Dewberry’s Chris Zambito Elected Chair of the Florida Floodplain Managers Association
During the Florida Floodplain Managers Association (FFMA) annual conference held in March, Dewberry’s Chris Zambito was elected as its new chair. Zambito, a project manager in Dewberry’s Tampa, Florida, office, began his term as chair on June 1, 2016. He will play a major role in the organization’s resource development while representing the Florida chapter of the Association of State Floodplain Managers. He will head the board of directors to support the association’s 700 floodplain manag...
American Concrete Institute Announces New Structural Concrete Specifications
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., July 22, 2016 – The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of two important new documents for concrete industry professionals: ACI 301-16 Specifications for Structural Concrete, and the ACI Field Reference Manual. ACI 301-16 Specifications for Structural Concrete is a reference specification that an architect or engineer can apply to any construction project involving structural concrete by citing it in the project specifications. A mandatory requ...
Landscape Architecture Firm SWA Group to Plan Toronto's Last Large Undeveloped Site
Laguna Beach, CA: July 22, 2016 - SWA Group's Laguna Beach studio has been selected to plan the last large, undeveloped site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owners Woodbine Entertainment Group, along with development consultant Live Work Learn Play, have commissioned a transformation of the 683-acre site into a vibrant, urban mixed-use neighborhood with the extant Woodbine Racetrack at its center. Currently the land is bordered by a highway, two major roads, and a light rail line. In addition to re...
Skanska Sells Hotel Hagaplan in Stockholm, Sweden, to SPP for About SEK 970M
Skanska has signed an agreement with SPP on the transfer of Hotel Hagaplan in Stockholm, Sweden, for about SEK 970M. The divestment will be recorded by Skanska Sweden in the third quarter 2016. The transfer of the property to the buyer will take place in December. The combined hotel and office building is located in Hagastaden, next to the square Hagaplan and a planned new metro station. The building is 17 stories high with underground parking. The gross area totals about 16,200 square meters...
Autodesk Launches LIVE: Brings Interactive Storytelling to Life
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 21, 2016 — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced the launch of Autodesk LIVE, a new interactive visualization service which offers Revit users in the architecture, engineering and construction industries (AEC) the ability to transform their designs into fully-interactive 3D models. Previously known as “Project Expo,” the Autodesk LIVE experience draws viewers into the story of an architectural design much like a video game. With one click in Revit, Autodesk...
Charlotte, NC and River Falls, WI Students Connect with Tsunami-Affected Japanese Schools Through Books
Charlotte, NC – Students from Charlotte, North Carolina and River Falls, Wisconsin delivered over 1,500 books to fellow learners in Hirono, a town in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, trying to rebuild from the devastating effects of a magnitude 9 earthquake on March 11, 2011. Residents of Hirono, the closest habitable town on the south side of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were forced to evacuate the town immediately following the nuclear accident. They are now allowed to return to th...
Cat Brown to Serve on APTI Board
Cat Brown, Assoc. AIA, LEED GA, architectural project coordinator in the Denver architecture studio, has been elected to the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) Rocky Mountain Chapter's board. APTI is a cross-disciplinary membership organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings. Members, who are preservationists, architects, engineers, conservators, consultants, contractors, craftspersons, curators, develop...
City of Charlotte Selects Woolpert for Streetscape Projects in Prosperity Village
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 21, 2016 — The city of Charlotte has contracted with Woolpert on two projects to improve the connectivity, safety and aesthetics of Prosperity Village, as part of the city’s Comprehensive Neighborhood Improvement Program (CNIP). The first project will address the upgrade of DeArmon Road, a 0.9-mile “farm-to-market” connector between Browne and Benfield roads. DeArmon will be converted from a narrow, variable road section into a complete street, including two travel lanes...
Stork Awarded Multi-Services Contract by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK
IRVING, Texas & FARNBOROUGH, England - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Stork, a Fluor company and global provider of maintenance, modification and asset integrity services to a range of sectors, was awarded a two-year fabric maintenance and asset support services contract by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited across six of their North Sea assets. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract award in the second quarter. Stork will deliver a range of integrated fabric maintenance s...
Dewberry's Dmitry Smirnov Appointed to National Emergency Management Association Work Group
Dewberry is proud to announce the appointment of Dmitry Smirnov, Ph.D., to the National Emergency Management Association's (NEMA) Extreme Weather Adaptation work group. The group is tasked with creating an extreme weather adaptation plan for NEMA. Smirnov, a meteorologist with Dewberry in the Denver, Colorado, office, will help develop better practices for the management of severe and frequent natural disasters for state directors across the nation who are responsible for preparing and mitiga...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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