Bentley Systems Announces Finalists in the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards Program
Winners to Be Selected and Announced at Bentley’s Virtual Year in Infrastructure 2020 Conference, October 20-21 EXTON, Pa. – September 14, 2020 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced the finalists in the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards program. The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley software users ad...
WEF Announces 2021 Stormwater Summit Call for Abstracts
ABSTRACT SUBMITTAL DEADLINE: December 1, 2020 We are excited to announce that the 2021 Stormwater Summit will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota; and we are calling the water sector’s thought-leaders and experts to share their knowledge with the rest of the industry. The topics crafted for This Summit will deepen the technical knowledge of professionals involved in stormwater and provide forums where leading issues in the sector are discussed. Potential speakers are invited to submit an abst...
VDOT's I-81 Operational Improvements Receive National Recognition For Operations Excellence
RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has been named a Top 12 national finalist in the 13th annual America’s Transportation Awards competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. VDOT’s I-81 Corridor Operations Expansion Program won in the Southeastern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials regional competition in the Operations Excellence – Small Project...
National Stormwater Trust (NST) and OptiRTC announce strategic partnership; Boston-based Opti shares proprietary technology with Florida firm
BOSTON, MA and TALLAHASSEE, FL - OptiRTC (https://optirtc.com), a leader in forecast-based control of distributed stormwater infrastructure through cloud-based solutions, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with the Tallahassee-based National Stormwater Trust (NST). OptiRTC will work with NST to provide Opti’s cloud-based, proprietary adaptive control technology to allow NST to generate off-site stormwater offsets through enhancing existing performance of regional facilities...
$20 Million Bronx Charter School for Excellence, Designed by CTA Architects, Receives LEED Silver Certification
CTA Architects collaborated with the engineering and construction team to achieve the high sustainability rating within a limited budget. Bronx, NY – The Bronx Charter School for Excellence, also known as Bronx 1, has earned a coveted LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This high performing school, located at 1952-1960 Benedict Avenue in the Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx, serves over 800 students in grades K-8. Bronx 1 is currently one of the m...
Water Well Trust Receives $1 Million USDA Grant for National Water Well Projects
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2020 - The Water Well Trust, a national nonprofit helping rural Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Household Water Well Systems (HWWS) program for projects to increase potable water availability to rural households throughout the U.S. The USDA grant and matching funds from the Water Systems Council will be used to fund more than 80 Water Well Trust projects throughout the U.S. Fo...
USGBC Report: Green Building Industry Insights on Economic Recovery
During yesterday’s Green Business Summit at Greenbuild, USGBC announced the release of the Healthy Economy Forum Report. The Forum, held in August and attended by more than 1,000 green building and business professionals, discussed strategies for recovery and how green building will need to evolve. Not only was health central to the conversation, but there was an acknowledgement that moving forward greater focus needs to be on building for resilience given the challenges of the pandemic, as w...
Jay Gaudlitz joins Stantec to lead and grow Federal Programs across California, Hawaii, and the Asia Pacific region
Honolulu, HI -NYSE, TSX: STN: Jay Gaudlitz, PG, PMP, CCM, has joined Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm—as senior principal leading the Federal Program across California, Hawaii, and the Asia Pacific region. Gaudlitz will work from Stantec’s Honolulu office to provide regional leadership and support for critical Federal programs, while strengthening the firm’s relationships with Federal clients. Gaudlitz has decades of experience as a results-oriented team builder...
Stantec strengthens California Healthcare team with strategic hires
Los Angeles, CA- NYSE, TSX:STN: Top 10 global design firm Stantec recently added two key principals to its Healthcare team in California. Boon Lim is joining the firm’s growing Los Angeles office, while Chu Foxlin joins Stantec’s San Francisco office. The two add decades of collective project experience to the firm’s West Coast Healthcare practice. Their additions further strengthen Stantec’s position in the California Healthcare market and solidify its expertise in delivering large, complex Hea...
Environmental Compliance Expert, Adam Cleary, Joins Cardno's Walnut Creek Office
WALNUT CREEK, CA - Cardno, an international professional infrastructure and environmental services firm, is pleased to announce that Adam Cleary has joined the firm as a Senior Consultant in the company’s Walnut Creek, CA., USA, office. Adam has more than 15 years of environmental program experience, which includes work for large utilities in the power generation, gas transmission, and electric transmission sectors. Adam’s previous experience includes managing teams overseeing the environmen...