HDR Digital Design Expert Cameron Schaefer Finalist for International Innovator of the Year Award
OMAHA, Neb. — Each year, design technology company Autodesk celebrates an Innovator of the Year, honoring an A/E/C practitioner who is reimagining the design and construction practice through the use of technology. With nominations from around the world, the competition recognizes the top digital design experts in the industry. Cameron Schaefer, P.E., a project manager and digital design lead at HDR, certainly fits that description. Schaefer has been finding new efficiencies and pushing bound...
World-first technology to boost renewable energy sector
WORLD-FIRST robotics technology is being developed which will help a key component in the renewable energy sector operate more efficiently. A lightweight robot capable of carrying out an X-ray maintenance survey of wind turbines – offshore and onshore – is being developed for the windfarm industry. Forth Engineering, in Cumbria, together with a consortium of industrial and academic partners – Innvotek, TWI, ORE Catapult, Renewable Advice and London South Bank University – are developing th...
Xylem highlights the extraordinary partnerships making water utilities more resilient at WEFTEC Connect 2020
Extraordinary times call for an all-digital experience with virtual meetings, on-demand product demos, exclusive videos, and live streaming panel discussions throughout weeklong event Charlotte, N.C., – Xylem (NYSE: XYL) is highlighting the Extraordinary Partnerships driving the water utility industry’s resilience amidst these Extraordinary Times at this year’s Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), Oct. 5-9. The company is offering dozens of...
Jacobs Selected for Design of Rock Island Connection (P2)
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected by Metra to provide engineering and design services for the Rock Island Connection (P2), as part of the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program's 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project (75th St. CIP). Combined for logistic and environmental reasons, the 75th St. CIP is the CREATE Program's largest project and addresses Chicago's top congestion point. When constructed as part of the 75th St. CIP, P2, a double-track fly...
Georgiou AECOM Consortium to deliver Townsville Ring Road Stage 5
TOWNSVILLE — AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, as part of the Georgiou AECOM consortium has been awarded the contract to design and build a six-kilometre stretch of road that will duplicate the last remaining two-lane section of the Townsville Ring Road. Stage 5 of the Townsville Ring Road will improve access and connections to key services in the local community and facilitate safer movement of freight and tourist traffic along Queensland’s major north-south corridor...
Michael Baker International Promotes Mohamed A. Bagha, P.E., PMP, CFM, to Vice President and Regional Practice Lead – Water
Mr. Bagha brings more than two decades of water resources engineering to new leadership role HOUSTON - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services celebrating 80 Years of Making a Difference, announced today that Mohamed A. Bagha, P.E., PMP, CFM, has been promoted to Regional Practice Lead – Water. In his new role, Mr. Bagha will build upon his 15 years with Michael Baker and facilitate the ongoing growth of the firm’s Water practice in the Gu...
Jacobs Awarded Sustainability Engineering Services Contract by LA Metro
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:J) has been selected to provide engineering services to design and manage the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (Metro) solid waste, recycling and hazardous waste compliance program. Jacobs will design mission critical plans associated with waste management, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, decreasing air pollutants, reducing solid and liquid waste generation, managing hazardous waste and increasing recycle and diversion from landfills. "Sup...
Port of Long Beach and Caltrans open new Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project in Long Beach
HNTB performed type selection, conceptual and preliminary design and owner’s engineer responsibilities for the new 2,000-foot-long cable-stayed bridge LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Port of Long Beach and Caltrans officially dedicated the new Gerald Desmond replacement bridge in Long Beach with a virtual opening ceremony on October 2. Motorists can access the new bridge beginning the morning of October 5. The new bridge offers several improvements, including three lanes in each direction with wide...
Congress Extends FEMA Flood Mapping, Highway Bill, Through September 30, 2021
Fairfax, VA – Two of the most important geospatial programs in the Federal government were extended for a full year by the Continuing Appropriations bill enacted this week. Authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which produces Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) and the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act or "FAST Act", commonly known as the Highway bill, were both slated to expire on September 30, 2020. Both progra...
ASE Gift Establishes AISC Terry Peshia Early Career Faculty Awards
CHICAGO - Thanks to a generous donation from the Associated Steel Erectors of Chicago, the American Institute of Steel Construction’s award for outstanding young educators is now dedicated to a remarkable man. The Terry Peshia Early Career Faculty Awards are named in honor of the late Terry Peshia, Chairman & CEO of Garbe Iron Works, Inc., in Aurora, Ill. The awards, which recognize tenure-track faculty who demonstrate exceptional promise in the areas of structural steel research, teaching, a...
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