Toronto, ON — A new superstructure will be laterally slid into its permanent place today at the Central Avenue Bridge in Fort Erie, Ontario. The Regional Municipality of Niagara has partnered with Hatch to replace the 63 year old bridge and extend the structure’s…
Toronto Pearson Unveils Latest Phase of Terminal 3 Redesign
Toronto Pearson today unveiled the latest redesigned space in the airport’s Terminal 3 – Node C. Designed by Stantec, Node C has been transformed…
Hudson River Park Trust Selects CH2M to Design Repairs for Pier 40 Support Piles
Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) today announced the selection of CH2M as its Engineer of Record to oversee the design of vital repairs of the approximately 3,500…
Rosa Parks Elementary School Serves as a Model for Energy Reduction
The expansion of Rosa Parks Elementary School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which recently added 12 classrooms, a nurse's office, and a public clinic to the building, has achieved a 71.2 percent reduction over standard energy performance. The significant reduction in…
Thames Water Lee Tunnel Recognized as London’s Greatest Contribution, Second Time Counting
DENVER, July 20, 2016 — The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) recently awarded the Thames Water Lee Tunnel its Greatest Contribution to London Award, one of London's highest engineering awards for raising the bar on innovation, health and safety, community…
Transportation Engineers Make More Informed Decisions by Visualizing Multiple Years in a Single View with Fugro iVision 4.5
Many asset managers face the daunting challenge of making appropriate maintenance decisions at the right time especially when sites are miles away from them. With time-saving advancements in computer technology, asset managers can now readily analyze road…
Rainwater Harvesting and Make Up Water: The Why, When, and How
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) stores rainwater for reuse to supply non-potable uses like irrigation, wash water, toilet flushing, and laundry. During long dry periods the demand will drain the storage cistern down to a critical level where the pressurization…
McKinsey Report Addresses Infrastructure Gaps
The world today invests some $2.5 trillion a year on transportation, power, water, and telecommunications systems. Yet it’s not enough—and needs are only growing steeper. In a follow-up to its comprehensive 2013 report Infrastructure productivity: How…
Maintaining a Safe and Secure Tunnel Infrastructure
By Urs Rufener, Security Applications Director, Siemens Building Technologies Globalization – the ongoing process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a worldwide network of communication, trade and travel…
Infrastructure Outlook: Key Points You Need to Know About Aerial Photography
By Sherry and Brett Eklund No matter the project at hand, knowledge is power. The more perspective an engineer can gain when planning or completing a job, the better. An aerial photographer, offering insights and data that can’t be gathered any other…
