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...
NYC DDC and CH2M Receive 2016 CMAA Award for Reconstruction of Fordham Plaza
On June 3, the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Metro New York/New Jersey Chapter hosted their 23rd Annual Awards Banquet at the Yale Club in New York City, where the Reconstruction of the Fordham Plaza Project was the Category 1 – Less than $20 Million – award-winner. The New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYC DDC) shared the joint award with CH2M. The NYC DDC led the design initiative for roadway improvements and an upgraded public plaza. As an agent...
"How Do You Build a Culture of Safety?"
At our 2016 Safety Conference, we brought together safety managers, superintendents, project managers, and company officers and asked them: "How Do You Build a Culture of Safety?" As a company, we talk about instilling safety in all that we do — from the office to the field, from executive management to front-line craftsmen — so that every member of our team goes home safely each day. During our recent safety conference, we explored how our company can successfully unify safety and operati...
Cardno Presents at the 8th Australian Stream Management Conference
Cardno is pleased to have had Fiona Coe, Senior Water Engineer, presenting at the 8th Australian Stream Management Conference in Sydney’s Blue Mountains on Wednesday, 3 August. The Australian Stream Management Conference provided the perfect opportunity for water experts to discuss recent developments and challenges in stream management with delegates ranging from practitioners, professionals and community leaders to policy analysts and academics who are involved in any aspect of the manageme...