Viewpoint Announces 2020 Construction Award Winners
Over the past few years, Viewpoint has honored several of its client companies that have overcome significant project challenges, showcased innovative building or operational practices, leveraged modern technologies to create success stories and more. Each year, dozens of companies submit their own stories for consideration for the Viewpoint Construction Awards. This year, winners were awarded from three distinct categories: most challenging project, most innovative use of Viewpoint technolog...
COVID-19 Creating Winter Challenges For State DOTs
Several state departments of transportation are facing winter operation challenges created by COVID-19 as the pandemic is leading to budget tightening as well as greater health and safety needs among their snowplow driver corps. [Above photo via the Michigan DOT.] “Over the years, maintenance workers at the state and local levels have handled everything winter could throw at them but, with the continuing threat of COVID-19, this is going to be an unprecedented winter,” explained Paul Ajegb...
Two Reports Offer COVID-19 Transit Recovery Advice
Separate reports issued by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Transit Center advocacy group argue that there is a “fundamental alignment” between how transit agencies respond to the health and safety needs posed by COVID-19 and the measures they implement to improve sustainability, reliability, and cost to transit riders as the pandemic recedes. [Above photo by the MBTA.] BCG’s report – Solving the Mobility Challenge in Megacities – is based in part on a pre-pandemic survey of 2,000 peo...
Smart Cities to Create Business Opportunities Worth $2.46 Trillion by 2025, says Frost & Sullivan
In observance of World Cities Day on October 31st, our experts reveal key findings on the smart city ecosystem SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The uncertain post-pandemic situation will compel smart cities to focus more on developing collaborative, data-driven infrastructure to provide appropriate healthcare facilities as well as public security services. They will create significant business opportunities with a market value of $2.46 trillion by 2025. For further information on this analysis, or to...
WisDOT recognized for digital innovations
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation was named the top state for transportation and motor vehicle digital innovations by the Center for Digital Government in its 2020 Digital States Survey. The organization recognizes Wisconsin overall as a national leader. The survey benchmarks state governments’ use of digital technologies to improve service delivery, increase capacity and reach policy goals. “WisDOT’s efforts to advance business processes, records management and collaboration between...
IECA Region One Elects 2021 Board Members and Approve Reunification
Denver, Colo. – The International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) recently held the annual board of director’s election for terms beginning February 2021 and put a vote out to membership to approve reunification for IECA Region One and Region Two (Australasian Chapter). Rafael (Nicky) Araujo, PE; Jonathan Koepke, CPESC, LEED-AP: and Jerry Sanders, CPESC were re-elected to the IECA Region One Board of Directors. “We’re excited to welcome these volunteers back to the board,”...
Skanska invests USD 65 M, about SEK 570 M, in its first Los Angeles office development project located in Beverly Hills
Skanska invests approximately USD 65 M, about SEK 570 M, in its first Los Angeles office development project located in Beverly Hills. The construction contract is worth about USD 33.3 M, about SEK 290 M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the fourth quarter 2020. Located at 9000 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California, Skanska plans to develop and build a four-story, 4,270 square meter office building with roof top terrace and four below grade parking levels. The pro...
Gov. Justice awards over $1.6 million in Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program grants benefitting Metro Valley region
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice awarded over $1.6 million in Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program grants today for a dozen projects in cities and towns all across West Virginia’s Metro Valley region. https://youtu.be/OPv3TWTR8ag “I’ve been excited to award a bunch of these grants over the past few days, and not just in Charleston, but all over the state,” Gov. Justice said. “We just got these grants in on Monday and I said let’s get these out the door right away, b...
Nemetschek Group among Top 3 of Strongest-Growing Medium-Sized Companies in Germany
Munich - The Nemetschek Group, one of the leading software providers for the construction industry, is one of the strongest-growing mid-sized companies in Germany. This is the result of the study "TOP 100 Ranking of SMEs 2020" carried out by the management consultants Munich Strategy for the Handelsblatt newspaper. This year, the Nemetschek Group took second place, further improving compared to fourth place last year. The business figures for the third quarter of 2020, which the company publishe...
HNTB’s Gagné receives the design-build industry’s highest distinction
Named to 2020 Class of Design-Build Institute of America Fellows. CHARLOTTE – Jeff Gagné, PE, FDBIA, vice president and delivery officer for HNTB Corporation’s Southeast Division, was selected by the Design-Build Institute of America as one of five industry leaders for the 2020 Class of DBIA Fellows. Designated Design-Build Professional™ Fellow status is the highest level of DBIA certification and acknowledges the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished design-build professionals....
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