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AEM urges adequate and impartial FCC review process for GPS
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March 15, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its continuing efforts to ensure an adequate and impartial review process, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has joined a wide variety of industries and companies in forming the "Coalition to Save Our GPS" to resolve a serious threat to the Global Positioning System (GPS) — a national utility upon which millions of Americans rely every day. |
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HDR forms new water and FERM business class
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March 14, 2011
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OMAHA, NEB. — HDR’s Water and Federal, Energy, and Resource Management (FERM) business groups have combined resources to form one new business class that enhances client services and solutions regarding water resource planning, development, and management. |
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Sounds of Transit innovation recognized in ACEC/PA Engineering Excellence Awards program
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March 14, 2011
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HARRISBURG, PA. ─ Gannett Fleming was recognized in the American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania (ACEC/PA) 2011 Diamond Awards for Engineering Excellence program for the development of Sounds of Transit, a computer-based interactive sound information system. |
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MACTEC selected to provide environmental engineering design and permit support for New England solar project
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March 11, 2011
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WAKEFIELD, MASS. ─ MACTEC will be providing engineering design and permit support for the design/installation of a $10 million solar power project. The 2.4-megawatt solar panel array will be constructed on a closed landfill in the town of Scituate, Mass. |
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Golder Associates opens Pittsburgh office to focus on the Marcellus shale market
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March 11, 2011
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PITTSBURGH ─ Golder Associates is expanding its services for the rapidly emerging shale gas market with a new office near Pittsburgh, at the heart of the Marcellus shale gas formation. |
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AECOM joint venture wins contract to design Los Angeles Regional Connector Transit Corridor
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March 11, 2011
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LOS ANGELES ─ AECOM, as part of a joint venture, has been awarded a $21.5-million contract from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The joint venture will provide planning and engineering services for the Regional Connector Transit Corridor, a two-mile transit link between the Metro Gold line, Metro Blue line, and Expo light rail transit (LRT) systems throughout downtown Los Angeles. |
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Gannett Fleming project honored by Cuban American Association of Civil Engineers
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March 11, 2011
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MIAMI ─ Gannett Fleming, an international planning, design, and construction management firm, was honored with the Project of the Year Award during the Cuban American Association of Civil Engineers’ 50th Annual Engineers Gala Banquet. |
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Study finds Florida high-speed rail would have had $10 million surplus
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March 11, 2011
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TAMPA, FLA. ─ The most recent ridership study for high speed rail shows it would have made even more money than previously thought.
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EPA submits next round of Safe Drinking Water Act contaminant monitoring for public comment
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March 10, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of its commitment to implement sensible protections of drinking water for communities across the country, and as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing 30 currently unregulated contaminants for monitoring in water systems, and submitting this proposal for public comment. |
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Report finds employees dissatisfied with their jobs, but creating new opportunities at current workplace
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March 10, 2011
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NEW YORK ─ Accenture research shows that women and men around the globe share similar career perspectives. |
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Freeport Regional Water Authority Intake Facilities Project wins ASCE Region 9 Outstanding Geotechnical Project of the Year Award
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March 10, 2011
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DENVER ─ The Freeport Regional Water Authority Intake Facilities Project located in Sacramento, Calif., for which CH2M HILL provided planning studies and analysis for the full project and final design services for the Sacramento River Intake and Pump Station facilities, has won the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) California Region’s Geotechnical Project of the Year award. |
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Michigan’s top engineering and surveying projects recognized at annual excellence awards ceremony
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March 10, 2011
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LANSING, MICH. ─ The American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/M) recently honored 13 firms for engineering and surveying excellence during the association’s annual awards ceremony. |
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Construction spending drops to decade-long low
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March 9, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ Construction spending slumped 0.7 percent from $798 billion in December to $792 billion in January, the lowest seasonally adjusted annual rate since July 2000, the Associated General Contractors of America noted in an analysis of new Census Bureau data. |
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Suit to limit pollution from Chicago-area water regulators
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March 9, 2011
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CHICAGO ─ Water pollution illegally dumped from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s (MWRD’s) three sewage treatment plants and combined sewer overflow pipes has created a plume of harmful impacts stretching from Chicago all the way to the Gulf of Mexico, according to notice of a suit delivered to the MWRD. |
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Virginia Tech professor leads government team to assess New Zealand earthquake area
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March 9, 2011
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BLACKSBURG, VA. ─ Russell Green of the Charles E. Via, Jr., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, is leading the National Science Foundation-sponsored Geo-engineering Extreme Events Reconnaissance Team as it travels to Christchurch, New Zealand, to document the effects of the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred on Feb 22. |
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Shaw acquires Coastal Planning & Engineering Inc.
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March 9, 2011
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BATON ROUGE, LA. ─ The Shaw Group Inc. has acquired Coastal Planning & Engineering Inc. (CPE), a leader in coastal engineering and restoration, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $26 million. |
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Clean Water America Alliance announces 2011 U.S. Water Prize winners
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March 8, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ The Clean Water America Alliance announced the winners of the 2011 U.S. Water Prize for watershed-based approaches toward water sustainability. |
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Woods Hole Group opens new office in Brazil
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March 8, 2011
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FALMOUTH, MASS. — Woods Hole Group has opened a new facility to support the offshore oil & gas industry, port development agencies, and the coastal engineering needs in the bourgeoning Brazilian marketplace. |
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ASCE names this year’s New Faces of Civil Engineering
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March 8, 2011
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RESTON, VA. ─ Each year, as an integral part of the ASCE's National Engineers Week initiatives, a diverse group of young engineers, age 30 and younger, are selected as the New Faces of Civil Engineering. |
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Civil infrastructure to get green rating system
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March 7, 2011
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LOS ANGELES ─ In a move to do for infrastructure what the LEED rating system has done for buildings, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the American Public Works Association (APWA), and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) have joined forces to form the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). |
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North Carolina moves ahead on passenger rail
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March 7, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ In a new two-minute state department of transportation (DOT) update video, North Carolina Transportation Secretary Eugene Conti, chairman of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Standing Committee on Rail Transportation, said citizens already are enjoying the benefits of ARRA rail investments in his state. |
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FMI releases Nonresidential Construction Index report for Q1, 2011
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March 7, 2011
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RALEIGH, N.C. ─ FMI's Nonresidential Construction Index (NRCI) report for the first quarter of 2011 gave an encouraging reading of 60.8 ─ the highest NRCI score FMI has recorded since starting this index in the fourth quarter of 2007. However, when FMI looked at the details for markets and backlogs, it is obvious that this isn’t a moment where the rising tide is lifting all boats. |
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EPA announces winners of 2010 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Awards
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March 7, 2011
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DALLAS – The Environmental Protection Agency announced the winners of the 2010 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Awards for Sustainable Public Health Protection, recognizing communities nationwide that advance the most innovative and effective DWSRF projects that further the goal of clean and safe drinking water through exceptional planning, management, and finance. |
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Study finds use of private engineering firms for public projects cuts costs to New York State
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March 4, 2011
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ALBANY, N.Y. — An independent report released in January by the Polytechnic Institute of New York University finds that using private sector engineers versus public employees to design public works projects is at least 15 percent more cost efficient for New York State. According to the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York), the new study, led by F.H. (Bud) Griffis, professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, validates an October 2008 study that found a 14 percent savings when using private sector engineers. |
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Merrick acquires Turnbull Metzler Design
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March 4, 2011
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AURORA, COLO. — Merrick & Company, an international engineering, architecture, design-build, surveying, and geospatial solutions firm, acquired the civil engineering, land planning, and landscape architecture firm of Turnbull Metzler Design (TMD) of Charlotte, N.C. TMD has served the institutional, municipal, and corporate markets in the Southeastern United States since 1987. |
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IECA announces 2011 board of directors
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March 4, 2011
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DENVER, COLO. — At the 42nd conference and expo of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA), held in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 20-23, 2011, the IECA board of directors installed Beth Chesson, CPESC, CPSWQ, as a new officer and held elections to determine new positions. The IECA board of directors is made up of nine members, each serving a three-year term. |
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David Evans and Associates founder to retire
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March 3, 2011
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PORTLAND, ORE. ─ Effective March 14, 2011, David Evans, P.E., PLS, founder of David Evans and Associates Inc. (DEA), will retire as chairman of the board of directors of DEA’s parent company, David Evans Enterprises Inc. (DEEI). |
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Florida board approves settlement agreement with reservoir general contractor
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March 3, 2011
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CLEARWATER, FLA. ─ Tampa Bay Water's board of directors approved a settlement agreement with the Regional Reservoir’s general contractor, Barnard Construction. The settlement reflects the evidence gathered in the discovery process that shows that the soil-cement cracking at the reservoir was caused by the engineer’s design and not by any deficiencies in the actual construction of the embankment.
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Survey finds insurers seeking increases, but competition keeping market steady
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March 3, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ A new survey by Ames & Gough finds some insurers planning to seek premium rate increases of as much as 10 percent on average for both renewals and new business. |
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Crouch Engineering launches FRA bridge safety and compliance program for railroad operators
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March 2, 2011
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NASHVILLE, TENN. ─ In response to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) latest rules for Bridge Safety Standards (FRA-2009-0014), Crouch Engineering, P.C., has launched its new SmartLine FRA Bridge Compliance Program. |
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