Nathan Macek Joins HDR as Infrastructure Finance Director
OMAHA, Neb. — With broad finance-related management consulting services, Nathan Macek, AICP, has joined HDR as infrastructure finance director. “I’m looking forward to helping clients solve funding and financing challenges for their programs, so they can design and build the infrastructure projects in their pipeline,” Macek said. “We aim to be involved in providing strategic support early in the project delivery life cycle but can also help clients looking to sustain existing assets.” In...
Expansion of wind and solar power too slow to stop climate change
The production of renewable energy is increasing every year. But after analysing the growth rates of wind and solar power in 60 countries, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Lund University in Sweden and Central European University in Vienna, Austria, conclude that virtually no country is moving sufficiently fast to avoid global warming of 1.5°C or even 2°C. “This is the first time that the maximum growth rate in individual countries has been accurately measured, and it show...
Lackawanna Energy Center Selects Parker clearcurrent™ ASSURE Filters to Protect Investment in Latest Generation of Gas Turbines
Image credit: Invenergy Lackawanna OVERLAND PARK, Kan., October 25, 2021- The Gas Turbine Filtration Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announced that Invenergy has selected Parker’s clearcurrent™ ASSURE filters for its new high efficiency gas turbines at the Lackawanna Energy Center. The 1,480-megawatt Lackawanna Energy Center in Jessup, Pennsylvania is one of the most efficient power plants in the United St...
AASHTO Survey Details Harm Of Short-Term Funding Extensions
A new nine-page survey conducted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials details the potential state-by-state fallout from short-term federal program and funding extensions on individual state department of transportation programs – including the current one...
Research from Saïd Business School shows how to slash the cost of megaprojects while boosting delivery speed
Megaproject world expert Bent Flyvbjerg also shares his top five best in-class modular megaprojects, and the five worst offenders Megaprojects expert Bent Flyvbjerg shares his expertise on why so many megaprojects fail and how they can triumph in Harvard Business Review’s spotlight article. Research by Bent Flyvbjerg, Emeritus Professor at Saïd Business School and the Villum Kann Rasmussen Professor and Chair of Major Program Management at the IT University of Copenhagen, has shown that th...
The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Quantity Surveying Division Conference 2021
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 23 October 2021 - The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) Quantity Surveying Division hosted the HKIS Quantity Surveying Division Conference 2021 at the HKIS Surveyors Learning Centre today. Themed "Forging Ahead: Practical Solutions in Quantity Surveying" this year, the Conference gathered government office heads, business leaders, experts and scholars to share insights on the prospects of the quantity surveying industry. Ms HO Wing Yin, Winnie, JP, Director...
Skanska invests USD 128M, about SEK 1.1 billion, in OZMA, a multi-family development project in Washington, DC, USA
Skanska invests USD 128M, about SEK 1.1 billion, in OZMA, a multi-family development project in Washington, DC, USA. The construction contract is worth USD 96M, about SEK 800M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter 2021. Located in Northeast Washington, DC, Skanska plans to develop and build OZMA, a 13-story, 275-unit luxury apartment building. The project will feature 5,200 square meter of amenity space, below grade parking, 2,400 square meter of ground floor...
Wipro partners with National Grid to drive Data Center consolidation and implement next generation hybrid cloud architecture
Sustainable data centers will streamline National Grid’s digital transformation journey New York, USA, London, UK and Bangalore, India: Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company has signed a multi-year global strategic IT and digital deal with London - headquartered National Grid, a leading multinational electric and gas utility provider to accelerate their digital innovation journey. ...
Stantec to acquire select Cardno businesses to grow Environmental Services and Infrastructure footprint
Stantec (TSX, NYSE: STN), a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, today announced it has entered into share purchase agreements (the “Acquisition”) to acquire the North America and Asia Pacific engineering and consulting groups (“the Select Assets”) of Cardno Limited (“Cardno”). Under the terms of the Acquisition, Stantec will acquire the Select Assets for aggregate cash consideration of US$500 million (approximately CA$620 million) representing 9.4x the Select Assets’ 2022 expect...
New Integration for Hovermap Data in PointCab Origins Streamlines Point Cloud to Output
A new Emesent - PointCab Origins integration will save users time and improve their outputs. Hovermap, Emesent’s flagship product, is an autonomy and mapping payload capable of capturing high resolution LiDAR data above ground or underground, indoors or out. Hovermap’s proven autonomy functions allow it to fly supported drones, like the DJI M210, DJI M300, or Acecore Zoe, beyond line of sight and communication range. PointCab Origins is a 3D data visualization, manipulation, and men...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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