DART Board of Directors Hires David Leininger as Interim President/Executive Director
At a special called meeting on November 20, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors selected David Leininger to serve as DART’s Interim President/Executive Director. This appointment follows Gary Thomas’ recent decision to retire from DART after almost 20 years of leadership at the agency. Leininger will join the agency as the Deputy Executive Director on November 30, 2020 and assume the role of Interim President/Executive Director on February 1, 2021. Thomas’ retirement...
Populous Survey Shows Travelers Are Ready to Return to the Airport, With Proper Protection
Survey Data Points to Achievable Solutions for Airports Around the Globe Kansas City, MO – Global design firm Populous, with Qualtrics, has released the results of a national survey that can help owners and operators of airports understand how COVID-19 has influenced passengers’ expectations and fears during travel. With responses from nearly 2,200 people age 18+ who have taken at least five trips over the last 18 months for business or leisure, the survey revealed data and potential...
TDEC, TDOT Announce 2020 Sustainable Transportation Award Winners
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has announced the winners of the 2020 Tennessee Sustainable Transportation Awards. “We congratulate these winners who are on the cutting edge of possibilities in sustainability in transportation,” TDEC Commissioner David Salyers said. “Their innovation and achievements come in many forms, but all share the goal of a better environment, and our state benefits fr...
FARO® Launches New WebShare Software 'Enterprise' Feature
Lake Mary, Florida – FARO® Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), a global leader for 3D Metrology, AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction), and Public Safety Analytics, today announced the release of its new WebShare Software Enterprise offering. An extension of the widely-used FARO Webshare platform, the Enterprise feature allows data to be stored on a company’s private server or cloud infrastructure, ensuring full control over the security of its 3D reality data and a fast and easy way to...
AWWA Recognizes Hydraulics Expert and Bentley Fellow Thomas Walski for Papers that Focus on Digital Twins and Low Pressure in Water Systems
Thomas Walski, Bentley Fellow and senior project manager. Wins for “Risk and Resilience Assessment Isn’t Optional Anymore” and for Co-authoring “Pressure-dependent Demand under Pressure-deficient Conditions” EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced that the American Water Works Association (AWWA) has awarded Bentley Fellow and Senior Product Manager Thomas Walski, Ph.D., P.E., with the AWWA 2020 Opflow P...
Simpson Strong-Tie Moves Minnesota Warehouse to Larger Facility
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced the relocation of its warehouse facility in Eagan, MN, to Inver Grove Heights, MN, seven miles away. The warehouse has moved to a new building located at Inver Point Business Park, 8450 Courthouse Blvd., Building 1, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077. The new building is 46,500 sq. ft. larger than the previous facility, and all 19 employees in Eagan have transferred to the new...
Autodesk, Schneider Electric Shape Future of Electrical Design and Engineering, Combat Climate Change
The way we generate, distribute, consume and store energy is changing. Fast forward 20 years to 2040. By then, 40 percent of the energy we use will come from renewables, and many buildings will be self-sufficient. This will change design as we know it. Autodesk and Schneider Electric recognized these challenges – and opportunities – when we first started on a journey to tackle these issues. We began by reimagining the building design process, adapting to support the future energy landscape. T...
Autodesk Announces Multiple New AEC Cloud Offerings for the Design Industry
We’re pleased to share three new updates for our architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) design customers: we’re adding cloud-enabled document management to the AEC Collection, as well as launching two new offerings for design content authors and reviewers. This is a notable cloud update to support our customers in fully transitioning to digital, remote collaboration workflows while continuing to work in the design products they use most. These updates feature connections to BIM 360...
RoadBotics Named to Pittsburgh Smart Business’s “Smart 50” and Pittsburgh Tech Council’s “Tech 50”
Pittsburgh, PA - RoadBotics and their President and Co-Founder, Ben Schmidt, PhD, recently accepted awards and recognition from Pittsburgh Tech Council and Smart Business Pittsburgh Magazine for the company’s leadership and advanced public infrastructure asset assessment technology. The Pittsburgh Tech Council’s Tech 50 Awards were held virtually on Thursday, November 12, to honor technology innovation in the Pittsburgh region in nine separate categories. RoadBotics was honored to be nominat...
Dr. Nikhil C. Trivedi receives prestigious Frank F. Aplan Award
The Mineral Processing Division and the Coal & Energy Division Frank F. Aplan Award Committee have selected Nikhil Trivedi, long-time member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), as the 2021 recipient of the prestigious Frank F. Aplan Award. The award recognizes engineering or scientific contributions that further the understanding of the technology of coal and/or mineral engineering. The award was established by AIME in 1989 as a tribute to Frank F. Aplan for his lifelong p...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
