Gilbane Building Company Kicks Off Construction of the New Van Leer Interdisciplinary Design Commons
Atlanta, Georgia – November 2016 – Construction is officially underway at the new Van Leer Interdisciplinary Design Commons. The ceremonial groundbreaking was held at the site of the current Blake R. Van Leer building named after Georgia Tech’s fifth president and the fist engineer to head the college. Dean of the College of Engineering, Dr. Gary S. May and Dr. G.P. “Bud” Peterson, president of Georgia Institute of Technology kicked off the event as they addressed the students and community on t...
Clark to Construct Pedestrian Access to Walter Reed National Medical Center
BETHESDA, Md. — The Montgomery County Department of Transportation has awarded Clark an $81 million design-build contract for the MD 355 Crossing in Bethesda, Md. As part of the design-build project, Clark will construct a pedestrian access route under Maryland Route 355 and high-speed elevators that link the Metrorail mezzanine at the Medical Center Station in Bethesda with the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The scope of work also will include improvements to the intersection...
Largest Natural Gas Power Project in South America to Meet Growing Energy Demand
Overland Park, Kansas (14 November 2016) -- Black & Veatch has been selected as owner’s engineer by Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe (CELSE) for a 1,516 megawatt combined cycle power project in northeastern Brazil. The Porto de Sergipe plant will meet growing electricity demand and supplement hydropower supplies during dry weather seasons. It will be the largest natural gas power station in South America. As owner’s engineer, Black & Veatch’s services include monitoring the cost and schedule per...
O'Hare Runway Wins Project of the Year Award from CMAA
CHICAGO, IL – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) has named a new runway built at O’Hare International Airport as 2016 Project of the Year. The award for runway 10R-28L was presented to the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff on October 11 at the 2016 CMAA National Conference and Trade Show Industry Recognition Dinner in San Diego, California. The runway also received CMAA’s Project Achievement Award for infrastructure with constructed val...
Nu Skin Innovation Center in Provo, Utah, Wins National Steel Design Award
Chicago, IL – The Nu Skin Innovation Center in Provo, Utah, 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) during a ceremony to take place at the facility on Thursday, November 10. The Nu Skin Innovation Center transforms Nu Skin Enterprises’ corporate campu...
Thornton Tomasetti Named Consulting Engineering Firm of the Year by AIA Miami Chapter
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, has received the Consulting Engineering Firm of the Year Award from the American Institute of Architects Miami Chapter. The award, which recognizes significant contributions to the advancement of building engineering was presented to Thornton Tomasetti’s Miami office at the AIA Miami Design Awards gala on October 28 at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. The Miami office, which opened this past February, is led locally by Associate Princip...
Ohio State University Wins National Award for Stantec-Designed Science and Technology Building
Ohio State University (OSU) has received a national industry award for its new Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry (CBEC) building designed by Stantec, with Pelli Clark Pelli. The Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) honored the university with a Silver Project Leadership Award, which recognizes owners’ excellence in project delivery. The 235,000 gross square-foot academic research building, which OSU calls a “catalyst for discovery”, is located in the heart of t...
CH2M-Designed Rockaway Boardwalk Reconstruction Honored with Waterfront Center Award
NEW YORK - The reconstruction of the iconic Queens, New York, Rockaway Boardwalk, which was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy, was honored recently in Washington D.C. with a 2016 Excellence on the Waterfront Award. The annual awards program, sponsored by the nonprofit Waterfront Center, recognizes top-quality waterfront projects from around the world for their design, economic feasibility, participatory planning, environmental sensitivity and provision of the maximum amount of public access....
Amec Foster Wheeler Wins Engineering Contract for Steam Reformer Heater, Egypt
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today the award of a contract by The National Company for Fertilizers & Chemicals (AGROCHEM) to supply material and detailed engineering for a steam reformer heater for its fertiliser facility in Alexandria, Egypt. The steam reformer heater, based on Amec Foster Wheeler's Terrace WallTM design, will operate as the primary reformer in the 250 tpd ammonia production unit. This will allow AGROCHEM to have the complete production line within its facility without any...
Jacobs Receives Contract Extension at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
DALLAS- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it was awarded a contract modification to extend and increase the value of the Engineering and Science Services and Skills Augmentation (ESSSA) contract at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract modification is for a 10-month option and has a potential value of $246.5 million, which includes an increase of $150 million in contract value. The option began on October 1 and extends the period of pe...
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