Gilbane Recognized by Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts with 2015 Mass Merit Award
Boston, MA – Gilbane Building Company was recently honored by the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts at its annual Safety Breakfast, sponsored by AON Construction Services Group, held at the Boston College Club. At Gilbane, the safety actions of employees and co-workers are driven from choice, not just from formal compliance. Through a progressive safety program and techniques, Gilbane continues to raise the bar by applying innovative processes, checks and balances and the lates...
Canadian Mining Journal Features John Bianchini on Innovative Strategies for a New Era of Mining
The article appeared in Canadian Mining Journal’s August edition. Hatch’s CEO was profiled as a thought leader, speaking to a new era of mining and encouraging the industry to explore new ideas, disruptive technologies, and innovative business models to overcome today’s challenges. In the feature, Bianchini calls on industry leaders to adopt a value lense to analyze business, technical, and social decisions, rather than just a cost analysis alone. The article also profiles some of Hatch’s smart...
PCI Announces 2016 Big Beam Contest Results
CHICAGO — The Judging Committee recently selected the winners of the Engineering Student Design Competition, also known as the Big Beam Contest. PCI’s Student Education Committee (Dr. Sergio Breña, Chair) organized the Big Beam Contest (sponsored by SIKA Corp., PTAC, and ASPIRE Magazine) and assigned the judging committee (Dr. Richard Miller, Chair). The objective is for teams of students to fabricate and test a precast/prestressed concrete beam with the help of local precast concrete PCI Produc...
HDR's Larson Receives Women with Hydro Vision Award
Lisa Larson, an associate vice president and international power sector lead at HDR, was one of ten women honored recently at the HydroVision International Conference with the Women in Hydro Vision Award. The award recognizes ten women who have made and/or are continuing to make significant contributions to the hydro industry by sharing their unique talents and vision to improve and advance hydropower in ten categories. Larson was recognized in the engineering consulting category as a leader amo...
Award Celebrates Arup’s ORAT Excellence
On Friday, 12 August, Arup was awarded top honours as an ABA100 Winner in the 2016 Australian Business Awards, taking out a prestigious accolade for its innovative Risk Management service. The award recognises Arup’s successes in its approach to risk management, with the successful implementation of its holistic Operational Readiness, Activation and Transition (ORAT) services. ORAT manages the risks associated with opening new or upgraded complex facilities. The industry award affirms Arup...
CH2M Expands Infrastructure Hub in Singapore with Leadership Development Programme
DENVER, Aug. 16, 2016 - During Singapore International Water Week 2016, CH2M launched a new Leadership Development Programme at its Singapore InfraHub—a strategic infrastructure hub positioned to address Asia's growing infrastructure gap by investing in the firm's Singapore operations, local delivery and expertise. The Leadership Development Programme will help prepare the company's next wave of multi-disciplinary talent to develop and execute complex infrastructure projects in Singapore and...
Geodesign Summit 2017
Redlands, California —Esri's annual Geodesign Summit will continue the conversation around a holistic approach to building smarter communities. Attendees include planning professionals across all levels of government, commercial firms, academia, and nongovernmental organizations that want to learn how to prepare for geodesign and support their agencies well into the future. "The Geodesign Summit will be an exciting opportunity to witness how geodesign and other innovative techniques and techn...
Cardno’s Leading Subsurface Utility Engineer to Explain Guidelines that Limit Project Delays
Cardno’s Jim Anspach, Director of Utility Market & Practice Development, will speak at this year’s Arizona American Public Works Association (APWA) Statewide Conference in Tucson, August 10-12. Jim’s talk, “State of the Practice of (Subsurface) Utility Engineering,” will be presented on Thursday, August 11, at 2:30 pm. Utilities are known to be among the most common sources of construction delays and increased project costs on transportation and public works projects. Jim will explain how...
National Competition Honors Five Mid-Western States for Exceptional Transportation Projects
WASHINGTON – The departments of transportation of five states--Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin--won awards today in a national competition that recognizes excellence in transportation projects that improve travel safety, reduce roadway congestion, and provide more travel options to consumers. The Mid America Association of Transportation Officials presented the awards at its annual conference in Minneapolis. MAASTO is the third of four regional groups to announce winners this...
Sustainable Architectural Firm Frey Architekten Offers a Weekly Free Lunch for Everyone at its Heidelberg Village Construction Site
Freiburg, Germany – August 8, 2016 - Whoever said there is no such thing as a free lunch? Sustainable architectural firm Frey Architekten has started a soup kitchen initiative at their Heidelberg Village construction site to unite both construction workers and the residents who will be dwelling in the complex they are building. Every week they offer a free lunch to bring both worker and home dweller closer together. According to sustainable architect Wolfgang Frey’s Five-Finger-Principle...
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