Bechtel Wins Award for Digital Innovation
HOUSTON - Bechtel, a global engineering, procurement, and construction leader, has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Digital Edge 50 Award in recognition of its new Pipeline Integrity Management (PIM) tool. With support from Bechtel's Future Fund, an internal incubator which finances development of disruptive technologies, innovators from the Bechtel pipeline business designed the tool to help customers prioritize critical pipeline integrity work and improve overall safety. The tool integrates p...
Heartland Water Technology Signs Contract With Mississippi's Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority
HUDSON, Mass. and TUPELO, Miss. - Heartland Water Technology, Inc. today announced that it has signed a contract with the Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority to install a Heartland Concentrator™ at the Three Rivers Regional Landfill near Pontotoc, MS to treat landfill leachate. Heartland develops innovative technology to solve some of the world's most challenging waste water problems. A recent report from UNESCO predicts that wastewater volume will double in volume by the year 2025...
Harugei Malchut Symbolizes Tel Aviv's Future of Residential Design
Tel Aviv : HQ Architects in collaboration with developer Yarden Gilan of Ram Aderet Group, today unveiled plans for Harugei Malchut, an innovative and forward-thinking residential project spearheaded and designed by leading architect firm HQ Architects, led by architect Erez Ella. The project will transform a nondescript building with eight units in northern Tel Aviv's affluent Ramat HaHayal district into a reimagined residential structure measuring 40m long by 18m wide with 21 gorgeous resid...
Vectorworks Customers Win Several Categories in Two Prestigious Award Competitions
Columbia, MD —Global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. congratulates Lindauer Schreinerei & Küchen AG, Adrian Streich Architekten AG, Fontana Landschaftsarchitektur and Maurus Schifferli for winning several accolades in two major Swiss award competitions. “I am deeply impressed by many of the projects our users are planning with Vectorworks,” said Andreas Kling, CEO of ComputerWorks AG. “I am particularly pleased when so many of these architecture and landscape projects are...
The Global Construction Industry is Expected to Reach $10.5 Trillion by 2023
IRVING, Texas - According to a new market report published by Lucintel, the future of the global construction industry looks good with opportunities in residential, non-residential, and infrastructure. The global construction industry is expected to reach an estimated $10.5 trillion by 2023, and it is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4.2% from 2018 to 2023. The major drivers for the growth of this market are increasing housing starts and rising infrastructure due to increasing urbanization and gr...
Acrow Bridge Furnishes Detour Bridge for Infrastructure Project in Indiana and Kentucky
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced today it has provided the Indiana DOT (INDOT) a temporary detour bridge that is being used on US Route 41 over the Cheatam Slough in Evansville, Indiana. The project is part of the larger Fix For 41 construction collaboration between INDOT and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet that will rehabilitate seven bridges on the highway from near the Interstate 69 interchange in Evansville...
Topcon and Bentley Systems Announce kick-off of Constructioneering Academy
LIVERMORE, Calif., U.S./ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, the Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group and Bentley Systems announce the kick-off date of their collaborative Constructioneering Academy initiative. The first session is scheduled for February 13, 2018 in Livermore, California. Topcon and Bentley have joined efforts to provide opportunities designed to allow construction industry professionals to learn best practices in constructioneering, a process of managing and integrating survey, engineeri...
Stantec Welcomes Tracie Ferguson to its Acoustics Practice
San Francisco, CA: Tracie Ferguson has joined Stantec as a Senior Acoustical Consultant with 20 years of experience in acoustics. She is responsible for providing acoustic analysis and designs for many different project types, including sound isolation, room acoustics, MEP noise and vibration control, and environmental noise considerations. She will also work to win new acoustics work and help grow the acoustics practice in California and beyond. She is based in the San Francisco office. “Tra...
Louisiana DOTD Breaks Ground on Hwy 42 Widening Project Near Baton Rouge
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson joined Gov. John Bel Edwards and other state and local officials Nov. 30 to officially launch a project to widen state highway 42 in Ascension Parish southeast of Baton Rouge. "Ascension Parish is experiencing an enormous amount of economic and population growth, making it one of the fastest growing parishes in the state, which is why it is very important to make certain that our roads can keep up with the increase...
Congress Faces Next Budget Deadline, Moves Tax Bill Closer to Passage
The House and Senate moved toward a week of deadlines ahead of the Christmas holiday recess, needing to pass a 2018 budget or temporary extension by Dec. 22 to keep agencies funded and moving toward a likely vote on a major tax cut bill after negotiators agreed on its framework. Lawmakers reportedly planned to offer a new "continuing resolution" to fund the government into sometime in January, as they were not expected to complete negotiations on a full-year appropriations measure for fiscal...
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