Urbahn Architects Hires Hugh Lester, PhDc as Senior Justice Planner
New York, NY – Hugh Lester, PhDc, a leading criminal justice planner and designer, has joined the New York City architecture, design, and planning firm of Urbahn Architects as Senior Justice Planner. Building Design & Construction ranks Urbahn as the 89th-largest architectural firm in the United States. “Hugh Lester’s experience designing and planning secure facilities, jail and prison complexes, and other criminal justice projects will tremendously benefit Urbahn’s clients in New York C...
HNTB’s Diana Mendes Receives 2018 Shirley A. DeLibero Award at COMTO Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation Breakfast
ARLINGTON, Va. – At an event held yesterday in Washington, D.C., Diana Mendes, AICP, HNTB Corporation Mid-Atlantic Division president, received the 2018 Shirley A. DeLibero Award, which was presented during the 7th Annual Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation Awards Breakfast. The event was hosted by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials. “COMTO is an extraordinary organization and I’m so honored and humbled to be recognized with this national award,” Mendes said. “HNTB is prou...
Protacon to Become a Shareholder of Inray, a Finnish Company Providing Real-Time Measurement Systems: Automated Fuel Management Brings Remarkable Savings to Power and Thermal Plants
Technology company Protacon has purchased a substantial part of Inray Ltd, a Finnish company supplying X-ray technology based measurement systems to power and thermal plants. Together, Protacon and Inray can now offer a complete solution for fuel measurement and analysis to bioenergy-fired thermal plants, for example. The solution is fully automated and provides real-time data. “The fuel quality influences, among other things, the efficiency ratio, emissions and fuel pricing. Ultimately, cust...
BillerudKorsnäs Launches Disintegrating Climate-Positive Cement Sack
BillerudKorsnäs today launches D-Sack®. A revolutionary packaging solution which will set a new industry standard for cement packaging in the global cement and construction industry. Disintegrating and climate positive – the award-winning D-Sack has several significant advantages over conventional cement sacks. The sack disappears during the mixing process, which minimizes cement waste, eliminates packaging waste and saves time, whilst ensuring a cleaner, safer and healthier workplace. D-Sack...
Utilities Lag Other Industries in Digital Experience, but Standouts are Emerging, J.D. Power Finds
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Utilities are among the lowest-performing industry groups when it comes to delivering distinct digital customer experiences, but some pioneers have found the secret to digital success, according to the J.D. Power 2018 Utility Digital Experience Study,SM. The inaugural study evaluates customer perceptions of the websites, mobile apps, social, chat, email and text functions of the 67 largest electric, natural gas and water utilities in the United States. It is the first-eve...
FINLEY Engineering Group Announces New Project: 3rd Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation
Tallahassee, Fla. – FINLEY Engineering Group (FINLEY) has some exciting upcoming projects in progress, including the Construction Management/General Contractor (CMGC) rehabilitation of the TH 65 (3rd Avenue) Bridge, located in Minneapolis, over the Mississippi River. Originally constructed between 1915 and 1918, the 3rd Avenue Bridge is one of the Minneapolis Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) 24 bridges selected for long-term preservation. The 3rd Avenue Bridge holds a significant t...
Microdesk Leads Americas in New Subscriptions of Autodesk Cloud Software
NEW YORK – AECO design technology consultancy, Microdesk, was recently named an Autodesk Platinum Club Award winner for leading the Americas in the sales of Autodesk Cloud software at the Autodesk One Team Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Microdesk’s position in the global AECO marketplace and leading the Americas in Autodesk Cloud software can be attributed to the company’s deep-rooted belief that globalization and urbanization are real macro challenges. They are addressing these initiatives by...
Key Client Manager, Valerie Phipps, Joins Cardno's Houston Office
HOUSTON, TX (March 26, 2018) - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Valerie Phipps has joined the firm as a Senior Project Manager in the company’s Houston, TX, USA, office. Valerie has more than 20 years of experience within the environmental industry, specializing in site characterization, remediation, pilot testing, and system design and optimization. Valerie has extensive experience managing key client accounts and teams across a range of geographies. Her technical project supp...
Daniel Pagan Joins HNTB Construction Management Team in Boston
BOSTON – Daniel Pagan joined HNTB Corporation as construction management and project controls department manager, based in the firm’s Boston office. Pagan leads a team working on large, complex projects across Massachusetts and New England, providing construction management services including detailed contract time determination schedules and bottom-up cost estimates. “Dan is a proven professional with broad experience in construction management for high profile infrastructure projects,”...
Fast-track Delivery of Wärtsilä Smart Power Generation Plant to Dominican Republic Will Strengthen Service to the Country’s Main Tourist Destination
The already robust energy service for the Bavaro and Punta Cana region – one of the Caribbean’s top tourist destinations – is being further strengthened with the addition of a 50 MW Smart Power Generation plant this year. The Consorcio Energético Punta Cana – Macao (CEPM) placed the order with the technology group Wärtsilä, and the turnkey delivery is being made on a fast-track basis. Wärtsilä will supply a full Equipment, Procurement and Construction (EPC) delivery that includes a sub-statio...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
