Stantec Scientist Co-Authors Research Commentary on Widespread Impacts of Changing Arctic
Anchorage, AK, NYSE, TSX:STN: As the Arctic warms faster than the rest of the globe, permafrost, land ice and sea ice are disappearing at unprecedented rates. These changes affect not only the infrastructure, economies and cultures of the Arctic, they have significant impacts elsewhere as well, according to a commentary published today in the journal Earth’s Future, co-authored by Dr. Francis Wiese, Stantec National Lead for Marine Science based in Anchorage, Alaska. Earth’s Future is a trans...
Stantec Leads Design of First Bus Rapid Transit Line to Open in Calgary
With hundreds of businesses located along the 17 Avenue corridor, a median running transitway was selected to optimize the transit operations and minimize bus/vehicle conflicts (looking eastbound at 44 Street SE). Photo credit: Jaime Vedres. Calgary’s first dedicated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor, called MAX Purple, is now open and serving the community. The design, led by Stantec, has transformed the corridor into a multimodal street with a strong focus on the needs...
Michael Baker International Selected as Lead Designer for $672.9 Million Interstate 10 Design-Build Contract
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that it will serve as lead designer on the Lane-Security Paving joint venture team, responsible for the $672.9 million Interstate 10 Corridor Express Lanes design-build project in San Bernardino County to reduce traffic congestion, increase throughput and enhance regional mobility in the Inland Empire. As lead designer, Michael Baker will be responsible for managing the overall des...
Dewberry Selected to Design Route 7 Corridor Improvements
Dewberry has been selected by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to provide transportation engineering services for the Route 7 corridor improvement project in Fairfax County, Virginia. The firm is teamed with Shirley Contracting Company, LLC on the design-build project. The project is intended to widen Route 7 from a four-lane divided highway to a six-lane divided highway from Reston Avenue to Jarrett Valley Drive. In addition to the widening to six lanes, improvements to Route...
America’s Most Trusted Homebuilder Reveals New Design Studio in Denver
DENVER — With the opening of the Denver Design Studio, Taylor Morrison once again proves its commitment to making dream homes into reality. Now, consumers across Taylor Morrison Denver’s six active-selling communities will have access to professional design guidance through its dedicated design studio. The newly opened Taylor Morrison Denver Design Studio simplifies the home design process by offering a vast array of design services under one roof. With the aid of professional designers,...
Dewberry Conducting Steam Tunnel Repairs on North Carolina State University Campus
Dewberry is conducting steam tunnel repairs located around the Yarborough Heat Plant on North Carolina State University's (NCSU) campus. The firm is providing structural and site/civil engineering design services. Work includes repairs of spalls, delaminations, corroded reinforcing steel, exposed reinforcing steel, crack sealing, and reinforcements. Additional repair work includes excavation to replace eight linear feet of tunnel top slab along with site restoration, excavation of 115 linear...
Foundation Poured for L.A.’s Perla on Broadway
The Los Angeles Historic Core neighborhood was buzzing with activity last Saturday, as 690 truckloads of concrete was placed for the foundation of the Perla on Broadway residential project. Thornton Tomasetti is providing structural engineering and performance-based design services to developer SCG America for the 35-story, 740,000-square-foot tower and 10-story podium. Designed by architect CallisonRTKL, it is the first new residential high rise to be constructed in the historic neighborhood in...
Turner to Build $520 Million Headquarters for California Department of Natural Resources
The State of California Department of General Services has selected a design-build team of Turner and AC Martin to deliver a Net Zero Energy office tower for the Department of Natural Resources and other environmental agencies. Turner Construction Company is pleased to announce that the State of California Department of General Services recently selected a design-build partnership of Turner and AC Martin to deliver a 20-story office tower in Sacramento—a new home for more than 3,500...
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Selects Stantec for Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion Project
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has selected Stantec to provide engineering, geotechnical, surveying, and other technical design services for the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion project. A key component of Louisiana’s Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast, the project is one of only two large-scale sediment diversions in the world. The project is part of the Mississippi River Mid-Basin Sediment Diversion Program, which also includes the proposed Mid-B...
Bechtel Completes Carroll County Energy Facility
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, has completed the Carroll County Energy Facility (CCEF) in Carroll County, OH, for Advanced Power. The 700-megawatt natural gas-fueled combine-cycle power facility, will supply electricity to up to 700,000 homes in the region. This is the first of three facilities that Bechtel is building for Advanced Power, who has taken over the commercial operation of the CCEF facility. Bechtel provided project management, engineering,...