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Senegal and World Water Council Sign Agreement for First Sub-Saharan Africa World Water Forum

July 2, 2018 - in Announcement, Events

-          The 9th World Water Forum will be the first to be held in sub-Saharan Africa in 2021 -          Water security needs in sub-Saharan Africa are greatest globally…

Neste is Partnering with the Elfwegentocht Event in the Netherlands to Support the Fossil-Free Friesland Project

June 29, 2018 - in Announcement, Events

The Elfwegentocht is a two-week-long event in July in which citizens of the province Friesland in the Netherlands will travel fossil-fuel-free. Friesland…

Drinking Water Innovation Startups in over 25 Countries Respond to Imagine H2O’s Urban Drinking Water Challenge Ahead of Deadline

June 27, 2018 - in Announcement, Events

Stockholm, Sweden – A diverse list of ‘waterpreneurs’ from over 25 countries globally have registered for the Imagine H2O 2018 Urban Drinking Water…

15 Copper Buildings Receive Architectural Honors

June 27, 2018 - in Awards, News

MCLEAN, VA  – From a skyscraper towering over Manhattan’s East River to the exterior envelop of a preK-12 school, the copper industry recently awarded the top 15 buildings from across the United States and Canada with its 2018 North American Copper…

Stantec’s Rhys Coombs Crowned ‘Emerging Professional of the Year’ at the ACE 2018 Consultancy and Engineering Awards

June 25, 2018 - in Awards, News

Stantec’s Civil Engineer, Rhys Coombs has won the title of ‘Emerging Professional of the Year’ at the ACE 2018 Consultancy and Engineering Awards. Rhys, based in the United Kingdom is a Civil Engineer and Member of the Institution of Engineering and…

The LiRo Group’s Virtual Design, Construction and Operations Team Recognized with Autodesk’s AEC Excellence Award for Its Role on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s East Side Access Project

June 22, 2018 - in Awards

The LiRo Group’s Virtual Design, Construction and Operations (VDCO) team was awarded second place in the Infrastructure category of Autodesk’s prestigious AEC Excellence Awards for its revolutionary work on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital…

Inaugural Indiana Water Summit Proposes Solutions for Water Quality Issues Facing Indiana

June 21, 2018 - in Event Coverage, Events

INDIANAPOLIS - The White River Alliance, the premier organization for regional water resource protection in Indiana, is bringing together dynamic speakers, national experts, and interactive elements for the first Indiana Water Summit, a forum series slated…

Landscape Architects Outline Blueprint for Healthy, Climate-Smart, Environmentally Resilient Communities

June 21, 2018 - in Event Coverage, Events

Washington, D.C. – Climate change is intensifying the negative impacts of standard development practices and is putting people and communities across the United Sates at risk. The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) convened an interdisciplinary…

13NAMC Abstracts Due July 31, 2018

June 21, 2018 - in Announcement, Events, News

Paper submissions are invited for the 13th North American Masonry Conference, which will be held from June 16-19, 2019, in Salt Lake City. The Conference is hosted by Brigham Young University and is the latest in the series of quadrennial conferences sponsored…

University Pointe Boulevard Earns Envision Bronze Rating

June 19, 2018 - in Awards, Projects

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The University Pointe Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina, has earned the Envision Bronze rating for sustainable infrastructure from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). This is the first project in North Carolina to receive…