Woodfibre Gives Green Light for FEED Work to KBR
HOUSTON – KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced today it will proceed with Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for the Woodfibre LNG Project. This continues the second phase of the contract announced in March of this year for KBR to perform multi-phased FEED services for the Woodfibre LNG Export Facility, a project located in the District of Squamish near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. KBR has successfully completed the first phase, focused on cost optimization for the project. Now, KBR will...
CH2M Supports Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) Gdansk in Expanding Poland's Sole Deep-sea Terminal
KRAKOW, Poland - Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) Gdansk, maritime ports consultant CH2M and Belgian contractor BESIX celebrated the opening of Terminal 2 (T2), expanding Poland’s sole deep-sea terminal to become the largest container hub in the Baltic Sea. The new 650-meter-long and 17-meter-deep quay increases DCT’s annual handling capacity to up to 3 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit). Additionally, the new terminal berth can now accommodate ultra-large container vessels of capaci...
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...
First University of Central Asia Campus Opens in Mountain Community of Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic
The first phase of a major international project to deliver state-of-the-art university campuses in Central Asian mountain communities was celebrated today with the inauguration of the University of Central Asia (UCA) Campus in Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic. The occasion was commemorated by senior leadership of the Kyrgyz Government and His Highness the Aga Khan. The first fully residential undergraduate university in the remote region, UCA was established to increase access to an internationally reco...
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...
World Headquarters Named Mid-America Region Project of the Year by Design-Build Institute of America
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The recently completed Burns & McDonnell world headquarters at 9450 Ward Parkway has been named Project of the Year in the Mid-America Region by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA). The 310,000 square-foot, four-story building also received top honors in the Commercial Buildings category in the annual DBIA competition. The project was developed by VanTrust Real Estate LLC on a 17.5-acre site that had been occupied for many years by Beth Shalom synagogue. The n...
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for New High School in Osceola County
Orlando, Florida – October 2016 – The community along with students and local city officials came out for the official groundbreaking ceremony held by Gilbane Building Company and the School District of Osceola. The new high school campus will have a heavy emphasis on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math). The building is designed to serve up to 3,000 student stations and showcase their career and technical education programs as well. “The planning and construction of our...
CRG Continues Strong Commitment to NorthPark Development with 537,753-square-foot Spec Building
CRG, the real estate development group of Clayco, is developing a 537,753-square-foot speculative distribution warehouse in St. Louis. NorthPark Distribution Center I is strategically located adjacent to Lambert International Airport, at the intersection of 3 major interstates serving the region. The project is in the process of construction and will be completed in December 2016. The building is being marketed by Pat Riley and Chris Schmidt, of JLL. American Realty Advisors is investing in the...
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...
Michael Baker International Completes Phase 1 of Historic, Multi-phase Revitalization Project to Reconnect Pittsburgh’s Hill District with Downtown
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today the completion of Phase I (Element I) of a multi-phase, design-services contract to establish the infrastructure for the sustainable redevelopment of the 28-acre site of Pittsburgh’s former Civic (Mellon) Arena. This infrastructure reestablishes a street grid that provides a historic first step reconnecting Hill District neighborhoods that have been separated since the 1950s, with downt...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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