Commercial Development Resources Partners with AutoNation to Complete One of the Largest Service Centers in the United States
Commercial Development Resources worked with AutoNation to complete one of North America’s largest automotive service centers and parking structures, the House of Imports Mercedes-Benz located in Buena Park, CA. Costa Mesa, CA – Commercial Development Resources (CDR), California’s premier civil engineering land development firm, announced today the company has completed a new service center, the Mercedes-Benz House of Imports. The House of Imports in Buena Park in Orange County, Californi...
David Crotty Joins NELSON Worldwide as CCJ&E Regional Practice Leader
The seasoned architect will pursue and thoughtfully execute projects that reflect NELSON Worldwide’s innovative capabilities SAN JOSE, CA — Award-winning architecture, design, and strategy firm NELSON Worldwide is excited to announce the addition of David Crotty as Regional Practice Leader of the Civic, Community, Justice and Education (CCJ&E) practice. David will work collaboratively with fellow teammates to pursue and thoughtfully execute projects that reflect NELSON Worldwide’s innova...
K&L Gates Adds Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources Partner in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Martha (Marty) Groves Pugh as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. She joins the firm’s Tax and Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practices, which also added a leading, multi-office renewable energy team earlier this year. Pugh joins K&L Gates from McDermott Will & Emery LLP. Pugh advises clients on federal income tax issues with a particular emphasis on the nuclear and energy industries. She has helped clients seek and recei...
First Mass Timber Middle-Income Housing Development in U.S., Tallest Mass Timber Building In Washington Hits Topping Out Milestone
Seattle’s tallest mass timber building will fill critical need for middle-income workers, benefitting environment and residents SEATTLE – Swinerton, a 134-year-old builder with a reputation for innovation, announced today the topping out of the nation’s first middle-income housing development constructed of mass timber; and the tallest mass timber building in the City of Seattle. Heartwood is a workforce housing development standing at eight stories and 67,000 gross square feet. With a t...
Hexagon adds speed, scalability and automation to digital twin creation with the acquisition of LocLab
Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, today announced the acquisition of LocLab, a leader in 3D digital twin content creation. LocLab’s proprietary technology, enabled by a high degree of automation using proven workflows and artificial intelligence, allows the cost- and time-efficient creation of digital twins. LocLab’s in-house developed toolchain can leverage several data input formats to balance speed, cost and ac...
Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $84 Million in 36 Drought Resiliency Projects
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a $84.7 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help 36 communities throughout the West prepare and respond to the challenges of drought. The selected projects will help bring clean, reliable drinking water to communities across the West through investments in innovative drought resilience efforts, such as groundwater storage, rainwater harvesting, aquifer recharge, water reuse, ion exchange treatment,...
Datakwip and Akular Fuse Energy Analytics and Digital Twin Technology to Maximize Building Performance
FREDERICK, Md. - Today Datakwip announced they have formed a strategic partnership with Akular, a company that provides real-time digital twin data visualization of assets like buildings. "I am happy that Akular Technology and Datakwip have joined forces to provide the best solutions for our customers in the construction and operations industries," says Martin Rapos, CEO of Akular. "With our innovative technology, we are able to track live data on the digital twin of a building, enabling our...
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center Celebrated the Topping Out of $80M Innovative Women's Health Pavilion
40,000-square-foot building opening in 2023, will transform women’s healthcare in south Orange County LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. – MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center, a leading, innovative nonprofit medical center in Orange County, celebrated the topping out, the marking of the placement of the last beam, of its forthcoming Women’s Health Pavilion. The new, $80 million, state-of-the-art three-story, 40,000-square-foot facility, which is scheduled to open in summer 2023 in Laguna Hills, wil...
WTS International and Latinos In Transit Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) International and Latinos In Transit (LIT) signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), ensuring the two organizations will collaborate on mutual goals to better the transportation sector and prepare a next generation of industry leaders and workforce. Latinos In Transit was founded in 2016 to promote the advancement and development of Latinos and other minorities in transportation. Membership is made of public and priv...
Daylong wastewater samples yield surprises
Rice University graduate students Esther Lou, left, and Priyanka Ali are dressed for success as they embark upon testing of wastewater samples they collected at a Houston-area treatment plant. The students are co-authors of a study that determined wastewater “snapshots” lead to bias in testing for the presence of antibiotic resistant genes compared to daylong composite samples. (Credit: Stadler Research Group/Rice University) Rice method to find antibiotic-resistant genes shows limits of...