Digitalization Facilitates Construction of New Radisson Hotel Despite Pandemic Restrictions
Márkus Engineering solves remote working collaboration challenges with Nemetschek solutions Munich, Germany / Budapest, Hungary – Through the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, Markus Engineering is pressing on with delivery of the new Radisson Collection Hotel in Budapest, Hungary, by using multiple software solutions from the Nemetschek Group. Despite the restrictions against in-person working, the engineering and management firm has kept the project on schedule leveraging GRAPHISOFT a...
Maptek 1981-2021 - A story where innovation meets tradition
In the mid-1970s, geologist Bob Johnson opened a small bureau service above a row of shops in suburban Sydney, NSW, to computerise coal seam drafting. That venture was the precursor to Maptek, which today develops, sells and supports innovative mining solutions to more than 20,000 users worldwide. In 1981, Johnson then formed a company to allow customers to do their own computer work. That became Maptek, which today employs 350 staff in 18 offices to support a customer base including the worl...
Paul Wheeler to Direct Aerial Innovation at WSP USA
Wheeler arrives at WSP from the Utah Department of Transportation as an internationally recognized expert in unmanned aerial systems and advanced aerial mobility programs. SALT LAKE CITY — Paul Wheeler, a leading expert in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and advanced aerial mobility (AAM), has joined WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, as director and service area leader for aerial innovation. Wheeler brings more than 23 years of experience in aviation...
LESSO, China's Leading Plastic Piping Brand Expands its Market to Southeast Asia
SAMARANG, INDONESIA - LESSO, China's leading brand in plastic piping industry, has set foot in Southeast Asia market for further business expansion. On Nov. 7th, 2020, a crane lifted the first steel beam at the construction site of Lesso's new plant in Samarang, Indonesia, officially commencing its business expansion in Southeast Asia. China Lesso Group Holdings Limited (https://en.lesso.com/), founded in 1986, has been a leader in the pipeline industry and is gradually developing into a l...
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group announces Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) announces Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps, a reliable and easy-to-maintain solution for handling the viscous slurries and grit-filled sludge in wastewater treatment plants. Unlike diaphragm, rotary lobe, and PC pumps, the peristaltic design of Bredel hose pumps contains no moving parts that come into contact with the product, and no seals, ball-checks, diaphragms, glands, immersed rotors, stators or pistons to leak, clog, corrode or replace. Bredel ho...
Pilot program launches to improve transit bus procurement
VEIC selected by FTA as program implementer Winooski, VT: In the spring of 2020, VEIC was selected by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to help deliver a pilot program that will improve the way transit agencies acquire new vehicles. The Pilot Program for Nonprofit Cooperative Procurements has launched with the objective of increasing innovation, promoting efficiency, and demonstrating the effectiveness of cooperative procurement contracts for transit vehicles administered by n...
Thornton Tomasetti Vice President Alejandra Menchaca to Participate in U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
(New York, N.Y. ) – Alejandra Menchaca, Ph.D., LEED AP, WELL AP, a vice president in the Sustainability practice at Thornton Tomasetti, is one of a select group to be invited by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to attend the U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (USFOE) to be held virtually on February 25-26. Each year, the USFOE brings together 100 innovative engineers under the age of 45 from U.S. companies, universities and government labs to discuss leading-edge research and...
HOK Launches HOK Tapestry, An Online Portal for Assembling Diverse Project Teams
HOK Tapestry will expand HOK’s list of qualified partners, enabling the global design leader to curate better project teams and foster greater equity within the AEC industry. CHICAGO — HOK is furthering its leadership role in the architecture, engineering and construction industry with the creation of HOK Tapestry. The online portal (hoktapestry.com) allows firms seeking to collaborate with HOK to upload their profile and qualifications into the database HOK uses to assemble project teams....
Simpson Strong-Tie Introduces New HWDC Head-of-Wall Drift Clip for Adding Strength to Window and Doorjamb Assemblies
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, today announced the launch of its HWDC head-of-wall drift clip connector designed to provide engineers, builders, and framing contractors with a stiffer and stronger cold-formed steel connection while allowing for horizontal and vertical movement during high-wind and seismic events. The HWDC is used to secure the head of a wall to the bottom of a slab or beam and is the first soluti...
2015 FAST Act Law Funded More Than 110,000 Road & Bridge Improvements, ARTBA Research Shows
Senate Panel Holds First 2021 Hearing on Surface Transportation Bill (WASHINGTON)— State governments moved forward with nearly 111,000 new federal-aid highway and bridge projects during the past five years under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act law, new research from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) shows. “Our research illustrates tangible success stories of the federal highway program,” said ARTBA President and CEO Dave Bauer. “Suc...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
