Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Celebrates Ten Years Volunteering with ACE of Greater Boston Mentorship Program
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) recently celebrated ten years of partnering with the ACE Mentor Program of America (ACE), having served as a mentor firm since the inception of its Greater Boston chapter. ACE – which stands for architecture, construction, and engineering – offers an after-school program for high school students interested in these disciplines. Teams of students work with volunteer mentors from across the industry to complete a hypothetical building project and take part in visits...
Asbestos Detecting Technology to Protect Construction Workers
A ROBOTIC microscope has been developed to test air quality at demolition sites to protect workers from deadly asbestos fibres. Marvin is an analysis program developed by Frontier Microscopy in South Australia that eliminates manual processing of dangerous minerals. It uses artificial intelligence and a robotic microscope to screen air samples for asbestos fibres in a fraction of the time it takes humans. Frontier Microscopy will make Marvin commercially available within the next two mo...
Atkins and Dragages Celebrate the First TBM Tunnel Breakthrough at Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point Project
The breakthrough ceremony for the Lung Shan Tunnel southbound tunnel boring machine (TBM) section of the Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (BCP) took place on 1 March 2017. The ceremony was officiated by the Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Mr Hon Chi-keung. Atkins was invited to celebrate the major milestone with our client Dragages, and other stakeholders. Eric Chui, Atkins’ project director, said: “We’re delighted to be here to witness and celebrate t...
CH2M Signs Framework Agreement with Shell to Provide Global Engineering Services
DENVER - CH2M has signed a framework agreement with Shell to provide engineering, procurement, construction and project management services across upstream, integrated gas and downstream projects globally. This is in line with continuing efforts to make transformational improvements in capital project delivery efficiency in the oil and gas sector. In keeping with Shell's commitment to safety, quality, collaboration, simplicity and transparency, CH2M will deploy its world-class safety manageme...
Bechtel Helps Launch “Building Responsibly” Initiative to Promote Global Worker Welfare
Bechtel, the leading global engineering, procurement, and construction firm today announced the formation of a global coalition aimed at improving worker safety and productivity standards for construction and engineering projects as well as for their relevant supply chains. Together with Amec Foster Wheeler, CH2M, Fluor, Multiplex, and Vinci, Bechtel is launching the Building Responsibly initiative focused on advancing efforts of construction and engineering firms to more effectively align with...
CH2M Wins 5 Environmental and Climate Change Industry Business Achievement Awards
DENVER- The Environmental Business Journal and the Climate Change Business Journal, a leading sources of business intelligence in the environmental and climate change industries, awarded CH2M five prestigious business achievement awards. "Recognizing our best practices for outstanding new achievement in environmental expertise, and our global projects for merit in sustainable water infrastructure is an honor and testament to the technical ability and sustainable vision of ou...
NASA Names Jacobs Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been selected as NASA’s Agency-Level 2016 Small Business Industry Award (SBIA) Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year. This is the second time in six years that Jacobs has received the award. The Agency-Level award follows Jacobs’ 2016 Center-Level SBIA Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year Award at four NASA Centers – Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC), Johnson Space Center (JSC), Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), and K...
AECOM Names Paul Praylo Chief Operating Officer of its Construction Services Business
NEW YORK — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, today announced that Paul Praylo has been named chief operating officer of its Construction Services (CS) business, a global construction division that has grown from under $2B to nearly $7B in revenue in just five years. In this elevated position, Mr. Praylo will oversee operations across all business units within CS, playing an active role in a number of key initiatives such as operational excellence, strong project...
Ramboll Environ Appoints Michael Bittner Principal
ARLINGTON, Va.-- Ramboll Environ, a leading global environmental and health sciences consulting firm serving a diverse industrial, financial, legal and government client base, has announced the appointment of Michael Bittner as a Principal based in the firm’s Boston, Massachusetts, office. Mr. Bittner will serve as the Director of Ramboll Environ's post-merger integration (PMI) services. In this role, he will oversee a group of professionals who provide strategic and tactical advice, and also...
Atlas Copco Wins Orders for Key Colombian Road Projects
Stockholm, Sweden, March 17, 2017: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has won several orders for equipment that will be used in the construction of vital road projects in Colombia as the country is building up its infrastructure. To accelerate economic development, Colombia has initiated the so-called Fourth Generation (4G) road infrastructure program. The construction involves more than 8 000 kilometers of high-quality roads, including tunnels. In the four...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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