Bechtel Recognized for Innovative Use of Information Technology
Bechtel, a global engineering, procurement, and construction leader, has been recognized by CIO, an executive-level tech media brand, as a 2017 CIO100 Honoree for its innovative use of big data and advanced analytics to transform the way engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) industry addresses efficiency and productivity challenges. CIO100 is an annual awards program that recognizes organizations around the world for their innovative and strategic use of information technologies to dr...
NIHD Selects HDR for Lady with the Lamp Research Grant
The Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design (NIHD) has selected Jeri Brittin, Ph.D., Director of Research at HDR, as the 2017 winner of its Lady with the Lamp Research Grant. The grant will support a study titled, “Evaluation of New Nebraska Community Hospital Facilities: Nurse Perspectives and Patient Outcomes in Centralized vs. Decentralized Nursing Units.” A tribute to Florence Nightingale, whose “Health of Houses” represented an early and groundbreaking ecological model of health, NIHD’s...
Keith Ziobron Joins Cardno as Branch Manager and Brownfields Expert in Atlanta
Atlanta, GA (Aug. 21, 2017) -- Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Keith Ziobron has joined the firm as Branch Manager of the company’s Atlanta (Marietta), GA, USA office. With more than 30 years of professional experience, Keith brings exceptional client and project management skills as well as technical expertise in brownfields redevelopment to the company. Keith has provided developers, municipal, and industrial clients across the region with guidance through all phases of brown...
Cheng and McNamara Student Team Wins Richard Diehl Award as part of 2017 Vectorworks Design Scholarship Program
Columbia, MD (August 21, 2017) —Vectorworks, Inc., a global design and BIM software developer for the architecture, landscape and entertainment design industries, has continued to help students reach their highest potential with its third annual Vectorworks Design Scholarship program. Nearly $40,000 in prizes were awarded for projects that demonstrate the creativity and high-caliber work of the next generation of design professionals. The pool of entries was competitive, with more than 2,000...
PCA Forecast Sees Spike in Air Travel Propelling Demand for Cement Needed to Expand Airport Facilities
Increased demand for U.S. air travel is expected to help drive increased cement consumption over the next 25 years, according to the Portland Cement Association (PCA). Population spikes, overall economic growth and airport expansion are among the factors driving the demand for more air travel, a recently released report...
Celebrate SteelDay with the U.S. Structural Steel Industry September 15
(Chicago, IL) – You’re invited to join in celebrating the structural steel industry’s ninth annual SteelDay on September 15! Hosted by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and its members and partners, SteelDay offers the opportunity for AEC professionals, students and others to gain insight into the work, experience and accomplishments of the U.S. structural steel industry at events occurring all over the country. In addition, AISC is hosting free lunchtime webinars tailored to e...
Lamar Station Classroom for Urban Farming in Lakewood, Colo., Wins Steel Award
(Chicago, IL) – The Lamar Station Classroom for Urban Farming in Lakewood, Colo., has earned national recognition in the 2017 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team will be presented with awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) during a ceremony to take place at the structure on Friday, August 18, at 10:30 a.m. “An ingenious use of steel for an enclosure...
Parsons Celebrates AASHTO Awards for Innovation, Operational Excellence, and Quality of Life/Community Development
PASADENA, CA – Parsons is pleased to announce that the Columbia I‑70 Bridges in Missouri as well as the Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing and the U.S. 31 Hamilton County project, both in Indiana, recently received regional America’s Transportation Awards from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Recognized in the mid-America region representing Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin, the project...
Atkins Picks Up a Prestigious RoSPA Award
Atkins has won the Gold Medal award at the Health and Safety Awards 2017 by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), for the eighth consecutive year. The Gold Medal celebrates the high standard of health and safety related behaviours achieved by companies throughout 2016 including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement. The progress Atkins has made to enhance its wellbeing offering, along with the enthusiastic engagement of its people in wellbeing related pr...
Ramboll Management Consulting Recruits Former Dimension Data CEO
When Ramboll’s newest hires docked-in their PCs for the first time earlier this month, 48-year old Sven Heinsen was one of them. He joined the team August 1st as the new global leader of Business Technology in Ramboll Management Consulting. Although his surname has a Scandinavian sound to it, Heinsen is German. Before joining Ramboll, Sven Heinsen served as CEO of Dimension Data’s German Organisation – a globally leading IT services provider. Adding to this, his CV includes management positio...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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