David Leard joins HNTB in Houston as project director
HOUSTON – David Leard, AICP, joined HNTB Corporation as project director and associate vice president, based in the firm’s Houston office. Leard brings more than 27 years of experience in transit program management, planning, design and construction. Leard is responsible for managing and delivering major projects and working to expand HNTB’s services to its regional transit clients. “David has an impressive background having worked on some of our country’s most visible and complex transit...
Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to Co-Develop the First Long Duration, Liquid Air Energy Storage System in the United States
Highview Power Storage, Inc., a global leader in long duration energy storage solutions, and Encore Renewable Energy, a developer of renewable energy generation and storage projects, today jointly announced plans to develop the United States’ first long duration, liquid air energy storage system. This facility will be a minimum of 50MW, provide in excess of eight hours of storage (400MWh) and will be located in northern Vermont. The project is the first of many utility-scale, liquid air energ...
Woolpert Acquires Southern Mapping, a Geospatial Firm Based in South Africa
Southern Mapping is an international aerial survey and mapping company that specializes in high-accuracy lidar, hyperspectral imagery and remote sensing technologies. DAYTON, Ohio — Woolpert has acquired Southern Mapping, a geospatial solutions provider and aerial survey company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Southern Mapping has extensive high-accuracy lidar, imagery and remote sensing experience, and produces airborne topographic, hyperspectral, and thermal surveys and mapping. Sou...
ASCE honors HDR’s Timothy Dougherty with 2019 Professional Practice Ethics and Leadership Award
OMAHA, Neb. — HDR’s Timothy Dougherty, P.E., was the 2019 recipient of the American Society of Civil Engineers' 2019 Professional Practice Ethics and Leadership Award, an honor that goes to an engineer who embodies leadership in professional practice and ethics. “His composure and integrity are exemplary and through his leadership and mentoring have served as a benchmark for many young professionals,” said ASCE’s award letter. ASCE’s president-elect, K.N. Gunalan, nominated Dougherty for t...
FEMA Awards 5-Year Housing Inspection Contract to WSP USA
Since 1995, WSP has supported FEMA as a nationwide housing inspections services contractor, inspecting homes damaged during presidentially declared emergencies or natural disasters. WINCHESTER, VA — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has renewed its housing inspection services (HIS) contract through 2024 with WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Under the contract, WSP is required to maintain a culture of preparedness for timely mobiliza...
Move offers structure around function, not mode or customer group
SALEM - The Oregon Transportation Commission has approved changes to the leadership structure of the Oregon Department of Transportation. The changes, effective immediately, do not alter the agency’s mission but instead will work to enhance that mission. ODOT's new director, Kris Strickler, proposed the following changes to the OTC on Dec. 16. Reorganize the department, establishing these four assistant directors: •Cooper Brown, Assistant Director for Operations. •Travis Brouwer, Assista...
UK owns seven of top ten mega capacity offshore wind projects globally, says GlobalData
The global offshore wind market is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 16.2% between 2019 and 2030, reaching a cumulative capacity of 142 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, compared to 23.2GW at the end of 2018, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Currently, the largest markets in wind offshore development are the UK, Germany, China, Denmark and Belgium – representing almost 93% of the installed offshore wind capacity. The UK, which has around 35% of global offs...
New Report Underlines the Great Potential of Renewables as a Source of Reliable Power for Refugee Settlements
Geneva, Switzerland – On-site renewable energy solutions can cost-effectively supply refugee communities with low-cost, reliable electricity, according to the findings of a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in cooperation with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. There are currently almost 26 million refugees in the world today. Unreliable energy exposes them to additional and associated risks which renewables can serve to overcome. Renewables for refugee settlements: Su...
Cardno Announces Promotion of Susan Reisbord to CEO and Managing Director
Lone Tree, CO - Professional infrastructure and environmental services firm Cardno announces the appointment of Susan Reisbord to Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner. In her role as CEO, she will work with Cardno’s leadership team to continue to build the firm’s capabilities across all business lines. She will focus the team’s efforts on generating sustainable and profitable growth, developing strong and collaborative teams of people across the firm, and enhancing Cardno’s value prop...
DuPont Exercises Option to Acquire OxyMem
WILMINGTON, Del. – DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced it has exercised its option to acquire full ownership of OxyMem Limited, a company that develops and produces Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR) technology for the treatment and purification of municipal and industrial wastewater. OxyMem has more than 60 employees and one production site located in Athlone, Ireland. The transaction will close before Dec. 31, 2019. OxyMem was founded in 2013, based on a technology spin-out from the Univ...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
