Richard Driggs Named President of Program Management Sector
ATLANTA, GA —Richard Driggs has been appointed president of the program management sector at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization. In his new position, Mr. Driggs is responsible for building a program management organization across all of the company’s markets in the U.S. and Latin America, including buildings, industrial & energy, environment, and transportation. “Streamlined program management is critical to effective, cost-efficient and i...
Laing O'Rourke Wins Key Opera House Renewal Contract
Laing O’Rourke Australia has won a competitive tender for Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) in the Sydney Opera House’s Stage 1 Building Renewal program, which comprises $250 million of projects to be carried out over the next five years. The program is the largest package of works since the Opera House opened in 1973. It includes upgrades to the Opera House‘s two largest internal performance spaces, the Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre, as well as upgrades to the entry and...
Marty Travers Named to March of Dimes National Leadership Council
Overland Park, Kansas (08 September 2016) – Marty Travers, President of Black & Veatch’s telecommunications business, has been selected to serve on the March of Dimes National Volunteer Leadership Council (NVLC). The council is responsible for helping to increase the effectiveness of volunteer leaders throughout the country by providing counsel and guidance on national strategy to support the organization. “Marty is a great example of a successful executive willing to volunteer his time to sh...
Mark Meaders Elected to U.S. Green Building Council's Resilience Working Group
We are pleased to announce that Mark Meaders, LEED AP BD+C, GGP, sustainable leader in HDR's architecture studio in Dallas, has been elected for a one-year term to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Resilience Working Group. The group, which operates under the direction of the LEED Steering Committee, is charged with improving the practical implementation of the LEED resilience pilot credit suite. "Our goal is to work on the value-added implementation of resiliency on all projects and...
UTGIS Launches Mobile Electrical Safety Testing for IEEE 1695™ Contact Voltage Programs
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., — Utility Testing and Geographic Information Systems (UTGIS) announced today the launch of their Mobile Electrical Safety Testing (MEST) program. The MEST program is designed for utilities and municipalities interested in identifying and resolving contact voltages on their electrical infrastructure assets. "Contact voltage" defined by the new IEEE 1695 Guide to Understanding, Diagnosing and Mitigating Stray and Contact Voltage, is any fault voltage potential between two...
Rail Expert Joseph Rago Joins HNTB Corporation
NEW YORK (September 7, 2016) – Joseph Rago, PE, CEM, LEED, joined HNTB Corporation as senior project manager and associate vice president in the firm’s Northeast Division rail and transit practice. He is based in the firm’s Newark, New Jersey, office. Most recently, Rago was deputy chief engineer of capital construction for Amtrak where he managed multiple programs across the Amtrak system, valued at $800 million. “Joe’s extraordinary level of program management experience and technical kn...
Hatch-Indisa Forms New Partnership in Latin America
Santiago, Chile-Mississauga, Canada- Hatch is pleased to announce that Indisa S.A., a leading engineering firm with over 37 years’ experience in Colombia and Mexico, has joined the Hatch Group of Companies. Working together as Hatch-Indisa, this new partnership will further enhance Hatch’s growing presence in Latin America and open up new opportunities to deliver fully integrated solutions to industrial clients in Colombia and Mexico. Established in 1978 as a mechanical engineering design compan...
HNTB Leases Larger Office Space in Ft. Lauderdale
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – HNTB Corporation’s Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, office relocated to a larger space to accommodate future growth. The new space, located at 5900 N. Andrews Avenue, Suite 400, in the Cypress Financial Center, is approximately 4,200 square feet, nearly quadruple the size of the previous space. “HNTB is growing in Ft. Lauderdale to better serve our clients in the region,” said Gus Pego, PE, South Florida office leader and vice president. “The new office space will allow for...
Sydney Opera House Completes Future Conservation Strategy
The Sydney Opera House has completed a Concrete Conservation Strategy, an initiative designed to conserve the UNESCO World Heritage site for future generations. Arup and the University of Sydney collaborated with the Sydney Opera House to deliver a holistic conservation study, drawing on historical knowledge and potential future technology. The study has been funded in part by the Getty Foundation’s Keeping It Modern project, which aims to preserve international examples of modern architec...
Datumate Unveils DatuFly, A Professional Imagery App for Drones
YOQNEAM, Israel, September 6, 2016 - Datumate, a market leader of automated "Field-to-Plan" solutions that save costly field and office time, is pleased to announce a new tablet app for effortless drone flight planning and automated, high resolution photo-shooting. DatuFly™ app saves up to 80% of field surveying time and eliminates follow-up site visits. "DatuFly™ automates the entire field surveying process, while keeping field work simple and safe," says Tal Meirzon, Datumate CEO. "Ease of...
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