to driving the innovation of Wast...
Leica Geosystems Introduces New Laser Distance Meters
(Heerbrugg, Switzerland) – Leica Geosystems, industry leader in measurement technology, announced today the new Leica DISTO™ X3 and X4, the latest distance metres for construction sites. The new laser distance meters withstands drop tests from a height of 2 metres, are dust- and water-protected (IP 65) and therefore suitable for rugged job site conditions. Thanks to the extension possibilities with the Leica DST 360 adapter for Point-to-Point (P2P) measurements and the new DISTO™ Plan app, of...
Jonathan Humble Named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jonathan Humble, FAIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C, Regional Director of Construction Codes and Standards for the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has been named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Recipients of this designation are selected by the AIA’s Jury of Fellows for their notable contributions to the advancement of the profession of architecture. Humble will be recognized in June during the investiture ceremony at St. Patrick’s Cathed...
MDOT Engineer Named Woman Of Year
LUTHERVILLE-TIMONIUM, MD - From Maryland Department of Transportation: An organization dedicated to advancing women's careers in transportation has named Sutapa Samanta, Assistant District Engineer for the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA), as Woman of the Year. At its January 16 Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony, WTS (Women's Transportation Seminar) recognized Samanta as "a mentor and a beacon of inspiration to many young aspiring women in her field....
Jim Dray Joins Thornton Tomasetti as Chief Information Officer
(New York, New York ) – Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Jim Dray has joined the firm as Chief Information Officer. He has more than 30 years of information technology experience in in the architecture, engineering and construction, environmental and energy development industries in the U.S. and Europe. Prior to joining Thornton Tomasetti, Dray was a corporate vice president of information technology at AECOM, where he oversaw the strategic use of technol...
FRA Takes Applications for $73M in Grants to Rail Capital Projects, Operating Assistance
The Federal Railroad Administration said it is taking applications over the next few months for about $73 million in grant funding under two programs "for projects that can strengthen intercity passenger rail, support capital projects and boost safety initiatives that may include the implementation of positive train control, improved highway-rail grade crossings and congestion mitigation." Congress authorized the grants in the 2015 Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act and funded them l...
EPA Awards Millions in Grants to Ports, Transit Operations, Others to Cut Diesel Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded millions of dollars in grants this month to ports, transit operators and other agencies across the country to help remove old diesel engines from heavy trucks, buses, ferries and other transportation equipment to replace them with cleaner-burning, newer models. The awards included more than $2.6 million to reduce emissions from cargo trucks and ferries in the New York City area, most of that going to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey...
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