FCA Completes Acquisition of Orlando Design Firm
Leading Design Firm Acquires Legacy Firm, Asserting Presence in the Southeast ORLANDO, FL – FCA, a leading New York and Philadelphia-based architecture and design firm, announced today that it has acquired legacy firm, Fred M. Humphrey & Associates. Together, the firms will share their regional presence, knowledge, and relationships to design spaces uniquely suited to the needs of those who use them. “FCA is thrilled to have a firm with such a rich history in Central Florida join our...
FINLEY Engineers, Patrick Noble and Ivan Liu have been promoted to Senior Bridge Engineers
Tallahassee, FL – FINLEY Engineering Group (FINLEY), a Tallahassee based bridge design and construction engineering firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Patrick Noble, P.E., S.E. and Ivan Liu, P.E. to Senior Bridge Engineers. FINLEY recognizes and is thankful for their significant accomplishments and continued commitment to excellence. Patrick Noble, P.E., S.E. Patrick has been a member of FINLEY’s team in Tallahassee, Florida since October of 2015. Patrick has a master’s degree...
WSP USA Establishes Equity Center of Excellence to Unlock Access for Underserved Communities
WSP USA observes Transit Equity Day with commitment to creating places and infrastructure that improves underserved, marginalized and disinvested communities. NEW YORK, February 4, 2022 — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services firm, has formed the Equity Center of Excellence (ECE) to drive the transformation of American transit and mobility to full and equitable access for underserved, marginalized and disinvested communities. The Equity Center of Excellence will ens...
Rick Curry Named Senior Director within WSP USA Systems Analysis Group
Advisory business welcomes former SANDAG analyst, who led and delivered complex transportation forecasting projects that have transformed public transit in San Diego. SAN DIEGO — Rick Curry is bringing extensive transportation experience in Southern California to his new role as a national senior director and principal for the Systems Analysis Group in Advisory at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Curry will focus on travel demand modeling and fore...
President Biden, U.S. Department of Transportation Releases Toolkit to Help Rural Communities Build Out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Provide $7.5 Billion for EV Charging Network Across America WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released a new, free resource to help rural communities across the country take full advantage of federal funding for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The guide, titled Charging Forward: A Toolkit for Planning and Funding Rural Electric Mobility Infrastructure, can help connect community members, towns, businesses, planning agencies, and...
Lhyfe raises €17 million primarily from Andera Partners
NANTES (FRANCE) – Lhyfe, a world pioneer and pure player in renewable hydrogen production, is pleased to announce that it has raised funds for a third time, for a sum of €17 million. Most of the funds came from Andera Partners via its new green infrastructure investment fund Andera Infra. Ovive (part of Les Saules group) and the risk capital company SFLD (Société Financière Lorient Développement) also backed Lhyfe in this fundraising. The purpose of this third fundraising is to support Lhyfe’...
Parker’s New Ancillary Spares Kits Simplify Gas Turbine Maintenance to Optimize Performance
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Gas Turbine Filtration Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has released new ancillary spares kits for gas turbine filter house maintenance. The kits are designed to ensure customers can easily access the replacement parts needed to avoid unplanned downtime and maintain filter house performance over years of operation. While timely filter replacement is essential to the protection of gas turbines, it is critic...
SEB’s The Green Bond: Energy Investments to Surge in 2022
The cost advantage of renewable energy over fossil alternatives continues to widen, and incoming data is starting to confirm a surge in energy investment that will also accelerate the transition for energy-using sectors. SEB’s latest The Green Bond report explores this development, and how 2022 is likely to be the first year when total transition investment exceeds USD 1 trillion. In this issue of The Green Bond, titled Biodiversity in the Spotlight, we also take a deep dive into the topic of bi...
Steel Bridge Task Force Announces Recipient of 2022 Robert J. Dexter Memorial Award Lecture
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Steel Bridge Task Force of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) T-14 Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design have selected William Collins, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas School of Engineering, as the recipient of the 2022 Robert J...
New ASCE Publication Explores the Occurrence and Control of Land Subsidence Due to Fluid Withdrawal
Reston, Va. – Caused by fluid withdrawal, land subsidence has been well recognized as one of the major geological hazards by hydrogeologists and engineers. Land subsidence can occur on local and regional scales worldwide and is often discovered only after damage to buildings and important infrastructure occurs. A new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers, Investigation of Land Subsidence due to Fluid Withdrawal, provides an overview of the occurrence, mechanics, measurement, analys...