New ASCE Publication Examines the Progress made on the Application of Risk-Based Structural Evaluation Methods
Reston, Va. – The interest in risk analysis techniques has intensified following recent extraordinarily destructive events. While risk analysis principles are well established from a theoretical point of view; several barriers have hampered a wide-scale implementation of risk-based methods in decision-making processes. ASCE’s new book, Risk-Based Structural Evaluation Methods: Best Practices and Development of Standards, summarizes the findings from a survey of attitudes of researchers, structur...
DFI Announces Board of Trustees Election Results
Peter Faust Hawthorne, N.J.: DFI’s membership voted to elect two new members to the DFI Board of Trustees and re-elected three members. Their terms began on January 1, 2020. The newly elected trustees are Peter Faust, Dipl.-Ing., of Malcolm Drilling, and Franz-Werner Gerressen, Dipl.-Ing., of Bauer Maschinen. Faust, vice president of business development at Malcolm Drilling Company, has over 25 years of professional experience in the design and construction of foundations. After be...
Hill International to Provide QC Management Services for MITIMCo’s State-of-the-Art Transportation Research Center
PHILADELPHIA and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been selected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Investment Management Company (MITIMCo) to provide quality control (QC) management services for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Volpe Exchange project. Volpe is a federal fee-for-service research and innovation center in the U.S. DOT. Hill will provide QC services for the construc...
Shruti Ramaker Joins Stantec’s Environmental Services Team in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA - NYSE, TSX:STN - Shruti Ramaker has joined Stantec—a global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm—as a principal environmental planner and permitting specialist in its Santa Barbara, California, office. She has over 20 years of California experience on impact analyses, agency permitting, and management of multiple CEQA/NEPA environmental documents. Ramaker’s experience has centered on utility projects, renewable energy projects, power generation, water resources, i...
Microdesk Acquires Stake in M2 Technologies
Nashua, NH- Global AECO consulting firm Microdesk, Inc. a leading provider of Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Design and Construction (VD&C) and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software and consulting services, announced they have partnered with manufacturing technology firm, M2 Technologies (M2). Founded in 1999, M2 Technologies is an Autodesk Gold partner and has been providing manufacturing companies with world-leading technology and consulting to improve their design and ma...
Cadasta Foundation Welcomes New Director of GIS and Technology Chuck Conley
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Cadasta Foundation is pleased to welcome Chuck Conley as its new Director of GIS and Technology. In this role, Chuck will serve as Cadasta’s technology solution lead and will work alongside senior leadership to lead, analyze, develop, and implement innovative technical strategies to document the land and resource rights of vulnerable communities. Founded in 2015, Cadasta Foundation is a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit that develops and promotes the use of simple digital t...
Energy Infrastructure Expert Benjamin Kosbab Joins Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) is pleased to announce the addition of Principal Benjamin Kosbab to lead the firm’s new Engineering Mechanics and Infrastructure (EMI) division in Atlanta, Georgia. Benjamin brings expertise in seismic engineering, technology development, and risk and reliability assessment for energy-related assets and complex infrastructure. He specializes in solving complex engineering challenges related to high-technology, nuclear, marine, underwater, and off-shore projects for...
ODOT names three key leaders to new Office of Urban Mobility and Mega Project Delivery, including the new tolling program
SALEM – The Oregon Department of Transportation is developing a new focus on comprehensive solutions to congestion, access, and mobility issues, which affect quality of life and economic health far beyond the Portland metro area. This new focus responds to public and stakeholder feedback and aligns with the visions of the Oregon Transportation Commission and ODOT Director Kris Strickler for the future of the transportation system. ODOT’s newly formed Office of Urban Mobility and Mega Project...
King named Mississippi Transportation Commission Chairman
JACKSON, MISS. – At its first meeting of 2020, the Mississippi Transportation Commission named Commissioner Tom King, Southern Transportation District, as chairman. “I am so honored to be elected as chairman; it is a responsibility I will take pride in” said King. “As chairman, my goal is to ensure the commission continues to focus on sustaining a transportation infrastructure that promotes economic growth throughout the state, as well as the needs of the public when it comes to safety.” K...
Thornton Tomasetti Launches BEACON, First-of-its-Kind Embodied Carbon Measurement Tool
The open-source tool gives users the ability to develop carbon reduction strategies in real time. (New York – Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, has launched Beacon, an innovative embodied carbon measurement tool poised to change the way structural engineers understand and manage embodied carbon optimization. The tool – first-of-its-kind – gives users the ability to measure embodied carbon, allowing for more informed decisions throughout the design process. Beaco...
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June Issue 2026
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