Michael Baker International Strengthens Federal Practice with Promotion of Alfonso Riera to Vice President and Army Regional Federal Lead
Dallas - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that Alfonso Riera has been promoted to Vice President and Army Regional Federal Lead in the Gulf Coast and West Regions. This new role is an extension of his successful efforts in business development throughout the firm’s Gulf Coast Region. He will now be responsible for the continued expansion of the Michael Baker network within the Army’s scope of projects in these key geo...
Sturfee Rolls out World’s First AR Cloud Technology for Cities that Uses Satellite Imagery to Create Magical City Experiences
Sturfee’s disruptive approach makes your smartphone cameras recognize streets using AI and Satellgery; major Japanese telco KDDI is already incorporating the production-ready tech for 5G services Milpitas, Calif. – Sturfee, a computer vision/AI solutions company, today emerges from stealth with the launch of its City AR technology, which uses satellite imagery and a mobile device to visually recognize the streets around you and digitally enhance them for applications ranging from navigation,...
HNTB Marks 65 Years of Shaping Transportation Infrastructure in Massachusetts
History in the region includes roads, rails and runways to help move people and grow the economy of the Greater Boston region BOSTON – Today HNTB Corporation marks its 65th anniversary of service to transportation agencies in Massachusetts. The firm’s presence began with the opening of an office in Boston in 1954. HNTB has operated continuously since then serving numerous local public and private clients, including the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Massachusetts Department of T...
Trimble Clarity Now Offered as Web Application for Point Clouds and 3D Models
SUNNYVALE, Calif.— Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that Trimble® Clarity is available as a stand-alone web application that simplifies the visualization and navigation of 3D data. With this major update, Trimble Clarity enables geospatial professionals to view, use and share 3D point cloud data, models and meshes with engineers, architects, city planners and other project stakeholders via a web browser, which can be viewed on desktop and mobile devices. The Trimble Clarity web applicat...
Trimble Announces Availability of the XR10 with HoloLens 2, a Next-Generation Mixed-Reality Solution for Front-Line Workers in Safety-Controlled Environments
DÜSSELDORF, Germany, Nov. 8, 2019—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it is now taking orders for the Trimble® XR10 with HoloLens 2 system, a worksite-ready mixed-reality solution that enables workers to visualize 3D data on project sites for easier and more efficient planning, collaboration and reporting. The announcement was made at A+A 2019, the largest international trade forum for safety, security and health at work. The new solution is enabled by two central components:...
President’s Awards Presented at DFI Annual Conference
President’s Award recipients: David Paul, Karen Dawson, DFI President Matthew Janes, and Gerald Verbeek. Missing from photo Matt Conte. Hawthorne, N.J.: Matthew Janes, M.B.A., P.Eng, of Isherwood Associates and president of DFI, presented four President’s Awards at a luncheon during the DFI 44th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Chicago, on October 17. Established in 2016, the DFI President’s Awards are given at the discretion of the DFI president to recognize the efforts and s...
DFI Announces Winners of 2019 Student Paper Competition
Student Paper Winners: Jamie Crispin and Abigail Bateman with Tracy Brettmann (center), chair of the DFI Educational Trust Hawthorne, N.J.: Abigail H. Bateman and Jamie J. Crispin, from the University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K., are the 2019 Student Paper Competition winners. Their winning paper, “Theoretical “t-z” Curves for Piles in Radially Inhomogeneous Soil,” described the development and evaluated the use of a radial inhomogeneity correction factor for selected constitutive models. ...
Profile Products Earns International Trade Council Go Global Award
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — Profile® Products was honored with the International Trade Council’s Business of the Year Award in the Legend of Manufacturing category during the 2019 Go Global Awards held in Chicago on October 23. The Go Global Awards are designed to celebrate businesses that are driving international trade through their innovations, technologies and strategies. “This award is a reflection of our incredible global partnerships and customers in our erosion control, sports fields, horti...
LEED Reaches New Milestone, Surpasses 100,000 Commercial Green Building Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is celebrating a new LEED milestone, announcing it has surpassed 100,000 registered and certified LEED commercial projects. “In 1998, we created LEED to measure and define what green building meant, and to provide a roadmap for developing sustainable buildings,” said Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO, USGBC. “Today millions of us are living, working and learning in LEED-certified buildings around the world. These spaces are using le...
HLW’s London Team Announces New Senior Workplace Strategist
London, UK — International architecture, design and planning firm HLW is pleased to announce the latest addition to its growing London team, Senior Workplace Strategist I Associate Katerina Anagnostopoulou Politou. Katerina will work closely with the global strategy and discovery team to provide current and future clients with creative design and comprehensive solutions through an analytical approach steeped in innovation. “We are thrilled to have Katerina join our London studio,” said Bront...