Jacobs Named Engineering Design Manager for California WaterFix
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) has been selected by the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority (DCA) for engineering design management (EDM) services related to the California WaterFix program. Estimated at $17 billion in 2017, WaterFix is California's largest water conveyance project, designed to bolster the reliability of the state's water supplies, while protecting and enhancing the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary, a vital environmental asset. The California WaterFix program, slate...
AECOM and Combined Properties Unveil Iconic Mixed-Use Project: Pendry West Hollywood and Pendry Residences West Hollywood by Montage Hotels & Resorts
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. — AECOM Capital, the investment arm of AECOM, and Combined Properties, a full-service real estate firm, announce the construction of Pendry West Hollywood and the Pendry Residences West Hollywood by Montage Hotels & Resorts, an approximately 300,000-square-foot development encompassing a full city block along the famed Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Scheduled to open in 2020, the development occupies a prime location on Sunset Boulevard, providing guests and residence ow...
Stantec Selected to Lead Next Stage of Toronto’s Iconic Rail Deck Park
Stantec has been selected to provide the Technical Consulting and Costing Services to CreateTO for the next stage of planning for Toronto’s iconic Rail Deck Park, an urban oasis in the heart of the city. Stantec’s work will form the basis for the design of the park by integrating transit corridors and transit station construction, while connecting adjacent neighborhoods. The $1.7 billion project is the first of its kind in Canada and represents an exciting and creative solution to the challenges...
First Cobalt Begins Permitting and Environmental Programs at Iron Creek
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — First Cobalt Corp. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has engaged Brown and Caldwell at the Iron Creek Project to provide guidance on permitting and to develop an environmental baseline study strategy. Trent Mell, First Cobalt president and chief executive officer, commented: “First Cobalt’s strategy in 2019 is to advance and de-risk our two key assets: the Iron Creek Project in Idaho, USA, and the First Cobalt Refinery in Ontario, Canada. Environmental and p...
Collier County to Go Live with Expansive Asset Management Implementation by Woolpert
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Woolpert was hired by Collier County, Fla., to support the implementation of Cityworks Asset Management Solution (AMS) for multiple county departments. It went live for its Park & Recreation Division in November and is scheduled to go live in the second quarter of 2019 for the Facilities Management Division. This project builds on the county’s previous work with Woolpert, whose implementation with the Collier County Public Utilities Department (CCPUD) went live in 2016...
Stantec Awarded Comprehensive Wastewater Project
Portland, OR - Stantec, a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm, is providing Program Controls, Engineering Services and Construction Management to the City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) during the design development, construction, startup and commissioning of significant infrastructure upgrades for two major local wastewater treatment plants: Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant (CBWTP) and the Tryon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (TCWTP). BES...
New Visitor Center at Historic Site in Bulgaria Is Being Designed by SKOLNICK Architecture + Design Partnership as a Collaboration: The Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis
SKOLNICK Architecture &Design Partnership, based in New York, is collaborating with two Bulgarian firms on the design of a new visitor center at an important archaeological site in Plovdiv, Bulgaria: the Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis. It is an ancient Roman church where extensive 4th and 6th Century mosaics, along with other artifacts, have been uncovered. Here, colorful mosaics cover approximately 2,000 square meters in two layers in the center of Plovdiv, the second-largest city in Bulgar...
Pickard Chilton Celebrates Commencement of Landmark Y2 Project Construction in Tokyo, Japan
NEW HAVEN, Conn.- Pickard Chilton, an award-winning architecture studio best known for its innovative and cutting-edge design of corporate headquarters and large urban mixed-use projects, took part in the ceremonies marking the commencement of construction of their design of the exterior design and primary public spaces of the Y2 Project located at Chūō ward, in Tokyo, Japan. The announcement was in tandem with the traditional celebration of a Ground Purification Ceremony that took place on site...
Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) and Walsh Construction Celebrate Opening of Palos Health South Campus
CHICAGO- Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) and Walsh Construction are pleased to announce the successful completion of the new Palos Health South Campus in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park, IL. The $80 million design-build renovation was executed over the course of a phased, five-year process beginning in 2013 bringing new, modern technologies to an aging campus and incorporating a sophisticated new Cancer program with the help of academic partner Loyola University. The completed campus includes...
Stantec Leads Design of First Bus Rapid Transit Line to Open in Calgary
With hundreds of businesses located along the 17 Avenue corridor, a median running transitway was selected to optimize the transit operations and minimize bus/vehicle conflicts (looking eastbound at 44 Street SE). Photo credit: Jaime Vedres. Calgary’s first dedicated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor, called MAX Purple, is now open and serving the community. The design, led by Stantec, has transformed the corridor into a multimodal street with a strong focus on the needs...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
