Dr. Rick Huijbregts joins Stantec as Global Smart Cities Lead
Strategic hire will lead firm’s initiative on digital transformation in the built environment Leading global design firm Stantec has hired Dr. Rick Huijbregts to lead its global Smart Cities initiative. In this role, Dr. Huijbregts will grow, scale, and accelerate the firm’s smart city services by uniting innovative practitioners across multiple disciplines and business lines, including buildings, power, water, community development, and transportation. Stantec’s smart cities initiative...
Corporate Finance Director Rob Lundstrom Joins Biologics Modular
INDIANAPOLIS - Biologics Modular is proud to welcome its latest tactical hire, Rob Lundstrom, to the finance team. As a 36-year veteran of corporate finance, Rob brings fundamental direction for operational finance, strategic planning, and business capital development. As Corporate Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer, Rob is charged with defining, transforming, and directing all corporate finance framework at Biologics Modular. "I'm excited for the opportunity to develop and lead th...
Digital Twin tech market set to accelerate to $72 billion by 2028 in drive for global decarbonisation
Digital Twin technology continues to attract ever higher growth predictions as the world seeks Climate Change solutions that support Building Back Better. The latest forecast from Marketwatch expects the sector’s CAGR to be 57.2 % on its way to valuation at $53.61 billion by 2027, while Fortune Business Insights says it will rocket to $72.35 billion by the following year. Just some of many bullish forecasts, they also follow Digital Twins being named by the Vector Innovation Fund – an inve...
Optimism for Engineering Industry Surges In Face of Growing Pessimism on U.S. Economy Says ACEC Research Institute
ACEC Research Institute Releases Findings of Its New Engineering Business Sentiment Study: Optimism for Engineering Industry Surges In Face of Growing Pessimism on U.S. Economy Washington, D.C. – The ACEC Research Institute released its second quarterly Engineering Business Sentiment study, which surveyed more than 600 ACEC member firm executives to glean insights into their outlook on the engineering and design industry as a whole and the nation’s economy today, and what they expect t...
Terracon Foundation Awards $183,094 in Grants
Grants and Scholarships made to Universities and Organizations throughout U.S. Olathe, KS - The Terracon Foundation today announced the awarding of $133,094 in grants and scholarships to 10 nonprofit organizations and 10 universities throughout the U.S. in addition to $50,000 in national partner grants. Established as the community investment arm of Terracon, the Foundation has granted more than $3.5 million to community organizations, universities, and dependents of employees as well as...
An Acrow Prefabricated Modular Steel Bridge is Minimizing Work Zone Impact during Major Highway Construction in Camden County, New Jersey
A temporary detour bridge is providing a cost-effective solution to maintain local traffic flow during bridge replacement project PARSIPPANY, N.J., Feb. 23, 2022 - Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, recently designed and supplied a modular steel bridge to maintain traffic flow during a section of the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (NJDOT) I-295 Direct Connect project in Camden County, New Jersey. The Direct Connect initiative is designed to...
Holmes County Park District Contracts with Woolpert for Rails-to-Trails Design Project
The firm will produce detailed construction plans for a 4-mile stretch of the multiuse trail in northeast Ohio. HOLMES COUNTY, Ohio (Feb. 23, 2022) — Woolpert has been contracted by the Holmes County Park District to provide survey, engineering and design services to renovate 4 miles of the Holmes County Trail, from Glenmont east to State Route 520. Woolpert will produce detailed construction plans that identify infrastructure repairs to the trail, four bridges, retaining walls and culverts,...
Stantec supports The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde with Revitalization of historic Blue Heron Paper Mill brownfield site
EPA-funded project to reimagine sacred site for community use Oregon City, OR - NYSE, TSX:STN Global engineering and design firm Stantec is working with the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon to revitalize the former Blue Heron Mill, one of Oregon’s most noteworthy brownfield sites, into a multiuse community gathering space. The firm helped secure federal funding through the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Grant Program and will...
Simpson Strong-Tie Launches Next-Gen Asphalt Reinforcement Grids
Road Test: Simpson Strong-Tie Partners with the University of Texas to Test and Supply New Pavement Reinforcement Technologies Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, today announced the development and launch of a category of pavement reinforcement technologies designed to improve the sustainability, longevity and resiliency of asphalt-paved road surfaces in North America. In partnership with the University of Texas a...
Aries Industries Makes Leap in Mainline Inspection Technology with New Voyager™ System
New sewer pipeline inspection product introduced at WWETT show Waukesha, Wis. – Aries Industries, the industry leader in state-of-the-art equipment for inspection and maintenance of underground infrastructure, has introduced the next generation of advanced sewer and pipeline assessment technology with the Voyager™ Mainline Inspection System. The new product will be introduced today at the Water, Wastewater Equipment, Treatment and Transport (WWETT) Show, held through Thursday at the I...