Intelligent Transportation Systems Expert Vijay Varadarajan joins HNTB
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Vijay Varadarajan, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as a senior project manager for intelligent transportation systems. Based in the firm’s Harrisburg office, he leads efforts associated with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s program for planning, development and implementation of automated and connected vehicle technologies. “Vijay brings deep knowledge and implementation experience with intelligent transportation systems, an emerging and critical technology that e...
KAI Hires Veronica Castro de Barrera to Manage Multiple Transit Projects in Texas, Expand National Market
(St. Louis, MO) KAI proudly announces the addition of architect Veronica Castro de Barrera, AIA, LEED AP, as Transit Studio Leader in its Dallas, TX office. "Veronica, as the leader of the Transit Group, seeks to bring her expertise, love and compassion for mobility solutions to KAI as we look to serve transit-focused clients nationally," said Darren James, AIA, President and COO of KAI Texas. "Additionally, Veronica will work with our teams to ensure that mobility from all modes of transport...
Evac Group Appoints Tuomo Valkonen as Chief Financial Officer
Tuomo Valkonen, M.Sc. (Econ), has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Evac Group, effective as of May 1, 2018. He will be based in Espoo, Finland, and report to Tomi Gardemeister, President and CEO of Evac Group. Tuomo has more than 20 years’ experience in various financial roles. Previously, he has worked as the CFO at HKScan Group and CFO at CPS Color Group. Evac is the world’s leading provider of integrated waste, wastewater, and water management systems for the ma...
Topotrade to launch the first worldwide marketplace for Land Surveying Instruments.
Paris, France – Topotrade to launch the first online marketplace specially designed for selling and buying land surveying instruments. Topotrade.com brings the largest choice of surveying instruments to the market, while ensuring quality of the instrument and protection in every transaction. All over the world, surveyors face challenges in maintaining their pool of instruments up-to-date while other surveyors face new projects requiring quick delivery or reduce in investments. The new website...
Coldefy & Associates Architects Urban Planners Appointed to Design Tropicalia, the World's Biggest Tropical Greenhouse Under One Roof
On Thursday 22 March, Thomas Coldefy along with Daniel Fasquelle – Deputy of the 4th district, Bruno Cousein – Mayor of Berck-sur Mer and vet Dr. Cédric Guérin – President and founder of the project, unveiled Tropicalia: the world's biggest tropical greenhouse under one roof. Located in Rang-du-Fliers – in Pas-de-Calais – Tropicalia will offer visitors immediate wonder and a total change of scenery. Offering immersion in a unique environment, it will have a footpath covering over 1 km passing t...
FARO Introduces BuildIT Construction Software Platform for AEC Professionals The First Complete Solution for Continuous Construction Verification
Lake Mary, FL — FARO® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology and construction BIM/CIM applications, announces the release of BuildIT Construction by FARO (www.faro.com/BuildITConstruction/sg) a comprehensive verification software solution that enables confident management of all quality assurance and quality control processes throughout the building and facility lifecycle. For the first time, construction professionals are f...
FARO Introduces VR-Enabled FARO ZONE 3D 2018 New Virtual Reality Capabilities for Forensics and Security Planning
Lake Mary, FL — FARO® (NASDAQ:FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology and public safety forensics, announces the availability of the next generation of the FARO Zone 3D software platform (http://www.faro.com/Zone3D/sg), FARO Zone 3D 2018. The FARO Zone 3D platform is specifically designed to enable investigators and security professionals to enhance the quality of site and evidence capture, documentation, reconstruction, and analysis,...
IRENA to Help Deliver Low-Carbon 2022 Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China
Zhangjiakou, China: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has today signed a co-operation agreement with the People’s Government of Hebei Province, China to provide the city of Zhangjiakou with a renewable energy roadmap that will support its ambition to deliver a low-carbon Winter Olympics in 2022. The agreement will also help the city become China’s first energy transition pilot city. As co-host of the Winter Olympics with Beijing, Zhangjiakou aims to generate 50 per cent of its po...
World Water Council Launches Report on Financing Sanitation to Lead Way Towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
- Prepared by the World Water Council, the report details action points to improve urban sanitation - Based on analysis of eight contemporary case studies, the report focuses on cities across three continents, identifying barriers to financing sanitation provision - Without immediate action, as recommended in the report, the sanitation target of Sustainable Development Goal 6 may not be achieved by 2030, leaving millions worldwide without adequate access to sanit...
NACWA Applauds Increased Water Infrastructure Funding in Congress' Omnibus Package
(Washington, DC) – The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) applauds Congress for the significant increases for clean water infrastructure investment that are included in the proposed Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) Omnibus spending package. Specifically: (1) The increase of $600 million for the State Revolving Funds (SRFs) – split equally between the Drinking Water SRF and the Clean Water SRF – represents the most significant new money for these programs in many years, and (2)...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
