Brunswick County Power Station Recognized by ENR Mid-Atlantic as Best Project and Excellence in Safety
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the Brunswick County Power Station has been named Best Project in the energy/industrial category as well as Excellence in Safety Best Project by Engineering News-Record (ENR) Mid-Atlantic. Fluor designed, constructed and commissioned the 1,358-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle facility for Dominion Virginia Power. The ENR Mid-Atlantic awards program features 18 categories dedicated to honoring the best construction projects...
Trimble to Acquire Building Data to Expand Constructible Model and BIM Content Offering for Construction
LAS VEGAS - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Building Data based in Rocklin, Calif. Building Data's managed content and software solutions enable Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) contractors and engineers to produce intelligent, constructible models by including manufacturing-specific content from a proprietary database of over 6 million 3D data components. The combination of Building Data's experience in Buildin...
Generali Global Corporate & Commercial U.S.A. Launches Global Construction Insurance Practice
NEW YORK, NY - Generali Global Corporate & Commercial ("GC&C" or "the Company"), a leading provider of multinational property, casualty, and specialty insurance and part of the global Generali Group, today announced that its United States branch launched a Global Construction Insurance practice focused on providing builder's risk solutions. The Company also disclosed today that it has hired Greg Mason as VP of Construction. GC&C U.S.A.'s Construction team serves as the local access point to t...
Parsons’ Leketa Elected to National Academy of Construction
PASADENA, CA – Parsons is pleased to announce that Anthony “Tony” Leketa, Parsons Executive Vice President for Federal Construction Services, has been inducted into the National Academy of Construction (NAC). NAC comprises industry leaders whose present or past professional careers demonstrate outstanding contributions to the engineering and construction industry. Academy membership is extended to fewer than 1% of the nation’s engineering and construction professionals. An induction ceremony was...
Woolpert-RS&H, LLC Wins $9M Contract to Provide Design Support to Air Force Reserve Command
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District has awarded the Woolpert-RS&H, LLC joint venture a $9 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide design support for the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) construction program nationwide. The five-year contract brings two industry-leading architecture and engineering companies together to work collaboratively to design some or all of the following types of building structures: administ...
SmarterBetterCities Announces Corporate Name Change to CloudCities
San Francisco/Zurich - In response to an increased focus on its flagship product the SmarterBetterCities startup will change its name to CloudCities, introduce an updated corporate identity, launch a redesigned home page (www.cloudcities.io) As of November 3rd, SmarterBetterCities will change its name to CloudCities. In alignment with the adoption of a new name and new corporate identity, the company will introduce a new home page reflecting its growth ambitions and highlighting its ind...
Laing O' Rourke Preferred Bidder for Retail & Hospitality Development, Dubai
Laing O’Rourke has been selected as the preferred bidder for a retail and hospitality project, developed as a joint venture between Emaar Properties and Dubai World Trade Centre, as part of the EXPO 2020 Dubai South masterplan. The project comprises of a 216,340 sq metre shopping mall with car parking and two hotels. Construction will begin later this year and the project is scheduled to be completed the second half of 2019, ahead of EXPO 2020, which is being hosted in the Dubai South complex...
Gannett Fleming Expands to Pacific Northwest
Seattle, Wash.- Gannett Fleming, a multinational leader in engineering and infrastructure solutions, has expanded its operations to the Pacific Northwest with the opening of a new office in downtown Seattle, Washington. Gannett Fleming’s expert staff plan, design, and deliver complex transportation networks, transit systems, maintenance facilities, and water resource facilities through both traditional and alternative delivery methods. Additionally, the firm brings its construction management ta...
In Recognition of World Cities Day, CH2M Identifies Five Keys to Unlock the Potential of Great Cities
DENVER- Today CH2M joins the United Nations (UN) for World Cities Day, a day to draw the international community's attention to global urbanization and the critical role cities serve by providing a foundation for social and economic development. According to the UN, more than half of all people live in cities and human settlements. That ratio is projected to grow to two thirds by 2050. To help city leaders meet the demands of growth and enhance quality of life for their urban constituents, CH...
Bentley Systems and Topcon Join Forces to Advance Cloud Services for ‘Constructioneering’
London: The Year in Infrastructure 2016 Conference – Topcon Positioning Group, a world leader in positioning instruments for survey and construction, and Bentley Systems, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced their joint intentions to connect cloud services for constructioneering. During the keynote presentations, the companies’ CEOs presented new construction workflows designed to increase efficiency and productivity with enh...