AISC Education Foundation Seeks to Double Impact of Gift in Honor of Computer-Assisted Design Pioneer
CHICAGO - In every generation, there are a few true game changers. Steven J. Fenves is one of them--he played a huge role in the transition from slide rules to computers. He's also contributed to the American Institute of Steel Construction standards that are the underpinning of building codes nationwide for more than 50 years. And the next Steve Fenves might be in school right now. An anonymous donor has contributed $50,000 to the AISC Education Foundation in Steve's honor. The Steven...
National Highways recognised for geospatial innovation by Esri global award
Single digital model of England's Strategic Road Network provides staff with same real-time view for first time National Highways has today been announced as the only UK winner of an Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award, having won the accolade for its innovative use of geospatial technology, enabling a quicker response to incidents on the road network. National Highways is using Esri enterprise GIS to support its Digital Roads strategy by consolidating all geospatial data and applic...
The Winners of the 9th Annual ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards
Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich (October 31, 2023) The ninth annual ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards showcased dozens of innovative concrete projects from around the world. The "Overall Excellence” award was presented to Quay Quarter Tower, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The winning concrete project also received first place in the repair and restoration structures category at the ACI Excellence in Concrete C...
KAI Founder Michael Kennedy, Sr. Awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award During Construction Inclusion Week
Michael Kennedy, Sr. holding his award next to his son, KAI CEO Michael Kennedy, Jr. (St. Louis, MO, Oct. 31, 2023) KAI founder and chairman Michael E. Kennedy, Sr. was honored Oct. 18 with a Lifetime Achievement Award during Construction Inclusion Week held Oct. 16-20 at Harris Stowe University in St. Louis. Founded by McCarthy Building Companies in 2020, Construction Inclusion Week is an annual week-long, industry-wide effort to champion change and cultivate a more inclusive constru...
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Names Quay Quarter Tower 2023's Best Tall Building Worldwide
New Sydney icon wins unprecedented seven awards, demonstrates importance of structure renewal to mitigate climate change Chicago - The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the winner of its annual award for best tall building worldwide: Quay Quarter Tower, in Sydney. Winners were also announced in five regional categories, five height categories and a dozen other functional categories (a complete list of categories and winners appears below) at the organization’s annual...
Attendance Surges at 2023 PCI Committee Days
Attendees enjoyed the PCI Memberships Awards Luncheon at PCI Committee Days in Tampa, Fla. Credit: PCI CHICAGO – Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) members flocked in great numbers to Tampa, Fla., for the 2023 PCI Committee Days conference, October 4-8. Attendance of 627 was the highest in the last 10 years. In addition to conducting their important business at council and committee meetings, hundreds of attendees rock-and-rolled at the PCI Foundation Fundraiser Reception on Oc...
KMI International Named to GrowFL 13th Annual Florida Companies to Watch List; Celebrating Second-Stage Companies
KMI International is proud to announce it was named to the 2023 GrowFL Annual Florida Companies to Watch list. The honor, now in its thirteenth year, recognizes remarkable second-stage companies for developing valuable products and services, creating quality jobs, enriching communities, and broadening new industries throughout the state. “We are honored to be recognized alongside these innovative Florida companies. I am extremely proud of the KMI team for its commitment to high-quality work...
Champion of "Sponge Cities" Concept, China's Kongjian Yu, Wins Global Oberlander Prize
Chinese Landscape Architect Kongjian Yu, Champion of “Sponge Cities” Concept for Addressing Climate Change Accelerated Urban Flooding, Wins 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize Biennial prize includes a $100,000 award and two years of public engagement activities October 17, 2023 (Washington, D.C.) – The Cultural Landscape Foundation (“TCLF”) today announced that Beijing-based landscape architect Kongjian Yu is the recipient of the 2023 Cor...
Carlsberg Wins Global Industrial Water Reuse Award Using DuPont Technology
Carlsberg reduced water consumption by 58 percent using DuPont closed circuit reverse osmosis (CCRO) Carlsberg Group, leveraging water technologies from DuPont, was awarded the Global Industrial Water Reuse Champion Award for its water recycling plant and commitment to water reuse and recycling in its brewing processes. Using DesaliTec™ closed circuit reverse osmosis (CCRO) technology as part of its total water management (TWM) treatment plant, Carlsberg Group reduced water consumpt...
Hexagon’s Geosystems division receives Wichmann Innovations Awards in both software and hardware category
At this year’s INTERGEO in Berlin, Germany, Hexagon’s intuitive SaaS platform Reality Cloud Studio and its new handheld first-person scanner, the Leica BLK2GO PULSE, won the prestigious Wichmann Innovations Awards. (Heerbrugg, Switzerland) Hexagon’s Geosystems division received the Wichmann Innovations Awards during this year’s INTERGEO trade show in Berlin, Germany. The Wichmann Innovations Award honours new technology that stands out for innovation, user-friendliness and practicality...
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