World’s Tallest Timber Apartment Tower To Be Built in Zanzibar
28-storey Burj Zanzibar would be Africa’s first sustainable high-rise ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA - The Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar is planning the highest green building in the world, a 28-storey apartment tower designed in hybrid timber technology. Named Burj Zanzibar - "burj" meaning tower in Arabic - the spectacular high-rise is designed to reach 96 metres in height. Dubbed "vertical green village", it would represent an iconic landmark not only for the island but for the whole of Africa a...
Polyglass USA Supports the Relief Effort in Ukraine through Global Empowerment Mission
Polyglass U.S.A., Inc., a leading manufacturer of roofing and below-grade waterproofing systems, is committed to giving back to local and international communities and is proud to partner with and support global organizations providing emergency aid in times of crisis. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Polyglass family, CEO, and Executive Leadership Team felt the need to support the war relief effort and chose to partner with Global Empowerment Mission (GEM),...
Terrafix Geosynthetics Inc, Acquires Geosynthetic Systems
Terrafix Geosynthetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leggett and Platt, has acquired Ottawa based Geosynthetics Systems. Geosynthetic Systems specializes in the distribution of products used for erosion and sediment control, drainage and stormwater management, construction, gabion systems, engineered walls, and landscaping. Geosynthetic Systems was founded by Peter Mulrooney, an entrepreneur, whose background consists of experiences in concrete, paving, construction, and landscape businesses....
Breaking Ground Board Welcomes Andy D’Amico of UAG
NEW YORK, NY– Breaking Ground, New York’s largest supportive housing developer and manager, today announced the appointment of Andrew D’Amico to its board of directors. Andy is Founding President and CEO of Urban Atelier Group (UAG), a boutique construction management firm headquartered in New York City. UAG’s culture is rooted in the ethos of an atelier, viewing itself as a creative workshop where each member has a voice and the ability to elicit change. The firm offers expertise, accountabilit...
QED Environmental Systems Highlights AutoPump® Ultra 4+ Aggressive Fluid Duty
Updated materials extend the pump’s service life and expand its applications Dexter, MI – Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative environmental products and subsidiary of Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG), highlights its AutoPump® Ultra 4+ Aggressive Fluid Duty landfill liquid pump that features upgraded materials that extends the pump’s service life and expands its use cases to a wider set of conditions. The AutoPump® Ultra 4+ Aggressive Fluids pump has stainles...
Paul Wiedefeld Joins HDR as Northeast Region Transportation Director
OMAHA, Neb. — Paul Wiedefeld has joined HDR as director of the firm’s transportation practice in the Northeast U.S. Wiedefeld brings four decades of transportation industry experience with half of those years as the CEO of major aviation and transit agencies. As HDR’s Northeast transportation director, he will provide leadership across 14 states from Virginia to Maine, plus the District of Columbia. Based in Baltimore, Wiedefeld will help set HDR’s transportation strategy in the region and...
Together, Blyncsy and Rekor Systems will bring AI and real time insights to roadways across the country
SALT LAKE CITY - Blyncsy and Rekor Systems ("Rekor") announced they are partnering to utilize AI-powered detection of roadway assets to enhance Rekor's Roadway Monitoring & Response Platform. By integrating Blyncsy's real-time automated detections into Rekor's roadway management platform, Rekor will increase visibility into the state of incidents to respond quickly and efficiently, thus increasing roadway safety. Blyncsy's Payver technology utilizes crowdsourced imagery from dash cameras that...
WSP Acquires Odeh Engineers
Acquisition strengthens WSP’s structural engineering offering in complex market sectors. NEW YORK — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services company, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Odeh Engineers, a 40-person structural engineering firm with offices in Providence, Rhode Island and Boston. The transaction adds significant structural engineering capabilities for the property and buildings sector in the Northeast, while strengthening WSP’s offering in complex m...
Newforma Announces New Study “Finding Common Ground: The Future of Project Information Management”
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Newforma, provider of Project Information Management (PIM) software for architects, engineers, contractors, and owners (AECO) worldwide, announces the release of its new thought leadership study, “Finding Common Ground: The Future of Project Information Management.” The primary focus of this year’s research is to examine the pain points of sharing information across external firm boundaries and exchanges of information at critical points in the project life cycle, includin...
LoRa Alliance® Announces New Relay Feature that Extends LoRaWAN® Coverage for Metering, Utilities, Smart Cities and Industrial Applications
Battery-operated relays provide easy to deploy, low power, and standards-based approach to achieve robust network coverage in challenging environments Fremont, Calif. – October 3, 2022 – The LoRa Alliance®, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN® standard for internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced that it has expanded the LoRaWAN link-layer standard with the addition of a relay specification. Relay allows for battery-operated...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
