Martyn Lawrence Bullard Announced as a Featured Speaker at Dwell On Design 2017
LOS ANGELES — Dwell on Design is excited to return to the Los Angeles Convention Center, June 23-25, 2017. With three days of programming curated for design and architecture professionals and enthusiasts, 300 modern design brands, and many special features, the design fair promises to be the most electrifying yet! Top leaders and innovators in design will be in attendance, with featured onstage programs and continuing education opportunities for design disciplines of all kinds. The second wave...
Aconex for Contractors Tackles Crisis in Construction Project Performance
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 5, 2017 – Aconex Limited (ASX: ACX), provider of the #1 global platform connecting teams on construction and engineering projects, today launched Aconex for Contractors, a construction management platform that gives general contractors unprecedented visibility and control of their projects and portfolios. The platform helps contractors automate and standardize processes across their projects to avoid cost and schedule overruns, increase productivity in the field,...
New Economical Environmentally Safe Corrosion Inhibitor For Multiple Applications- Powerful Concentrate Provides Maximum Effect In Low Dosages
VpCI®-649 BD is a unique, concentrated liquid formulation that protects ferrous and non-ferrous metals from corrosive solutions. In addition, this product is designed to provide long-term protection in fresh water, steam and glycol closed loop systems. VpCI®-649 BD also includes preservatives against biogrowth. It is effective as a replacement for nitrite/chromate-based formulations. The product combines contact and volatile corrosion inhibitors along with anti-scalants in a non-toxic formulatio...
Toll industry Expert Samantha Soules Joins HNTB
OAKLAND, Calif. – Samantha Soules has joined HNTB Corporation’s growing West Division toll team as deputy practice leader for the toll market and associate vice president. She is based in the firm’s Oakland office and works with clients throughout the nine-state division. Soules has a dozen years of experience implementing tolls as a consultant for project delivery, program and policy development, technology selection and strategic planning. She will play a key role in serving HNTB’s clients,...
Aconex Launches Connected Cost
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 5, 2017 – Aconex Limited (ASX: ACX), the #1 cloud platform connecting teams on the world’s largest construction and engineering projects, today launched Aconex Connected Cost, an integrated solution that brings together project controls and project information on a single cloud-based construction management platform. Connected Cost solves critical issues plaguing asset owners and contractors in the US$10-trillion global construction industry: - Do you find out...
Atlas Copco to Acquire Brazilian Compressor Manufacturer
Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to acquire Pressure Compressores Ltda., a Brazilian manufacturer of piston compressors and related equipment. Pressure Compressores is based in Maringá in the state of Parana, Brazil. The company offers a broad range of piston compressors, screw compressors and air treatment products, serving mainly the Brazilian market but also some other South American countries. It has about 150 employees a...
Michael Baker International Grows Railroad and Transit Practice with Hiring of Ted Coffey as Vice President and Deputy National Market Lead
Chicago – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Ted Coffey, P.E., has joined the firm as Vice President and Deputy National Market Lead in the Railroad and Transit Practice. In this role, Mr. Coffey will oversee Michael Baker’s East Coast railroad and transit operations, leading business and strategic development. Based in Michael Baker’s Chicago office, Mr. Coffey will work directly with current and potential...
HDR’s Denver Architecture Studio Making an Impact on Local Students
Local students of all ages are gaining a wealth of knowledge from employees in HDR’s Denver architecture studio through hands-on instruction and activities at HDR and local schools. First, Denver Public Schools is hosting the CareerConnect program’s CareerX Industry Exploration event on April 6 at HDR, 1670 Broadway St., Suite 400 in Denver. High school engineering and architecture students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College and CEC Early College will participate in hands-on activi...
Scott Oppelt Joins Stantec as Environmental Principal
San Francisco, CA, NYSE, TSX:STN: Scott Oppelt has joined Stantec’s San Francisco office as a senior project manager and principal in the firm’s Environmental Services practice. He has more than 22 years of experience permitting complex utility projects, mostly in Northern California. Oppelt will lead environmental permitting business development and project delivery efforts focused on utility clients. He has managed the permitting and environmental compliance for utility and infrastruct...
Bechtel Selects SKUR to Deliver the Construction Industry’s First Cloud-Based Analytics Platform
HOUSTON, Texas – April 4, 2017 – Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, announced today that the firm has entered into an agreement with SKUR, the construction industry’s pioneer in providing insights focused on actual on the ground conditions, to deploy the SKUR As-Built Data Platform for large-scale Oil, Gas & Chemical construction projects. “With our mission to accelerate innovation on our projects, we are excited to see SKUR bridging the physical and digit...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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