1st Hotel at Piarco Int’l Airport Breaks Ground, Investment/Design by NYC-based Urbahn
Developers and designers STAGES Group and Urbahn Architects, who are the founders of Prestige Hotels Limited, investor SEAF Caribbean SME Growth Fund, and Trinidad and Tobago officials broke the ground for the new, US$25 million, 154-room Four Points by Sheraton hotel and conference center at the International Airport Estates at the Piarco International AirportLeft to right: Hayden Newton, General Manager Airport Authority of Trinidad and Tobago; Christopher Alcazar, Chairman of the Airport Auth...
Nemetschek Brand Graphisoft Strengthens its Business in France and French-Speaking Switzerland
Nemetschek Brand Graphisoft acquires distributor for France and French-speaking Switzerland Graphisoft to acquire Archicad distributor for France and French-speaking Switzerland Investing in growth of two of Europe’s most influential markets Stronger relationships with and direct support for customers in France/Switzerland Munich/Budapest – The Nemetschek Group today announced that its subsidiary, Graphisoft, headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, has signed a Sale and Purc...
Davin Ruohomaki Named Deputy Aviation National Business Line Leader at WSP USA
Former senior director of Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) leads key aviation programs and projects; supports firm’s growth in U.S. aviation. ORLANDO — Davin Ruohomaki has been named deputy national aviation market leader for WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy. Ruohomaki, a WSP vice president, is responsible for new business development, quality delivery, execution of projects and supports growth of the aviation sector across the...
Hexagon to update aerial data of eight U.S. states at six-inch resolution in 2023 for the HxGN Content Program
6-inch resolution orthoimage of Austin, Texas. (Source: HxGN Content Program (Norcross, Georgia, USA, 3 November 2022) Hexagon's Geosystems division announced today that the HxGN Content Program will refresh aerial data of eight U.S. states at 6-inch (15-centimeter) resolution for the 2023 collection season, including Texas, Washington, Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, Maine, Montana and Idaho. Additional states may be added as the season progresses. Most notably, Texas will be refr...
McKinsey launches Net Zero Built Environment Council to decarbonize the built world
Alliance of industry leaders to accelerate race to net zero 3rd November 2022: McKinsey has today announced the launch of a Net Zero Built Environment Council, a cross-sector coalition of industry stakeholders to collaboratively create new pathways to cut greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. The life cycle of buildings is responsible for approximately 40 percent of global CO₂ emissions, making the built environment among the highest GHG emitters, above electricity production, shi...
Atkins to continue preparedness and resiliency services for North Carolina
Raleigh, N.C., USA: Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been reselected to continue providing floodplain mapping services for the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. Under the new three-year, not-to-exceed $30 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, the Company will support the State’s floodplain mapping program to enhance preparedness and resiliency as it relates to water and non-water hazards. “Our work on this project began more than six yea...
President’s Awards Presented at DFI Annual Conference
Hawthorne, N.J.: DFI President Michael Wysockey, Ph.D., P.E., presented three President’s Awards at a luncheon during the DFI 47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in National Harbor on October 6. Established in 2016, the DFI President’s Awards are given at the discretion of the DFI president to recognize the outstanding contributions and service of DFI members who advance the work of DFI. This year’s awards were presented to: Paul Axtell, P.E., D.GE, Dan Brown and Associates, is a cu...
NEx and ICC-ES Sign Memorandum of Understanding in Support of Nonmetallic Building Materials
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich - NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials is pleased to welcome ICC Evaluation Service as a new Allied Organization. NEx has signed a MOU with ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) to create a partnership in advancing the use of nonmetallic building materials. ICC-ES is the leading evaluation service for innovative building materials, components, and systems and is a member of ICC-ES solutions. This agreement will support NEx’S vision to provide...
WSP USA Welcomes Stephen Famularo to Maritime Leadership
Famularo, a marine engineer and certified commercial diver, joins the firm as its Maritime East leader, bringing more than 25 years of international maritime leadership and experience. NEW YORK — WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy, has hired Stephen Famularo as the firm’s Maritime East leader. He will be based in New York City. As a WSP vice president, Famularo is responsible for strategic hires, business development, identifying and purs...
For a Better Built World: Nemetschek Group and The B1M announce the Winner of the Construction Story of the Year 2022
The Nemetschek Group and The B1M announced the winner of this year's Construction Story of the Year award (c) Nemetschek Group Munich – The Nemetschek Group, one of the leading software providers for the AEC/O (architecture, engineering, construction, operation) and media & entertainment industries and The B1M, the largest video channel for construction, announced the winner of this year’s Construction Story of the Year award: The International Experimental Thermonuclear Reactor (ITER)....
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