BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LEADERS ANNOUNCE PLANT CERTIFICATION FOR COMPOSITE PRODUCERS
The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), American Concrete Institute (ACI), and NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop and deploy a new plant certification program. The agreement sets the framework of an important partnership to establish a plant certification program for producers of fiber-reinforced polymer composite bars and tendons for use in concrete. ACMA, ACI, and NEx each agree the pro...
Pete Marshall to Lead HDR’s ITS Technology Program Development
OMAHA, Neb. — With more than 30 years of experience in the intelligent transportation systems and transportation industry, Pete Marshall, P.E., PTOE, has joined HDR as the ITS technology program development lead. ITS technologies include state-of-the-art communications, electronic and automated technologies to integrate vehicles, system users and infrastructure. In his new role, Marshall will align clients’ needs with HDR’s deep expertise in connected, automated, electric and shared mobi...
Blue Pearl Energy’s presence in the French energy services market is on the rise with its fourth acquisition in less than 2 years
Blue Pearl Energy today announced the acquisition of Alpes Energie, a French company specialising in HVAC and plumbing systems for new residential buildings. Alpes Energie is the fourth French SME to join Blue Pearl Energy’s European platform. This operation allows Blue Pearl Energy to strengthen its foothold France, where it is already active through its subsidiaries Alcad Clim & Service, Ventimeca and Climacool, with the ambition of establishing itself as a major player in B2B energy services....
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR NONMETALLIC BUILDING MATERIALS ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials has hired Jerzy Zemajtis as Executive Director, replacing Dr. David A. Lange. He will oversee all NEx operations and initially focus on identifying and recruiting new members interested in advancing nonmetallic building materials. Jerzy has over 30 years of experience in materials testing, structural design, repair and rehabilitation, corrosion condition assessment, and service life modeling of conc...
Pipe racks installed with minimized disruption
Aerial view of pipe rack module transport Precise transport allows for on-site construction and minimizes working at height Six pipe rack modules needed to be set across various existing infrastructure including four lanes of Illinois Highway 3, the Mississippi River levee, and five railroad tracks owned by various operators all in the Hartford, Illinois region. The customer wished to assemble all modules at lower elevations and requested that Mammoet jack the modules up to the r...
Skanska invests EUR 22M, about SEK 220M, in a residential development project in Helsinki, Finland
Skanska invests in a residential development project consisting of 61 apartments in Helsinki, Finland. The total investment amounts to EUR 22M, about SEK 220M. The project is located in the new area of Kruunuvuori, which offers a prime location by the sea, and consists of three residential buildings in total. The apartment layouts are carefully designed to maximize the incoming natural light. The inner yard has a lush green recreational space that also acts as a storm water management system an...
Skanska builds mixed-use building in Sandvika, Norway, for NOK 965M, about SEK 960M
Skanska has signed a contract with Andenæs Eiendom to build Helgerudkvartalet in Sandvika, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 965M, about SEK 960M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2021. The project is a combination building with both commercial areas and housing. The five lower floors will be commercial premises, with shops and restaurants facing the streets and a square on the ground floor. On the sixth floor, a common roof garden will be built fo...
NYCHA, NYPA and NYSERDA Announce Global Innovation Challenge to Decarbonize NYCHA Buildings Using New Heat Pump Electrification Technologies
As Part of the Challenge, the Three Agencies Will Invest more than $263 Million to Advance Beneficial Electrification Solutions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improve Occupancy Comfort NEW YORK—Today, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), New York Power Authority (NYPA) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) launched the Clean Heat for All Challenge (#CleanHeat4All), an industry competition directed at heating and cooling equipment manufactu...
Woolpert Hires NG911 Technology Expert Brooks Lastinger as Geospatial Project Manager
The geographic information systems professional will develop technology and implementation strategies for state and local governments across the U.S. SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Geospatial Project Manager Brooks Lastinger, GISP, has been hired by Woolpert to help lead the firm’s Next Generation 911 (NG911) efforts with state and local government clients. Lastinger has more than 17 years of experience in local government GIS, with a focus on geospatial data integration for addressing, centerline mana...
Skanska builds data center in London, UK, for GBP 53M, about SEK 620M
Skanska has signed a contract with VIRTUS to build a new data center in London’s metro, UK. The contract is worth GBP 53M, about SEK 620M, which will be included in the order bookings for Europe for the fourth quarter of 2021. The contract is for the design and build of the LONDON11 data centre. This includes the build and fit out of six new data halls, construction of external steelwork plant gantries, plant rooms for mechanical and electrical and public health services (MEPH), all MEPH infr...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
