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Hitachi Consulting Launches End-to-End Water Management Solutions

December 7, 2016 - in News, Products

DALLAS - Hitachi Consulting, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd (TSE: 6501) and a leading provider of IT consulting and management consulting solutions and services, has launched a comprehensive water management solution to accelerate enterprise sustainability…

Jacksonville Transportation Authority Selects Pond | Michael Baker International JV Team’s Innovative ‘JAXIS’ Design for New Regional Transportation Center

December 7, 2016 - in Corporate, News, Transportation

Pittsburgh  – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, as part of the Pond | Michael Baker International…

FRA Wants All Passenger Train Operators Tested for Sleep Apnea

December 7, 2016 - in Transportation

Federal regulators want all passenger train operators in the U.S. tested for sleep apnea after the engineer in September’s deadly New Jersey commuter…

Dewberry Announces the Promotion of Melissa Whitney

December 6, 2016 - in News, People

Dewberry announced the promotion of Melissa Whitney, PE, to senior associate in the firm's Fairfax, Virginia, office. As a project manager for the firm's disaster recovery team, Whitney manages contracts and systems development for individual recovery efforts.…

How Risk Assessments Can Make a City More Resilient to Weather Extremes

December 6, 2016 - in Water

Is your city at risk? Identifying where cities have problems and determining how much is at risk is the first step to becoming a strong, resilient city. In states like California, water shortage is hardly a temporary problem, but there are very serious consequences…

Razor Secure CEO Warns Transport Companies of More Cyber Threats

December 6, 2016 - in Transportation

Following the recent ‘cyber-jacking’ of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni), Alex Cowan, the CEO of transport cyber defence experts Razor Secure, has warned rail, aviation and car manufacturers and operators that many more attacks…

Fluor Named to Forbes JUST 100 List

December 6, 2016 - in News, People

IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was named to the inaugural Forbes JUST 100 list. Fluor was also ranked as the most just company in the Capital Goods category. “We are honored to make the Forbes inaugural JUST 100 list…

Arup Wins at Landscape Institute (LI) Awards

December 6, 2016 - in Awards, Lifecycle

Arup and The Crown Estate have been presented with the Landscape Science, Management and Stewardship Award for The Crown Estate London Ecology Masterplan. The Ecology Masterplan aims to encourage biodiversity and ecology across central London by implementing…

Will 2017 be the Year of Driverless Cars?

December 6, 2016 - in Transportation

You’ve heard about driverless cars, right? We’re talking about real cars that can actually drive themselves around, thanks to radar, lidar and other technological devices. Things are moving fast in the automotive industry, and many believe that 2017 will…

Honolulu Rail Transit Project Makes Roads & Bridges’ 2016 Top 10 Bridges List

December 6, 2016 - in Awards, Transportation

The Honolulu Rail Transit Project ranked No. 4 on Roads & Bridges 2016 Top 10 Bridges list. HNTB Corporation led design for the first 10 miles of an elevated guideway and a maintenance and train storage facility on the project, which includes a new 20-mile…