CellCube to Bring Grid Scale Vanadium Battery to South Australia
Renewables firm Pangea Energy and vanadium battery producer CellCube have signed on to build a 50MW storage system alongside a solar farm in South Australia. Construction of the 50MW/200MWh grid-scale battery is expected to begin before the end of the year, with plans to be operational in 2020. Pangea Energy is part of Sen Tek Energy Solutions, a multinational renewable energy project developer in South East Asia. It signed the letter of intent with Canadian energy storage systems manufac...
Western Specialty Contractors Dismantles, Reconstructs 19th Century Historic Façade onto New Chicago, IL Mixed-Use Development
St. Louis, MO- The historic Dental Professional Building at 2358 North Lincoln Avenue in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood may no longer exist, but through the expertise of Western Specialty Contractors – Chicago Masonry branch, its façade is still visible today as a significant element of the new Lincoln Common mixed-use development Lincoln Avenue street wall. As part of the new Lincoln Common project, the façade from this building was dismantled, catalogued and palletized for incorporati...
Stalco Construction and BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers Complete Stunning Herricks High School Café and Commons
The ultra-flexible, 7,000-square foot space provides students and faculty with an incredible “social hub” New Hyde Park, NY – Serving the Herricks Union Free School District, general contractor Stalco Construction and architect BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers have completed the renovation and expansion of Herricks High School’s cafeteria into a visually dramatic, ultra-flexible, 7,000-square foot café and commons. The $3.95 million project at the 100 Shelter Rock Road...
Stantec Strengthens its Power Team in Southern California
San Diego, CA, NYSE, TSX:STN: Stantec—a global engineering, architecture and design firm—recently expanded its growing Power team in Southern California with the addition of David Quezada and Jingang (George) Li. Quezada is the firm’s new power services manager for the Southern California region, while Li is lead project engineer, transmission. The additions of Quezada and Li reinforce Stantec’s commitment to strong local leadership with ties to a larger global Power practice. David Quezada...
Maria Ionescu Joins Stantec’s Healthcare Leadership Team in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, NYSE, TSX:STN: Maria Ionescu has joined Stantec—a global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm—as senior medical planner and senior project manager in its healthcare buildings team in Los Angeles. With 25 years of experience across the globe, Ionescu has built a reputation for transformational healthcare planning and design, helping large stakeholder groups identify their needs and priorities. Ionescu’s hire comes on the heels of Stantec’s hiring of healthcare principal...
Ideate Software Applications Now Aligned with Autodesk Revit 2020 and Offer Significant Improvements
San Francisco, CA – Ideate Software, a veteran Autodesk Developer Network member, announced enhancements to its Revit software applications. “Shortly after Autodesk released Revit version 2020 in April 2019, we launched updates to our applications that streamline Revit workflows,” said Glynnis Patterson, director of software development. “Those who subscribe to Ideate Software solutions have access to the current Revit-compatible version (2020) plus three earlier versions (2019-2017), as well...
Development in Denver is Finalist in ULI Global Awards for Excellence Competition
WASHINGTON - Nineteen extraordinary developments from around the globe have been selected as finalists for the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2019 Global Awards for Excellence competition, which is widely recognized as one of the real estate industry’s most prestigious award programs. This year’s finalists include 14 in North America, four in Asia and one in Europe. Winners of the competition will be recognized at the 2019 ULI Fall Meeting, which will be held September 18-21 in Washington, D.C....
Crowder College's MARET Center Receives LEED Platinum Certification
St. Louis, MO — The US Green Building Council has recognized the Missouri Alternative and Renewable Energy Technology (MARET) Center at Crowder College as a LEED Platinum facility. The building, which itself acts as a hands-on training tool for student learning, is one of very few LEED Platinum buildings that produces more energy than it consumes, making it “net-positive.” This efficiency was achieved through significant modeling, planning and research by KRJ Planning & Research, who u...
Private Firms & Public Agencies in 5 States Honored with Transportation Project Environmental Excellence Awards
HDR representative Robert Victor accepts the Globe Award for First Place project Herbert C. Bonner Bridge Replacement from ARTBA Foundation Chairman Paul Yarossi of HNTB WASHINGTON) - Highway, bridge, and local road projects from Indiana, Utah, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Washington state were recognized for their contributions to environmental protection and mitigation by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Developmen...
Dave Berman, Former President of ZOOM, Joins Raken’s Board of Directors
SAN DIEGO – Raken, the top-rated daily reporting app and field management solution for the construction industry, has named technology industry growth expert Dave Berman, the former president of video collaboration platform ZOOM, to its Board of Directors. “Raken is in position to see extraordinary growth in the next few years, and I hope my experience and guidance can help them achieve that,” Berman said. “This company is meeting a unique need in the construction industry by prioritizing the...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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