Stantec bolsters Cleveland architecture and design practice with the addition of Todd Griffith
Griffith brings 30 years of specialized experience in lab planning and design CLEVELAND, OH- NYSE, TSX:STN: Todd Griffith has joined leading global design firm Stantec as a Senior Associate in the firm’s Buildings practice. Based in Stantec’s Cleveland office, Griffith brings 30 years of experience in lab planning and design for the region’s leading higher education, healthcare, and science institutions. In his role, Griffith will contribute to Stantec’s leading position as a truste...
WSP USA Designing Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations
Vineyard Wind will generate 800 megawatts of electricity off the Massachusetts coast, capable of producing dependable energy for more than 400,000 homes. BOSTON, October 5, 2020 — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, has been selected to provide detailed design services for the wind turbine foundations for the Vineyard Wind project offshore of Massachusetts. WSP had previously completed design of wind turbine foundations for the project, but due to rec...
Sally Librera to join HNTB as vice president, strategic planning and client support
Previously served in leadership roles for MTA and NYC Transit NEW YORK – HNTB Corporation announced today that Sally Librera will join the firm as vice president of strategic planning and client support. Her career in transportation includes 16 years spent solving infrastructure and transportation challenges in the New York area. Librera is based in HNTB’s Empire State Building office and will support clients throughout the Northeast and across the country. “We are delighted to welco...
Four CLB Projects Recognized in AIA Wyoming’s 2020 Design and Honor Awards
Lone Pine / Queen's Lane Pavilion / Dogtrot | All photography by Matthew Millman Two projects by CLB win Award of Merit and two win Award of Excellence in the “Residential” category JACKSON, WY— CLB, a multi-disciplinary architecture and design firm in the Rocky Mountain West, has announced that their Lone Pine, Queen’s Lane Pavilion, Dogtrot, and Five Shadows residential projects have each been recognized with awards in this year’s AIA Wyoming’s 2020 Design and Honor Awards progra...
Heartland Water Technology and Gruppo Pieralisi Announce Partnership for Biosolids Management in the United States
HUDSON, Mass.- Heartland Water Technology, Inc. and Gruppo Pieralisi today announced a strategic partnership focused on advanced biosolids management, including municipal sludge, livestock manures and digested solids, leveraging Pieralsi's proven and robust direct-contact rotary drum dryer. The cost and complexity of managing sludges and biosolids is growing. The vast majority of biosolids are disposed of at either landfills or incinerators, or they are land applied. Due to their high water...
Steel Bridges 1838-1940: The Stories They Could Tell
CHICAGO - A new interactive timeline from the National Steel Bridge Alliance provides a new way to look at some of the more than 25,000 steel bridges that opened between 1838 and 1938 and are still in service in the U.S. Bringing the awesome longevity of steel bridges to life, the timeline reveals that: The word “dinosaur” is younger than the oldest steel bridge that’s still in service in the U.S. More than 50 steel bridges that people still cross every day were open when Henry Bessem...
HDR Digital Design Expert Cameron Schaefer Finalist for International Innovator of the Year Award
OMAHA, Neb. — Each year, design technology company Autodesk celebrates an Innovator of the Year, honoring an A/E/C practitioner who is reimagining the design and construction practice through the use of technology. With nominations from around the world, the competition recognizes the top digital design experts in the industry. Cameron Schaefer, P.E., a project manager and digital design lead at HDR, certainly fits that description. Schaefer has been finding new efficiencies and pushing bound...
World-first technology to boost renewable energy sector
WORLD-FIRST robotics technology is being developed which will help a key component in the renewable energy sector operate more efficiently. A lightweight robot capable of carrying out an X-ray maintenance survey of wind turbines – offshore and onshore – is being developed for the windfarm industry. Forth Engineering, in Cumbria, together with a consortium of industrial and academic partners – Innvotek, TWI, ORE Catapult, Renewable Advice and London South Bank University – are developing th...
Xylem highlights the extraordinary partnerships making water utilities more resilient at WEFTEC Connect 2020
Extraordinary times call for an all-digital experience with virtual meetings, on-demand product demos, exclusive videos, and live streaming panel discussions throughout weeklong event Charlotte, N.C., – Xylem (NYSE: XYL) is highlighting the Extraordinary Partnerships driving the water utility industry’s resilience amidst these Extraordinary Times at this year’s Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), Oct. 5-9. The company is offering dozens of...
Jacobs Selected for Design of Rock Island Connection (P2)
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected by Metra to provide engineering and design services for the Rock Island Connection (P2), as part of the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program's 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project (75th St. CIP). Combined for logistic and environmental reasons, the 75th St. CIP is the CREATE Program's largest project and addresses Chicago's top congestion point. When constructed as part of the 75th St. CIP, P2, a double-track fly...