Webcor Delivers World's First TRUE Zero Waste for Construction-Certified Public Project
Photo by Kyle Jeffers Photo Innovative Construction Practices Divert 95% of Waste, Setting New Industry Standard San Francisco, California-- The Contra Costa County Administration Building and Redevelopment Project in Martinez, CA recently became the world's first Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) Gold for construction-certified public project, setting a new sustainability benchmark for public building projects worldwide. The design-build project was delivered by Webcor, a lead...
Stantec completes design of demonstration facility for Pure Water Antelope Valley
Advanced water treatment facility will inform full-scale design for Palmdale Water District’s indirect potable reuse program Design is now complete on an advanced water treatment (AWT) demonstration facility for the Palmdale Water District’s (PWD) Pure Water Antelope Valley indirect potable reuse program. Stantec served as the lead designer for the facility, and construction is set to begin this summer following a groundbreaking that took place in June. The demonstration facility will...
Stantec selected to lead planning and preliminary design for key elements of US$2 billion Newark AirTrain Replacement Program
Image credit: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey The new AirTrain will increase public transit access and connectivity for underserved communities in Northern New Jersey Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to lead preliminary and final design work for key elements of the planned US$2 billion Newark AirTrain replacement. When complete, the new AirTrain will promote increased adoption o...
e-GEOS to develop an Hydro-Meteo Digital Twin
Rome, July 29, 2024 - e-GEOS - Telespazio 80%, ASI 20% - is part of the consortium which will build a “Digital Twin” of large areas of Italy within the IRIDE programme. The Digital Twin will provide selected institutional users with the data and tools they need to create simulation scenarios for different thematic areas, for hydrogeological risk management and air quality monitoring. Using satellite data, ground monitoring sensors, digital terrain models and artificial intelligence, the proje...
A-Frame installation enhances offshore wind vessel capability
Mammoet’s PTC210-DS ring crane performs efficient A-Frame lift for Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel, Svanen, in the offshore wind energy sector As offshore wind turbines continue to grow to achieve greater efficiency, so too are their components. This means that the vessels used for their installation and maintenance must undergo upgrades to handle these larger components. When the Van Oord-owned vessel Svanen received a major upgrade, a key element was the fitting of a bigger...
PCA-led Project to Receive $2.4 Million from EPA to Upgrade Environmental Data Provided by Cement and Concrete Industry
Program Will Help Advance Industry Efforts Toward Net Zero (Washington, D.C. July 16, 2024) — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Portland Cement Association (PCA), which represents America’s cement manufacturers, will receive more than $2.4 million to lead a project that will improve both the quantity and quality of industry Environmental Product Declarations (EPD). EPDs are the most widely used tool by cement producers to measure the potential environmental im...
Herzog Partners with DBK to Build Amtrak’s New Penn Coach Yard Maintenance Facility
On-site construction is on schedule to begin in October PHILADELPHIA — Herzog Contracting Corporation and Dana B. Kenyon Company (DBK) have started preconstruction on Amtrak’s new Penn Coach Yard Heavy Maintenance Facility near Philadelphia’s 30th Street Amtrak Train Station. This project is the first of six facility upgrades across Amtrak’s network. The Penn Coach Yard facility will service many of Amtrak's Acela, Airo and Northeast Regional trains that operate up and down the Northeast...
Jefferson offers accessible specialty care with design services from Stantec
Uniting over a dozen services in one convenient location in the heart of Philadelphia Jefferson Health recently opened the Honickman Center, now home to over a dozen specialty practices previously scattered throughout 10 buildings. Stantec, a global integrated design firm, served as the architect of record for fit-out of the building. Stantec partnered with Ennead Architects, the core and shell architect, to help plan the facility for its intended ambulatory care use. Located in the h...
HDR Selected to Provide Civil Engineering Services at Charlotte Douglas International Airport
The Charlotte Douglas International Airport has selected HDR to provide civil engineering services for the airport for the next four years. The selection builds on nearly two decades of supporting the airport's projects and initiatives, including a current role providing on-call environmental services. As an on-call civil engineer, HDR will act as an extension of the airport’s engineering staff, providing a variety of services that could include studies, conceptual designs, investigations an...
Stantec-designed Orangeburg Railroad Corner Development breaks ground in South Carolina
Mixed-use project will include housing, retail, and a Civil Rights museum The City of Orangeburg, South Carolina, broke ground yesterday on the Orangeburg Railroad Corner Development. The 1-acre brownfield site will transform 12 historic, city-owned parcels into mixed-use commercial and residential spaces through new construction and reuse of heritage structures. Global integrated design firm Stantec collaborated on the project with the public-private partnership (P3) of the City and Ora...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
