Vessel Structure Tops Out
Vessel is an interactive structure constructed at the center of the Public Square and Gardens at Related Co.’s Hudson Yards Development on Manhattan’s West Side. Photo by Bess Adler. Since starting construction in April 2017, the Vessel interactive structure at New York’s Hudson Yards Development has grown from its 50-foot diameter base to a final height, and width, of 150 feet. With the placement of the final steel segment atop of the 16-level structure on Dec. 6, a mile of con...
Stantec’s Earl Korynta Named Northwest Legacy Award Winner
Stantec’s Earl Korynta, PE, was recently selected as the Northwest Legacy Award winner by Engineering News Record (ENR) magazine, the nation’s largest industry journal for contractors and design firms. The Legacy Awards are handed out across several regions in the United States and acknowledge the winner’s contributions to the industry. The Northwest region includes Alaska, Washington, and Oregon. Korynta, who co-founded USKH Inc. in the early 1970s, has worked in Alaska for nearly half a cen...
Council of University Transportation Centers Honors Leaders & Students for Advancing Transportation Research
WASHINGTON - A long-time director of the Texas Transportation Institute, a 40-year public and private sector California transportation leader, an assistant professor at New York University, a program manager at North Carolina A&T State University, and five exceptional students will be honored Jan. 6 by the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) for their outstanding contributions to transportation research and education. The ceremony takes place at the annual CUTC Awards Banquet, h...
ACH Foam Technologies Solves the Water Absorption Equation
Westminster, CO – ACH Foam Technologies proudly announces Foam-Control® PLUS+®’s water absorption max volume results of 0.3% in laboratory testing proves that molded polystyrene insulation resists moisture absorption as well, or better than other rigid foam insulations on the market. Even more important is molded polystyrene’s ability to quickly dry after wetting conditions which results in R-value retention over the life of the building. This is real-world performance! Foam-Control® PLUS+® perf...
HNTB Names Mark Becherer Chicago Office Leader
CHICAGO – Mark Becherer, PE, has been named Chicago office leader for HNTB Corporation. An HNTB vice president, Becherer oversees more than 100 infrastructure professionals throughout Chicago, providing leadership in strategic planning, developing strong client relationships and supporting major project pursuits and delivery. Becherer brings 34 years of experience managing and working with project teams to deliver a variety of transportation projects, including feasibility studies, environmen...
HNTB’s Tim Faerber Named to ACE Mentor Advisory Council
CHICAGO – Tim Faerber, PE, HNTB senior vice president, was named to the Advisory Council of the Architecture Construction Engineering Mentor Program of America, a national organization dedicated to mentoring high school students who are interested in pursuing careers in the design and construction industry. “It is an honor to be named to the Advisory Council and serve alongside so many prestigious colleagues from across the country,” said Faerber. “Promoting interest in the fields of archite...
The Ataturk Cultural Center: The New Cultural Icon For Istanbul
ISTANBUL Just last month, the new Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) was introduced in Turkey. The new contemporary culture center will appeal to a general public greater than other facilities have previously been possible to accommodate. Although it will mainly serve as a new opera house, the center will also have venues ranging from cinema and theater to exhibition halls, cafes and restaurants. The Atatürk Cultural Center will be built to accommodate performances of international statur...
AECOM Completed Project and Construction Management Services for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center’s Sobrato Pavilion
LOS ANGELES — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announces the opening of the US$470 million Sobrato Pavilion building on the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) campus in San Jose, California. AECOM, as project and construction manager, provided schedule and cost management, quality assurance, project administration and contract management during the preconstruction and construction phases for the facility. AECOM also provided similar services for the medica...
Borealis Selects Jacobs to Conduct Engineering Study for Chemical Plant in Belgium
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been awarded a contract to complete a front end engineering design (FEED) study for a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant located at the existing Borealis production site in Kallo, Belgium. The contract award follows the successful completion of the feasibility study for the plant. When complete, the new PDH plant will have a targeted annual production capacity of 740 kilotons, making it one of the largest and most efficient facilities in the...
Engineering and Research International and Stantec Selected by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Transport for Bridge Inspections
EDMONTON, AB. NYSE, TSX:STN: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Transport awarded Stantec and partner Engineering and Research International (ERI) the inspection and evaluation of all 6,000 bridges and structures for their national highway system. These two bridge photos are two of the bridges that will be inspected by the team Stantec has trained, and are being entered into the Stantec Bridge Management System As a sub-consultant to local firm ERI, Stantec’s role is to provid...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
