Lasse Petterson Named Chief Executive Officer of Great Lakes
OAK BROOK, Ill., May 01, 2017 - The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, announced today that Lasse Petterson will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on May 1, 2017. Chairman of the Board Robert Uhler stated, “We are pleased to have Lasse join the executive management team at Great La...
More Efficient Construction Management with Pix4Dbim
The importance of easy data visualization for jobsite documentation. Project info Company Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company (HDCC) Industry Construction Location Honolulu, Hawaii (USA) Project Condo building Project Owner SamKoo Pacific LLC Project size 56,250 Square Feet / ~5,225 Square Meters Project Date 2017 - 2018 Workflow DJI Mavic + Pix4Dcapture + Pix4Dbim Cloud Number of images 250 images per mission (12 megapixels imag...
FARO Introduces PointSense 18.0 Suite for Construction and Architecture
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, announces the availability of the FARO® PointSense 18.0 software suite (http://www.faro.com/aecsoftware18-0/). This robust software platform evolution delivers seamless integration into the latest 2018 AutoCAD® and Revit® design tools, a better user experience, improved software handli...
House Sends Bill Repealing Burdensome MPO Rule to the President
Washington - A bill to repeal regulatory mandates on Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and keep decision-making authority for transportation improvements at the local level overwhelmingly passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 417 to 3 today. The House passed S. 496, a bill that repeals the rule entitled “Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform,” a rule that increases burdens on MPOs and states in excess of what is required in law. The...
“Waters of the United States” Rule Fundamentally Flawed, ARTBA Tells Senate Committee
(WASHINGTON) - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) April 26 told a U.S. Senate panel the controversial “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule is scientifically and legally flawed and should be repealed. In comments submitted for an Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing, the association said the WOTUS rule threatens recent bipartisan achievements in reducing transportation project delays, noting “[a]ny reduction in delay gained from improvements to...
AECOM Achieve UK Permissions for Commercial Drone Operations
AECOM’s UK based Drone Team this week achieved their Civil Aviation Authority permissions for commercial operations. This marks a major milestone in the integration of drone technology into workflows. Our Nottingham Centre of Excellence will host and be accountable for maintaining our Operations Safety Case and Operations Manuals. We have the skills and service agreements with Bentley, AutoDesk and other software providers to process data and create tailored 2D or 3D models and deliverables...
T.Y. Lin International Wins 2017 ACEC Honor Award for Sellwood Bridge Replacement
SAN FRANCISCO –T.Y. Lin International (TYLI), a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm, announces that the Sellwood Bridge Replacement project (Sellwood Bridge) in Portland, Oregon, has received an Honor Award in the 2017 Engineering Excellence Awards competition of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). TYLI served as Prime Consultant, Final Design, on the fast-track project, working closely with the Project Owner, Multnomah County, design subconsultant...
Dan Juntunen Elected Chairman of Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
CHICAGO – Members of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) have elected Dan Juntunen as their 2017 chairman. Juntunen is President/CEO of Wells Concrete, Albany, Minn. “Dan brings a wealth of financial and business acumen to the role of PCI chairman and we are fortunate to be able to benefit from his leadership,” said Bob Risser, PE, PCI’s president and chief executive officer. “We look forward to his guidance as we move ahead with our goals of growing the precast concrete in...
Michael Baker International Promotes Michael J. Conaboy, P.E. to SVP and National Water Practice Lead
Pittsburgh - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced the promotion of Michael J. Conaboy, P.E., to Senior Vice President and National Water Practice Lead. In this position, he is responsible for the implementation of the firm’s water strategies and works in collaboration with the regional water and management teams to expand the firm’s water practice related to the areas of water/wastewater, water treatment, distribution/coll...
Autodesk Authorized Publisher Announces Autodesk 2018 Courseware Roadmap
Owings Mills, MD — April 24, 2017 — Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, today announced that its courseware division, ASCENT – Center for Technical Knowledge, a member of the Autodesk Authorized Publisher Program, has released 21 updated training guides for Autodesk 2018 software. ASCENT’s complete Autodesk 2018 Courseware Roadmap will include the release of 72 titles. Ne...
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