Prostar Capital Promotes Stuart Blackadder to Managing Director and Head of US Office, Along with Other Senior Promotions
Greenwich, CT - Prostar Capital, a global private investment firm focused on midstream energy infrastructure assets, announced today a number of promotions and organizational changes designed to position the firm for continued growth amid the increasing scale and scope of its business. In recognition of his significant contributions to the firm over the last eight years, industry veteran Stuart Blackadder has been promoted to Managing Director and Head of Prostar’s US Office in Greenwich, CT....
Stantec to provide design and engineering services for Alberta’s first temporary COVID-19 treatment center
Stantec, along with fellow Alberta-based Companies Sprung Structures and CANA Construction, has been selected by Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the Government of Alberta to design and construct Alberta’s first temporary COVID-19 treatment Centre at the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary. The facility, donated by Sprung, will house up to 70 patients and will add over 8,000 square feet of treatment space. The temporary treatment facility will be turned over to AHS on April 27, 2020 to begin equip...
Save the Date for the Waste Containment System Design Seminar
Waste Containment System Design Seminar When Sept. 15–16, 2020 Where Crowne Plaza Hotel Syracuse, NY About the Seminar This technical training opportunity has been developed to provide attendees with a deeper working knowledge of surface and subsurface flows of stormwater impinging on landfill closures. This discussion will go beyond slope stabilization using the infinite slope formula. Various design approaches and details will be discussed to show how they either hinder or promo...
Steel Utility Pole Coalition Offers Free Stay-At-Home Webinar Series On How To Build Better Distribution And Subtransmission Systems With Steel Poles.
CENTENNIAL, CO – With more than 600 electric utilities using steel distribution poles, utility professionals need the tools and knowledge to build stronger, cost-effective and reliable distribution and subtransmission systems using steel poles. To meet this need, the Steel Utility Pole Coalition (SUPC), in cooperation with the American Galvanizers Association (AGA), is hosting a 6-part webinar series to provide educational information and certificates of completion during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Skanska rehabilitates rail transit infrastructure in Northeast region, USA, for about USD 40 M, about SEK 390 M
Skanska has signed a contract with Amtrak to rehabilitate and restore maintenance facilities for the Next Generation Acela 21 high-speed rail service in Washington, D.C., Boston, and New York, USA. The contract is worth about USD 40 M, about SEK 390 M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the first quarter 2020. The three maintenance facilities were initially built by Skanska 20 years ago. The rehabilitation will include structural modifications and industrial equipment upgrade...
Engineering Association Calls on Congress to Re-Fund the Paycheck Protection Program
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) – the business association of the nation’s engineering industry – sent a letter to House and Senate leaders strongly urging Congress to act on legislation to provide additional funding to recapitalize the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). “The PPP program is working to help many of the nation’s engineering firms mitigate cash-flow problems and keep working on essential infrastructure projects, but we are very concerned th...
Epson Expands SureColor T-Series Line with New Models for Personal Workstations and Workgroup Technical Printing
LONG BEACH, Calif. – April 14, 2020 – Epson today announced three new SureColor® T-Series printers designed for entry and mid-level CAD production and general purpose wide-format graphics. For personal workspaces and home-based high-tech offices, the new SureColor T2170 24-inch desktop printer joins the current 24-inch SureColor T3170 and SureColor T3170x to deliver high-performance technical and graphic output at an incredible value. For small- to mid-sized workgroup settings, the new 24-inch S...
Golden Software Simplifies Surfer® Workflows for Faster Gridding
3D Views may be exported to a variety of high-resolution image formats GOLDEN, Colorado, 14 April 2020 – Golden Software, a developer of affordable 2D and 3D scientific modeling packages, has streamlined many workflows in the latest version of its Surfer® gridding, contouring, and 3D surface mapping product. These enhancements will save time for end users in oil & gas exploration, environmental consulting, mining, engineering, and geospatial projects. “We have simplified workflows by makin...
Autodesk Invests in Aurigo Software to Bolster Construction Technology Offering for Owners
Aurigo Software and Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced an alliance to develop the most comprehensive set of cloud-based solutions for public and private owners. Aurigo will integrate with Autodesk Construction Cloud, a powerful portfolio of construction management software and services, soon giving owners a single end-to-end technology platform for design, planning, construction and operations of infrastructure and private assets. As part of the alliance, Autodesk will acquire a minor...
Steel Framing Alliance and Super Stud Building Products, Inc. Sponsor Cold-Formed Steel Framing Webinars on April 15 and 22
Washington, DC — The Steel Framing Alliance (SFA) and Super Stud Building Products, Inc. are sponsoring two webinars in April: 1) “Specifiers Guide to Cold-Formed Steel Framing-2” will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 12:00 p.m., and 2) “Cold-Formed Steel Framing in Mid-Rise and Multi-Family Structures” will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Each webinar provides participants with 1 LU/HSW from the American Institute of Architects. “Specifiers Guide to Cold-Formed St...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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