Stantec to provide engineering services for three bridges in North Dakota
Leading global design firm, Stantec, was selected by the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) to provide engineering-design services for three bridge projects over the Maple River. The projects include the replacement of two bridges on I-94 and one on ND 10, as well as the construction of two median crossovers for traffic control on I-94 during bridge construction. Working in partnership with the state bridge office, Stantec will complete the preliminary utility coordination and...
SpeedCore Researcher Amit Varma Wins Higgins Lectureship Award, Will Address Industry Thursday
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction has awarded its 2021 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award to Amit H. Varma, Karl H. Kettelhut Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Bowen Laboratory of Large-Scale CE Research at Purdue University’s Lyles School of Civil Engineering. Varma will present “SpeedCore and Steel-Concrete Composite Construction: The Best of Both Worlds” as a keynote speaker during NASCC: The Steel Conference, which will take place April 14-16, 2021, in Lo...
DFI Announces Winners of 2020 Young Professor and Student Paper Competitions
Hawthorne, N.J. : DFI announces the winners of the 2020 Paper Competitions. Alejandro Martinez, Ph.D., assistant professor, and Kyle O’Hara, Ph.D., graduate student researcher, University of California, Davis, are the winners of the Young Professor Paper Competition. Their paper, “Applications of Frictional Directionality for Monotonically- and Cyclically-loaded Piles,” describes the load-transfer behavior of piles with surface inspired by the belly scales of snakes that mobilize a direction...
New funding to improve water security for 10 million people in Africa and Asia by 2024
New funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will support global research and practice to improve water security for 10 million people in Africa and Asia. The FCDO’s grant to the University of Oxford will now extend to 2024 and increase to £22.5 million, to support the REACH programme improve water security by delivering world-class science to transform policy and practice. Professor Charlotte Watts, Chief Scientific Advisor and Director of Research & Evidence Divisi...
World’s leading power system operators launch global consortium
Global effort aimed at reaching 50% emission reductions over next 10 years (LONDON) – Earlier today during the BloombergNEF Summit, Audrey Zibelman, CEO of the Australia Energy Market Operator (AEMO) announced the launch of the Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST). Speaking during the European Energy Infrastructure in Transition Session, Zibelman highlighted the need for a major global collaborative effort in overcoming technical barriers related to the integration of clean e...
Skanska renovates and expands historical library in Charlottesville, USA, for about USD 112 M, about SEK 990 M
Skanska has signed an additional contract with University of Virginia to renovate and expand the historical Alderman library in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. The contract is worth USD 112 M, about SEK 990 M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the fourth quarter 2020. The work will include a complete demolition of a 1967 addition, replacing it with a six-story concrete framed addition of approximately 11,600 square meters. The existing 9,300-square-meter library will also be...
San Antonio Construction Executive David Zachry Honored With ARTBA Award
WASHINGTON — David Zachry, CEO of San Antonio-based Zachry Corp. and a long-time volunteer leader in the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), is the 2020 recipient of the organization’s highest honor— the “ARTBA Award.” It was presented Oct. 20 during a special ceremony at ARTBA’s national convention. Established in 1960, the ARTBA Award recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions that have advanced the broad goals of the association. Recipients have included...
McDermott Represents The Sterling Group and Construction Supply Group in a Combination Transaction with White Cap Valued at $4 Billion
Construction Supply Group and White Cap Combine to Forge Market-Leading Distributor of Concrete Accessories, Specialty Construction and Safety Products Chicago, IL – Leading international law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented The Sterling Group, an operationally focused private equity firm, and its portfolio company, Construction Supply Group, in connection with a combination transaction with the construction and industrial business of HD Supply Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: HDS), known...
AEC Excellence Awards 2020 Winners: Reimagination During Extraordinary Times
2020 has been a year of challenge. The COVID-19 global pandemic, social and economic upheaval, and climate emergencies have cracked every crystal ball, upending our notions of what the future holds. But architects, engineers, and construction professionals are, above all, problem solvers. When challenges arise, the building industry responds with ingenuity. This is a field full of big thinkers and big doers, with the ability and will to make plans at a global scale and along generational time...
Green Business Certification Inc. Celebrates the 2020 Class of LEED Fellows
25 green building leaders represent the top of their field and are committed to creating healthier, more sustainable and resilient communities WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 20, 2020 – Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the premier organization independently recognizing excellence in green business industry performance and practice globally, has announced the 2020 class of LEED Fellows. Twenty-five individuals from around the world are being recognized for their mastery of LEED, the world’...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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