Women in Engineering: Leading by Example to Drive Change Born in Iran, Mary Toutounchi, PE, Vice President, California Rail and Transit Practice Lead at Hill International, came to the U.S. in the 1980s to study civil engineering. After graduating with her bachelor's degree and acquiring a professional engineering license in Arizona and California, she spent more than three decades building a career in the construction industry. In that time, Toutounchi has held senior positions as a program manager, overseeing the design and construction of a wide variety of complex infrastructure projects, including rail, highway, and facilities, in both the public and private sectors. read more > | | STV Helps NYCSBUS Secure $29.5 Million Grant for Zero Emissions Transition NEW YORK, NY – STV, a professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, is celebrating the selection of New York City School Bus Umbrella Services (NYCSBUS) to receive $29.5 million through the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new Clean School Bus Grant Program. STV played a key role in securing this award for NYCSBUS, providing... | | | | WSP Energy Future Report: Electric Grid Reliability Worries Americans January 31, 2024 By JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D. In the fall of 2012, Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast of the United States, including the State of New Jersey. Firefighter Paul Kerwin remembers he and his company rescuing his fellow Borough of Union Beach, New Jersey... | | | | R.D. OLSON CONSTRUCTION ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF ANOTHER LEED CERTIFIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROPERTY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY February 7, 2024 IRVINE, CALIF. – R.D. Olson Construction, an award-winning general contracting firm in California, has announced completion of yet another LEED certified affordable housing property in Los Angeles County. The... | | | | MATTESON CAPITAL AND AO PARTNER TO BUILD TALLEST BUILDING IN U.S. January 31, 2024 ORANGE, CA – Matteson Capital, a multifaceted real estate investment and development company operating since 2004, and AO, a leading full-service architecture firm with design expertise spanning the full commercial and multifamily real estate spectrum, announced today that they will request a variance from the City of Oklahoma City to increase the height for one of the towers in the already entitled development known as The Boardwalk at Bricktown. If approved, the height variance will make the structure the... | | | | Middle-Schoolers Lead the 'Charge' Toward Sustainable Cities at the 32nd Annual Future City® STEM Competition WASHINGTON, DC – The Future City® Competition, a premier STEM engineering challenge for middle school students, proudly unveils the finals of its 2023-24 season, set to take place in Washington DC from February 17-20, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. This year's... | | | | IDS GeoRadar launches new concrete inspection solutions at World of Concrete PISA, ITALY – IDS GeoRadar, part of Hexagon, today announced its latest concrete scanning solutions at World of Concrete in Las Vegas. IDS GeoRadar, a leading provider of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Interferometric Radar solutions, launched the C-THRUE XS, a handheld, dual polarisation GPR... | | | | TOPODRONE-AGROWING collaboration aims at advancing drone thermal mapping December 11, 2023 MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND – TOPODRONE, a Swiss based designer and manufacturer of high-precision surveying equipment, recently completed its R&D and released a new drone thermal mapping solution. TOPODRONE PT61 camera can perform detailed surveys and deliver thermal orthomosaic maps obtaining accurate 3D models. | | | | TRAC approves draft project list | | | | Trust is at an all-time low. Here are 5 ways to address it By Jannet Walker-Ford First, the good news. Trust in infrastructure is generally solid, and rightly so. Designers, engineers and planners have long created modern marvels that withstand the unthinkable and make daily life immeasurably better. The bad news is it might not be enough to sustain trust in today's era of misinformation, disengagement, and... | | | | Barhale appointed to East London sewer upgrade January 25, 2024 A project to repair and replace two sections of parallel rising mains will rehabilitate an important section of the East London sewer network and will deploy innovative offsite manufacturing to replace an existing discharge chamber. Thames Water has appointed civil engineering and infrastructure specialist Barhale to carry out the £7.8... | | | | Peter Cohlmia Joins WSP as U.S. Wastewater Market Lead February 7, 2024 DENVER — WSP, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy, hired Peter Cohlmia as national wastewater market lead in the U.S., a role aimed at advancing the firm's lifecycle approach to managing water resources. | | | | LAWRENCE GROUP ANNOUNCES TYRA DUREN HAS BEEN ACCEPTED INTO ZWEIG GROUP'S 2024 ELEVATEHER® COHORT ST. LOUIS, MO – Lawrence Group is excited to announce that its Director of Talent Development Tyra Duren, PHR has been accepted into Zweig Group's 2024 ElevateHER® cohort, a special group focused on developing and disseminating pragmatic solutions to the AEC industry's recruitment and retention crisis. See the complete list of cohort members... | | | | AEIS Hires Juan Gabriel as Chief Operating Officer NEW YORK, NY —Atlas Evaluation & Inspection Services (AEIS), providing inspection, testing and certification for infrastructure projects, announced Juan Gabriel has been hired as Chief Operating Officer. Juan brings 15 years of experience in heavy civil and commercial infrastructure planning, execution, and asset management across multiple countries. | | | | Civil + Structural Engineer is a Zweig Group publication. | | No longer want to receive these emails? Zweig Group P.O. Box 1528 Fayetteville, AR 72702 | | | | |
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