Woolpert Providing Structural Engineering for Dayton Kroc Center Expansion
The firm is working with Roll & Associates and Ferguson Construction Co. to renovate multiple aspects of The Salvation Army location. DAYTON, Ohio — Woolpert was contracted to provide structural engineering services in support of the expansion of the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, which began construction this spring. The renovation of The Salvation Army location north of Dayton, Ohio, will include a new outdoor recreation facility, a soccer field and stands, a splash park and...
Sun Investment Group’s 600MW Solar Power Installations to Cut Poland’s Carbon Footprint by 306,000 Tonnes Annually
Sun Investment Group (SIG) recently sold the 42.36 MW Polish solar energy portfolio it shared with E Energija to Aberdeen Standard Investments. After the sale, SIG will continue working towards the reduction of Poland’s carbon footprint by developing a new portfolio worth 600 MW across 1,200 hectares. The installations, to be auctioned off within six to 24 months after completion, are estimated to reduce Poland’s annual carbon footprint by approximately 306,000 tonnes of CO2 per-year; the equiva...
It's Official: Louisiana is Sinking
BATON ROUGE, LA - Louisiana is officially sinking. It has been 29 years since the National Geodetic Survey measured the state’s subsidence. After completing four absolute gravity observations this past year, with the help of LSU’s Center for GeoInformatics (C4G), the NGS’s most recent findings show the state’s change in elevation. “This is the second observation NGS has performed in Louisiana, with the first one having taken place at the University of New Orleans in 1989,” LSU Chief of Geodes...
Geographers of the Lomonosov Moscow State University published the web-atlas of the available wave energy in the Russian seas
Wave energy distribution in the Black Sea(above) Scientists from Lomonosov MSU (Faculty of Geography) have published the first version of the Russian wave energy web-atlas. The test version of the web-atlas posted at http://autolab.geogr.msu.ru/wavenergy in open access. It contains data on the wave energy spatial distribution in the Black, Caspian, Baltic, Barents and the Kara seas. The atlas also contains information on the basic parameters of wind waves. Scientists started developin...
Cutwork Designs First Large-Scale Coliving Space in Paris
Cutwork has designed the full interior concept for three new Paris coliving towers for the startup community working within the world-renowned STATION F coworking campus. Launching in June 2019, the coliving space, Flatmates, will start moving in 600 residents from French billionaire Xavier Niel’s nearby coworking campus. The building, consisting of 100 shared apartments, café, private lounge bar and space for events, is available to entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, or staff members wor...
71 International Underground Construction Projects and Young Engineers in Competition for the ITA Tunnelling Awards
Global demographic growth leads cities to rethink their urban planning in order to free space in surface. Recently, Han Admiraal and Antonia Cornaro, co-chairs of ITACUS committee have expressed a survival warning "The only way is down!" to alert public authorities on the benefits of using underground spaces. Throughout the world, innovative projects and technologies are emerging to take up this challenge, such as underground farms, underground pedestrian highways, sustainable lightning solution...
Linea Laird Joins WSP USA in Seattle as Strategic Advisor
Former WSDOT chief engineer will collaborate on transportation projects in Northwest U.S. SEATTLE – Linea Laird has joined the Seattle office of WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, as a strategic advisor. In this role, Laird will be involved in projects with WSP’s Northwest District Team and collaborate with transportation market managers in Portland and Seattle. She will advance client relationships and expand knowledge around major infrastructure pr...
Utilities Employees Credit Union Launches Digital Financial Education Initiative for Utility Workers and Their Families
Wyomissing, PA – Utilities Employees Credit Union (UECU) announced the launch of an interactive, online financial education initiative through their new partnership with the nation’s leading education technology innovator, EVERFI, Inc. The program CueItUp is available as a complimentary resource to help UECU members learn how to manage their finances and plan for the future. “We are excited to provide a comfortable, virtual and personal way for our members to learn how to manage finances bett...
Firestone Building Products contributes carbon savings to Official Carbon Partnership between Dow and the IOC
Collaboration enables whole-building energy saving through improved energy modeling tool and innovative polyurethane roofing insulation from subsidiary of a fellow Worldwide Olympic Partner MIDLAND, Mich. – Marking the first carbon mitigation project in North America under the Official Carbon Partnership between Dow and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Dow (NYSE: DOW) announced today its collaboration with Firestone Building Products (Firestone), a subsidiary of Bridgestone and a l...
Four Northeastern State DOTs Win Prestigious Awards for Projects that Encourage Community Involvement and Improve Commuting and Rail
WILMINGTON, DE—Six outstanding transportation projects from four northeastern state departments of transportation received top honors today in the second of four regional America’s Transportation Awards competitions. Those winning projects are credited with: improving travel times for thousands of commuters across several busy routes; enhancing community involvement in the project planning and design process; and maintaining daily train service while simultaneously rehabilitating and modernizing...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
