Woolpert Dispatches Drones to Mitigate, Predict Landslides
WEST VIRGINIA, Aug. 3, 2016 — Woolpert has tasked its unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, with monitoring landslide areas and potential landslide areas in northern West Virginia. “This is an active weather time, with West Virginia experiencing historic rains,” said Aaron Lawrence, Woolpert GIS expert and UAS technology developer. “Access to this terrain can be challenging and viewsheds from ground level can be blocked due to overgrown vegetation. UAS gives us a tool to get as close to t...
Engineering News Record Ranks Hatch in the Top 25
On July 18, 2016, Engineering News Record released their Top 225 International Design Firms list, ranking Hatch 24th overall, based on annual revenue both at home and internationally across a variety of sectors. Hatch placed strongly in the industrial and manufacturing sectors, coming in at third and fourth respectively, additionally placing sixth in both water supply and sewer/waste industries, and 22nd in transportation. Complementing the list, ENR featured a dedicated story profiling H...
Study Will Quantify MSW Recycled Material and Its Economic Impacts in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 3, 2016 — A statewide survey will be launched August 15th that seeks to quantify the amount of recycling occurring throughout Texas and will assess the economic state of the recycling industry in Texas. Through a competitive bidding process, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) retained Burns & McDonnell to complete the study. The study is the result of a bill by Rep. Ed Thompson (R-Pearland) and Sen. José Rodríguez (D-El Paso) passed in the 84th Texas Legi...
First Quarter Trading Update: Atkins Trading in Line with Expectations
WS Atkins plc (“Atkins” or the “Group”), the design, engineering and project management consultancy, today provides its first quarter trading update for the period from 1 April 2016 to date. Group performance The Group has traded in line with expectations through the first quarter and we remain confident for the year ahead, despite continued uncertainty in some of our markets. United Kingdom and Europe In the UK we have had a good start to the new financial year. In the quarter we se...
Munfag to Lead Worldwide Tunnelling AT WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
NEW YORK, NY — Nasri Munfah has been appointed a senior vice president and director of global tunneling at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff. In his new position, Mr. Munfah will be responsible for developing a long-term strategic plan to advance the firm’s tunneling practice nationally and globally. He will provide leadership in project delivery, marketing, recruitment and professional development of staff, acquisitions, and teaming opportunities with other firms. Mr. Munfah has more than 30 yea...
HNTB Hires Positive Train Control Expert Aaron Marx
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2016 – Aaron Marx joined HNTB Corporation as project manager, Positive Train Control systems. He is a technical resource for the firm and works with public- and private-sector clients across the United States. “We’re pleased to welcome Aaron to HNTB’s expanding transit team,” said Ian Choudri, HNTB national rail and transit business development director and senior vice president. “His experience and outstanding technical expertise will increase our ability to provide infr...
Innovyze Releases SWMMLive and ICMLive Generation V7.0, Powering Real-Time Stormwater, Wastewater and Watershed Modeling
Broomfield, Colorado, USA — leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced the worldwide release of the V7.0 Generation of its SWMMLive and ICMLive for real-time operational forecasting, modeling and management of urban drainage systems. The latest release sets the scene for the next quantum leaps in smart water modeling, giving wastewater utilities an unsurpassed tool for operating and managing their collection systems, ide...
Stephen Willis Joins Stantec’s Community Development Team
Stephen Willis has joined Stantec in Ottawa as Senior Principal of Community Development. Stephen comes to Stantec from the National Capital Commission (NCC), where he served as Executive Director in the Capital Planning Branch. “Stephen is known to be a strategic thinker and a strong leader. He has a wealth of planning experience in the public and private sectors, in Ottawa and across Ontario,” says Peter Moroz, Stantec’s Managing Principal of Community Development. “Stephen’s ability to r...
Black & Veatch Takes on Innovative South African Waste-to-Energy Project
Johannesburg, South Africa/Overland Park, Kansas – Black & Veatch was selected by MBHE African Power (PTY) Ltd, a local renewable energy developer, to provide technical assistance for the country’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant. The energy plant will be located in the Drakenstein Municipality, near Wellington in the Western Cape. The energy plant will contribute 10 megawatts to the nation's power grid – enough to power more than 10,000 South African homes. “This landmark project will p...
Fluor Awarded Bauxite Expansion Project in Guinea
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) awarded Fluor an engineering, procurement and construction management contract for the Bauxite Production Expansion Project in Kamsar, Guinea. Fluor booked the $501 million contract value into backlog in the second quarter of 2016. The project will expand bauxite production from 14.5 million to 18.5 million tons per year and is the company’s first of a planned three-phase expansion. The s...
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