Miyamoto Selected for Unreasonable Impact
IMPACTING THE FUTURE OF FOOD, ENERGY, AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING After a rigorous selection process involving hundreds of world-class companies, Miyamoto has been chosen to join 12 other organizations at the 2020 Unreasonable Impact Americas program, which this year is being offered as a fully digital experience. Miyamoto will join the other entrepreneurs from across North America to take part in the virtual iteration of the Unreasonable Impact program Impacting the future of food, energy, sust...
IntelliCAD Technology Consortium Announces Release of IntelliCAD® 10.0a
Portland, OR, USA — The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the release of IntelliCAD 10.0a. IntelliCAD 10.0a is a maintenance release for version 10.0 that was previously issued on July 30, 2020. IntelliCAD maintenance releases concentrate on fixes, but IntelliCAD 10.0a includes minor new features: choose the color of print stamps, determine whether print stamps print upside down, and use the new Show Palettes and Hide Palettes commands. Also included for multiline text are...
The World LPG Association launches e-LPG Week
Paris: The World LPG Association (WLPGA) announced e-LPG Week, the single most important LPG focused event that brings the entire value chain of the LPG industry together. The event will be held virtually from 2nd – 6th November 2020. Themed ‘Bringing Energy to Life’, e-LPG Week aims to rally the LPG industry through interactive sessions and events, online networking, and a unique virtual showcase of LPG companies. Hosted by ENOC Group, e-LPG Week will touch upon many industry opportunitie...
CU Denver new City Heights Residence Hall celebrates official “topping
JE Dunn/Stantec team to add first on-campus hall for first-year students Denver, CO- NYSE, TSX:STN- The University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) recently reached a major milestone, as it celebrated its official “topping out” for its new City Heights Residence Hall and Learning Commons. The 182,000-square-foot residence hall, which will represent the first on-campus student housing complex for the university, will add approximately 555 beds to the center of the urban campus. The project...
Brockville General Hospital celebrates opening of Donald B. Green Tower
Brockville General Hospital celebrated the opening of its new Donald B. Green Tower and the completion of its Phase II Redevelopment Project recently. The inpatient tower, which has begun accepting patients, provides care teams with the up-to-date facilities needed to deliver advanced, patient-centered medical care. Stantec provided full architectural and interior design services, as well as mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering services. The Phase II Redevelopment Project com...
Cause of Benzene Water Supply Contamination Challenged
California Camp Fire Focus of Trade Association Investigation Irving, Texas - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) said today that its investigation of benzene contamination in the water supply of fire damaged areas such as Paradise, California has determined that the cause is not from pipe made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE), but was from the burned-out environment. This debris was sucked into the pipes, contaminating the water system regardless of the pipe material. The major Nor...
DART Recognized for Commitment to Conservation
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has been named as an honoree of the 2nd annual Texan by Nature 20 (TxN 20), an official ranking of companies with Texas operations that have made a demonstrative commitment to conservation. The TxN 20 recognizes the best and most innovative work in conservation coming from Texas-based businesses and operations. Since forming as a public transit agency in 1983, DART has a long history of sustainable planning and project development, as well as operations and...
Stantec to lead multibillion-dollar initiative to supply local sustainable water to San Diego’s 1.4 million residents
Pure Water program to maximize use and reuse of city water and reduce ocean discharges Edmonton, AB; New York, NY; San Diego, CA - TSX, NYSE:STN: The Pure Water San Diego program recently reached a critical milestone, paving the way for Phase 1 of the US$3-billion program to supply local, sustainable water to San Diego’s more than 1.4 million residents. The project secured a first-of-its-kind National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to add purified water to the Mir...
USDOT Announces $291 Million in ‘State of Good Repair’ Grants to Improve the Reliability and Safety of America’s Rail Network
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced an investment of more than $291 million in grants for 11 intercity passenger rail projects in nine states through the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Program). “This $291 million in federal grants will upgrade rail infrastructure and enhance railroad safety and reliability in communities across America,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. The Partnership Prog...
Fall Conference Panel Addresses Federal/Local Infrastructure Relationship
Washington, DC - Elected officials and a panel of firm leaders discussed the recommendations in the recently published A Playbook for a New Infrastructure Partnership, which looks at improving how the federal government works with local governments to build the nation’s infrastructure. The Playbook was jointly produced by the ACEC Research Institute and Accelerator for America’s New Partnership for Infrastructure. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who chairs the Accelerator for America, kicked...