AECOM launches Sustainable Legacies, a transformative ESG strategy to advance sustainability initiatives that deliver positive impact
• Achieve operational net-zero carbon emissions by the end of 2021 and science-based net-zero by 2030 • Introduce ScopeX™ to reduce carbon through design on all major projects LOS ANGELES — AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, today announced the launch of Sustainable Legacies, its strategy for reaching ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives. This strategy integrates four key pillars that will embed sustainable development and resil...
Bechtel completes last major lift at U.S. nuclear plant construction site
Passive containment cooling water tank set into place at Vogtle on Unit 4 On April 25, a Bechtel-led construction team set a massive cooling water tank on Plant Vogtle Unit 4, the second of only two new nuclear units currently under construction in the United States. This is the final, major lift for the Unit 4 team and the project at the construction site in Waynesboro, Georgia. “This is an important milestone for the project and signifies the topping out of the Shield Building for the uni...
Free Webinar on Sustainable Steel to be Held on May 11
Industry Experts Provide Insights During United for Infrastructure Week 2021 WASHINGTON D.C. – Steel can play a vital and cost-effective role in replacing America’s aging bridge infrastructure, and a free one-hour webinar will explore sustainable steel options for solving a top national priority identified by the Biden administration. The webinar, “Building a Sustainable Infrastructure with Short Span Steel Bridges,” will be presented by three industry experts and held on Tuesday, May 11...
Hexagon selected by Munich for shared mobility solution
Partnership with Fujitsu to help city track bicycles, e-scooters and ridesharing companies (HUNTSVILLE, Ala.) — Hexagon’s Geospatial division announced today that the mobility department of Munich, Germany, has selected Hexagon to implement a smart monitoring system to better manage and understand the impacts of shared mobility services in the city. Hexagon will partner with Fujitsu to provide Munich a SaaS solution for tracking, visualizing and analyzing IoT data from a variety of mobili...
GeoMax introduces new X-PAD 365 service platform
GeoMax connects its entire X-PAD software portfolio, offers integrated applications and services that are accessible anytime, anywhere (Widnau, Switzerland) – GeoMax Positioning, part of Hexagon, introduces the new X-PAD 365 web-based cloud platform that addresses data management and collaboration challenges surveyors and construction professionals meet every day. The web-based platform provides online file management, allowing users to access and store data in the cloud. Users of GeoMax X-PAD...
Test range for UAV-based geophysical sensors launched in Latvia
Riga, Latvia - SPH Engineering announces the official launch of its in-house drone flight area, enriched with a unique 450x70 meter range for various types of geophysical sensor testing with UAVs. The purpose-built testing ground features multiple targets of different materials and sizes buried in a variety of soil types. SPH Engineering’s test range is designed for manufacturers, surveying and scientific teams for equipment testing and various experiments. The four distinct seasons in Latvia...
BTS Releases Spring 2021 Updates to National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD)
U.S. Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 04/29/2021 11:00 AM EDT National Transportation Atlas Database Spring 2021 Includes New Pipeline Dataset, 8 Other Updates The Spring 2021 update to the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) was released today with the new pipeline intermodal freight facility layer and eight updated datasets. The pipeline addition brings to 89 the total number of geospatial datasets in the NTAD collection representing the nation’s transpor...
Skanska divests land in Solna, Sweden, for about SEK 300M
Skanska has divested land, in Solna, Sweden, for about SEK 300M. The buyer is Specialfastigheter Sverige AB. The transaction will be recorded by Skanska Commercial Development Nordic in the second quarter 2021. The property Konstnären 2 consists of land together with a building right which in total comprises approximately 16,000 square meters. Skanska and Specialfastigheter Sverige AB have an existing framework agreement regarding the implementation of design and build contracts, which the p...
ASCENT’s 2022 Autodesk Courseware Roadmap Unveils Print, eBook, Instructor Guides and eLearning Bundles for Every Learner Type
Baltimore, MD — ASCENT, developers of professional training courseware and technical documentation for engineering applications, announced its yearly roadmap for the release of its Autodesk 2022 software learning guides including AutoCAD, Autodesk Civil 3D, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Vault. As an Autodesk Authorized Publisher and Developer, ASCENT released its fundamentals-level learning materials in lockstep with the software releases. Advanced-level learning materials for...
ARTBA Training Resources Aim To Improve Transportation Project Safety
WASHINGTON — As the transportation construction industry gets ready for its peak season, so too is the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) with its world-class safety training programs. “For decades, ARTBA has worked to create and deliver high-quality education resources that are focused directly on the hazards faced by the transportation construction industry,” said Bradley Sant, ARTBA senior vice president for safety and education. “Through our partnerships with ke...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
