CH2M-Designed Water Reuse Project Wins Florida Water Environment Association Project of the Year Award
TAMPA BAY, Fla. - The Florida Water Environment Association recently chose the Central Pasco County Beneficial Water Reuse Project, the 4G Wetlands, as its 2016 David W. York Water Reuse Project of the Year Award-winner. The David W. York Water Reuse Awards recognize service in education, innovative facility design, published papers, research, excellence in water quality improvement, outstanding personal service, distinctive advertising, service in the operations field, plant safety and sever...
Arup Engineers Celebrated in ‘Top 50 Women in Engineering Under 35’ List
Four Arup engineers have been named in The Telegraph’s Top 50 UK female engineers under 35 list– more than any other firm. Geotechnical engineer Áine Ní Bhreasail, civil engineer Louise Ellis, lighting designer Pavlina Akritas and structural engineer Victoria Richardson were all acknowledged. They were selected by a distinguished panel of judges from 500 nominations and are considered among the UK’s most influential female engineers. Arup is the only firm to have four engineers recognised in...
PennDOT Awards Jacobs Multi-Million Dollar Active Traffic Management Project
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) was awarded a ten-year, multi-million dollar contract from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to design a long-range, comprehensive, multi-modal transportation management solution to improve travel along the Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) Corridor in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Jacobs will provide systems engineering and alternatives analysis, preliminary engineering, final design, right-of-way acquisition s...
Virginia Transportation Board Approves $18.6 Billion Six-Year Improvement Program
Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has approved the most recent Six-Year Improvement Program for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. The program will allocate $18.6 billion to transportation projects for six fiscal years beginning July 1. VDOT reports the program will fund more than 3,600 transportation projects. The program allocates $15.2 billion to highway construction, broken out by the following categ...
FARO Releases Revolutionary FARO Zone 3D for Public Safety Professionals
Lake Mary, FL - FARO® (NASDAQ:FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology, construction BIM/CIM, product design, public safety forensics, and 3D solutions applications, announces the availability of the FARO Zone 3D software. This revolutionary platform, through its advanced smart tools, is the first of its kind to enable investigators to move fluidly between 2D and 3D environments and enhance the quality of incident reconstruction analys...
Cummins Sales and Service Names Jacques Fourie President, Rocky Mountain Region
COLUMBUS, INDIANA – Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today announced Jacques Fourie is the new President, Rocky Mountain Region. The Rocky Mountain Region has 900 employees located across the U.S. (New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada and Idaho) and Mexico. “Jacques is an authentic leader committed to building great teams and coaching and developing leaders to meet and exceed their fullest potential. He will do an exceptional job leading this important region for Cummins,” sa...
Tim Morgan Appointed Practice Leader in HNTB’s Oklahoma City Office
OKLAHOMA CITY – Timothy Morgan, PE, has been named practice leader for HNTB’s office in Oklahoma City. An HNTB associate vice president, Morgan brings more than a decade of experience in service to municipal, state and federal infrastructure clients. In this role, Morgan leads the firm’s work in Oklahoma City. He oversees daily operations for the region, including talent acquisitions, developing strong client relationships, and supporting major project pursuits and delivery. The firm will gr...
BASE's The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Phase 1 Wins Top Post-Tensioning Institute Award
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS – Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering, Inc. (BASE) has announced that The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Phase 1 was awarded 2017 Project of the Year by the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI). The PTI awards are given biennially and recognizes projects worldwide for excellence in its application of post-tensioned concrete. BASE was the structural engineer of record for this project developed by PACREP, LLC, designed by Guerin Glass Architects, and constr...
Vectorworks, Inc. Senior Landscape Product Specialist Brian Nicholson Among First to Earn SITES AP Designation
Columbia, MD —Brian Nicholson, senior landscape product specialist at global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc., has passed the Sustainable SITES Initiative accredited professional exam. Nicholson is among the first group of SITES Accredited Professionals (APs) to pass the exam and receive the resulting designation. First announced at the October 2016 ASLA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, the SITES AP exam uses the expertise of leading practitioners to assess a candidate’s comp...
Stantec to Acquire RNL Design
Global design firm Stantec will strengthen the coast-to-coast reach of its US Buildings practice while broadening its civic and commercial capabilities through the acquisition of RNL, a Denver-based, 134-person integrated architectural, interior and urban design firm. A recognized industry authority in transit facilities, urban design, workplace, civic, higher education, and mixed-use facilities, RNL also embraces a companywide strength in sustainable design. The company’s award-winning services...