HNTB’s Atlanta Office Names Tim Kassa as Transportation Planning Department Manager
ATLANTA – Recognized for outstanding service, Tim Kassa has been named HNTB Corporation’s transportation planning department manager based in the firm’s Atlanta office. He oversees delivery of innovative solutions for transportation projects across the region and leads a group of 20 talented and diverse professionals. Kassa has been with HNTB since 2015 and has more than 16 years of technical and leadership experience in the infrastructure industry. His most recent roles with HNTB include se...
HNTB Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Pennsylvania Office Opening
Pictured clockwise from top right: American Parkway Bridge, PA Turnpike AET Conversion, Burlington-Bristol Bridge, SEPTA Station Updates, Bethlehem Bridge. PHILADELPHIA – HNTB Corporation is today celebrating the 25th anniversary of a permanent office presence in Pennsylvania. The firm’s work in the commonwealth, however, can be traced back to the 1930s when it designed the Burlington-Bristol Bridge over the Delaware River between Burlington, NJ, and Bristol Township, Pa. Over the decade...
Vectorworks, Inc. Earns 12 Nominations in the 2019 Construction Computing Awards
Columbia, MD (October 10, 2019)—Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. is a finalist in the 2019 Construction Computing Awards, receiving 12 nominations. The company and its Vectorworks Architect product were nominated for eight awards in total, while the Vectorworks Nomad app received a nomination in the Mobile/Field App Technology category. Jonathan Reeves, director of Jonathan Reeves Architects, received three nominations for his projects and work as a Vectorworks trainer....
One Million Euro Helsinki Energy Challenge in Search for Sustainable Energy Production
Helsinki is committed to its responsibility in curbing climate change. Helsinki’s goal is to be carbon-neutral by the year 2035. Currently, more than half of Helsinki’s carbon dioxide emissions originate from the production of energy used for heating. Reaching the carbon-neutrality goal requires, in addition to the other actions, that the emissions originating from the production of heat are reduced significantly. The Finnish government has decided to place a ban on the burning of coal for en...
Propex Recieves 2019 Innovation Award for New Recyclable Paving Fabric
Chattanooga, Tenn. (Oct. 9, 2019) – Last week PETROMAT Enviro, a paving fabric that easily mills and recycles, was awarded the 2019 Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) Innovation Award. “Innovation is what drives us,” said Mike Gorey, CEO of Propex. “It’s a key part of our culture, and we will continue to invest in products and market development to ultimately offer our customers the best geosynthetic solutions. PETROMAT Enviro was developed to solve the milling and recycling issues assoc...
Latest Construction Field Software Uses Cloud Integration for More Efficient Workflow
Leica Geosystems, Procore further collaborate to bring interoperable workflows for construction (Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 9 October 2019) - Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced today a new software upgrade for Leica iCON field software as the first development under the collaboration with Procore, a leading provider of construction management software. The two industry-leading providers have integrated their services for collaboration across Leica iCON field software and Procor...
NineStar Connect Completes High Speed Fiber Deployment in Town of Cumberland
GREENFIELD, Ind. - NineStar Connect, a smart utility providing water, sewer, electric and high speed fiber services, has completed deployment of high speed fiber facilities in the Town of Cumberland, bringing 1Gb connections to Cumberland’s town hall and other municipal facilities, and laying the groundwork for businesses to access urban-grade fiber optic infrastructure solutions. Click to Tweet. A recent study of the Mount Comfort Corridor by the Urban Land Institute found that the availabil...
Battery Innovation Roadmap Points to Energy Storage Revolution in Europe
Technology will boost performance of batteries for micro-hybrid cars and renewable energy storage ONE of the world’s mainstay battery technologies is set to turbo charge its performance to support growing demand for more battery energy storage in the EU. The European Commission has predicted a 10x increase in demand for EU battery energy storage by 2050. With the support of its EU and worldwide battery company members, the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI) today sets research objecti...
USDOT Makes Available $396 Million for Rail Capital Projects
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Program). The NOFO includes $396 million in grant funding. “This $396 million in federal funding will provide a tremendous boost to private, state and local investments to improve America’s rail infrastructure,” said U. S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao....
DLR Group Appoints Two Managing Principals
DLR Group Managing Principal & CEO Griff Davenport, FAIA, announced today that Steve McKay, RIBA, LEED AP, and John Fuller, LEED AP have each been appointed a DLR Group Managing Principal. McKay is the firm’s global design leader and Fuller is chief marketing officer for DLR Group. Both are members of the firm’s Executive Leadership Team which manages the operations for DLR Group’s 1,200 design professionals and 30 global locations. McKay and Fuller also will join the DLR Group Board of Direc...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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