Woolpert Welcomes GIS, Aviation Specialist Prateek Sharma as Geospatial Project Manager
Sharma describes himself as a ‘Jack of all trades’ when it comes to providing GIS solutions for airports. ORLANDO, Fla.— Woolpert has hired GIS and airport expert Prateek Sharma as an aviation geospatial project manager. Sharma has extensive experience in creating, managing and leveraging geospatial databases and new technologies to improve asset management and operations at busy airports. Sharma comes to Woolpert after serving as an embedded consultant and GIS manager for the Greater Orla...
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Welcomes New Principal Carlos E. Ospina
Based in Houston, Ospina specializes in marine infrastructure projects in Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean Carlos E. Ospina, Ph.D., P.E., FACI, joined Simpson Gumpertz & Heger as a Principal based in the firm’s Houston, Texas, office. Ospina’s experience includes analyzing, designing, and providing construction support for marine structures in container, liquid/solid bulk handling, multipurpose, and cruise terminals in more than twenty countries. His technical pract...
Urban Land Institute Earns 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award
WASHINGTON - The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has received the 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for its efforts in promoting energy efficient and sustainable buildings, and for its thought leadership on energy conservation throughout the real estate sector. The Urban Land Institute is a global, member-driven organization comprising more than 45,000 real estate and urban development professionals dedicated to advancing the Institute’s mission of shaping the future of the built environmen...
Canam Steel Corporation Makes Product Ordering Easy, Launches eCommerce Web Feature
POINT OF ROCKS, Md.: Canam Steel Corporation (CSC), a U.S. service-oriented manufacturing company, is excited to launch an eCommerce feature on their website, allowing customers to place online orders for in-stock and custom products. The addition of this web feature is a response to evolving industry trends and significantly reduces the number of steps a customer must take to place a product order as opposed to more conventional sales processes laden with paperwork. Customers can now simply pla...
Aurigo Software and Autodesk Enable Design Collaboration for Capital Planners and Construction Managers
AUSTIN, Texas — Aurigo Software today announced the next step in its series of planned product integrations with Autodesk to streamline the complex capital planning process for public agencies and private owners. Aurigo’s Masterworks platform will now connect to many of the Autodesk’s industry-leading design tools, including AutoCAD, Civil 3D, InfraWorks, and Revit. Masterworks users can visualize Autodesk design files stored in the cloud, mark them up during review processes, and send them for...
Sparks Are Flying: The Hun School’s Engineering and Design Class Welds and Wires Electric Scooter From Scratch
Princeton, NJ -- “Water filtration systems, recycling, concrete pouring, paper origami, the electrical grid, electric cars. The principles of engineering are happening around us every day and oftentimes we take them for granted or we may not even realize they exist,” said Chris Cooper, faculty member in the Technology and Engineering department. Which is why students in Mr. Cooper’s Engineering Design class spend time each semester taking a deep dive into the core principles of engineering...
Ten Innovative Projects Win Top Steel Design Awards
CHICAGO - Ten innovative projects throughout the U.S. have won 2021 IDEAS² Awards, the steel industry’s top design honor. Sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Award program recognizes projects that illustrate the exciting possibilities of building with structural steel. This year’s projects range from a massive arena to a jaw-dropping school that appears to defy gravity to a...
New Ad Campaign Pushes Economic Growth Through Infrastructure Investment
WASHINGTON — The transportation construction, labor, and business community are jointly launching an ad and social media campaign to push for action this year by Congress and the Biden administration on a transportation infrastructure investment package that improves mobility and fuels economic growth. Beginning April 12, a television spot will run inside the Beltway aimed at members of Congress, staff, and other policymakers. The TV commercial will be supplemented by online ads that began A...
Bentley Systems Brings Infrastructure Digital Twins to NVIDIA Omniverse
Image courtesy of Houston Waterworks Team (a Joint Venture of Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. and CDM Constructors, Inc.) Bentley iTwin First to Harness Real-time Rendering, AI, and Simulation Capabilities of NVIDIA Omniverse EXTON, Pa. – GTC21: Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that it is developing applications using the NVIDIA Omniverse platform for photorealistic, real-time visualization and sim...
Cost Estimation Software Expands Trimble's Connected Construction Portfolio
SUNNYVALE, Calif. Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today a cloud-based Software-as-a Service (SaaS) estimating and budget management software for civil construction professionals. Trimble® Quest™ estimating software is designed for civil engineering contractors who need detailed cost estimates to effectively bid and manage budgets for civil construction projects. Team Collaboration The software allows contractors to quickly and accurately develop a bid by creating a pricing database, which...
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June Issue 2026
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