Management changeover at ILEK - Successor announced for Werner Sobek
Werner Sobek has left his desk well organized - Prof. Dr. Lucio Blandini is the new Director of the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (Stuttgart - Who shall replace Werner Sobek when he leaves? The charismatic architect/engineer and founder of the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) passed the ILEK managerial baton to his student Lucio Blandini in the spring of 2020. After more than 25 years of building up the Institute, Sobek will stil...
Honolulu Harbor improvement project at Piers 24-28 to begin in 2020
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce that Piers 24-28 Utilities Improvements Project at Honolulu Harbor has been awarded to MIRA Image Construction, LLC. This project is part of the overall Harbors Modernization Plan and will provide for needed infrastructure improvements to harbor users. The awarded contract amount is nearly $12.8 million for construction of a new sewer system, potable water, fire hydrants, communication and electrical services. It...
USDOT Announces $302.6 Million in ‘State of Good Repair’ Grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the recipients of more than $302 million in grant funds under the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Program) to help repair and rehabilitate railroad infrastructure across the country. The grants will fund 12 projects in nine states. “This $302.6 million federal investment will upgrade rail infrastructure and enhance safety on the tracks and at railr...
NIBS Hosts Limited Invitation Virtual Leadership Series for Women in the Building Industry
(WASHINGTON) – The National Institute of Building Sciences today hosted the first in a series of virtual events aimed at engaging and prioritizing women in leadership throughout the built environment. Twenty women executives were selected to join the May 28 Women Executives in Building: Virtual Leadership Series meeting, which was co-hosted by Lakisha A. Woods, CAE, President and CEO of NIBS, and Nancy Novak, Chief Innovation Officer with Compass Datacenters. “Data shows that the industry...
Capital Properties and Montroy DeMarco Architecture Complete 23,300-square foot Headquarters Office for PhotoShelter at Trinity Centre in Manhattan
Montroy DeMarco Architecture (MDA) has completed a new 23,300-square foot New York City headquarters office for PhotoShelter, a leading web- and cloud-based support services provider for the photography and videography industries. Photo by Peter Dressel/Wilk Marketing Communications New York, NY – Serving the property owner Capital Properties, Montroy DeMarco Architecture (MDA) has completed a new 23,300-square foot New York City headquarters office for PhotoShelter, a leading web- and...
COVID-19 Intensifies the Urgency to Expand Sustainable Energy Solutions Worldwide
To meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets by 2030, countries must safeguard the gains already attained and accelerate efforts to achieve affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. WASHINGTON — Despite accelerated progress over the past decade, the world will fall short of ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy by 2030 unless efforts are scaled up significantly, reveals the new Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress...
Lahti Aqua selects UROS for Sanitation Safety Planning
The regional water supply company owned by the Finnish City of Lahti deploys UROS Sense liquid quality monitoring solution to systematically identify and manage risk along sanitation chain Oulu, Finland. UROS today announced that Lahti Aqua, a regional water supply company owned by the City of Lahti, has deployed the UROS Sense liquid quality monitoring solution to support quality monitoring and risk management across critical points of its wastewater treatment process and sanitation chain....
IMAGINiT Technologies Becomes Epic Games Reseller for Twinmotion Real-time Immersive Visualization Tools
BALTIMORE, MD — Committed to providing best-in-class products and services to architects, engineers, and designers, IMAGINiT Technologies today announces that it has become Epic Games’ first partner to offer the popular Twinmotion software in the United States and Canada. Twinmotion’s 3D visualization technology allows architecture, construction, urban planning, and other building professionals, to share designs that have been created using many of today’s design tools. “To build a strong fo...
SOLV3D Garners New Esri Specialty and Becomes a Marketplace Provider
CALGARY, AB – May 28, 2020 – SOLV3D, a leading provider of 3D processing, geospatial data visualization and collaboration solutions, is excited to announce that it has been recognized by Esri as a Release Ready Specialty partner and has also been approved as an ArcGIS Marketplace provider. Partners in the Release Ready Specialty offer industry expertise along with solution using the latest ArcGIS products. As early adopters of Esri software releases, partners with this designation are leader...
Southern California’s Marengo Charging Plaza Officially Opens to The Public
Stantec assists Pasadena Water and Power with nation’s largest electric vehicle charging station Pasadena, CA - To keep up with the increase in demand for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, the City of Pasadena—in partnership with Tesla—installed 44 fast chargers made available to the public at the Marengo Charging Plaza, the largest public fast charging station in the nation. Global design and engineering firm Stantec and Greenlots, a developer of electric vehicle charging and...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
