Fugro extends role in Norway’s 2024 MAREANO programme for seabed mapping with eDNA service
Fugro Discovery Vessel. Image credit Fugro Fugro has completed the survey work for the 2024 MAREANO seabed mapping programme, including an innovative environmental DNA (eDNA) service, as part of a hydrographic survey contract awarded by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). Supported by the Central Government of Norway, MAREANO is a multidisciplinary initiative aimed at mapping the seabed to generate scientific information for the responsible management and preservation of Norway’s ma...
Survipod Engineering Adds Innovative Innogain Former to Its Surveying Equipment Range
Research shows new design reduces survey errors by 200% Survipod Engineering, a leader in innovative surveying solutions, is proud to announce the launch of its latest product, the Survipod Innogain Former - the latest addition to its highly rated range of precise surveying tools. Research shows the pioneering new design can reduce surveying errors by as much as 200%, meaning it delivers tangible cost and time savings. The Survipod Innogain Former is poised to set a new benchmark in t...
Florida Contractor Jeff Nelson Elected 2024-2025 ARTBA Chair
(WASHINGTON)— Jeff Nelson, president of David Nelson Construction Company, has been elected 2024-2025 chair of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The announcement was made at ARTBA’s national convention, held Sept. 22-25 in Amelia Island, Fla. Nelson has been with Palm Harbor, Florida-based David Nelson Construction Company (DNCC) since the early 1970’s, working for the family business on weekends and during school breaks in any role necessary, from laborer to fo...
Baseload Power Taiwan Forms Strategic Alliances to Unlock Geothermal Energy in Tatun Mountain
The MOU signing ceremony on Oct. 1. Left to right: Glenn Golla, Regional Manager of GreenFire Energy, Ye Zhuang, Asia Pacific Vice President, Oilfield Services and Equipment, Baker Hughes, Magnus Brandberg, Chairman of Baseload Capital, Wen-Sheng Tseng, Chairman of Taiwan Power Company, Shun-I Huang, Chairman of Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation, Shu-Chi Shih, Chairman of Taiteck Company. Baseload Power Taiwan is excited to announce its partnership with Taiwan Power Company (Taipower), Tai...
South Shore University Hospital celebrates steel topping off ceremony for new pavilion
BAY SHORE, NY— South Shore University Hospital (SSUH) has reached a significant milestone in its campus expansion with the steel topping off ceremony for its new state-of-the-art pavilion. The ceremonial placement of the final steel beam marks a major step toward the completion of the six-story, 190,000 square-foot inpatient bed-tower. Hospital leadership, the design and construction teams, and key project contributors gathered to sign the final beam before it was hoisted into place, symboli...
Great Neck Water Pollution Control Increases Efficiency with Xylem Technology
The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District recently added the Xylem Vue powered by GoAigua digital platform to receive a comprehensive, unified view of its wastewater collection system. Learn more during WEFTEC in Xylem booth #4429, October 7-9 in New Orleans. (Photo: Business Wire) Xylem Highlights Digital Solutions at WEFTEC 2024 WASHINGTON - New York’s Great Neck Water Pollution Control District has taken a significant step to optimize their wastewater management systems and e...
Global workforce solutions provider WTS Energy expands into Saudi Arabia
Global workforce solutions provider WTS Energy expands into Saudi Arabia Energy and infrastructure specialist officially opens in the Kingdom with incorporation of WTS Energy Arabia Riyadh, 1 October 2024: WTS Energy, a global provider of workforce solutions for the energy and infrastructure sectors, is proud to announce its formal expansion into Saudi Arabia with the establishment of WTS Energy Arabia. The new entity, officially incorporated with a federal commercial registration, ha...
Jeff Crosier Inducted into SEAOC’s Prestigious College of Fellows
We are proud to announce that Jeff Crosier, S.E., has been inducted into the Structural Engineers Association of California‘s (SEAOC) College of Fellows, one of the highest honors in the structural engineering profession. This recognition is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the field and have played a significant role in the advancement of SEAOC. With an impressive 37-year tenure at SEAOC, Jeff has made a lasting impact on the organization and the stru...
Trimble Announces 2024 Tekla Global BIM Awards Winners
WESTMINSTER, Colo., Oct. 2, 2024 — Trimble® (Nasdaq: TRMB) announced today the winners of its 2024 Tekla® Global Building Information Modeling (BIM) Awards. In this biennial competition, the world's most impressive structural construction projects that use Tekla solutions are judged in eight categories on criteria such as Use of BIM and Collaboration, Innovative Use of Tekla Software, Constructibility, Environmental Benefits and Cool Factor. The overall winner for the best BIM project of 2024 is...
Woolpert Named 2024 VertiGIS Partner of the Year
The firm has partnered with VertiGIS to provide web GIS solutions to clients for the past 14 years. SYDNEY (Oct. 1, 2024) — Woolpert was named VertiGIS Partner of the Year at the 2024 VertiGIS Partner Summit in Dresden, Germany. Woolpert has implemented VertiGIS Studio solutions for more than 100 customers throughout Australia and New Zealand. VertiGIS Partner Manager Peter Rowand said the award recognises Woolpert for its successful introduction and cross-selling of new spatial solutions...