Siemens Utilizes Fugro’s UXO Screening Technology in Herne, Germany
Fugro has completed an unexploded ordnance (UXO) screening project for Siemens AG at the site of a new gas-fired power station in Herne, Germany. Over 1300 foundation pile locations were screened for UXO and cleared down to 15 m below ground level without affecting other site preparation activities. In Germany, any areas that suffered bombing during the Second World War must have a UXO site survey before construction can begin. Conventional survey methods involve drilling boreholes that creat...
South Dakota State University Students Move into New Apartment-Style Housing Development Designed by KWK Architects
St. Louis, MO, Dec - South Dakota State University upperclassmen and graduate students have a new apartment-style housing development in a prime location adjacent to campus to call home. Junior, senior and graduate students moved into a new $20 million, multi-building apartment/townhouse development this fall as part of the university’s Southeast University Neighborhood Redevelopment. The new apartment-style housing and adjacent Starbucks were designed by residential housing experts KWK Archi...
Fugro wins nearshore site characterisation contract for Copenhagen megaproject
Danish consulting firm COWI has awarded Fugro a nearshore geotechnical site investigation for CPH City & Port Development’s Lynetteholmen megaproject in Copenhagen. Fugro’s site investigation will be used to inform the detailed design of the new artificial island, which will cover approximately 275 hectares and increase the Danish capital’s land mass by around 2 %. Fugro’s solution will acquire high-quality geotechnical data in shallow water depths from a single jack-up, and ensure fast and effi...
Lödige Industries Builds Germany’s Largest Automated Parking System
Hybrid solution provides a total of over 500 parking spaces Dusseldorf/Scherfede – Lödige Industries, one of the world's leading providers of automatic parking systems, is providing an innovative hybrid solution for the MIZAL Campus at Dusseldorf's Medienhafen, combining a conventional underground car park with a fully automated parking system. Automated parking systems allow more efficient storage of cars on a relatively small footprint. In order to create the number of parking spaces req...
Hartford’s Capital Gateway Plan Sets Course for Stronger Communities
WSP USA led an urban design effort that identified transit-oriented development opportunities that will benefit communities surrounding the I-84 highway corridor. HARTFORD, CT — The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and the city of Hartford collaborated with WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, and HOK, a global architecture and urban design firm, to develop the Capital Gateway Concept Plan for areas that will be impacted by the comprehensi...
KAI Build and PARIC Corporation Break Ground on $21 Million Ameren Missouri Operating Center in North St. Louis
St. Louis, MO, Nov. 5, 2019- KAI Build and joint venture partner PARIC Corporation broke ground on Oct. 24 to start construction of Ameren Missouri’s new North Metro Operating Center at 4427 Geraldine Avenue. The $21 million facility will replace the adjacent Geraldine Operating Center which has employed hundreds of Ameren employees and provided electric operations to North St. Louis for over 60 years. The North Metro Operating Center will be a localized hub for up to 500 Ameren employees who...
Crescent Communities Announces Construction of Flex Industrial Facility in Southwest Charlotte
Charlotte, NC – Crescent Communities today announced that it has secured and will start development on 15 acres for a flex office and industrial facility in Fort Mill, SC. Stateline Logistics Center by Crescent Communities will offer 104,000 square feet of single-story shallow bay commercial space with a compelling 24-feet of clear height. The project will include 26 trailer parking spaces in addition to surface parking. Stateline Logistics Center is located within Lakemont East Business P...
Siemens and Deerfield Beach, Fla., are making a smart city vision real
• Project for a smarter, more energy-efficient city supported by Siemens smart infrastructure solutions • Total Project Value of $9.2 million • Project expected to achieve $15 million in energy and operational savings over project term The City of Deerfield Beach, Fla., and Siemens today officially announced the start of a city-wide energy efficiency project to reduce the city’s environmental footprint. Last month, the Commission of Deerfield Beach approved a 17-year contract with Siemens f...
Stantec to Lead Old Sacramento Waterfront Revitalization Effort
Sacramento, CA - In an exciting move to revitalize the beloved Old Sacramento Waterfront, the City of Sacramento recently announced plans to reimagine the City’s historic business district and its riverfront. Stantec—a global architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, and consulting firm with 400 offices and more than 22,000 staff worldwide (including 200 staff and two offices in the City of Sacramento)—will be leading the project, providing architecture, engineering, landscape architect...
Construction to Start on “One of the Most Ambitious Affordable Housing Projects in the World”
Vice-President says project will “enable working Ghanaians…to purchase a home”. First 6,500 of 200,000 affordable and sustainable homes to be built in Ghana’s capital Accra. Part of UNOPS Social Impact Investing Initiative which will deliver more than 800,000 affordable homes in five countries. Site in Amasaman, near Accra, to include school, medical centre, shops and sports facilities High-quality homes to be produced by local factories and constructed with energy efficient...