ARTBA Safety Program Surpasses 500 Credential Holders
(WASHINGTON)— Catherine Hejl, a civil engineer manager at HNTB, has become the 500th industry professional to earn the Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™ (SCTPP) credential, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation announced Dec.15. “At HNTB, we want every one of our employees to go home each evening. Preparing for and getting this safety certification reinvigorated my commitment to myself and my team that safety is our number one...
VITRUVI™ TELECOM CONSTRUCTION SOFTWARE TO SUPPORT COMMSCOPE NETWORK CONSTRUCTION
As Fiber and Wireless Deployments Converge, Vitruvi™ Enables CommScope to Achieve Higher Levels of Construction Efficiency and Client Satisfaction (Calgary, AB) Vitruvi, an Alberta-based company that produces sophisticated construction management software, announced today that CommScope has selected its end-to-end GIS-based web- and mobile app-enabled project management platform to support the accurate and timely completion of its network construction projects. CommScope plans to depl...
Leica Geosystems announces new Leica Cyclone ENTERPRISE Project Management Hub
Leica Cyclone ENTERPRISE provides a next-generation universal project management hub that supports management, collaboration and deliverable creation in the desktop or on the web, in the office and on the go. New reality capture management and collaboration platform provides a single source of truth for deliverable creation and rapid viewing (HEERBRUGG, Switzerland) – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announces Leica Cyclone ENTERPRISE, a new, user-managed, enterprise-level real...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $40.9 Million Grant Award for East West Bus Rapid Transit Project in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $40.9 million grant award to Milwaukee County for the East West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The project will provide faster, more reliable transit service along the region’s busiest travel corridor from downtown Milwaukee to Marquette University and the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center. "This $40.9 million federal grant will provide Milwaukee residents incr...
Plexscape and Airbus join forces to offer the best satellite imagery to the AEC industry
Following a partnership between Plexscape and Airbus, engineers using AutoCAD can now have easy and fast access to OneAtlas, the Airbus’ geospatial digital platform delivering the freshest satellite imagery, through the new version of Plex-Earth. By getting access to recent imagery, engineers get a complete understanding of their project sites' conditions from the very beginning of their design workflow, speeding up processes and avoiding the high cost of rework by reducing errors. Conventio...
Bentley Systems Becomes Founding Member of Digital Twin Consortium
Deepens Collaboration with Industry, Government and Academic Members to Advance Interoperability of Digital Twins EXTON, Pa. – December 15, 2020 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, has elevated its participation in the Digital Twin Consortium by becoming a founding member. Having been a groundbreaker member since day one of the consortium’s launch in May of 2020, Bentley will deepen its collaboration as a founding member and bec...
GSSI Named The Best Company to Work for in New Hampshire in 2020
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces it has been named the number one Best Company to Work For in New Hampshire in 2020 by Business NH Magazine for the second year in a row. The annual competition recognizes large and small businesses that have created outstanding work environments. GSSI was named to the winner’s list based on its commitment to creating a great company culture that supports employees professionally and personally, listens...
LMN Architects Celebrates the Completion of the Plant Sciences Building at Washington State University
The project is a state-of-the-art building for collaborative research and is intended to support regional and global agriculture. The 82,437-square-foot building supports Washington’s $51 billion food and agriculture industry by providing a modern research venue for faculty and students in the Institute of Biological Chemistry, WSU's Molecular Plant Science Program, and portions of the Departments of Horticulture, Plant Pathology, and Crop and Soil Sciences. Seattle - LMN Architects is ple...
Sam Tso to Lead HDR’s West Region Transportation Program in the U.S.
MAHA, Neb. — HDR has promoted Sam Tso, P.E., to serve as West Region transportation director. As director, Tso will be responsible for a region that spans the western United States from Montana, Utah and New Mexico to the Pacific coast, as well as Alaska and Hawaii. Backed by more than 40 years of experience, Tso will provide strategic leadership for the continued diversification of our aviation, highways and bridges, transit, freight rail and maritime practice areas and the expansion of the...
Bravus Begins Laying 200km Australian-Made Railway
Bravus Mining and Resources has begun laying its 200km railway line in Central Queensland this week and the track will proudly be Australian-made. Bravus CEO Mr David Boshoff said the materials for the track, including the girders, steel, sleepers and ballast were all produced in Australia, and the contractors building the railway were also all local. “We always said the Carmichael Project would create Australian jobs and benefit local businesses and this is yet another example of how we a...