SPH Engineering, Velos Rotors partnership augments the first single rotor helicopter taking off, surveying
SPH Engineering announced that the Velos UAV helicopter has passed field tests to become the first single rotor helicopter supported by the UgCS software. UgCS now enables Velos helicopter professionals to use Velos for photogrammetry and LiDAR drone surveying missions. UgCS is now able to support the twin-engine telemetry providing input for a UAV. The newly created Telemetry Viewer can handle extensive telemetry from such complex drones. This allows for optimal flying of the Velos helicopte...
Clayco Design-Build Manufacturing Project Named to Engineering News-Record (ENR) Best of the Best
Team delivered turnkey design, engineering and construction for 400,000-square-foot Blue Origin rocket engine manufacturing facility in just 10 months CHICAGO – Clayco today announced its Blue Origin Engine Facility project in Huntsville, AL has been selected as 2020’s Best of the Best by ENR in the manufacturing category. The annual competition honors construction and design excellence among projects completed in the past year. Situated on 46 acres, the 400,000-square-foot manufact...
Leica Geosystems Offers Mobile, Agile 3D Reality Capture Solution for Boston Dynamics Spot
Laser Scanning Industry Leader Combines RTC360 Visual SLAM and LiDAR with Spot Agile Mobile Robot for Fast and Easy-to-Use Reality Capture (HEERBRUGG, SWITZERLAND) – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, leader in 3D scanning technology today announced a reality capture solution for a variety of industries. By combining Boston Dynamics agile mobile robot Spot with the industry-proven Leica RTC360 3D laser scanner, scanning time spent by human operators is significantly reduced by programming the...
Fisher, Khan to Lead WSP USA State & Local Government Affairs
John Fisher brings 24 years of public policy and project management experience, 12 with WSP; Omar Khan held senior roles for the NYC Mayor’s office and in the Obama Administration SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK CITY — John Fisher and Omar Khan have been named senior managing directors for State and Local Government Affairs at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. John Fisher Fisher, who is based in San Francisco, has been a project manager for multiple trans...
PennDOT Announces ‘Major Bridge P3 Initiative’ Next Steps, Private Sector Opportunities
Harrisburg, PA: As part of its study to explore sustainable transportation funding methods and completing critical projects, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced the bridges being considered for its PennDOT Pathways Major Bridge Public-Private Partnership (P3) Initiative, and the coming industry opportunities to participate. “Our reliance on funding models from the last century leaves us especially vulnerable to fund losses stemming from volatile economic cond...
Electric Grid of the Future Should Prioritize Sustainability, Resiliency, Equity, Reliability, and Security, Says New Report
WASHINGTON – A new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides comprehensive recommendations for improving the U.S. electric power system so that it can adequately provide electricity to the nation in a safe, reliable, clean, resilient, and equitable way, especially as the U.S. pursues decarbonization of the energy supply. The report also recommends ways to accelerate innovations in technology, policy, and business models as global...
The Wild Acquires Prospect by IrisVR, Expanding Opportunities for Team Collaboration in VR/AR
PORTLAND, Ore. and NEW YORK - Today, VR/AR collaboration platform The Wild announced its official acquisition of Prospect by IrisVR. IrisVR was the first VR software on the market for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals (2014). The Wild (2017) innovated upon this momentum by providing a robust suite of VR and AR collaboration tools for teams. IrisVR's powerful VR design review and coordination product, Prospect, aligns with The Wild's vision to shape immersive...
Denver Water OCR project awarded multiple LEED Green Building certifications
Eight buildings in the redevelopment project recognized for sustainability achievements Denver Water announced today that eight buildings in its Operations Complex Redevelopment project have been awarded Platinum, Gold, and Silver levels of LEED certification. LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council and is the most widely used green building rating system in the world and an international symbol of excellence....
Seven Generations A+E Awarded Four American Institute of Architects SWM 2020 Design Awards
Kalamazoo, MI – Seven Generations Architecture + Engineering (7GAE), a leading tribally-owned architecture, engineering, and design firm, earned four awards out of four submissions to the 2020 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Southwest Michigan Design Awards. “I’m so proud of the quality of our work, as well as the diversity of our design,” says Steve VandenBussche, vice president of practice at 7GAE. “To feel good about submitting four very different projects, and for all four to be aw...
GECF Global Gas Outlook 2050’s fifth edition unveiled
Most extensive forecast of the global gas industry with multiple forward-looking scenarios Senior Ministers from Russia, officials from OPEC, IEF, IGU, and OLADE in attendance Key findings from page 3 – page 6 Doha, QATAR : The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), the global platform of the leading gas producing nations, today unveiled the 5th edition of its annual GECF Global Gas Outlook 2050 (Outlook) at an online event attended by energy ministers and senior representatives fro...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
