HDR Receives Friendship Award from U.S.–Panama Business Council
(OMAHA, Neb. ) — HDR has received a Friendship Award from the U.S.-Panama Business Council, which presents the awards every year to individuals and companies that have contributed to strengthening relations between the two countries. The award was accepted by HDR vice president Kevin Keller during “Panama Week” in Houston, Texas, on November 17. HDR has worked on several high profile projects in Panama, including providing program management and advisory services to the Panama Canal Authority...
AEC Excellence Awards Winners Announced!
The 2017 AEC Excellence Awards winners were revealed today at Autodesk University 2017 in Las Vegas. The 2017 AEC Excellence Awards competition recognizes global projects that embrace connected BIM (Building Information Modeling) technologies and sustainable design in the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry. This year’s competition received 145 submissions representing more than 30 countries, indicating that around the world, innovation in building design and construction...
HDR’s Princeton Office is AIA New Jersey's 2017 Firm of the Year
For the first time in its 50-year history, HDR’s Princeton architecture studio has received the American Institute of Architects (AIA) New Jersey 2017 Firm of the Year award. “This is a significant honor, and I want to congratulate and thank everyone who has made it possible for us to be recognized in this way,” said Managing Principal Eric Jaffe. “All of us are very proud of this accomplishment.” With around 200 employees, the Princeton architecture studio represents diverse multidiscipli...
Power UP Receives 2017 AGCMO Project of the Year Keystone Award for St. Louis Kiener Plaza Renovation Project
(St. Louis, MO) The Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) honored Power UP electrical contractors on Nov. 9 with the prestigious "Project of the Year" Keystone Award for electrical and lighting installation work on the $24 million Kiener Plaza renovation in Downtown St. Louis. Dedicated in 1962, Kiener Plaza was named after Harry J. Kiener, an amateur boxer, wrestler and swimmer who is most noted for his position on the U.S. track team at the Olympics held in St. Louis during the...
Autodesk Previews Next Generation BIM 360 Platform Connecting the Entire Construction Process
LAS VEGAS — At its 25th annual flagship user conference, Autodesk University, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) previewed its next generation BIM 360 platform, a seamless cloud service connecting the entire construction project lifecycle. Autodesk also launched the “Connect and Construct Exchange,” a new BIM 360 integration partner program designed to bring third-party software applications and data into the BIM 360 construction workflow. The Connect and Construct Exchange launched with more than 50...
Autodesk University 2017 Celebrates the Future of Making Things
LAS VEGAS - Autodesk University -- At its annual flagship user event starting today, Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) welcomed thousands of architects, designers, engineers and digital artists from around the world to experience the future of making things. Now in its 25th year overall and its third carbon-neutral year, Autodesk University (AU) brings together nearly 10,000 people to learn, network and explore new ways to make buildings, infrastructure, products and entertainment as these industri...
ASCENT Showcases Autodesk Learning Solutions at Autodesk University
Owings Mills, MD — November 13, 2017 — ASCENT- Center for Technical Knowledge will reveal three brand new titles as well as showcase their Autodesk 2018 Learning Guides at booth D316 at Autodesk University 2017 (AU 2017). The new titles, Autodesk Fusion 360 Introduction to Sculpting with T-Spline Surfaces, Autodesk BIM 360 Glue User Fundamentals and Autodesk Revit 2018.1 for Landscape Architecture, will be available for viewing in eBook format. ASCENT will also offer booth visitors a 25% discoun...
Atkins and SNC-Lavalin to Showcase Oil and Gas Capabilities and Digital Innovation at ADIPEC Abu Dhabi 2017
Digital innovation and pushing the boundaries of design in the oil and gas industry in the Middle East and Africa region will be set out as Atkins co-exhibits with SNC-Lavalin at Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi from 13 to 16 November. Our combined oil and gas teams will present a range of topics, including consultancy services, structural detailed design of onshore and offshore facilities, asset management, and operational support, and a serie...
Guy’s Cancer Centre Sweeps the Board at Building Better Healthcare Awards 2017
The new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital was recognised at this year’s Building Better Healthcare Awards ceremony held on 1 November at The Brewery in central London. The Cancer Centre picked up an impressive five awards for Grand Prix Design, Acute Hospital, Internal Environment, Clinicians’ Choice and Sustainable Development. The judges said: “To have achieved a building of this scale and complexity on such a restricted site is an exercise in sustainability.” Guy’s Cancer Centre was desig...
Cortec Middle East to Present Latest Corrosion Protection Technology in the Oil and Gas Industry
Cortec® Middle East will be participating at The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC). One of the world’s most influential events for the oil and gas industry. Cortec® Middle East is a member of Cortec® Corporation, a world leader in corrosion protection technology, specializing in environmentally safe corrosion inhibitors and green innovative technologies. Proper corrosion management in design and manufacturing as well as construction phases significantly decreas...