WASHINGTON D.C. (November 9, 2020) – The Urban Land Institute (ULI) announced today the launch of the Curtis Infrastructure Initiative, a multi-year initiative to identify and promote infrastructure solutions to create equitable, resilient cities and…
New Urban Land Institute Report Explores Best Practices for Wildfire Resilience
WASHINGTON – A new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) highlights the devastating impact of wildfires on communities and how the real estate…
Quantum Spatial Completes Data Collection for NOAA’s Largest Coastal Mapping Project
Unique Combination of Sensors Used to Gather High Resolution Topographic and Bathymetric Lidar Data Along 12,000 Square Miles of Eastern Seaboard and…
Tidal Basin Ideas Lab Exhibition Unveils Proposals to Redesign the National Mall Tidal Basin
Tidal Basin Ideas Lab Exhibition Unveils Proposals to Redesign the National Mall Tidal Basin by Leading Landscape Architects DLANDstudio, GGN, Hood Design Studio, James Corner Field Operations, and Reed Hilderbrand Initiated by the National Trust for…
Local supply chains keep Dorsett soaring on Gold Coast
The Star casino’s new Dorsett Hotel on the Gold Coast is leading a building boom in residential and major projects in Queensland despite the devastating impacts of COVID-19. The jump in building activity has been largely attributed to state and federal government…
New York Honors Town of Dover as Climate Smart Community
WSP USA collaborated with Mid-Hudson community to create a comprehensive sustainability plan to guide adaption to climate change and resiliency activities. DOVER, New York —The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) announced…
Scaling New Safety Heights with Fixed-Wing Drone Technology
New safety standards have been set at a copper mining site in Arizona as Ames Construction employs senseFly fixed-wing drones. CHESEAUX-SUR-LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Ames Construction, one of the largest family-owned general contractors in the United States,…
BIG Reveals Masterplan for “Urban Lilypads” off Coast of Penang Island
BiodiverCity is a masterplan by BIG that will see three islands built off the shore of Penang Island, Malaysia, connected by an autonomous transport network. The vast land reclamation project, which will encompass 1821 hectares, is being developed by BIG for…
Diversified Product Development Breaks Ground on New Headquarters
WACO, Texas — Diversified Product Development, marketer of the LineWiseÔ, LiftWiseÔ and DesignWiseÔ brands, has broken ground on a new headquarters and production facility in Waco, Texas. The 60,000-square-foot building, which is scheduled for completion…
Skanska invests EUR 65 M , about SEK 670 M, in a new office complex in Budapest, Hungary
Skanska invests EUR 65 M, about SEK 670 M, in the first phase of the new office complex H2Offices located in Budapest, Hungary. It will offer a total leasable area of about 26,000 square meters. The construction contract is worth about EUR 39.5 M, about SEK…
