Highway Trust Fund Excise Tax Receipts Showed No Growth in Fiscal 2017
The government's combined receipts from all excise taxes in the Highway Trust Fund showed no growth in the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the Treasury reported, as a large decline in retail taxes on commercial trucks more than offset mild gains from fuel taxes. In its monthly statement for September , the final month of the fiscal year, the Treasury said total HTF excise tax receipts net of refunds were $41.127 billion for the past 12 months, down 0.5 percent or almos...
TTWiiN Brings Innovative Damping Technology to Tall Buildings
TTWiiN, the technology accelerator of Thornton Tomasetti, the global leader in engineering design of supertall buildings, is proud to introduce Hummingbird Kinetics, an innovative solution for tuned mass damping in tall and supertall buildings. As cities increase in density and more tall buildings are built, there is a need for a better solution to the challenge of wind-induced motion in large buildings. Hummingbird Kinetics provides an affordable, compact, flexible and easy-to-maintain alter...
Bechtel Partners with Society of Women Engineers to Inspire Students to ‘Dream Big’ About Careers in Engineering
Bechtel, a global engineering, procurement and construction leader, partnered with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) to host a free screening of the film DREAM BIG: Engineering our World for schools and community organizations during the SWE Conference in Austin Texas, Oct. 26-28. Female engineers from SWE, Bechtel, and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will share their experiences and discuss science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers with local area students. “...
CH2M's Dale Sands elected Chair of ARISE-US, the United Nations Private Sector Initiative to Create Risk Resilient Societies
DENVER - CH2M's Dale Sands, senior vice president and global practice director for the private sector, was elected Chairperson for ARISE-US on October 13, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. ARISE was launched by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction to create greater understanding of disaster risk in the business community, safeguard future investments and reduce economic losses from disasters. The UN ARISE network has global membership of more than 140 leading corporations ac...
Stantec Acquires North State Resources, Inc.
Global design firm Stantec is bolstering its growing environmental service presence and capabilities across northern California by acquiring Redding, California-based North State Resources, Inc. (NSR). Founded in 1986, NSR is a 60-person environmental consulting firm with additional offices in Sacramento and Chico, California. The transaction closed on Friday, October 27. “The talent and regional reputation held by NSR is invaluable as we continually expand our capabilities to serve clients i...
Brendan Cassels Wins 2017 RTSA Young Rail Engineer Award
Arup’s Brendan Cassels has been recognised with the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA) 2017 Young Rail Engineer award, which recognises excellence and involvement in railway engineering. A chartered engineer and RPEQ, Brendan’s first major project upon joining Arup in 2010 was the successful first stage of Gold Coast light rail where he was responsible for leading the innovative trackform design for the 12.5km of dual light rail tracks. He has since gone on to gain exper...
AECOM Completes Transition on US$3.6 Billion Contract to Provide U.S. Air Force with Range Support Services
LOS ANGELES — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that URS Federal Services Inc. (an AECOM company) has completed the transition phase for the 16-year contract for the U.S. Air Force to provide range support services. After a delayed start due to a protest of the award, transition was completed on October 24, 2017. The US$3.6 billion contract will be delivered by AECOM’s Management Services business, includes award fee provisions, and was previously...
HNTB Celebrates 50 Years of Shaping Infrastructure in Illinois
CHICAGO – HNTB today celebrated its 50th business anniversary of providing infrastructure solutions in Illinois. HNTB first established a Chicago office in 1967, and since then, has played a key role in planning, design and construction for many of the region’s most impactful transportation infrastructure projects. This includes design for the Chicago Transit Authority’s Wilson Station reconstruction; program management for the Illinois Tollway’s $14 billion Move Illinois program; planning an...
University of California, Davis, to Expand Campus Housing Offerings with West Village and Orchard Park Developments
As one of the first major steps in creating its two newest student housing facilities, the University of California, Davis, (UC Davis) has selected its project teams to develop and design the West Village and Orchard Park apartment sites, which will add room for more than 2,700 students. University Student Living was selected as the lead developer from among six developers previously vetted through the UC Student Housing Initiative. Design firm Stantec was selected to provide lead architectural,...
IMI’s Inaugural Joan B. Calambokidis Innovation in Masonry Design Competition Rethinks the Future of Masonry in Design and Construction
Bowie, MD – The International Masonry Institute is pleased to announce the creation of the Joan B. Calambokidis Innovation in Masonry Design Competition, which challenges architects and engineers to imagine the future of masonry design and construction. Thirty-thousand dollars in prizes will be awarded to winners across three categories: students; young architects and engineers (under 40); as well as firms, multidisciplinary teams, and individual architects and engineers. The competition is n...
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