Pix4D Germany wins a competitive tender for Deutsche Bahn to monitor railway infrastructure maintenance and construction in Germany
Berlin, Germany - Pix4D is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a competitive tender for Deutsche Bahn to provide solutions and services for upcoming railway infrastructure projects through the analysis and visualization of drone images. Pix4D will be using its products PIX4Dcloud, PIX4Dmapper, and PIX4Dmatic for processing and analyzing drone imagery for construction progress monitoring and quality assurance. This is an important building block for the digitalization of Deutsche Bah...
Clayco Completes Construction of X Phoenix, a New 20-story Residential High-rise in Phoenix’s Downtown Core
[PHOENIX] – [March 10, 2022] – Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm, provided construction management services for X Phoenix, a new mixed-use residential high-rise located at 200 W. Monroe Street in Phoenix’s downtown core. Designed by Fitzgerald and Associates, this 731,321-square-foot project is owned and developed by Chicago-based The X Company. The recently completed first phase of X Phoenix is a 20-story, 330-unit conc...
Siemens Launches $100 Million Capital Program to Jumpstart Sustainability Journey for Small and Medium Sized Businesses
Kick-starter capital targets small and mid-market companies as increased focus is put on Scope 3 CO2 emissions Small and medium sized businesses make up majority of American economy, have outsized impact on nation’s climate goals Today, Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Siemens Financial Services launched a $100 million capital program aimed at advancing the decarbonization goals of small to medium sized enterprises. This infusion of capital will help small and medium businesses in the...
Industry expert Thomas Kastenhuber joins Blue Pearl Energy to lead growth of energy services business in Germany
Backed by DWS’s infrastructure investment business, Blue Pearl Energy expects strong growth of its activities in the German energy services market through the acquisition of several SMEs over the next few years The European energy services B2B platform Blue Pearl Energy has recruited a specialist in the sector, Thomas Kastenhuber, as its new Partner for Germany. A recognized expert of the energy services market, Thomas Kastenhuber will help develop Blue Pearl Energy's network of SMEs in...
Christopher Body Joins WSP USA Mobility Operations Business
Will serve as vice president, senior business development director for North America, responsible for pursuit of tolling, traffic management center, transit, rail and other programs. BALTIMORE — Christopher Body has been named a vice president and senior business development director for mobility operations at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. In his new role for the firm, Body will be involved in the development and pursuit of tolling, traffic mana...
Local Engineering Project Receives National Honor - C27
GREENPOINT LANDING BLOCK D CITED IN NATIONAL ENGINEERING COMPETITION Innovative Structural Design Creates Extra-Long Cantilevers WASHINGTON, DC – DeSimone Consulting Engineers of New York City has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 55th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for designing the structural systems for Greenpoint Landing Block D in Brooklyn, N.Y. The 850,000-square-foot...
American Concrete Institute Renames Annual Award Given to Outstanding Educators
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - The American Concrete Institute has memorialized University of Illinois Prof. Clyde E. Kesler by renaming an annual award given to outstanding educators in the field of concrete materials and structures. The ACI Clyde E. Kesler Education Award is a renaming of the ACI Joe W. Kelly Award that had been given annually since 1975 to a long list of ACI members. Professor Emeritus Kesler (BS 43, MS 46) served on the faculty of the departments of both Civil Engineering an...
Pecan Street Inc. and GAVA Selected to Lead Solar Energy Innovation Network Project in Austin
Work will address energy affordability, access to renewable energy, and energy reliability in East Austin neighborhoods Austin, TX (March 9, 2022) – Two Austin organizations were selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to participate in the Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN) to discover transformative ways of accelerating equitable residential solar adoption in historically underserved communities. Seven other projects around the country were...
Vectorworks, Inc. Announces 2022 Virtual Open House on April 13
Registration is Now Open to Users Across the Globe Columbia, MD (March 9, 2022)— Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. will once again open its doors (virtually) to the Vectorworks community on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The event will allow users in the architecture, landscape architecture, and entertainment design industries to connect face-to-face with the Vectorworks team in a fun, casual setting, all from the comfort of their own homes or offices. This completel...
Lexicon Receives Four National Awards for Safety
Earns top award for Custom Metals and Prospect Steel LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Lexicon, Inc. announced today that it received four 2021 Safety Awards for outstanding safety records from The American Institute for Steel Construction (AISC), a technical institute and trade association that serves the U.S. structural steel design community and construction industry. Among its recognitions were two Safety Awards of Honor, the Institute’s top safety award. “Safety is one of our four key corporate...