Outstanding Distributors Honored at Profile Products Annual Awards Banquet
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (February 27, 2019) — Profile Products celebrated the work of several outstanding distributors at its annual awards banquet on February 20 during the International Erosion Control Association Conference in Denver, Colorado. “We have been presenting these awards for years, and every year I am impressed with the innovative and creative solutions our distributors are able to develop for these projects,” Wally Butman, vice president of sales for Profile Products said. “We are...
KAI Hires Matt Westphal as President of KAI Design, KAI Engineering
KAI announces the appointment of Matt Westphal as President of KAI Design and KAI Engineering. CEO Michael Kennedy, Jr. announced in January that KAI had undergone a corporate restructuring as parent company KAI Enterprises with four new subsidiaries—KAI Design, KAI Engineering, KAI Build and KAI 360 Construction Services (KAI 360 CS)—each with its own president. Darren L. James, AIA, a shareholder with the firm since 2010, transitioned to President of KAI Enterprises, overseeing the holding...
New Jersey DOT Selects FRP Composite Piles To Replace Aging Wooden Structure At Seaside Resort
DAYTON, Ohio - Cape May, New Jersey is a seaside resort at the southern tip of the state’s Cape May Peninsula. Route 147, a 4.2-mile state highway, runs across bridges that use timber fenders. When the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJ DOT) needed to replace these aging structures, they wrestled with selecting a product that could meet higher energy absorption requirements and protect concrete bridge piers. The New Jersey DOT chose FiberPILE, a system of large diameter fiber reinforce...
Clune Construction Selects PlanGrid to Supercharge Productivity Across its Organization
SAN FRANCISCO - PlanGrid, recently acquired by Autodesk and a leader in construction productivity software, today announced Clune Construction Company, a U.S.-based general contractor managing projects in over 40 states across the country, will standardize on PlanGrid. Clune is deploying PlanGrid's easy-to-use software throughout its organization to manage construction and project activity in the field. Headquartered in Chicago, Clune oversees complex interior build-outs and mission-critical...
Renowned International Architect Emre Arolat Elected Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
NEW YORK – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has elected Emre Arolat, Founder of Emre Arolat Architecture, as a prestigious Honorary Fellow. The award is among the highest honors the AIA can bestow upon a colleague who has contributed significantly to architecture and society. “It is a great privilege and honor to receive this recognition by the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows and Jury of Honorary Fellows, and to be among a group of accomplished colleagues that h...
Woolpert, ODNR Win Award for ‘Indiana Jones’ Bridge in Hocking Hills State Park
MASON, Ohio — Woolpert and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) were honored Thursday night in Mason with the 2018 Outstanding Special Purpose Bridge Award from the Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD) for the Hemlock Pedestrian Bridge. The suspension bridge, located in Hocking Hills State Park about 60 miles southeast of Columbus, was modeled after a bridge featured in the movie “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” Unlike the bridge in the movie, which was hund...
Shant Paklaian Joins HNTB in Chicago
CHICAGO – Shant Paklaian joined HNTB Corporation as construction manager, based in the firm’s Chicago office. Paklaian has 12 years of experience managing construction projects and programs in a variety of private sector roles. Paklaian provides technical and engineering support to major program and construction management initiatives with a focus on the transit and rail sector. He is responsible for resolving technical field issues, coordinating between owner operations, architects and cont...
Columbus Selects Woolpert to Provide Engineering, Survey for Sidewalks Around Schools
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb. 27, 2019) — The city of Columbus, Ohio, has contracted with Woolpert to provide engineering, survey and technical expertise to improve pedestrian access to schools. The project is part of the Columbus City Council’s initiative to support and improve the safety and quality of life of city residents by installing sidewalks around schools within three urban neighborhoods. Woolpert has been assigned the Near South neighborhood, which will improve routes for students and famil...
Temporary Acrow Bridge Eases Construction Inconvenience During Delta Airlines Terminal Renovation at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
Parsippany, New Jersey – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has announced one of its modular steel bridges was provided to Delta Airlines and recently installed to allow uninterrupted vehicular passage during renovations to terminals C and D at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The temporary structure was critical to the success of the project, which called for demolishing and reconfiguring all approach roadways. The project involved several particular ch...
New Lightweight, Rugged Trimble T7 Tablet Elevates Productivity on the Construction Site
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the Trimble® T7 Tablet, a rugged, lightweight and versatile device for construction surveying applications. Using Trimble Siteworks Software for construction surveying, the Trimble T7 provides real-time data to visualize cut/fill levels, calculate material volumes, check grade and communicate work orders to increase productivity and enable better decision making. "The Trimble T7 Tablet is the next step in the evolution of our data co...
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