Topcon Introduces Real-Time Reality Capture Solution
LIVERMORE, Calif. – Topcon Positioning Group announces its new real-time reality capture solution for building construction verification will be demonstrated at the SPAR 3D Expo and Conference — the GTL-1000. The new real-time verification solution includes a compact scanner integrated with a fully featured robotic total station. Combined with ClearEdge3D Verity, the system is designed to offer a powerful instrument and new standard that speeds up construction verification workflows from what...
Bill Toohey Honored with ARTBA Award
WASHINGTON - William D. Toohey, Jr., a long-time American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) senior executive, is the 2018 recipient of the organization’s highest honor—the “ARTBA Award.” It was presented May 14 during the Federal Issues Program in the Nation’s Capital. Established in 1960, the ARTBA Award recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions that have advanced the broad goals of the association. Over the years, recipients have included several governors, mor...
Energy Department Celebrates Energy Savings and Accomplishments of Better Buildings Initiative Partners
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the progress made by the more than 900 public- and private-sector organizations leading the U.S. in energy efficiency through their participation in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Better Buildings Initiative. Together, Better Buildings partners have saved 1.38 quadrillion British thermal units, equivalent to $8.4 billion in energy and cost savings. These market leaders are adopting emerging technologies, advancing the Am...
Anaheim Transportation Network & BYD Continue Partnership with Significant Zero-Emission Bus Order
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – The Anaheim Transportation Network has awarded an order for 40 zero-emission buses to BYD (“Build Your Dreams”), a battery-electric vehicle manufacturer with North American headquarters in Los Angeles. The ATN fleet order will increase the number of BYD electric buses the agency can deploy to serve one of the nation’s busiest tourism and employment regions. The buses range in size from the 30-foot BYD K7M to the articulated 60-foot K11M. One-half of the order will be t...
Three Gannett Fleming Projects Win ACEC National Awards
(Harrisburg, Pa.) Gannett Fleming received three National Recognition Awards during the 2019 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards Gala, May 7, in Washington, D.C. The honored projects include the Bel Air Impoundment project, the New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 14A Improvements project, and the Route 30 Landslide Remediation project. Accredited as Maryland’s largest approved new dam project in the past 30 years, Gannett Fleming provided design, permitt...
First Renewable Energy Smart Load Center Coming to Wilmington
John Donoghue (L), President of Cape Fear Solar Systems purchasing the first ever Koolbridge SMART LOAD CENTER from Bill Griffin (R), President of Koolbridge Solar. Cape Fear Solar Systems Buys First Ever SMART LOAD CENTER From Koolbridge Solar WILMINGTON, NC – Koolbridge Solar recently announced the first ever renewable energy SMART LOAD CENTER. The Koolbridge SMART LOAD CENTER is a one of a kind intelligent breaker box that pairs with solar panels, giving the ability to prioritize...
AECOM’s Team Selected as One of Three Finalists in the ACE/CIRT National Design Competition
New York, NY – A team of New York City students, mentored by senior leaders at AECOM, won second place in the ACE/CIRT National Design Competition in Washington DC this week. The team worked with AECOM to design a congestion relief plan for 34th Street in Manhattan which called for installation of new a light rail system. They say the plan would cut travel times across this busy corridor in half. The team – known as ACE Team 30 - was one of three across the country to present plans before...
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces $779 Million in Funding for Airport Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the intent to award $779 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants to 127 airports in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. “This supplemental funding allows us to invest in important infrastructure needs at the nation’s airports, especially those serving smaller and rural communities,” said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao. The selected airports will receive funding for construction or equip...
CellCube to Bring Grid Scale Vanadium Battery to South Australia
Renewables firm Pangea Energy and vanadium battery producer CellCube have signed on to build a 50MW storage system alongside a solar farm in South Australia. Construction of the 50MW/200MWh grid-scale battery is expected to begin before the end of the year, with plans to be operational in 2020. Pangea Energy is part of Sen Tek Energy Solutions, a multinational renewable energy project developer in South East Asia. It signed the letter of intent with Canadian energy storage systems manufact...
Western Specialty Contractors Dismantles, Reconstructs 19th Century Historic Façade onto New Chicago, IL Mixed-Use Development
St. Louis, MO- The historic Dental Professional Building at 2358 North Lincoln Avenue in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood may no longer exist, but through the expertise of Western Specialty Contractors – Chicago Masonry branch, its façade is still visible today as a significant element of the new Lincoln Common mixed-use development Lincoln Avenue street wall. As part of the new Lincoln Common project, the façade from this building was dismantled, catalogued and palletized for incorporati...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
