Brown and Caldwell Strengthens Smart Utility Offering with BC Blue
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm, today announced the launch of BC BlueTM, a smart utility approach to efficiently manage and operate water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities. Harnessing the power of emerging technologies, including Internet of Things and sensors, to collect and exchange data, BC Blue enables a broader understanding of operations and systems data and identifies organizational efficiency improvements. The a...
KAI Design & Build Announces Acquisition of Atlanta-based Dorsey Engineering, Inc.
(St. Louis, MO) KAI Design & Build has acquired Atlanta-based Dorsey Engineering, Inc., effective Oct. 1, 2018. The acquisition expands KAI’s service reach into Georgia and Florida, while providing Dorsey’s existing clients with access to expansive technologies, additional engineering consulting and design resources, and BIM capabilities offered through KAI. Since its founding in 1983, Dorsey Engineering has provided prime engineering consulting and design services to building owners, archite...
Stantec Welcomes Seasoned Green Infrastructure Expert
South Burlington, VT, NYSE, TSX: STN- Amidst continued growth in the New England region, Stantec’s Transportation practice has welcomed a strategic hire to its South Burlington, Vermont office. Amanda Ludlow has joined as a principal focused on guiding the development of the Transportation practice’s local stormwater planning and design group. In this role she will provide technical management for current and future projects, while also supporting cross-collaboration between Stantec practice are...
ProNovos Launches Operations-Focused Platform for Construction Biz
ATLANTA, Oct. 23, 2018 - Construction tech startup ProNovos today announced the launch of Operations Manager—software that ramps up contractors' profitability in groundbreaking ways. The cloud-based platform empowers contractors to track and manage bids, crews, equipment, punch lists, blueprints, requests for information and more in an easy-to-use interface. The software owes its origins to extensive contractor surveys conducted by Pronovos in 2017, said Bruce Orr, founder and Chief Data Scie...
New Standard on Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements from ASCE
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s newest standard, Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement, ASCE/T&DI/ICPI 68-18, provides design, construction, and maintenance guidance for permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP) to achieve stormwater management goals while providing a structurally adequate pavement section to accommodate the anticipated vehicular loading in a cost-efficient manner. Covering common terms, structural and hydrologic design methods, the standard construction, inspection and mainten...
HDR Expands Aviation Practice with Promotion, Key Hire
(OMAHA, Neb.) -- HDR is expanding its growing aviation practice with a promotion and key hire. The firm promoted Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Tim Fish, P.E., to East region aviation manager, and Kevin Ashton joined the firm’s transportation architecture practice as an aviation architecture principal based in New York City. Fish will lead development of the firm’s aviation practice focusing on expanding full service capabilities to aviation clients in the region. He will continue to provide p...
Developer, an Affiliate of Silver Star Motors, Montroy DeMarco Architecture, and 1 Oak Contracting Complete 10-story, 135,000-square foot Mixed-use Residential/Mercedes-Benz Dealership Silver Star Building in Popular Long Island City Neighborhood of New York City’s Borough of Queens
The Silver Star is the first new high-rise mixed-use retail/residential building in Long Island City’s Dutch Kills section Queens, NY – The developer, an affiliate of Silver Star Motors, the architectural firm of Montroy DeMarco Architecture LLP (MDALLP), and builder 1 Oak Contracting have completed 37-14 36th Street, a ground-up, mixed-use development in Long Island City, a section of Queens, NY. The 10-story property, known as The Silver Star, houses a Silver Star Motors Mercedes-Benz...
Bentley Systems Announces Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards Winners
Winners of Bentley Systems Year in Infrastructure 2018 awards Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, has announced the winners of the Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards. The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing design, construction, and operations of infrastructure throughout the world. Twelve independent jury panels...
September - October 2018 TRENDS
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Spencer Franklin Selected HNTB Carolinas Office Leader
RALEIGH, N.C. – Spencer Franklin, PE, vice president, was named HNTB Corporation’s Carolinas office leader based in the firm’s Raleigh office. He previously served as HNTB’s mid-Atlantic division delivery officer. “Spencer’s past Carolinas experience as a department manager and leader of HNTB’s service to North Carolina DOT and North Carolina Turnpike Authority affords him a unique ability to understand and address the most challenging mobility needs in the region,” said Diana Mendes, AICP,...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
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