City of Helsinki announces winning proposal for Makasiiniranta design competition
K2S Architects’ and Swedish White Arkitekter’s design is selected for new waterfront cultural destination, which will include site of New Museum of Architecture and Design The City of Helsinki has unveiled the winning proposal for the redevelopment of the Makasiiniranta area of Helsinki’s South Harbour - Saaret - which is to be delivered by the Konsortium Gran team. The Saaret (‘The Islands’) proposal promises an interconnection of flexible built spaces, dynamic public gathering points and...
Woolpert Welcomes Sustainable Design and Interior Design Leaders Shawn Tubb and Chris Shrodes
These respected architects expand Woolpert’s capabilities and strategically address demonstrated client need. DAYTON, Ohio (Nov. 29, 2022) — Woolpert has hired Urbanism and Planning Sustainability Team Lead Shawn Tubb and Architecture and Interior Design Discipline Leader Chris Shrodes to augment its global design team. These architects will manage growing teams that help Woolpert clients achieve their visions for next-level sustainable design. Tubb’s impressive portfolio reflects his life...
Illinois Institute of Technology completes three-building housing project
Image: Kacek Hall completed in 2020 © Tom Harris Mies van der Rohe designs brought back to life with Gilbane and Dirk Denison architects CHICAGO—Demonstrating a dual commitment to historic preservation and environmental sustainability, Illinois Institute of Technology completes a $70 million, three-building housing project with the opening of the Carman Hall residential facility. All three buildings, situated at the campus entryway and offering sweeping views of the Chicago skyline, w...
iNESS Data Twins of Commercial Spaces Powered by Bentley iTwin
Data Twins of Commercial Spaces models human behavior and indoor circumstances to optimize space, energy usage, and operations. Data Twins of Commercial Spaces integrates human behavior modeling with a building’s operations Rochester, N.Y. – iNESS 360 announced the addition of Data Twins of Commercial Spaces to Bentley Systems’ Powered by iTwin program. Data Twins of Commercial Spaces enables owners and operators to better manage the use of commercial spaces by integrating human behavi...
TES and EWE to Build 500MW Electrolyser at Wilhelmshaven Green Energy Hub
Haven visual. EWE and TES plan to design, build and operate the electrolysis plant in TES’ Green Energy Hub. TES and EWE will benefit from synergies like using the oxygen from the electrolyser in other green energy processes. Berlin/Oldenburg – Tree Energy Solutions (“TES”), a world-scale green hydrogen company with a mission to deliver on a net-zero future by decarbonising the energy chain, and EWE, one of Germany’s largest integrated utilities, are delighted to announce the...
Portuguese energy distributor E-REDES selects Opendatasoft for new open data portal
Aims to increase transparency and accelerate energy transition through data democratisation Paris - Opendatasoft, the European leader in data democratisation platforms, today announced that it has been chosen by E-REDES, Portugal’s energy distribution network operator, to provide the technology platform for its new open data portal. The portal, which has just gone live, aims to democratise access to E-REDES’ comprehensive energy data, delivering greater corporate transparency, enablin...
Croatian Specialty Chemical Plant Goes 100% Solar Powered
Corrosion protection manufacturer, CorteCros®, daughter company of Cortec® Corporation, is proud to announce that its manufacturing facility in Split, Croatia, is now almost fully solar powered. The company installed new solar panels for energy production last month and is now generating electricity from the panels. Solar panels collect clean renewable energy from the sun and convert it into electrical energy that is used to power CorteCros® facility and logistics center. Unfortunately, instable...
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ industrial scale biogas project in Catalonia, Spain classified as strategically important for the region
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I) has secured two sites (La Sentiu and Linyola) for two large industrial scale biogas plants located in Catalonia, Spain. The La Sentiu project has been appointed a project of strategic importance by the Catalan government which implies that the permit application for the plant will be prioritized by the Catalan government and administration. CIP will together with Spanish develope...
Crescent Communities Unveils New Details on Carson & Tryon, Its Newest Transformative Mixed-Use Community
Distinctive spaces and purpose-driven design unite to create a bespoke office environment located in Charlotte’s thriving South End submarket Charlotte, NC – Crescent Communities, a nationally recognized, market-leading real estate investor, developer, and operator of mixed-use communities, and Nuveen Real Estate have revealed new details on Carson & Tryon. This dynamic project is a 31-story mixed-use development positioned in Charlotte’s hottest development submarket, located between C...
Updated ASCE Standard 2 Helps Measure Oxygen Transfer Rate to Water
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s newest standard, Measurement of Oxygen Transfer in Clean Water, ASCE/EWRI 2--22, provides the latest methods for measuring the rate of oxygen transfer from diffused gas and mechanical oxygenation devices to water. This standard aims to be general enough to be applied to all clean water unsteady-state tests and specific enough to incorporate all essential procedures. An update of the 2006 version, the revisions to the mandatory requirements of this standard...