Burns & McDonnell Delivers A380 Gate Project at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Time and Under Budget
CHICAGO — Burns & McDonnell representatives joined Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) officials this week in welcoming the arrival of the first commercial A380 flight at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. As part of a major expansion effort, the group inaugurated a newly built A380 gate area specifically designed to accommodate the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The opening ceremony culminated an effort assisted by Burns & McDonnell to equip O’Hare’s International Terminal 5 with a g...
Geospatial Corporation Leveraging Technologies and Software to Meet New Federal Buried Pipeline Requirement
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania – July 25, 2016– Geospatial Corporation (OTCIQ Symbol “GSPH”) announces the long awaited passage of the PIPES ACT of 2016. The bill, recently signed into law by President Obama, empowers the Pipeline Hazardous Material Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) to require various certifications, data management, testing and mapping of all types of the more than 3 million miles of buried energy pipelines across the USA. “Geospatial is perfectly positioned to benefit from the new P...
USACE St. Louis District Awards Dewberry Five-Year Contract for Photogrammetric and Lidar Surveying and Mapping Services
Dewberry has been awarded a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) St. Louis District for photogrammetric and lidar surveying and mapping. The firm will provide geospatial services consisting of professional photogrammetric mapping lidar and aerial imagery acquisition, along with related surveying work and photo interpretation. The projects may be requested by USACE offices; other Department of Defense agencies; and other lo...
Dewberry’s Chris Zambito Elected Chair of the Florida Floodplain Managers Association
During the Florida Floodplain Managers Association (FFMA) annual conference held in March, Dewberry’s Chris Zambito was elected as its new chair. Zambito, a project manager in Dewberry’s Tampa, Florida, office, began his term as chair on June 1, 2016. He will play a major role in the organization’s resource development while representing the Florida chapter of the Association of State Floodplain Managers. He will head the board of directors to support the association’s 700 floodplain manag...
American Concrete Institute Announces New Structural Concrete Specifications
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., July 22, 2016 – The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of two important new documents for concrete industry professionals: ACI 301-16 Specifications for Structural Concrete, and the ACI Field Reference Manual. ACI 301-16 Specifications for Structural Concrete is a reference specification that an architect or engineer can apply to any construction project involving structural concrete by citing it in the project specifications. A mandatory requ...
Landscape Architecture Firm SWA Group to Plan Toronto's Last Large Undeveloped Site
Laguna Beach, CA: July 22, 2016 - SWA Group's Laguna Beach studio has been selected to plan the last large, undeveloped site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owners Woodbine Entertainment Group, along with development consultant Live Work Learn Play, have commissioned a transformation of the 683-acre site into a vibrant, urban mixed-use neighborhood with the extant Woodbine Racetrack at its center. Currently the land is bordered by a highway, two major roads, and a light rail line. In addition to re...
Skanska Sells Hotel Hagaplan in Stockholm, Sweden, to SPP for About SEK 970M
Skanska has signed an agreement with SPP on the transfer of Hotel Hagaplan in Stockholm, Sweden, for about SEK 970M. The divestment will be recorded by Skanska Sweden in the third quarter 2016. The transfer of the property to the buyer will take place in December. The combined hotel and office building is located in Hagastaden, next to the square Hagaplan and a planned new metro station. The building is 17 stories high with underground parking. The gross area totals about 16,200 square meters...
Autodesk Launches LIVE: Brings Interactive Storytelling to Life
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 21, 2016 — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced the launch of Autodesk LIVE, a new interactive visualization service which offers Revit users in the architecture, engineering and construction industries (AEC) the ability to transform their designs into fully-interactive 3D models. Previously known as “Project Expo,” the Autodesk LIVE experience draws viewers into the story of an architectural design much like a video game. With one click in Revit, Autodesk...
Charlotte, NC and River Falls, WI Students Connect with Tsunami-Affected Japanese Schools Through Books
Charlotte, NC – Students from Charlotte, North Carolina and River Falls, Wisconsin delivered over 1,500 books to fellow learners in Hirono, a town in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, trying to rebuild from the devastating effects of a magnitude 9 earthquake on March 11, 2011. Residents of Hirono, the closest habitable town on the south side of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were forced to evacuate the town immediately following the nuclear accident. They are now allowed to return to th...
Cat Brown to Serve on APTI Board
Cat Brown, Assoc. AIA, LEED GA, architectural project coordinator in the Denver architecture studio, has been elected to the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) Rocky Mountain Chapter's board. APTI is a cross-disciplinary membership organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings. Members, who are preservationists, architects, engineers, conservators, consultants, contractors, craftspersons, curators, develop...
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