CFSEI Accepting Entries for 2020 Awards Program Through February 17
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) is accepting entries through February 17, 2020 for its annual awards program, which acknowledges outstanding achievement in creative design, technical innovation, and best practices in the use of cold-formed steel and recognizes individuals who have volunteered significant time and talent to the cold-formed steel industry. This year’s awards will be presented in three categories: Projects/Design Excellence, Creative Detail, and...
Hexagon Introduces Visualisation Platform for the Accurate Digital Representation of the Real World
Hexagon AB, a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, today announced the introduction of HxDR, a new cloud-based, digital reality visualisation platform. HxDR creates accurate digital representations of the real world through the seamless combination of reality capture data from airborne, ground and mobile sensors. Users can then leverage the complete, accurate and precise replicas to visualise and share their 3D design projects and models within a real-world context. For...
Stantec’s Design for Albany Skyway Project Receives 2020 ACEC New York Diamond Award
Multi-phase project will transform an elevated interstate ramp into an ADA-compliant linear park for recreation and neighborhood connectivity Albany, NY - TSX, NYSE: STN: Top ten global design firm Stantec has received a Diamond Award in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) New York 2020 Engineering Excellence Awards for work on the Albany Skyway, a unique infrastructure renewal project poised to be the first elevated park in the Capital Region of New York and the first p...
McGuireWoods Consulting Strengthens Federal Team with New Additions
McGuireWoods Consulting welcomes two new additions to its federal public affairs team in Washington, D.C., bolstering the firm’s depth in areas such as emerging technology, international trade and infrastructure, among others. Thomas Cassidy joined McGuireWoods Consulting as a senior vice president, and as counsel with McGuireWoods LLP. He has worked in the Washington offices of Squire Patton Boggs and Williams Mullen prior to joining MWC. Cassidy does extensive work for infrastructure clien...
Katayoun Sadeghi joins HNTB as national practice consultant
NEW YORK – Katayoun Sadeghi joined HNTB Corporation as national practice consultant and vice president. She serves as commercial lead on major infrastructure projects and is an accomplished professional in innovative project delivery. She is based in HNTB’s New York City office in the Empire State Building. Sadeghi is an expert in structuring complex infrastructure transactions, having delivered multiple landmark public-private partnership projects. Her experience includes working as a devel...
Oldcastle Infrastructure Announces Storm Drainage Project in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, FL – Oldcastle Infrastructure, A CRH Company, and one of North America’s largest manufacturers of utility products and construction accessories for the telecommunications, energy, transportation, building services and water markets, announces today the construction kick off of its latest undertaking in the heart of downtown Tampa, Florida. The storm drainage project will break ground at the intersection of North Boulevard and West Cass Street and is expected to span over two years. Lea...
MWC Atlanta Adds Rising Star to Roster
Atlanta - Jennifer Winkler Larosa has joined McGuireWoods Consulting as a vice president on the Georgia government relations team. With extensive experience in transportation, infrastructure and local government relations, Larosa will advise clients on procurement goals, public relations initiatives, and legislative agendas. Prior to joining McGuireWoods Consulting, Larosa was the senior officer of government and external affairs for the Atlanta region’s transit agency, the ATL. She also has...
Bob Valenti joins HNTB’s national tunnel and underground team as principal project engineer
HNTB’s growing tunnel team is working on many of the nation’s most complex and innovative tunnel projects OAKLAND, Calif. – Bob Valenti joined HNTB Corporation’s national tunnel practice as principal project engineer. He is based in the firm’s Oakland office and serves as an accomplished resource to the firm’s clients and projects across the nation. With more than 30 years of experience, Valenti brings extensive expertise as an engineering consultant, leading and managing planning, d...
Cintec North America Announces Terracotta Clay speed Tile at Frederick Douglass Academy VI, Queens, New York
The Property Frederick Douglass Academy VI (also known as FDA), is a co-educational public school for grades 6-12 located in Queens, New York City. In 1991, Dr. Lorraine Monroe founded the Frederick Douglass Academy, a public school in Harlem, in the belief that caring instructors, a disciplined but creative environment, and a refusal to accept mediocrity could transform the lives of inner-city kids. Based on the success of Monroe’s original model, the New York City school system created seve...
Scottsdale Firm Saves Millions of Gallons of Water, Setting New Treatment Standard at LA City Hall East
After 18 months of operation at LA City Hall East, a treatment system installed by Dynamic Water Technologies showed more than a 90 percent savings in chemical costs, and a water-use reduction from 5.95 million gallons a year to 4.78 million, a savings of 1.17 million gallons - or 20 percent less water. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 6, 2020 - A pilot program to evaluate better methods to save water in drought-stricken California demonstrates that governments and businesses can save millions of gall...