Autodesk BIM 360 Docs Now Available For Android Devices
If you attended Autodesk University in Las Vegas in November, you’ll recall that during the Product Innovation Keynote, Sarah Hodges, Autodesk’s Construction Business Line Director, made reference to upcoming BIM 360 Docs support for Android devices. That day has come, and BIM 360 Docs now offers Android device users with a mobile construction app to access the latest project files and information. Previewed at Autodesk University 2015, Autodesk BIM 360 Docs provides a long-awaited answer to...
Burns & McDonnell Acquires Wisconsin-Based Industrial Contracting Firm AZCO Inc.
Burns & McDonnell has acquired AZCO Inc., a 250-employee industrial contracting company in Wisconsin, in a stock-and-cash deal. The financial terms of the acquisition, which was completed Friday, were not disclosed. Chief executive-elect Ray Kowalik said AZCO gives the Kansas City-based engineering firm a “missing piece” in its construction business. “One of the business lines that is the highest growth in our industries is the ability to do engineering-procure-construction — some people...
Michael Baker International Raises Awareness for Global Hunger Relief Through Participation in Orange County Canstruction® Event
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services put its engineering and architectural expertise to work this year, raising awareness for global hunger relief through companywide participation in local Canstruction events. To support Canstruction’s innovative fundraising exhibits and events designed to raise awareness of the ongoing problem of hunger around the world, Michael Baker fielded teams in regional competitions in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, P...
Dewberry Announces the Promotions of Steven Eget, Doug Sullivan, and Jim Gazzale
Dewberry is pleased to announce the promotions of Steven Eget, PE, CEM, Doug Sullivan, and Jim Gazzale, PE, PLS, to associates in the firm's Parsippany and Bloomfield, New Jersey, offices. Steven Eget, an environmental group manager, has more than 24 years of consulting experience. His skills include environmental permitting and compliance, sustainability, industrial hygiene, and renewable energy. He has also been involved in two award-winning, multi-million dollar, on-call engineering servic...
Corporate Reporting Award for WSP Global
WSP Global continues to shine in investor relations and corporate reporting. The firm is the 2016 recipient of the Awards of Excellence in corporate reporting in the Industrial Products and Services category, presented by Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. WSP Global also received an honourable mention in electronic disclosure. CPA Canada praised the Investors section of our website, the comprehensive information disclosed online and our impressive sustainability reporting. “The cl...
HNTB’s Diana Mendes Highlights Rising Support for Public Transportation in National Radio Interview
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Diana Mendes, AICP, HNTB senior vice president and national transit/rail practice leader, discussed the changing landscape of public transportation today on “The Morning Briefing with Tim Farley,” a national non-partisan radio program. The interview can be heard here. According to Mendes, in the wake of Election Day 2016, public transportation emerged as the clear winner. There were a historic number of transit-related funding initiatives on ballots across the nation (49),...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Appoints 24 Members to the New Pipeline Safety Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced the appointment of 24 members to the new pipeline safety Voluntary Information-Sharing System (VIS) Working Group. The VIS Working Group is a newly created advisory committee that will provide the Secretary of Transportation with advice and recommendations related to pipeline safety, including whether an information-sharing system for pipeline owners and operators...
IMAGINiT Technologies Offers Intelligent Construction Technology from Leica Geosystems
OWINGS MILLS, MD - Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, announced that its IMAGINiT Technologies division expanded their sales and training offerings from Leica Geosystems. The expanded offering includes robotic total stations, controllers and other hardware and software solutions from the industry-leading Leica iCON (intelligent construction) portfolio. These solutions ar...
CH2M and Alexandria Renew Enterprises recognized with Envision Platinum Rating for Nutrient Management Facility
ALEXANDRIA, Va.- The Nutrient Management Facility, owned by Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew), recently earned the first Envision Platinum certification from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) in the Washington DC/Virginia metro region. The Envision rating system provides a holistic framework for evaluating and rating the environmental, community, and economic benefits of large infrastructure projects that incorporate sustainability throughout the project life cycle. ...
Fluor-Led Team Completes Tappan Zee Bridge Towers
IRVING, Texas -Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC, comprised of Fluor Enterprises, Inc., American Bridge Company, Granite Construction Northeast, Inc., and Traylor Bros., Inc., has completed all eight 419-foot towers of the iconic New NY Tappan Zee Bridge project. Construction of the eight sleek, chamfered-designed concrete towers – four on both the eastbound and westbound spans – began in the late summer of 2015. The towers will support the 2,230-fo...