Michael Baker International Promotes Rick Robyak, P.E., to SVP and Office Executive
Pittsburgh - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Rick Robyak, P.E., has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Office Executive in the firm’s Moon Township, Pa., office. This position was created to further drive the firm’s strategic growth in the region, and increase client engagement through the delivery of projects that incorporate the most relevant industry innovations. Mr. Robyak will report to H. Daniel Ces...
HOK Chairman Patrick MacLeamy Retires After 50 Years With Firm
NEW YORK—HOK Chairman Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, LEED AP, is retiring from the company today on his 50th anniversary at the firm. He will continue as chairman of buildingSMART International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the design and construction industry that he helped found in 1997. “Patrick MacLeamy dedicated his professional life to HOK and to improving how our entire industry designs and builds,” said Bill Helmuth, FAIA, LEED AP, chairman and CEO. “He will be forever c...
SimActive Optimizes Vineyard Performance with Drones
Montreal, Canada, June 6th, 2017 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that Noveltis, a French company, has been using its Correlator3D™ software for precision viticulture. Based on multispectral drone imagery, mapping products are generated to determine vine health and detect missing plants. “SimActive automates our production process for extracting DSMs, DTMs and orthomosaics,” said Mr Florian Jeliazovski, Project Manager at Noveltis...
Haven Plaza Square LLC, Association of New York Catholic Homes, New York Institute for Human Development, CTA Architects, and The Wavecrest Management Team Break Ground for a New Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure Building and Other Upgrades at Manhattan’s Haven Plaza Affordable Housing Complex
Despite its utilitarian function, CTA Architects designed the new $9.89 million Haven Plaza Resiliency Building to be visually attractive by incorporating interesting architectural details into the concrete structure, such as a fully glazed front façade and vertical concrete fins. Rendering courtesy of CTA Architects New York, NY–Haven Plaza Square LLC, an affiliate of the Association of New York Catholic Homes and the New York Institute for Human Development (IHD); CTA Architects; and the...
Thornton Tomasetti Receives 3 Awards at the 2017 SEAOI Awards Banquet
Thornton Tomasetti's Chicago office picked up 3 awards at last night's Annual Awards Banquet, produced by the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois and held at 610 S. Michigan Avenue. Wrightwood Art Gallery received the Outstanding Project Award in the $5-30M category. Hancher Auditorium and the Willis Tower stair received Awards of Merit. Pictured above (left to right): Nate Sosin, Ken Maschke, Justin Cline, Michael Murphy, Bill Bast, Carol Post, Karly Bast, Mark Prikazsky, Eric W...
Fugro Partners with Skyline to Deliver Unique Oblique Imagery and 3D Modelling Environment
Fugro is enhancing its mapping services with the introduction of an integrated software package that creates realistic, yet spatially accurate, high-resolution 3D building models using oblique imagery. The product will benefit emergency responders during critical infrastructure planning, as well as those involved in infrastructure development, utilities and property management. Announcing a strategic partnership with Skyline Software Systems, Inc., Mike Wernau, Fugro’s Oblique Program Manager...
Department of Interior Awards Major Multi-Year Contract to Hexagon US Federal
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 5, 2017 – On behalf of the Department of Interior (DOI), the U.S. Geological Survey awarded Hexagon US Federal, formerly Intergraph Government Solutions, a five-year blanket purchase agreement to provide access to a full suite of geospatial products and solutions. The contract provides for the purchase of Hexagon software and related software maintenance. Hexagon products are diverse and technology use will include spatial modeling, point cloud extraction, image classif...
Project Alloyed Wins Backing from Government's £31 Million Future Fund to Boost UK's Research and Development of Driverless Cars
LONDON - The consortium-led Project Alloyed has been awarded a government grant, having identified technical solutions for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technology, as part of the government's bid to promote the UK auto sector, as well as improve air quality and reduce energy consumption. One of 24 UK winners of the CAV2 competition, Project Alloyed will deliver a 12-month project that will study the viability of integrating the required in-car systems, therefore enabling standard ac...
Terracon Purchase of Earth Exploration Inc. Expands Upper Midwest Resources
OLATHE, Kan. - Terracon is pleased to announce its acquisition of Earth Exploration Inc. (EEI). This expansion significantly enhances Terracon's presence in the Upper Midwest by establishing offices in the states of Indiana and Michigan. Founded in 1990, EEI offers a wide range of comprehensive services including geotechnical, materials, construction, exploration, laboratory, and associated capabilities from its headquarters in Indianapolis and office in Niles, Mich. With a staff of engineer...
A Few Months Before Its Official Opening, Tappan Zee Bridge Is Drivable
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Several months remain before it officially opens to long-expectant commuters, but it is now possible to drive across the entire three-mile length of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, a critical crossing in the suburbs of New York City. Like beavers steadily piling branches and mud into a dam, hundreds of workers have cobbled together enough of the outward-sloping towers, the radiating cables, the steel framework and the concrete-paneled roadway of the first of twin bridges so that a...
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