Palace Bridge wins National Steel Award 2016 in the Netherlands
Palace Bridge in s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, has won the National Steel Award 2016 in the Infrastructure category. Arup provided multidisciplinary services to this bridge designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects and executed by Mobilis. Palace Bridge connects Den Bosch’ historic city center with the Palace Quarter in the south of the city. This new crossing over the railroad tracks creates a fast and social connection, which opens opportunities for further development of the Palace quarte...
Thornton Tomasetti’s 10 Hudson Yards Project Wins New York City Concrete Industry Board’s Highest Honor
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that the 10 Hudson Yards project in Manhattan has won the New York City Concrete Industry Board (CIB) Annual Award, the organization’s highest honor. Thornton Tomasetti served as the structural engineer for the building, which was developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group. The award honoring superior work in concrete will be presented at CIB’s 55th Annual Roger H. Corbetta Awards Dinner on Nov. 9, 2016 at the Mari...
Future City to Receive Prestgious Henry C. Turner Prize
Future City is recognized for its 25 year commitment to hands-on problem solving and educational advancement in engineering as well as their dedication to increasing diversity in engineering and construction disciplines. Future City will receive the Prize at the Turner Innovation Summit in Philadelphia on November 2, 2016. Turner Construction Company and the National Building Museum are pleased to announce that DiscoverE’s Future City Competition will receive the 2016 Henry C. Turner Prize fo...
Hulton Bridge Replacement Earns Two New Awards
Pittsburgh, Pa.- The Engineering News-Record (ENR) MidAtlantic Region has named the Hulton Bridge Replacement an ENR Best Projects 2016 winner. The project earned an Award of Merit in the Highways/Bridges category. The replacement bridge also was honored by the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) Pittsburgh Section, receiving the ASHE 2016 Outstanding Highway Engineering Award for a project greater than $15 million. Gannett Fleming served as the prime consultant on the project. Linki...
Bark House Receives Sustainable Manufacturing Award
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - The Bark House received the Leadership Award in Sustainable Manufacturing from the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP) today. The award was presented by NC Commerce Secretary John Skvarla, NCMEP Director Phil Mintz, and EDPNC Global business Services VP John Loyack at the Sheraton Four Seasons in Greensboro to company co-founders, Marty and Chris McCurry. NCMEP provides manufacturing extension services that enhance the productivity, innovati...
Vertical House in Dallas Wins National Steel Building Design Award
Chicago, IL – A five-story residence in Dallas has earned national recognition in the 2016 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team will be presented with awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) on Thursday, October 13. Located on one of the highest sites in the city, the vertical volume of the five-story house rises 58 ft above the surrounding landscape an...
Transportation Committee Leaders Congratulate FAST Act Transportation Technology Program Grant Award Winners
Washington, DC - U.S. Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, along with Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, today released the following joint statement on the selection of the Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) program competitive grant award winners by the...
South African Rand Water wins the Project Innovation Award
13 October, 2016 Brisbane – The International Water Association (IWA) has awarded Rand Water from South Africa the Project Innovation Award - Grand Award. A non-profit public utility based in Gauteng, Rand Water won the prestigious award for their innovative “Water Wise” campaign, aimed at informing communities about conserving water resources, and reducing water consumption, during a period of severe drought in South Africa. "This award is clear recognition by an international panel of judges...
MPT Project Success at Light Rail Awards
The Laing O’Rourke, VolkerRail and Thales (MPT) project team is celebrating after taking top honours at this year’s Global Light Rail Awards. The joint venture took home a trio of awards including the Significant Safety Award - for the range and variety of initiatives developed and implemented by the team; to enhance the safety and well-being of all concerned and impacted by the work - and the Project of the Year(under 50m Euros), for the works at the new Exchange Square Metrolink stop. Th...
Leech Receives 2015 ASCE Distinguished Civil Engineer Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Pittsburgh Section has honored Thomas G. Leech, PE, SE, Gannett Fleming’s National Bridge Practice advisor, with the Distinguished Civil Engineer Award. Based in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, office, Leech managed major bridge, tunnel, and highway design projects during his 47 years with Gannett Fleming. Before retiring in 2014, Leech led significant western Pennsylvania projects, including the Hulton Bridge, the Joe Montana Bridges, the Bloomfie...
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