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GISCI Welcomes Woolpert to the GISCI Endorsing Employer Designation Program

October 22, 2025 - in Corporate, News

Des Plaines, IL — The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) is proud to announce Woolpert as its newest GISCI Endorsing Employer, recognizing the firm’s commitment to advancing professional standards and fostering continuous development in the geospatial…

FARO® Expands its 3D Measurement Portfolio with the HandySCAN BLACK | Elite Through Alignment with Creaform

October 22, 2025 - in News, Products, Technology

Lake Mary, FL — FARO®, a business unit of AMETEK®, Inc., today announced the addition of the HandySCAN BLACK™|Elite as the first initiative under…

Trimble Earthworks Now Available For Select Towed, Wheeled Tractor Scrapers

October 22, 2025 - in News, Products, Technology

Trimble Earthworks grade control platform is now available for select towed and wheeled tractor scrapers. This announcement means civil construction contractors…

Çimsa Expands Its Grey Cement Production to Three Continents with Its New Investment in the U.S.

October 22, 2025 - in Corporate, News

Houston, United States– October 21, 2025 – As part of its “Local to Global” transformation, Çimsa has accelerated its international growth by completing its new grey cement grinding plant investment in the United States. Located in Houston, Texas,…

Anna Lynn Smith Rejoins HDR as Intercity & High-Speed Rail Lead

October 22, 2025 - in News, People

Anna Lynn Smith, AICP, has returned to HDR to lead the firm’s intercity and high-speed rail practice. Based in Philadelphia, Smith will oversee strategy, client engagement and market position for intercity and high-speed rail across rail and transit markets.…

Climate financing boosting water access for millions in developing nations

October 21, 2025 - in News, Water

In northern Kenya, Newton Kiriungi of the Mortenson Center, demonstrates a water quality sensor used to detect E. coli contamination in real time.   Last year, researchers from water research institute Eawag, with support from several leading global…

Heating Season Begins: Experts Warn Buildings Still Waste Energy on Empty Rooms While AI-Based “Soft Retrofits” Could Solve Issue

October 21, 2025 - in Energy, News

Donatas Karčiauskas, an energy efficiency expert and CEO of Exergio (Source: Exergio)   As the heating season begins, energy efficiency experts warn that heating, responsible for 32% of building energy use, still wastes energy on empty rooms and overshooting…

Afinitas Acquires RJ Watson

October 21, 2025 - in Corporate, News

Acquisition Expands Afinitas Capabilities in Infrastructure Solutions Afinitas, the leading global infrastructure equipment and services company, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of RJ Watson,  Inc., a key provider of engineered structural…

New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services, New York Power Authority, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announce $25 Million in Planned Energy Efficiency Improvements

October 21, 2025 - in Buildings, News, Projects

Groundbreaking Ceremony on October 15, Photo by Brian Rodriguez   City-Funded Investment will Upgrade Gallery Lighting and Control Systems at The Met, the Most Visited Art Museum in the U.S. NEW YORK— Officials from the New York City Department of Citywide…

MCKINSEY REPORT: Humanoid robots in the construction industry: A future vision

October 21, 2025 - in News

Humanoid robots are still at the pilot stage but could emerge as the solution to the construction sector’s productivity problem. How can industry leaders prepare for their entry into the workforce? For decades, the construction industry has wrestled with…