Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5 Billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for 26 Transportation Projects Nationwide
This year’s INFRA awards emphasize projects that strengthen supply chains, help make goods more affordable and are located in rural areas and historically disadvantaged communities WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded $1.5 billion from the popular Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) competitive grant program for highway, multimodal freight and rail projects that will make the nation's transportat...
Jonathon Stage Joins Thornton Tomasetti's San Francisco Office as Vice President
New to Thornton Tomasetti’s San Francisco office is Vice President Jonathon Stage, who will be leading the Sustainability team on the West Coast. Jonathon will be supporting clients with a range of sustainability solutions for new building and retrofit projects. He brings 17 years of experience in the design and implementation of clean energy and sustainable building programs and has provided high-performance solutions for commercial, multifamily, industrial, agricultural and public sector clien...
American Structural Steel Leads the Way as White House Prioritizes Low-Carbon Construction Materials
HICAGO - Federal agencies will prioritize the purchase of key low-carbon construction materials, the White House announced Thursday, the latest action in its Federal Buy Clean initiative. America's structural steel industry stands ready to support that mission, and it has already exceeded the Kyoto Protocol's emission reduction requirements by a factor of seven. "We applaud the Biden administration's efforts to lower emissions in the construction sector, and we look forward to continued co...
MPEA Issues Once-In-A-Lifetime RFI for Re-Imagination of Lakeside Center
Request for Information will gather ideas to revitalize the iconic Lakeside Center and provide an attractive new revenue generator for MPEA, the City of Chicago, and the State of Illinois CHICAGO — The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) for potential redevelopment of all or part of Lakeside Center, the east building of McCormick Place, North America’s largest convention center. “It is an exciting time not just for MPEA, but f...
Blyncsy Partners With Summit Design and Engineering Services to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Our Roadways
AI and imagery to bring automated maintenance detections on roadways SALT LAKE CITY - Summit Design and Engineering Services and Blyncsy are partnering to roll out the use of AI-powered computer vision on roadways. Blyncsy's Payver technology and Summit's insights will allow a smart and streamlined process for Departments of Transportation, cities, local governments and other agencies to collect data on safety-critical transportation assets and to extend the useful life of their infrastruc...
Petra Acquires Trenchless Tunneling Company Zilper to Enable Utility Undergrounding Through any Nightmare Geology
Zilper’s unique boring solution for soft ground and cobbles expands Petra’s market into hurricane prone coasts and other nightmare geologies, protecting communities from the effects of climate change September 15, 2022, SAN FRANCISCO– Petra, the first company capable of undergrounding critical utility infrastructure from difficult hard rock to soft ground geologies, announced the acquisition of Zilper Trenchless, a pioneer in the trenchless technology space. Zilper Trenchless machines un...
Danfoss announces new Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Regional Inclusion Councils
New ERGs back up ESG commitment to take a leading position on Diversity and Inclusion. Danfoss has announced five new global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), alongside ten new Regional Inclusion Councils, where employees can come together based on shared characteristics, life experiences or interests. The new Danfoss’ ERGs and Inclusion Councils reflect the company’s ambition to take a leading position on Diversity and Inclusion. ERGs are recognized as a central instrument for business...
Getech’s Globe 2022 Release Deepens Geoenergy Resource Insights
Understanding how the Earth was formed is key to the efficient discovery and economic development of both traditional and transition energy resources. These will be fundamental to societies meeting their energy needs and net zero targets. Globe 2022 is the latest release of our home planet’s Digital Twin: a model of global geologic, climatic and oceanographic systems that can be used to locate, develop and operate petroleum and geothermal sources. Further, Globe 2022 is able to provid...
Elevating high-precision aerial lidar mapping with TOPODRONE and Velodyne Lidar
September 14, 2022 - Montreux, Switzerland - TOPODRONE, a Swiss based designer and manufacturer of high-precision lidar equipment for installation on drones, vehicles and backpacks, has announced the synchronization of LiDAR PRIME scanner and aOrion Heli-E UAV enabled by Velodyne’s Alpha Prime sensor. This new mapping solution fills the gap between heavyweight and expensive manned aerial lidar systems and lightweight drone lidar systems. It allows users to expand their applications to survey lar...
Premier Welcomes New Director of Architectural Design
Linh Tran Brings 30 Years of Architecture and Design Experience to Firm’s New-Build Development Initiatives DALLAS – Premier, an architecture, design, procurement, capital management, and project management firm, is pleased to announce that Linh Tran, AIA, IIDA, has joined the team as Director of Architectural Design. As a licensed architect and interior designer, Tran will provide invaluable master planning expertise to Premier’s multi-family, hospitality, and student housing developme...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
