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Engineering News // csengineermag.com Magazine Webinars Advertisers Events Structures + Buildings McCarthy Breaks Ground on Texas Children's Hospital in Austin july 28, 2021 McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has begun construction on Texas Children's Hospital for children and women in Austin. The freestanding hospital, which will serve families in Austin and Central Texas, is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2024. READ MORE... CORNERSTONE AWARDED GSA CONTRACT TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES july 27, 2021 Engineering, Technology and Project Management Consulting Firm to Assist with Renovation of Hanley Federal Building in Syracuse. READ MORE... Environment + Sustainability Former GM Plant Manager Steve Finch Named President of Manufacturing & Community Engagement at Viridi Parente july 29, 2021 Viridi Parente, Inc., a developer of innovative battery technology that can be safely installed and operated in nearly any environment or location, announced that Steve Finch is joining the company as president of manufacturing and community engagement. Finch, a Buffalo native and well-known business and civic leader throughout Western New York, will leverage more than 40 years of automotive operations and management experience with General Motors (GM) to guide the manufacturing of green technology that generates employment and training opportunities while fostering strong community relationships. READ MORE... Global community meets to further the environmentally sound management of chemicals & waste july 28, 2021 With an estimated 2 million lives lost annually due to exposure to hazardous chemicals & waste, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic underlining the importance of environmentally sound management of chemicals and waste, key negotiations go ahead this week online to take decisions on time-sensitive issues, including the adoption of a budget for the Basel, Rotterdam, & Stockholm (BRS) conventions for 2022 and providing advice to the Global Environment Facility. READ MORE... 56% of firms report a need to hire professionals with 7-10 years of experience.  Job Inquiries Advertiser Inquiries Transportation + Infrastructure Bradford Beach All-Inclusive Access Project Receives 2021 Professional Award july 27, 2021 The project is honored by the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (WI ASLA). READ MORE... Margaret Newman and John Bachmann join Stantec's Urban Places july 26, 2021 Key hires will grow urban planning and smart cities practice in New York City, Washington, D.C. areas. READ MORE... Water + Stormwater Orolia Defense & Security Delivers M-Code Enabled Timing & Sync to Lockheed Martin july 29, 2021 Hill International (NYSE:HIL), delivering the infrastructure of change, announced it was selected by the Municipality of Bucharest to provide technical assistance for Phase 2 of the Glina Wastewater Treatment Plant project, one of the largest environmental projects in the country. READ MORE... Water is Life: Protecting Water Resources and Infrastructure With Purpose-Built Cloud Technology july 23, 2021 Water is life. This is a statement of fact—and a daily reminder of the responsibility our team at Innovyze, now an Autodesk company, has carried with us each day for thirty-five years. Therefore, we innovate, relentlessly, to ensure we provide the best technology to support our customers and the billions of people who depend on them to thrive worldwide. READ MORE... Business News 44 Definitions of Success july 12, 2021 If you were asked to define "success" in one word, what would  you say? If you could give three answers, how closely would your responses match those of your business partners, your clients, or your boss? If you asked 23 of your colleagues to give their top three answers, how many different responses do you think you would receive? READ MORE... How have principals been managing their time differently since the pandemic? july 1, 2021 Zweig Group surveyed 142 principals since January 1st of 2020 for its recently released 2021 Principals, Partners & Owners Report of AEC Firms. Using data collected before and after the start of the coronavirus pandemic allowed for key breakdowns between the time frames throughout the report: "Pre-COVID" and "COVID" eras. READ MORE... Software + Technology BANNER ENGINEERING EXPANDS IIOT SOLUTIONS BY PARTNERING WITH AMAZON WEB SERVICES july 29, 2021 Industrial automation equipment maker, Banner Engineering, has launched a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and expanded the range of IoT (Internet of Things) solutions in the AWS marketplace by certifying multiple products to be compatible with AWS IoT Core. READ MORE... U.S. Army's Sentinel A4 Radar Program Receives Orolia M-Code Solution july 29, 2021 Orolia Defense & Security Delivers M-Code Enabled Timing & Sync to Lockheed Martin. READ MORE... Unmanned Systems SPH Engineering announces the update of UgCS for UAV-based LIDAR mapping july 23, 2021 SPH Engineering announces the release of UgCS update, introducing LIDAR toolset to unlock the full potential of LIDARs making remote sensing most effective with no human errors. Key features include precise calibration, flight patterns for route planning, anti-shake turns, and constant line spacing and buffer. READ MORE... Verizon launches Robotics Business Technology july 19, 2021 Expands enterprise solutions for drones and ground robotics. READ MORE... Surveying Channel Sponsor: Leica Geosystems Pix4D announces entering into an exclusive reseller partnership with Beijing Skymap Technology Co., Ltd. for mainland China july 27, 2021 Pix4D, the photogrammetry industry leader, announced the signing of an exclusive reseller partnership with Beijing Skymap Technology Co., Ltd. a high-tech enterprise integrating software sales, service, research and development, and project integration in mainland China. READ MORE... Digital Twin Consortium Announces Liaison with Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors july 26, 2021 Accelerating digital twin enabling technologies in the built and natural environments. READ MORE... Continuing Education Foundations for Extremes airing august 19 and 26, 2021 Join CHANCE® for a two-part webinar to learn how extreme events such as earthquakes, tsunamis, storm surges, hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters often cause substantial damage to the foundation of existing structures that requires rapid response for repair. In some areas, recurring events produce repeating damage to traditional foundations of lightly loaded residential and commercial structures. Learn why helical piles are an attractive engineered solution that can be used to provide rapid high capacity load bearing characteristics in most geologic settings for both new foundations and remedial repair. register now! Overview & Insights from Zweig Group's 2021 Policies, Procedures & Benefits Report – WEBINAR airing July 28, 2021 Nearly 100% of firms have changed policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the majority are not planning on reverting. Zweig Group's 2021 Policies, Procedures, and Benefits Report provides industry statistics on policies and procedures, so you can support your decisions with hard data. To help you better utilize this insightful set of data to its fullest potential, Zweig Group is offering a free webinar to complement the report. READ MORE... Coming in August's Rising Stars issue! 2021 Rising Stars profiles Precise Pipeline Design Provides Stormwater Runoff Control to Protect West Vancouver Practical BIM Implementation for Facility Management Vancouver Fire Hall Achieves Zero Carbon Certification  FREE digital subscription! Civil + Structural Engineer is a Zweig Group publication. No longer want to receive these emails? Manage Preferences Unsubscribe. Zweig Group Po Box 1528 Fayetteville, AR 72702 ‌