Waller, Todd & Sadler, A Woolpert Company, to Design Modernized Northampton Middle/High School, Career Technology Education Building
The $40 million project shows the county’s commitment to advance the technology, safety and educational needs of the school, located on the eastern shore of Virginia. EASTVILLE, Va. (April 27, 2021) — Waller, Todd & Sadler, A Woolpert Company, has been selected by the Northampton County Board of Supervisors and Northampton County Public Schools to design, renovate and modernize the 35-acre Northampton Middle/High School campus in Eastville, Va. The approximate, $40 million budget includes...
AEIS Announces First-Ever Goel Ultrasonic Testing (UT) Challenge with $5,000 Grand Prize
Best and brightest nondestructive testing (NDT) talent will compete to uncover flaws in a variety of structural configurations, representing the industry’s first and only competition of its kind New York, NY —Atlas Evaluation & Inspection Services (AEIS), a leading testing, inspection, and certification company, announced the first-ever Goel Ultrasonic Testing (UT) Challenge will take place this December 3-4, 2021 at the firm’s headquarters at 801 Montrose Avenue in South Plainfield, NJ....
Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards 2021 Finalists Announced
Chicago, IL: The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) is pleased to announce the projects selected as finalists in the 2021 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards. This distinguished design competition takes place each year to recognize excellence in structural engineering. The projects selected are: 1040 W. Fulton, IMEG Corp 110 North Wacker Drive, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. BMX Bowls Bridge, Endrestudio Chicago Union Station - Clinton Street Improveme...
Tokyo Gas America Selects Origis Services to Manage Its 500 MWac Aktina Solar Project in Texas
The 500 MWac Aktina Solar project in Wharton County, Texas is the first solar asset for Tokyo Gas America in the U.S. Located near the Houston load center, Aktina is slated to be brought online in blocks starting in mid-2021 and will deliver power to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). The solar farm spans 4,000 acres, utilizing approximately 1.4 million solar modules. AUSTIN, TX – Origis Services today announced its selection by Tokyo Gas America Ltd. to manage the firm’s...
ACI Foundation Announces Election of Trustees
Farmington Hills, Mich. – The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce the election of a new trustee — Jeffrey Coleman, and the re-election of two existing trustees — Michael J. Paul, and William E. Rushing. The ACI Foundation is honored to have these outstanding individuals continue the work of the ACI Foundation. They join Michael J. Schneider, current Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Ronald G. Burg, Joseph M. Bracci, Robert Frosch, Antonio Nanni, Charles K Nmai on the ACI Foundation Board of...
Pix4D launches survey-grade 3D modeling on mobile devices with RTK accuracy
Lausanne, Switzerland, [April 27, 2021]: Pix4D, the industry leader in photogrammetry, announces today the commercialization and worldwide exclusive distribution of the viDoc RTK rover, enabling ground-based RTK-grade 3D scanning with iOS mobile phones and tablets through the Pix4Dcatch app. Conceived by viGram GmbH., a German company led by professional surveyors, the viDoc RTK rover is designed with an eye for accuracy and works with Pix4Dcatch for image acquisition. The hand-held RTK rover...
HDR’s McGlashan Promoted to Transportation Program Delivery Services Director
OMAHA, Neb. — HDR’s Jason McGlashan, P.E., has been promoted to transportation program delivery services director. With nearly 30 years of experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and delivering multimodal solutions, McGlashan will develop and grow our consulting services and program delivery services across all transportation markets, emphasizing how we can help serve clients throughout their projects’ life cycles. His responsibilities will include managing and coordinating prog...
Skanska builds substation at Kollsnes, Norway, for NOK 390M, about SEK 380M
Skanska has signed a contract with the energy company Equinor on the construction of a substation at Kollsnes, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 390M, about SEK 380M, and will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the second quarter 2021. The contract is a part of the Troll West electrification project that includes partial electrification of the Troll B platform and full electrification of Troll C in the North Sea. This means that both platforms’ power demand will be met from shore. T...
Decarbonization startups raise hope for corporate sustainability, says GlobalData
Given the far-ranging environmental and health effects of greenhouse gases, achieving net-zero emissions (net-zero global economy by 2050) has emerged as the top agenda for countries and corporates. Against the backdrop, decarbonatization startups give a new lease of life to corporates by enabling them to align with sustainable development goals (SDGs), says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Kiran Raj, Principal Disruptive Tech Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “While the scale...
Collin Chon Wins “Best of Show” at 2021 DART Student Art Contest
Collin Chon, a 5th grade student at Greenhill School in Addison, is this year's Best of Show winner in Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) annual Student Art Contest. Collin’s artwork, based on this year’s theme "Everyday Heroes Ride DART," was selected from 688 entries from students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Heroes come in many forms and this year's art contest gave young artists the chance to salute the hometown heroes that have kept our community going during the pandemic - everyd...