Environmental Leaders Utilizing OptiRTC Forecast Driven Technology to Protect Communities in New York City during Devastating Hurricane Season
NEW YORK, NY AND BOSTON, MA - OptiRTC (https://optirtc.com), the leader in forecast-based control of distributed stormwater infrastructure through cloud-based solutions was able to successfully manage storm waters in the last two months as Hurricanes Elsa, Henri and Ida caused unprecedented and devastating damage along the East Coast. New York City issued its first ever flash flood warning this month. Environmental leaders with the vision to adopt smart stormwater technology were able to p...
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces Design-Build Award for the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos
The Department of State has awarded Pernix Federal, LLC of Lombard, Illinois the $319 million design-build contract for the new U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, Nigeria. The 12.2-acre site for the new Consulate General is part of Eko Atlantic, a development led by South Energyx Nigeria Limited in collaboration with Lagos State. The location will provide the future diplomatic campus and its neighbors with access to sustainable, modern infrastructure, including an 8.5 km seawall designed to prot...
Lexicon, Inc. Promotes Gauntt to Vice President of Human Resources
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Lexicon, Inc. is promoting Danna Gauntt to vice president of human resources. A nearly 30-year veteran of the company, she will oversee the department responsible for staffing the 1,800-plus employee organization. “Danna has helped build our HR department—and our workforce—from the ground up,” said Patrick Schueck, president and CEO. “Her well-deserved promotion showcases why we are passionate about investing in our people and helping them grow within our company.” Gaun...
Seattle’s Northgate Link Extension Now Open for Service
WSP USA provided Sound Transit with final design service for an underground and elevated guideway rail extension that connects Downtown Seattle with city’s northern neighborhoods. SEATTLE — The Northgate Link Extension, a new 4.3-mile, three-station extension of Sound Transit’s light rail network that includes three miles of tunnel and 2,200 feet of aerial guideway, opened for passenger service on Saturday, Oct. 2. As part of the McMillen Jacobs Associates-led team, WSP USA, a...
Skanska invests NOK 210M, about SEK 210M in a residential development property in Bærum, Norway
Skanska has acquired a development property in Bærum, Norway. The net investment for residential purpose amounts to NOK 210M, about SEK 210M. The seller is Profier. The property Kirkeveien 59 is ready zoned for block housing and concentrated single-family housing. Skanska plans to build 50 apartments and 28 terraced houses. The project will be BREEAM-certified and construction work is expected to start 2023. Skanska is one of the leading construction- and project development companies in...
Skanska builds school in Malmö, Sweden, for about SEK 400M
Skanska has signed a contract with Stadsfastigheter in Malmö to build a new upper secondary school in Malmö, Sweden. The contract is worth about SEK 400M, which will be included in the order bookings for Sweden for the third quarter 2021. The new school will be four stories high and will have a total area of almost 15,000 square meters. The new building includes school premises, a canteen and a café. The upper secondary school will be the first in many years to be built in the city and will h...
Driving the Energy Transition Forward
Amp’s Massachusetts Solar Arrays reach Commercial Operation with its Proprietary Digital Energy Platform, Amp X – Leveraging its Virtual Power Plant Trading Platform Massachusetts, US – October 5th– Amp, a global Energy Transition Platform and renewable energy developer, is pleased to announce that two solar farms, both paired with battery storage systems, have achieved successful commercial operation. The two Massachusetts solar projects located in Ware and East Brookfield, are the first US...
Esri Releases ArcGIS GeoBIM, Bringing Spatial Context to AEC Operations
New Product Connects with Autodesk Construction Cloud to Bridge GIS and BIM REDLANDS, Calif.—October 5, 2021—Global construction challenges, from affordable housing availability to infrastructure stress as a result of climate change, have increased in recent years. As a result, governments and commercial organizations will need to invest trillions of dollars in the next decade in mitigation and recovery processes. By adopting building information modeling (BIM) and geographic information...
Water Environment Federation Honors Excellence in Infrastructure Operation, Design, Promotion
ALEXANDRIA, Va.— The Water Environment Federation (WEF) proudly announces the 2021 class of WEF Awards for Operational and Design Excellence recipients, as well as winners of WEF’s Citation of Excellence in Advertising. These awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the water environment profession through their innovative approaches to fabricating, marketing, or utilizing water infrastructure. “Effective, efficient, and equitable deploymen...
Leading Design Firms Collaborate with IMAGINiT Technologies to Create New Clarity Space Programming Module
IMAGINiT Clarity 2022.1 Launches with New and Enhanced Integrations for Autodesk Revit Users BALTIMORE, MD — IMAGINiT Technologies has developed a new Space Programming Module add-on for IMAGINiT Clarity that addresses common space planning challenges that firms face on complex architectural projects. In addition to this optional, add-on module, the new 2022.1 version of IMAGINiT Clarity now includes a variety of features that enhance integrations and model metrics for Autodesk Revit and...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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