RINA enters US infrastructure market with acquisition of Patrick Engineering
GENOA, Italy - RINA, the Inspection, Certification and Engineering consultancy multinational, has announced the acquisition of the entire share capital of Patrick Engineering Ltd., the Chicago-based engineering consultancy company active in Infrastructure, Transport and Renewable Energy. With a turnover of approximately 82 million dollars and 340 employees in 19 offices mainly located in the North-East of the US, Patrick Engineering will be fully integrated into RINA Consulting, the subsidiary o...
SolarEdge’s Technology First to Meet South Australia’s New Dynamic Export Regulations
SolarEdge’s technology is the first to meet South Australia’s new Dynamic Export regulations. SA Power Networks is the first Australian electricity distribution network to set Dynamic Export requirements in the State Government’s new plan to stabilize the grid with sophisticated and remote cloud control SolarEdge is the first vendor to develop and certify a native Dynamic Export compliant system without the need of additional hardware System owners benefit from export of up...
DFI Announces New Co-chairs of Driven Pile Committee
Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces Gregory A. Canivan, P.E., and Seth Hamblin, P.E., have been named co-chairs of DFI’s Driven Pile Committee. They take the helm from Pollyanna Cunningham of ICE® – International Construction Equipment, Inc. Canivan is a technical principal with S&ME, Inc. (S&ME) in Charleston, South Carolina. He has spent the past 28 years practicing geotechnical engineering, and many of his larger projects include structures on deep foundations or gr...
MADGI Designs/Completes NYC Office of London-Based Financial Institution
Interior design firm Montroy Andersen DeMarco (MADGI) has completed a new corporate workplace at 280 Park Avenue in Manhattan for one of the world’s foremost global insurance and banking groups headquartered in London. The lobby space features an elaborate lighting design with low-set fixtures on the walls that cast an uplight glow, as well as overhead circular pendant lamps arranged in clusters of three. Behind the reception desk, there is an architectural feature wall made of gray handmade pig...
Registration Now Open for 2023’s Premier Structural Steel Education Event
CHICAGO - NASCC: The Steel Conference is heading to Charlotte, N.C., April 12 to 14-- and registration is now open. Register today to get the best price on the industry’s top education event, featuring 200 sessions full of must-have practical information that you can implement as soon as you get home, an exhibit hall packed with more than 250 innovations you need to know about right now, and a chance to network with thousands of the world's best designers, fabricators, erectors, and other ste...
Xylem To Acquire Evoqua in $7.5 Billion All-Stock Transaction
Creates Transformative Platform to Address World’s Most Critical Water Challenges Extends Leadership in Water Technologies, Solutions and Services with Strong Positions in Resilient, Attractive and Growing Markets $7 Billion in Combined Revenues with Compelling New Growth Opportunities Annual Run Rate Cost Synergies of $140 Million Expected to be Achieved within Three Years WASHINGTON, DC, (January 23, 2023) – Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology comp...
Vodafone Creates Country-Scale Digital Twins to Engineer Better Networks
Boris Pitchforth, the lead architect of Vodafone’s digital twin, began the project of capturing network and environmental details in 3D out of personal curiosity and more and more dimensions have been added as it has proved to be useful for all aspects of the business. Key Takeaways Vodafone’s digital twin started as a map and now delivers many operational efficiencies. Vodafone engineers use the digital twin to conduct virtual site visits. Vodafone planners use digital twins...
AIA Excelsior Award for 155th Street subway station by Urbahn Architects
Photo by Ola Wilk Photography Urbahn Architects Wins AIA New York State Excelsior Award for $1.8 Million Flood Mitigation and Resiliency Upgrade of 155th Street/Frederick Douglass Boulevard IND Line Subway Station in Manhattan New York, NY – American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York State Chapter has honored Urbahn Architects with its 2022 Excelsior Award in the Renovation/Addition category for the design of the flood mitigation and storm resiliency upgrade at the IND B and D Li...
The University of Houston-Downtown Ushers in New Era with Grand Opening of Wellness & Success Center
Photos Credit: Mitchell Loper New Center Called a Game Changer for UHD and the Downtown Houston Community HOUSTON (Jan. 20, 2023) – On the cusp of its 50th anniversary, the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) ushered in a new era today with the official opening of its Wellness & Success Center (WSC). Designed by SmithGroup in association with HarrisonKornberg Architects and built by Vaughn Construction, the $39 million, 75,000-square-foot facility not only expands UHD’s footprint and...
Aerial Imaging Market to hit US$25 Bn by 2032
As per the report by Global Market Insights, Inc. “Worldwide Aerial Imaging market was valued USD 3 billion in 2022 and will surpass a revenue collection of USD 25 billion by 2032 with an annual growth rate of 22% over 2023 to 2032.” The global aerial imaging market is poised to attain high gains through 2032 owing to the growing occurrences of natural calamities such as storm surges, floods, wildfires, and tropical cyclones. Key players partaking in the market are focusing on integrating...