Stantec Chosen to Design Next Phase of Toronto’s Basement Flooding Protection Program
Firm will provide engineering services to mitigate effects of basement flooding in residential areas TORONTO, ON - TSX, NYSE:STN: The City of Toronto has selected Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, to provide engineering services for Phase 5 of the City’s Basement Flooding Protection Program (BFPP). This multiyear program, which began in 2006, helps reduce the risk of flooding through improvements to the sewer system and overland drainage routes, which can fa...
Simpson Strong-Tie Renews and Strengthens Partnership with Building Talent Foundation to Continue Promoting Careers in the Trades
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has renewed and expanded its strategic alliance with Building Talent Foundation for another three years. Building Talent Foundation is a national nonprofit organization focused on connecting young people and people from underrepresented groups to skilled trades training and career opportunities. The collaboration aims to stimulate the growth of the residential construction industry wor...
A French consortium, composed of Lhyfe and TSE, is to create a green energy hub and reindustrialise the Poitou Foundries site, with support from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region (France)
Nantes (France) – Lhyfe (EURONEXT: LHYFE), a producer and supplier of green and renewable hydrogen, and TSE, an independent French solar energy producer, announced that they are to build the bases of a veritable industrial park centred around green energy and the circular economy, on the site of the former Poitou foundry (Fonderies du Poitou), with the installation of a solar park and a green and renewable hydrogen production unit. A site take-over co-developed with exceptional support from t...
Bentley Systems Announces the Finalists of the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
Winners to Be Announced on October 12 at Bentley’s 2023 Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards Event in Singapore EXTON, Pa. – Aug. 30, 2023 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the finalists of the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world...
Hexagon reaches new heights with launch of BLK2FLY Autonomous Indoor Scanning
Adds capability to autonomous flying laser scanner to scan indoor spaces safely and accurately (Heerbrugg, Switzerland — August 29, 2023) Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced a new capability for the Leica BLK2FLY: the ability to scan indoors, providing expanded coverage for complex scanning projects. The BLK2FLY now unlocks a new level of autonomy to build digital twins of entire structures, inside and outside. 3D reality capture of building exteriors and interiors is necess...
Using AI to save time, money and water
How AInwater developed the digital landscape for water security Santiago, Chile – This year, AInwater partnered with Imagine H2O, a leading innovator in the water industry. Through participation in Imagine H2O’s Accelerator program, the AInwater team connected with professionals in the industry and tapped into the well of knowledge their educational programming provides. Ainwater will be present at this year’s WEFTEC Innovation Pavilion. AInwater created technology using AI to help en...
2023 Stormwater Design Competition
Contech is launching a stormwater design competition for engineering students: The Urban Stormwater Design Competition. The competition aims to educate new engineers about manufactured treatment devices and enhance our recruiting efforts. 2023 Stormwater Design Competition Sponsored by Contech Engineered Solutions Registration will close on September 30, 2023. About the Challenge Stormwater regulations are increasingly calling for greater levels of storage and treatment....
FDOT Awards Superior Construction $117M Resiliency Contract for Flagler and Volusia Counties
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has chosen Superior Construction, an American family-owned infrastructure contractor, as its preferred contractor to complete a $117 million resiliency project on State Road (S.R.) A1A in Flagler and Volusia counties. Superior has teamed with Kisinger Campo & Associates (KCA) to offer design and constructability solutions across a 13-mile stretch of S.R. A1A, designated as a Florida Scenic Highway in 2002. Numerous hurrica...
Martinus North America, Inc. Announces First North American Acquisition
Denver and Sydney - August 28, 2023 - Rail systems and infrastructure specialist Martinus North America, Inc. has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Bottom Line Company LLC, headquartered in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. The acquisition of Bottom Line is the first of its kind in North America for Martinus, which is one of the world's fastest growing railroad infrastructure businesses with current operations in Australia, New Zealand, and South America. Bottom Line Company has grown to be...
CPV Closes on $370 Million Renewables Revolving Credit Facilities
Funding Supports Ongoing Construction of Three Major Solar Facilities For more information: please visit www.opc-energy.com/en. Competitive Power Ventures (“CPV”) has announced the successful closing of revolving credit facilities in support of the company’s extensive renewable development pipeline. The $370 million credit facilities will initially support ongoing construction and early operations of three of CPV’s major utility-scale solar projects, CPV Maple Hill Solar, CPV Backbone...