Skanska invests about SEK 350M in a sustainable office project in Malmö, Sweden
Skanska invests about SEK 350M in a sustainable office project on Universitetsholmen in central Malmö, Sweden. The office building Oas comprises 7 floors and will have a leasable area of approximately 7,500 square meters. In Oas, each office tenant will have their own balcony and access to a common roof terrace adapted for outdoor work. On the entrance level there will be rooms for public activities as well as bicycle hotels, showers and changing rooms to facilitate sustainable travel. The bu...
Simpson Strong-Tie Launches Curriculum Resources for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Management Educators
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has created curriculum resources for educators of students in structural or civil engineering, construction management and architecture. Resources include online courses, educational videos and Simpson Strong-Tie software and technology, along with relevant industry associations. The assets can be used in a virtual or classroom setting, either by the educator alone or with the help...
Structurlam Celebrates Addition of New Mass Timber Specialist in the Pacific Northwest Region
Jon Potter Joins Structurlam, the Leading Manufacturer of Mass Timber in North America Penticton, B.C. -- Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation, the leading mass timber manufacturer in North America, has welcomed Jon Potter as the company’s newest mass timber specialist. Based in Seattle, Potter will be responsible for building Structurlam’s Pacific Northwest regional presence, continuing to promote and expand the company’s mass timber projects. With a master’s degree in civil engineering, h...
Fyfe North America and Fyfe Europe Join Forces with ClockSpring|NRI
Houston, TX, December 9, 2021 - ClockSpring|NRI, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners (“Wind Point”), today announced the acquisition of the Fyfe® North America and Fyfe® Europe business from Aegion Corporation. Fyfe designs and manufactures fiber-reinforced polymer (“FRP”) systems for strengthening, repairing, and restoringcivil and commercial structures and water transmission pipelines. Fyfe, founded in 1988 to strengthen deficient bridge columns in California using aerospace composit...
Anne Darnall Named WSP USA National Transit and Rail Deputy Market Sector Leader
Will lead business development and operations for transit and rail pursuits and projects across the Eastern U.S.; brings consistent track record of successful project delivery. CHARLOTTE, December 9, 2021 — Anne Darnall has been named National Transit and Rail deputy market sector leader at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. She will be responsible for managing the firm’s Eastern region. In her new role, Darnall will lead strategic growth strate...
Sacramento’s McKinley Park reopens to public with above-ground amenities and below-ground stormwater storage
Stantec helps City of Sacramento reduce flooding, improve recreational opportunities SACRAMENTO, CA - NYSE, TSX: STN Sacramento’s McKinley Park recently reopened with multiple new amenities—including a 6-million-gallon underground water vault to catch stormwater and help ease flooding in the community. McKinley Park and much of East Sacramento historically experiences flooding during heavy rainfall events. Due to the area’s combined sewer system, big storms would often cause t...
InEight Selects EarthCam to Deliver Live Visual Data from Jobsites
December 9, 2021, Upper Saddle River, NJ – EarthCam, a global leader in webcam technology and services, today announced their integration with InEight, a leader in construction project management software. Visual data from EarthCam’s live webcams, weather stations and 360° reality captures can now be merged into InEight Document Management using EarthCam’s Control Center 8 software. Images infused with powerful AI, such as vehicle identification, object recognition and proximity detection help I...
Trimble’s New GNSS Base Station Gives Users Improved Satellite Tracking and Remote Operation for Civil Construction, Geospatial and Agriculture Applications
SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the Trimble® R750 GNSS Modular Receiver, a connected base station for use in civil construction, geospatial and agricultural applications. The R750 provides improved base station performance, giving contractors, surveyors and farmers more reliable and precise positioning in the field. The R750 can be used to broadcast Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) corrections for a wide range of applications, including seismic surveying, monitoring, civil...
JICA and Synspective start demonstration for the development of a disaster prevention management system in Guatemala using SAR satellite data
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Synspective have started a satellite use service demonstration to monitor ground movements in Guatemala City, Guatemala, as part of an information gathering and pilot project. ■Land displacement disasters in Guatemala Guatemala is a Central American country, and is about ⅓ the size of Japan. Spanish is the official and most spoken language. Similar to Japan, Guatemala is prone to earthquakes and other disaster risks such as heavy rains...
HDR Promotes Cathy LaFata to Transportation Equity Director
New Position Continues Commitment to Equity in Transportation HDR’s Cathy LaFata has taken on a new role as the company’s transportation equity director, where she will apply more than 27 years of environmental justice expertise to help clients incorporate equity into projects at every level. “Our clients are eager to figure out how to navigate this new world in front of them — where equity is now very much tied to federal funding,” LaFata said. “We can help them understand what an...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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