Jacobs and Volterra Team Unveiled as Finalist in Prestigious 2017 Wolfson Economics Prize
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC) and Volterra Partners have been honored as a finalist in the 2017 Wolfson Economics Prize, the most significant global economics prize after the Nobel Prize. The Wolfson council asked, “How can we pay for better, safer, more reliable roads in a way that is fair to road users and good for the economy and the environment?” The Volterra and Jacobs’ entry “Pricing for Prosperity,” sets out how present U.K. fuel and vehicle excise duties can be repl...
WSP and TTI Partner to Advance Transportation Research
AUSTIN, TX – WSP USA and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly collaborate on creating a stronger connection between research and deployment of transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) as well as connected and automated vehicle solutions. The agreement includes sharing expertise on research, transportation operations and management, and connected and automated vehicles. It also encourages educational and mentoring opp...
Strategic Foresight Expert Joins The World Energy Council
The OECD’s former Head of Strategic Foresight, Angela Wilkinson to join the World Energy Council as Senior Director for the Council’s World Energy Scenarios portfolio. Angela Wilkinson is joining the World Energy Council to further strengthen the Council’s Scenarios capability, under the leadership of Ged Davis, Executive Chair of the Council’s Scenarios flagship study. As the former Head of Strategic Foresight at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Angela led...
Carbomap Ready to Map the World with Advanced LiDAR on High Performance UAV
EDINBURGH / UNITED KINGDOM – Carbomap, an environmental survey company, in collaboration with high performance LiDAR manufacturer RIEGL, UAVE and The University of Edinburgh, today announced the first successful demonstration flight of a RIEGL VUX-1LR survey-grade waveform laser scanner on a fixed wing, long range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This is likely the first time that such a high-performance scanner has ever flown on a fixed wing UAV with such an advanced specification for long durati...
15th Edition AISC Steel Construction Manual Now Available
(Chicago, IL) – The American Institute of Steel Construction’s (AISC) 15th Edition Steel Construction Manual is now available. This new edition of the Manual includes the 2016 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, with improvements and revisions in the provisions for slender-element compression members, shear strength and double angle and WT flexural strength, as well as the 2016 Code of Standard Practice, which clarifies the use of models, and new and enhanced Architecturally Exposed St...
Ramboll Honoured with International Award for Special Achievement in Use of Geographic Information (GIS)
Ramboll received the Special Achievement Award (SAG) from Esri, the global American company responsible for the GIS system, for Ramboll’s success in developing and promoting the application of GIS (geographic information system) throughout its business. This is only the seventh time that a Danish company has received the award. ”We have implemented the Esri GIS platform globally across the 35 countries in our organisation, so all our employees now have access to the GIS platform. Esri’s award...
David Bulger joins Stantec as Atlantic Buildings Sector Leader
David Bulger has joined Stantec as sector leader for the Atlantic Canada buildings group. An authority on buildings engineering, David specializes in structural engineering. He has more than 25 years of experience in consulting engineering and engineering projects, including design, departmental management, project management, and business development. David will work from Stantec’s Dartmouth, Nova Scotia office. Throughout his career, David has been involved in a wide variety of design and c...
New leadership for Arup’s Rail business
Arup has appointed Anna Squire as Global Rail Leader and Stefan Sanders as Lead for the UK, Middle East and Africa (UKMEA) - the firm’s largest region. Anna Squire Anna has more than 25 years’ experience in the infrastructure design and construction industry in the UK, USA and Australia. She joined Arup in 2006 and has led many large, complex projects from conceptual design through to construction, including metro, heavy rail, freight, high speed rail, and light rail. Based in Sydney, A...
Michael Baker International Improves Commute for Chesapeake Residents with Bridge Replacement and Boulevard Improvement Project
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, recently helped to provide a safer and more efficient commute for City of Chesapeake residents along Dominion Boulevard, U.S. Route 17 in Southeastern Virginia. The firm provided construction engineering, inspection and public involvement services for an improvement project, which replaced the 50-year-old Dominion Boulevard Steel Bridge and added modifications to the roadway and existing intersections....
Infrastructure Expert Knipper Joins HNTB as Senior Program Manager
NEW ORLEANS – Gay M. Knipper joined HNTB as senior program manager and vice president, specializing in program and construction management. She is based in the firm’s New Orleans office and works with clients throughout the country. Knipper has more than three decades of infrastructure experience and has been responsible for all aspects of management, administration and financial control on several multibillion-dollar PM/CM programs. She will play a key role in serving HNTB’s clients, initia...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
