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PCA announces 2009 Sustainable Leadership Award winners
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September 15, 2009
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SKOKIE, ILL. — Energy-efficient and affordable housing, systems to control stormwater run-off and road construction that recycles a failed base to create a stronger, longer lasting pavement were some of the projects honored by the Portland Cement Association's 2009 Sustainable Leadership Award program....
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CH2M HILL’s Glen Daigger elected president-elect of International Water Association
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September 15, 2009
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DENVER — CH2M HILL announced that Glen Daigger, senior vice president and chief technology officer, was elected president-elect of the International Water Association (IWA). Daigger, who is recognized worldwide as an expert in wastewater treatment technologies, was elected Saturday, Sept. 5 at the IWA Governing Assembly, held in The Hague, Netherlands....
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Insider's View: Engaging the next generation
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September 14, 2009
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President Obama's recent speech to schoolchildren reflects many professions' struggles with how to motivate the next generation(s) and encourage study of subjects that don't seem to hold quite the value they once did — especially math and science. The next generation (as they always have) want to do something they are passionate about. That means not necessarily presenting features of the profession and hoping to sell them on it, much as your last car purchase. It means entering a dialogue to find out what our future leaders are interested in now, and then expanding on those interests to describe how they and engineering can mutually benefit each other....
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America's 10 best transportation projects unveiled
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September 11, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — AAA, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced the top 10 finalists in the 2009 America's Transportation Awards competition. A panel of judges evaluated 50 highway projects from 33 states in three categories: On Time, On Budget, and Innovative Management....
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Construction Users Roundtable addresses industry solutions
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September 11, 2009
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CINCINNATI — “Surviving and Thriving in Today’s Construction Industry” is the theme and focus of the 9th Annual National Conference of Construction Owners, being held at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel in Orlando, Fla., Nov. 16-18, 2009. The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), sponsor of the conference, is an association of leading organizations in the United States dedicated to the promotion of cost-effective construction methods....
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GEI Consultants to design rehabilitated Arizona irrigation canal
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September 11, 2009
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District (SCIDD) selected GEI Consultants, Inc., to provide engineering services for rehabilitation of the San Carlos Irrigation Project, which diverts and conveys irrigation water to growers in central Arizona. The project’s technical objectives are to rehabilitate approximately 50 miles of main canal and to improve the district’s lateral canal system to manage sediment, conserve water, minimize operation and maintenance costs, and improve overall operational effectiveness of the water system....
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Free Watershed Academy webcast
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September 9, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present "Introduction to Water Quality Standards," the second in a series of webcasts on the Clean Water Act (CWA). The webcast will highlight the three major components of state and tribal water quality standards — designated uses, water quality criteria, and antidegradation — and will include a case study of how one state is working to strengthen its WQS program....
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Firm secures stimulus funds for wastewater plant
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September 9, 2009
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ROCKLIN, CALIF. — Infrastructure funding experts at ECO:LOGIC Engineering secured a critical funding package from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 for the city of Live Oak, Calif. The stimulus funding agreement, which includes a $10 million grant — the maximum amount possible — and a $6 million low-interest loan, will offset the cost to build a new wastewater treatment facility for the city....
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Firms awarded Stimulus-funded dam-safety contracts
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September 3, 2009
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA. — AMEC announced that it is among six firms selected to perform professional services related to dam safety assessment, design, design review, and construction management, funded at least in part through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The other contract awardees are Gannett Fleming, HDR, Kleinfelder, URS, and Black & Veatch....
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Former CH2M HILL CEO Ralph R. Peterson dies
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September 3, 2009
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DENVER — Ralph R. Peterson died Sept. 1, 2009, at his home in Denver, after a long battle with cancer. Peterson joined CH2M HILL in 1965 as its 148th employee. From 1991 through 2008 he served as the firm’s CEO....
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Duke Energy to build ninth U.S. wind farm
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September 2, 2009
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy announced that it will build and operate a 200-megawatt (MW) wind energy project near Casper, Wyo. The Top of the World Windpower Project will be the company’s ninth U.S. wind farm and its fourth in Wyoming. The project — expected to reach commercial operation by the end of 2010 — will generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 50,000 to 60,000 homes on an annual basis.
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Water Innovations Alliance Conference, Sept. 9-10 in Chicago
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September 2, 2009
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CHICAGO — The Water Innovations Alliance will hold its Water Innovations Alliance Conference at McCormick Place in Chicago, Sept. 9-10, 2009. The purpose of the conference is to improve awareness and collaboration between large companies, engineering firms, universities, utilities, start-ups, NGOs, and governments by educating attendees on new water technologies, innovations, and prospects.
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Water industry urged to rise above protectionist attitudes
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September 1, 2009
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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Dan McCarthy, president and CEO of Black & Veatch’s global water business, advocates continued international collaboration and cooperation by the water industry despite protectionist approaches adopted by the United States and becoming more prevalent in other countries. “As industry leaders, we didn’t start the fight,” McCarthy said. “But we must win it by continuing to promote a global perspective that moves beyond isolationism.”
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Insider’s View: Your own cooking
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September 1, 2009
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Interesting times are afoot in the land development industry, providing several opportunities for exploring alternatives to the traditional client-consultant relationship. The situation may even reach a point at which the owner of an important project offers the firm an "opportunity" to accept a stake in the property and substitute equity for cash. Is this a losing proposition or a legitimate business arrangement?...
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Public- and private-sector engineers clash in Calif.
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September 1, 2009
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG), which represents 13,000 engineers, architects, land surveyors, and related professionals who work for the state of California, launched a major statewide multimedia campaign in August intended to draw attention to the work of California's public servants. The online (www.workingforcalifornia.org) and radio campaign targets what PECG calls "the waste of taxpayer money due to the outsourcing of no-bid contracts for engineering and related services." Additionally, the campaign emphasizes that the average public employee pension is less than $2,000 per month....
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CH2M HILL employees support Water For People
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September 1, 2009
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DENVER - As a result of a May workplace giving campaign, employees at CH2M HILL contributed $229,000 to non-profit agency Water For People to help bring clean drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene education to people in 10 developing countries. For eight years, CH2M HILL has hosted an annual workplace giving campaign across its global operations to encourage employees to contribute to Water For People. The effort has steadily grown, and the company's 2009 campaign set new records for workplace giving....
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ASTM committee proposes new concrete standards
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September 1, 2009
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W. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA., - Proposed new standards for aggregate resistivity, lightweight aggregates, methacrylate bonding systems, and semi-adiabatic calorimetry are among those currently being developed by subcommittees under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates. All interested parties are invited to participate in the standards developing activities of ASTM Committee C09 subcommittees....
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FEMA awards floodplain mapping contract
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September 1, 2009
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SAN FRANCISCO; FAIRFAX, VA.; AND Raleigh, N.C. - Risk Assessment, Mapping and Planning Partners (RAMPP), a joint venture between URS Corporation, Dewberry, and ESP Associates, was awarded a contract by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist the agency in identifying flood hazards, assessing the associated risks, and providing mitigation activities throughout the United States and its territories....
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Southern California desalination project receives final approval
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September 1, 2009
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif. - West Basin Municipal Water District's Ocean-Water Desalination Demonstration Project received all regulatory approvals needed to move forward with construction next year. The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board recently approved the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. The California Coastal Commission approved the coastal development permit application in April 2009. Once built, the demonstration project will operate for two years....
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Parsons Brinckerhoff selected to design Dallas light rail extension
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September 1, 2009
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DALLAS - Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), as part of a design-build team, was awarded a contract to provide engineering design services for an extension of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Blue Line light rail transit system (LRT). The contract is with Austin Bridge & Road, LP, which was selected by DART to be the design-builder for the project. PB will serve as the lead engineering firm, providing civil, trackwork, structural, architectural, geotechnical, traffic, and certain systems engineering design services....
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DALLAS - Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), as part of a design-build team, was awarded a contract to provide engineering design services for an extension of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Blue Line light rail transit system (LRT). The contract is with Aust
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September 1, 2009
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LONG BEACH, CALIF. - Moffatt & Nichol was selected by the Montreal Port Authority to prepare the detailed development plan, complete preliminary engineering, and develop contracting strategies for construction of the new Hochelaga-Viau container terminal, and re-development of the Laurier-Tarte break-bulk terminal. This mandate is related to Phase two of the Port of Montreal's Vision 2020 strategic plan....
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Firms seek to redevelop landfill
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September 1, 2009
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EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. - A team led by Geosyntec Consultants, an international environmental consulting firm, and including Whitman, an environmental, engineering and management firm, was awarded a contract to aid in redevelopment of a former landfill area for the Borough of Somerville, N.J. The Geosyntec/Whitman team is working collaboratively with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to perform environmental assessment and remedial investigation activities associated with redeveloping the former landfill site and surrounding area....
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AECOM acquires Lim and Nascimento
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August 31, 2009
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LOS ANGELES — AECOM Technology Corporation acquired LAN Engineering of California. LAN, with nearly 200 employees and seven offices, provides engineering services — including program/project management, design development, and construction management consulting — primarily to public clients. The acquisition of LAN strengthens AECOM’s transportation practice....
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ITS conference set for October
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August 31, 2009
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ST. LOUIS — The 12th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 2009) will be held in St. Louis on Oct. 4-7, 2009. The conference focuses on basic research and applications of leading advances in communications, computer, control, and electronics technologies related to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)....
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PB providing CM for Chicago Blue Line
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August 28, 2009
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CHICAGO – The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) awarded a construction management contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) for a rail replacement and tunnel rehabilitation project on the system’s Blue Line subway, which connects the downtown business district with O’Hare International Airport. The $88 million project is one of the first in Chicago to be fully funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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SCS Engineers completes San Marcos Creek environmental site assessments
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August 28, 2009
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SAN DIEGO — SCS Engineers (SCS) completed several Phase I environmental site assessments and subsurface investigations on behalf of the City of San Marcos, which is redeveloping the San Marcos Creek District. The environmental engineering firm conducted the assessment services in conjunction with the city’s due diligence during the acquisition of property for obtaining right-of-way as part of the San Marcos Creek Specific Plan Infrastructure Improvement Project....
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Corps holds engineering webinars in Iraq
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August 28, 2009
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ — Staying professionally aware has been a bit easier for Iraqi engineers with a series of web-based seminars offered at Gulf Region Division (GRD) in Baghdad. The web seminars began in January 2007, when engineers in the program management section at GRD wanted to establish a relationship with Iraq's engineering community....
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Joint venture to proceed on North Carolina toll road
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August 27, 2009
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WATSONVILLE, CALIF. — Raleigh-Durham Roadbuilders, a joint venture comprised of Archer Western Contractors, Ltd., Atlanta, and Granite Construction Company, Watsonville, received Notice to Proceed by the North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) to build the Western Wake Freeway section of the Triangle Expressway. Lead designer on the project is THE LPA GROUP of North Carolina, p.a. of Raleigh, N.C....
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FMI releases Q3 Nonresidential Construction Index
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August 27, 2009
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RALEIGH, N.C. — FMI’s Nonresidential Construction Index (NRCI) for the third quarter is 44.8 and essentially unchanged from the second quarter reading of 45.0. According to the management consulting and investment banking firm, this result indicates the bottom of the long recession for nonresidential contractors...
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ASCE elects new officers
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August 25, 2009
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The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) newly elected officers will be installed to its Board of Direction on Oct. 30, 2009, during the business meeting at ASCE’s Annual Civil Engineering Conference in Kansas City, Mo. The new board members include: President—Blaine D. Leonard, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, a research program manager for the Utah Department of Transportation; and President-elect—Kathy J. Caldwell, P.E., president of Caldwell Cook and Associates.
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