Stantec unveils concept designs for Battery Coastal Resilience Project in Lower Manhattan
The project will involve raising the waterfront esplanade at Battery Park to protect against rising tides and ensure usability over the next 80 years NEW YORK, NY (March 25, 2021) TSX, NYSE: STN Leading global design firm Stantec has released concept design renderings for the $129 million Battery Coastal Resilience Project in Lower Manhattan. Stantec is serving as lead designer for the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) project, which will ensure usability of this...
Tune in for the Forge Prize decision--live on YouTube
CHICAGO - The Forge Prize finalists may soon find themselves $10,000 richer--and the judging will take place live on YouTube next Wednesday from 11:00 am - 12:30 p.m. CST at youtube.com/AISCsteelTV! For the second year in a row, the American Institute of Steel Construction will share their inspiring visions with the whole AEC community by streaming their final jury presentations live on YouTube. "Last year's judging was a fascinating look at a conversation between young designers and our e...
Secure I.T. Environments extends relationship with University of Chichester
New multi-year maintenance and support contract for two sites Biggleswade, UK – Secure I.T. Environments Ltd, one of the UK’s leading design and build companies for modular, containerised and micro data centres, has today announced that it has extended its long-standing relationship with University of Chichester. A new multi-year maintenance and support contract has been signed that will see Secure I.T. Environments work across the university’s two sites at Bishop Otter and Bognor. Th...
EPA cleanup to start in Ohio’s Maumee Area of Concern on Lake Erie
Dredging equipment that will be used to remove sediment at Otter Creek (Photo Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). CHICAGO – This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began dredging contaminated sediment in a 7-mile stretch of Otter Creek which extends through Toledo and Oregon, Ohio, before flowing into Maumee Bay. The Maumee Area of Concern was identified by the United States and Canada in the mid-1980s as one of the most environmentally degraded areas in the Great Lakes. Sedi...
Woolpert Announces Strategic Investment by MSD Partners
DAYTON, Ohio — Woolpert, a premier architecture, engineering and geospatial firm, today announced that MSD Partners, L.P. has agreed to invest in the company in partnership with management. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1911, Woolpert is a global provider of architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG) and strategic consulting services to a wide variety of public, private and government clients. The company has more than 1,100 dedicated employees at 42 offi...
Bentley Systems Issues Call for Nominations for the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
Winners to be Announced at the Year in Infrastructure 2021 Conference Watch a one-minute video about the nomination process. EXTON, Pa., U.S.A. – March 24, 2021 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced its call for nominations for the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure program. Formerly known as the Year in Infrastructure Awards, this global awards program, judged by independent juries of industry expe...
ABLOY USA Critical Infrastructure and Neenah Foundry un-veil exclusive partnership to secure underground infrastruc-ture
Irving, TX – Utility and industrial enterprises need secure operations around-the-clock, knowing that any threat to the public’s safety can negatively impact revenues and tarnish their reputations. Now they have a new solution to help as ABLOY USA Critical Infrastructure Global Solutions has created an exclusive partnership with Neenah Foundry to introduce InfraLOCK™, a high security locking system designed specifically to protect the nation’s underground infrastructure. ABLOY USA has an imp...
Wastewater testing finds SARS-CoV-2 in Truckee Meadows wastewater
University of Nevada, Reno researchers and City of Sparks staff collect samples of wastewater to test for prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the community. University partners with cities, county for wastewater environmental surveillance during pandemic RENO/SPARKS, Nevada – Sampling Truckee Meadows wastewater for the SARS-CoV-2 virus found a very clear upward spike approximately seven days before the spike appeared in the community in the form of people testing positive for the vir...
Tiller and Keefe Join WSP USA Transit & Rail Leadership
Amtrak veterans bring extensive experience in railroad infrastructure design and construction. PHILADELPHIA— The arrival of Terry Tiller and Andy Keefe to the national transit and rail team at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, will take the firm to the next level to deliver for transit and rail clients. Terry Tiller Tiller will serve as senior director of rail engineering and will operate out of the firm’s Philadelphia office. Keefe will serve...
Introducing AutoCAD 2022 for Mac: Check Out How You Can Work More Efficiently
We are excited to share that AutoCAD 2022 for Mac and AutoCAD 2022 LT for Mac are now available and offer new ways to save time and improve the way you work through a connected design experience. Among the new features and enhancements, you can stay connected to your block content anytime, anywhere with the enhanced Block palette and Block libraries. You can now save valuable time and effort with customized shortcut keys and use Recent inputs to easily repeat commands. A subscription to Au...