Webcor Delivers World's First TRUE Zero Waste for Construction-Certified Public Project
Photo by Kyle Jeffers Photo Innovative Construction Practices Divert 95% of Waste, Setting New Industry Standard San Francisco, California-- The Contra Costa County Administration Building and Redevelopment Project in Martinez, CA recently became the world's first Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) Gold for construction-certified public project, setting a new sustainability benchmark for public building projects worldwide. The design-build project was delivered by Webcor, a lead...
CivilGEO Launches Breakthrough Stormwater Modeling Software ‘GeoSTORM’
Middleton, WI, August 6, 2024 – CivilGEO, a civil engineering design software company, today announced the launch of GeoSTORM, a breakthrough stormwater modeling software that accelerates the process of creating, analyzing, and reviewing both urban and rural stormwater models. GeoSTORM is a graphical data wrapper to the EPA SWMM software, a FEMA approved model for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) studies. The completed model can be exported and submitted to reviewing agencies, with the...
AtkinsRéalis Awarded Professional Services Agreement for Miami-Dade Waste-to-Energy Plant
Montreal: August 6, 2024 – AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. (TSX: ATRL), a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, announces that it has been awarded a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to provide Professional and Owners Engineering Services to Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management for its new state of the art Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant. Capable of processing 4,000 tons of waste per day, the project will create the largest WTE fa...
DNM Architecture Collaborates with Nonfiction to Bring Clean Energy to West Africa
Sausalito-based DNM Architecture is collaborating with fellow Bay Area creative firm Nonfiction to design and produce Jaza Solar Hubs – field assembled power centers designed to bring clean, renewable energy to Nigerian localities – while empowering local women to run 100% of operations. The Project: Nonfiction is pleased to announce the manufacturing and deployment of the brand-new Jaza Solar Hubs, kiosks that collect solar energy in rural communities and distribute it at an afford...
Stantec completes design of demonstration facility for Pure Water Antelope Valley
Advanced water treatment facility will inform full-scale design for Palmdale Water District’s indirect potable reuse program Design is now complete on an advanced water treatment (AWT) demonstration facility for the Palmdale Water District’s (PWD) Pure Water Antelope Valley indirect potable reuse program. Stantec served as the lead designer for the facility, and construction is set to begin this summer following a groundbreaking that took place in June. The demonstration facility will...
The Crown Estate wins global Esri award for geospatial innovation
Innovative ‘Whole of Seabed’ approach helps plan seabed use up to 2050 including offshore wind The Crown Estate has won an Esri ‘Special Achievement in GIS Award’ for its innovative programme that helps plan seabed use around England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Considered a world first, the spatial planning system was developed by The Crown Estate’s Marine and Digital teams and includes data from over 250 sources across ten sectors, allowing for scenario planning across a wide range of...
New updates to Cadcorp SIS 9.1
Service Release enables more data support and customisation Spatial insight company, Cadcorp has made substantial updates to its GIS software SIS 9.1. It brings a host of optimisations and enhancements to Cadcorp SIS Desktop, Cadcorp Cover Modeller, and Cadcorp SIS WebMap. This includes additional support for the Ordnance Survey® National Geographic Database (OS NGD), map display customisation, and advanced cyber security. Increased OS data support in SIS Desktop Cadcorp is an Ordn...
Atlas Copco extends its energy storage systems range to provide operators with increased flexibility for reducing CO2 emissions
Atlas Copco is expanding its Energy Storage Systems (ESS) canopy range with the launch of the new ZBP 120-120 and ZBP 150-150 models. The innovative system, which delivers the highest power with capacity of up to 150kWh in a portable model, is built on Atlas Copco’s proven lithium-ion battery technology so operators in noise-sensitive environments such as construction sites and events, can benefit from clean, quiet energy to reduce their emissions. “Reducing emissions on site has become inc...
GSA seeks innovative clean energy and decarbonization technologies for testing in federal buildings as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda
General Services Administration, Department of Energy issue Request for Information for technologies that increase sustainability of buildings WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, announced a new Request For Information (RFI) focused on enabling energy efficiency and decarbonization in commercial buildings, contributing to a more efficient electric infrastructure and improving resiliency and occupant health....
NELSON Worldwide Announces Combining Operations With Chicago's Cornerstone Architects
The New Entity Will Help Further the Company's Mission to Expand Its Existing Industrial Practice Minneapolis/Chicago — Award-winning architecture, design, and strategy firm NELSON Worldwide has combined operations with Itasca, IL-based Cornerstone Architects, which maintains a solid core of industrial architecture responsibilities, including distribution, manufacturing, storage, cleanrooms, and cold storage. Founded in 1996, Cornerstone’s breadth of services also includes land planning,...
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