WSP USA Expands Aviation Business in West
Trio of aviation veterans bring extensive global experience on high-profile airport and airfield projects to new leadership roles with the firm. LOS ANGELES — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, is boosting the firm’s aviation business with the recent arrival of aviation veterans Matthew Mead, Omo Esemuede and Christopher Johnson to leadership roles. Mead, who will serve as the firm’s vice president, national senior aviation planning project director,...
The Department Announces Construction Award for the U.S. Consulate General in Milan
The Department of State has awarded Caddell Construction Company LLC of Montgomery, Alabama the construction contract, managed by Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), for the new U.S. Consulate General in Milan, Italy. SHoP Architects of New York is the architect. The approximately 10-acre campus will provide a secure, sustainable, and resilient platform for U.S. diplomacy in Milan and across northern Italy. In addition to the new Consulate building, the project includes restoration of the h...
Acrow Bridges to Restore Critical Transportation Infrastructure in Honduras
Quality modular structures will aid hurricane recovery efforts (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced today it has supplied 12 modular steel bridges to the Government of Honduras, Inversión Estratégica de Honduras (INVEST-Honduras), to assist in the restoration of vital transportation infrastructure which was damaged or destroyed during Hurricanes Eta and Iota in November 2020. The Category 4 storms, which hit within...
EagleView and Cityworks Announce New Integration Now Available in the US
Customers in both the US and Canada can now easily access EagleView’s high-resolution aerial imagery from the Cityworks Esri map viewer BELLEVUE, Wash., and SANDY, Utah – EagleView, a leading technology provider of aerial imagery and data analytics, and Cityworks, a Trimble Company, today announced the US availability of an integration to simplify the asset management workflow. For the first time, users in the US as well as Canada can launch EagleView’s Integrated Pictometry Application (IPA)...
American Concrete Institute Honors Outstanding Contributions to the Industry
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich (October 14, 2021) The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to recognize several individuals for their outstanding contributions and dedication to ACI and the concrete industry. The Fall 2021 awardees consist of personal and paper award winners who will be recognized at the ACI Virtual Concrete Convention, October 17-21, 2021. Please join us by registering at aciconvention.org. View citations The following medals and awards recognize exemplary...
Hexagon Adds England, Scotland and Wales to the HxGN Content Program
12.5-centimeter resolution aerial imagery of the Tower Bridge in London, England (Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 14 October 2021) Hexagon's Geosystems division announced today that the HxGN Content Program now offers aerial imagery of England, Scotland and Wales at up to 12.5-centimetre resolution through its partnership with Bluesky International Ltd The addition of Bluesky’s data provides instant access to various datasets of Great Britain: Current high-resolution imagery ranging...
AEIS Hires Gregory P. Troast as Director of Business Development
Leading inspection and testing agency partners with experienced industry executive to lead business development and client services New York, NY (October 14, 2021)—Atlas Evaluation & Inspection Services (AEIS), providing inspection, testing, certification, failure analysis, engineering and material research services for infrastructure projects with an emphasis on welding metallurgy and non-destructive testing, announced Gregory P. Troast has been hired as Director of Business Development....
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (Khnp) Announces Cost Effective and Timely Nuclear Construction Progress Continues
WASHINGTON, DC - Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP) has completed loading nuclear fuel assemblies into the Shin-Hanul Unit 1 reactor in South Korea. KHNP obtained permission to load fuel from South Korea's Nuclear Safety & Security Commission (NSSC) on July 9, 2021. After loading of 241 fuel assemblies into the reactor, KHNP is conducting reactor physics and systems testing under normal operating temperature and pressure conditions. KHNP expects commercial operation for Shin-Hanul Unit...
New Sustainable Hybrid Sandwich Elements Combine Concrete and Wood
Hybrid construction offers construction companies a more sustainable way of building without changing their current building methods. Metsä Wood and its partners have designed a hybrid sandwich wall element, which will renew offsite construction. The innovation combines concrete with Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber). The lighter weight of the hybrid sandwich wall elements proved to be a valuable benefit in the first construction project at Metsä Fibre’s Rauma sawmill. Hybrid constructio...
Wave Energy Developer, Eco Wave Power, Strengthens Management – Appoints Chief Operating Officer
Stockholm, Sweden – Publicly traded wave energy developer, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (“Eco Wave Power”) (Nasdaq US: WAVE, Nasdaq First North: ECOWVE), announces today the appointment of Mr. Avi Waller as Chief Operating Officer for the Eco Wave Power Group. Mr. Waller will begin his employment immediately and will be based in Eco Wave Power’s headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel. Mr. Waller joins Eco Wave Power with broad experience in corporate and operational activities, most recently as...