New Urban Land Institute Report Explores Best Practices for Wildfire Resilience
WASHINGTON – A new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) highlights the devastating impact of wildfires on communities and how the real estate industry can best prepare for and respond to them. ULI is a global, multidisciplinary real estate organization whose work is driven by more than 45,000 members dedicated to providing leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. The report, Firebreak: Wildfire Resilience Strategies for Re...
Quantum Spatial Completes Data Collection for NOAA's Largest Coastal Mapping Project
Unique Combination of Sensors Used to Gather High Resolution Topographic and Bathymetric Lidar Data Along 12,000 Square Miles of Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast Areas Not Surveyed Since Civil War Era HOLLYWOOD, Fla.– Quantum Spatial, Inc., an NV5 company and North America’s largest geospatial data firm, recently completed the collection of topographic and bathymetric lidar and digital imagery for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) largest coastal mapping projec...
Tidal Basin Ideas Lab Exhibition Unveils Proposals to Redesign the National Mall Tidal Basin
Tidal Basin Ideas Lab Exhibition Unveils Proposals to Redesign the National Mall Tidal Basin by Leading Landscape Architects DLANDstudio, GGN, Hood Design Studio, James Corner Field Operations, and Reed Hilderbrand Initiated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Trust for the National Mall together with the National Park Service alongside civic partner Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), and American Express, the proposals respond to daily flooding and crumbling infrast...
Local supply chains keep Dorsett soaring on Gold Coast
The Star casino’s new Dorsett Hotel on the Gold Coast is leading a building boom in residential and major projects in Queensland despite the devastating impacts of COVID-19. The jump in building activity has been largely attributed to state and federal government COVID-19 economic stimulus measures including the state’s Building Acceleration Fund and Accelerated Works Program, and national schemes including first home buyer grants and the HomeBuilder programs. But the key to enabli...
New York Honors Town of Dover as Climate Smart Community
WSP USA collaborated with Mid-Hudson community to create a comprehensive sustainability plan to guide adaption to climate change and resiliency activities. DOVER, New York —The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) announced that the Town of Dover is among the communities certified as a Climate Smart Community (CSC). WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, assisted the Town of Dover to achieve bronze-level CSC certification wit...
Scaling New Safety Heights with Fixed-Wing Drone Technology
New safety standards have been set at a copper mining site in Arizona as Ames Construction employs senseFly fixed-wing drones. CHESEAUX-SUR-LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Ames Construction, one of the largest family-owned general contractors in the United States, has significantly improved the safety and accuracy of its surveying at a copper mining site in Arizona, thanks to innovative technology from senseFly, the global leader in fixed-wing drones. By using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Ames Co...
BIG Reveals Masterplan for "Urban Lilypads" off Coast of Penang Island
BiodiverCity is a masterplan by BIG that will see three islands built off the shore of Penang Island, Malaysia, connected by an autonomous transport network. The vast land reclamation project, which will encompass 1821 hectares, is being developed by BIG for Penang State Government in collaboration with Ramboll and local architect Hijjas. Each island is modelled on the form of a lilypad and will be composed of mixed-use districts, 4.6 kilometres of public beaches, 242 hectares of parks a...
Diversified Product Development Breaks Ground on New Headquarters
WACO, Texas — Diversified Product Development, marketer of the LineWiseÔ, LiftWiseÔ and DesignWiseÔ brands, has broken ground on a new headquarters and production facility in Waco, Texas. The 60,000-square-foot building, which is scheduled for completion in January 2021, will replace the company’s current facility in Waco. Diversified currently employs approximately 60 people, including engineers, designers, sales and support staff, with plans to hire additional workers after moving into the...
Skanska invests EUR 65 M , about SEK 670 M, in a new office complex in Budapest, Hungary
Skanska invests EUR 65 M, about SEK 670 M, in the first phase of the new office complex H2Offices located in Budapest, Hungary. It will offer a total leasable area of about 26,000 square meters. The construction contract is worth about EUR 39.5 M, about SEK 406 M, which will be included in the order bookings for Europe in the third quarter 2020. H2Offices complex consists of 3 buildings. It is located in the 13th district of Budapest, in the heart of Váci Corridor, the new City Centre of the...
Woolpert Contracted to Plan, Design Northwest Concord (N.C.) Community Park
The firm will solicit input from the community to determine the desired amenities for the 28.6-acre site. CONCORD, N.C. — Woolpert has been contracted by the city of Concord, N.C., to provide park master planning, conceptual design, and engineering and architecture services for its new 28.6-acre Northwest Concord Community Park. The park site is at 1252 Cox Mill Road in Concord, adjacent to Cox Mill Elementary School and across the street from Cox Mill High School. Woolpert Project Manager...
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