AECOM supports U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ project to deliver an alternate care facility in Colorado to aid the region’s coronavirus pandemic response
LOS ANGELES – AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the world’s premier infrastructure firm, announced today that it has delivered a temporary healthcare facility with nearly 200 operational patient beds at The Ranch Events Complex in Larimer County, Colorado. An additional 200 patient beds that require minimal build out have also been turned over for future surge capacity. The project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District, in support of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission...
Ground-breaking of flexible 90MW Wärtsilä combined heat and power plant for public utility in Dresden
A ground-breaking ceremony for the combined heat and power plant to be engineered, procured and constructed by Wärtsilä in Dresden-Reick, Germany, took place on 22 April 2020. Image courtesy of DREWAG A ground-breaking ceremony for the combined heat and power (CHP) plant to be engineered, procured and constructed by Wärtsilä in Dresden-Reick, Germany, took place on 22 April. Commissioned by the local public utility DREWAG to secure reliable energy supply while increasing the share of ren...
AECOM completes two temporary hospitals in partnership with the New York City Department of Design and Construction in response to COVID-19 crisis
LOS ANGELES - AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the world’s premier infrastructure firm, announced today it has completed the New York City Department of Design and Construction’s (DDC) project to construct two temporary hospitals in response to the COVID-19 emergency. AECOM provided construction management, emergency engineering and grant management services for the facilities, located in Brooklyn and Queens, NY, which increased the city’s hospital capacity by more than 1,000 beds. AECOM was awarded the con...
Fluor Joint Venture Selected for Oak Hill Parkway Infrastructure Project in Austin, Texas
IRVING, Texas -Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture with Balfour Beatty was conditionally selected by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to reconstruct and widen U.S. 290 from approximately the east end of Circle Drive to Loop 1 and State Highway 71 from U.S. 290 to Silvermine Drive in Travis County, west of downtown Austin, Texas. Fluor anticipates it will book its share of the undisclosed contract value in the third quarter of 2020. “This project...
New Student Services Complex Coming to Evergreen Valley College in San Jose, Calif.
DLR Group’s design will enhance the campus experience by consolidating essential student services to one location. SAN JOSE, CALIF. — San Jose Evergreen Community College District selected DLR Group to design the new student services complex at Evergreen Valley College in southeast San Jose, Calif. The new two-building complex, which consists of a 48,000-SF student services facility and a 23,000-SF academic administration building, will be connected via an elevated walking bridge and a large pe...
The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Phase 2 Recognized For Structural Excellence
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Phase 2 was recognized with a Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) Project Award for its exemplary use of post-tensioned concrete to overcome challenging aspects of the project, such as its rotation at the 27th floor to face Hawaii’s famous landmark Diamond Head. The project was designed by the Chicago and Honolulu offices of the structural engineering firm BASE and Guerin Glass Architects was the architect of record. The Phase 2 towe...
AECOM Completes the Phase One Transformation of McCormick Place Convention Center Chicago Into an Alternate Care Facility For COVID-19 Positive Patients
LOS ANGELES - AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the world’s premier infrastructure firm, today announced that it has completed the first phase of the transformation of Chicago’s McCormick Place into an alternate care facility for patients considered COVID-19 positive. Fourteen days after the receipt of a Notice to Proceed, the first 500 beds of the McCormick Place Alternate Care Facility have accepted its first patients. “We are proud that AECOM and a talented group of partners could rapidly mobilize in supp...
Stantec partners with Hydro-Québec on climate change adaptation
Hydro-Québec has selected global design firm Stantec to support the development of its first adaptation plan to mitigate the risks of climate change on its facilities and operations. The project forms part of Hydro-Québec’s 2020-2024 Strategic Plan and focuses primarily on identifying and analyzing the potential impacts of climate change on Hydro-Québec’s assets and operations across Quebec, including hydropower plants and dams, and transmission and distribution lines. The team will use curre...
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...
Council Approves Centerpiece Development for Upcoming Trinity Mills Station
Carrollton, Texas – Carrollton City Council unanimously approved an agreement for a 125,000-square foot, six-story Class A office structure to serve as the marquee building within new Trinity Mills Station urban development. The City of Carrollton, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), The Integral Group, and Koa Partners signed a Master Development Agreement (MDA) for the entire Trinity Mills Station on March 1, but Council’s approval at the Tuesday, April 7 meeting means planning for the first...
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