Bentley Announces the Finalists in 2016 Be Inspired Awards Program Recognizing Innovation in Infrastructure Design, Construction, and Operations
Bentley Announces the Finalists in 2016 Be Inspired Awards Program/ / / / EXTON, Pa., U.S.A. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced the project finalists in the 2016 Be Inspired Awards program. The annual awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. Ten independent jury panels comprising distinguis...
World’s Largest Combined Sewer Reservoir Captures APWA Top Environment Project Award
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (20 September 2016) – The Thornton Composite Reservoir, part of a massive Chicago-area combined sewer tunnel collection system that helps protect against flooding and pollution resulting from storm-related sewer overflows, has been named an American Public Works Association (APWA) Public Works Project of the Year. Thornton’s reservoir capacity is up to 7.9 billion gallons of water, making it the largest combined sewer reservoir in the world. Black & Veatch led project pl...
Autodesk Highlights the Future of Making Things for AEC with Excellence Awards Finalists
For the past four years Autodesk has sponsored the Excellence in Infrastructure Competition to showcase stellar examples of Building Information Modeling [BIM] in action within the civil engineering industry. Click here to see last year’s winning projects - The results were spectacular. This year’s competition now includes building and construction categories, and showcases projects embracing the future of making things for AEC [architecture, engineering and construction] and civil...
American Water Works Association Announces Two CH2M Employees as Winners of Rocky Mountain Section Awards
Each year, the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association (RMSAWWA) recognizes outstanding contributors to the water industry. This year, two CH2Mers brought home honors for their achievements in water-facility maintenance and water conservation. RMSAWWA’s Alice Darilek Award, honors water-industry professionals in the region for excellence in conservation. In 2016, the winner is … Lynn Kronowit, an administrative assistant in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The award is named in...
University of Manchester National Graphene Institute wins Royal Institute of British Architects National Award
The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute has won a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) National Award, the most rigorous and prestigious award for new buildings in the United Kingdom. This building is one of a series of successful collaborations between CH2M and UK architectural firm Jestico + Whiles. It is one of only 46 UK buildings recognized with a National Award. CH2M, a global full-service consulting, design, construction, and operations firm, provided technic...
Tucson, Arizona’s Potable Water Reuse Pilot Project Wins WateReuse Arizona Project of the Year Award
WateReuse Arizona has selected Tucson, Arizona’s Potable Water Reuse Pilot as its 2016 Project of the Year recipient. The award, which was presented at the Arizona Water Reuse 2016 Symposium in Flagstaff, held July 24-26, recognizes outstanding contributions to the water reuse industry within the state of Arizona. The six-month pilot test was conducted by CH2M under a tailored collaboration project between Tucson Water and the University of Arizona for the WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF-...
HDR’s Rosca Named to Top 40 under 40 by Mass Transit
September 12, 2016 - Gheorghe Rosca Jr., HDR's rail and transit section manager in its Irvine, California office, was named to Mass Transit magazine's Top 40 under 40. This annual list honors distinguished industry professionals for making significant contributions to rail and transit. Honorees were nominated by their peers and judged on criteria that included job commitment, industry involvement, achievement and innovation in his or her field. Rosca leads development and strategy for HDR's S...
AECOM Engineering Director Awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship
AECOM Engineering Director — Civil Infrastructure, Dr Mark Raiss, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng). Mark, a civil engineer who has worked for legacy AECOM companies since 1986, has been recognised by the RAEng for his exceptional contribution to the engineering industry. During his 40-year career, Mark has worked on major infrastructure projects across the world and has led multidisciplinary teams in the UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, China, the United Arab Emir...
New York City Earns Most Sustainable U.S. City
Highlands Ranch, Colo. – Sept. 12, 2016 – New York City leads the United States for sustainability, according to the Sustainable Cities Index from Arcadis, the leading global design and consultancy for natural and built assets. From the 22 North American cities measured, New York City ranks ahead of Boston (5th), San Francisco (6th) and Seattle (7th) while rounding out the bottom rankings are Indianapolis, Tampa and Detroit. Canadian cities ranked ahead of most U.S. cities, with Vancouver taking...
Kansas City Streetcar Project Receives Envision Platinum Sustainable Infrastructure Award
The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure announced today that the Kansas City Streetcar Project, owned by the City of Kansas City, Missouri and managed by the Kansas City Streetcar Authority, recently earned the Envision Platinum award for sustainable infrastructure, which is the highest level of the Envision rating system. This is the first transit project, and specifically the first streetcar project, to receive an ISI Envision sustainable infrastructure rating – and the 17th project overa...
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