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Engineer receives honors reaching out to children
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June 20, 2011
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CHICAGO — For more than 20 years structural engineer Robert B. Johnson, S.E., P.E., has presented lectures on engineering to children and students in a host of outreach programs in Chicago. |
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Structural Engineering & Design magazine gets new name, look and focus
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June 15, 2011
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FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Beginning with its June issue, Structural Engineering & Design magazine is being repositioned as Structural Engineer magazine. Along with the full redesign, the name change means a new focus on the personality of the structural engineer — the unsung hero of the engineering profession. Each issue will feature a prominent, inspirational structural engineer on the cover of the magazine, a larger page format, and bigger, striking photos. |
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STV wins ACEC Engineering Excellence Award in South Carolina
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June 13, 2011
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — STV won an award in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards 2011 competition in South Carolina. Its project, SC 171 over James Island Creek Bridge Replacement, won an Engineering Excellence Award in the structural systems category from the ACEC-South Carolina. |
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Thornton Tomasetti named structural engineer of record for $215 million University of Chicago project
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June 13, 2011
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CHICAGO — Thornton Tomasetti has been named structural engineer of record for the new William Eckhardt Research Center (WERC) at The University of Chicago, a $215 million, 265,000-square-foot project located at the existing Research Institutes Building at 5630 - 5650 South Ellis Avenue. |
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Structural engineering continuing education course receives AIA approval
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June 7, 2011
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FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Originally published in the May 2011 issue of Structural Engineering & Design, the continuing education course “BIM in a Cloud II: BIM and Cloud Computing for Structural Engineering” recently received AIA/CES approval. The course is worth 1 learning unit (LU). |
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Bekaert launches online information platform for steel fiber professionals
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June 6, 2011
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KORTRIJK, BELGIUM — Bekaert has launched a new online information platform for anyone who is professionally involved with the use of steel fibers. |
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Simpson Gumpertz & Heger acquires Capobianco Consulting Engineers
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May 31, 2011
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WALTHAM, MASS. — Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH), a 400-person national engineering firm, announced that it has acquired Capobianco Consulting Engineers, LLC (CCE), a consulting engineering firm headquartered in Waltham, Mass. Through the acquisition, SGH expanded its Parking Structure Engineering Services; introduced Sal A. Capobianco, P.E., as a SGH senior principal; and added the CCE team to its Boston-area headquarters. |
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McCarthy completes construction for design-build parking structure
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May 26, 2011
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SAN DIEGO — McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., has completed construction of the new 884-space parking structure on the existing Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas campus, located at 354 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas, Calif. |
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Otey joins Thornton Tomasetti as VP in building performance practice
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May 25, 2011
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OAKLAND, CALIF. — International engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti announced that D. William Otey has joined the firm’s Oakland office as vice president in the building performance practice. He also will aid in the further development of Thornton Tomasetti’s property loss consulting work in the Bay Area. |
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National Demolition Association inaugurates Environmental Excellence Awards
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May 24, 2011
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DOYLESTOWN, PA — The National Demolition Association (NDA) presented the inaugural Environmental Excellence Awards to 11 companies which have performed demolition projects that have had a significant positive impact on the quality of life in the United States and Canada. |
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Bentley Issues 2011 Be Inspired Awards call for entries
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May 20, 2011
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EXTON, PA. — Bentley Systems Inc. is accepting entries for the 2011 Be Inspired Awards competition, which brings together infrastructure professionals from around the world as well as members of the academic community to: advance best practices and innovation in information modeling leading to higher-performing infrastructure and more cost-effective project realization, and promote the achievements of architects, engineers, constructors, geospatial professionals, and owner-operators in sustaining infrastructure empowered by Bentley software. |
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PPL Park project wins structural engineering award
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May 19, 2011
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PHILADELPHIA — Pennoni Associates announced that the structural engineering design work completed for PPL Park has received an Outstanding Project of the Year award by the Delaware Valley Association of Structural Engineers (DVASE). |
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Two new structural publications available from SKGA
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May 19, 2011
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PALATINE, ILL. — S. K. Ghosh Associates Inc. announced the availability of two new publications for structural engineers. |
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McCarthy Building Companies completes construction of net zero parking structure at Long Beach City College
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May 16, 2011
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LONG BEACH, CALIF. — McCarthy Building Companies Inc. recently completed construction of a net-zero design-build parking structure at Long Beach City College (LBCC) Liberal Arts Campus. |
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Baumert named Structural Engineer of the Year by ASCE
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May 13, 2011
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PHILADELPHIA — The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Philadelphia Section will bestow its 2011 Structural Engineer of the Year Award on Keast & Hood Co. senior consultant and former principal Carl A. Baumert, Jr., P.E. |
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Rocketts Landing earns national recognition for urban renewal excellence
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May 10, 2011
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RICHMOND, VA. — Virginia design firm H&A Architects & Engineers has earned national recognition for the Power Plant at Rocketts Landing in the 2011 Innovating Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). |
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Prominent structural steel industry professionals receive top awards
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May 9, 2011
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CHICAGO — Roberto Leon, William Segui, Atorod Azizinamini, David Platten, Reidar Bjorhovde, Karl Frank, David I. Ruby, and Jon Magnusson are honored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) for their contributions to the advancement of the structural steel design and construction industry. |
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Elementary school brings past, present, and future together to serve community
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May 9, 2011
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DALLAS — The new Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School, designed by KAI Texas, is nearing completion and is set to open for the fall of 2011. |
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Construction begins on $456 million cardiovascular institute and energy plant
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May 6, 2011
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SAN DIEGO — McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., has construction under way for the new 383,000-square-foot Scripps Cardiovascular Institute and adjacent 26,000-square-foot Central Energy Plant on the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla campus, located at 9888 Genesee Ave. in La Jolla, Calif. |
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Innovative structural steel building projects earn national awards
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May 6, 2011
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CHICAGO — Fourteen structural steel building projects have earned national recognition in the 2011 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). |
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Extreme events researchers gather at Quake Summit to discuss resilience against earthquakes
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May 5, 2011
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — The 2011 earthquakes that struck New Zealand and Japan, research on improving nuclear power plant design, earthquake engineering research in the United States in the next quarter century, and improving resilience of buildings, bridges, and critical infrastructure are all on the agenda at Quake Summit 2011, Earthquake & Multi-Hazards Resilience: Progress and Challenges, in Buffalo, N.Y., June 9-11. |
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Linbeck Group wins award for best renovation of 2010
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May 5, 2011
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HOUSTON — The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History was one of the most outstanding construction projects of 2010, according to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). |
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University at Buffalo professor earns Nathan M. Newmark Medal
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May 4, 2011
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has chosen Andrei M. Reinhorn, Ph.D., Clifford C. Furnas Professor of Structural Engineering at the University at Buffalo (UB), to receive the 2011 Nathan M. Newmark Medal. |
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Structural Group becomes STRUCTURAL
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May 4, 2011
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HANOVER, MD. — In an effort to clarify its multitude of brands and company names and deliver its capabilities to its customers under a single organization, Structural Group has changed its name to STRUCTURAL. |
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Department of Veterans Affairs to award $1 million design contract for seismic upgrade
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May 3, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is awarding a contract for construction documents totaling more than $1 million to correct seismic deficiencies in the nursing tower and Community Living Center at the Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle. |
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Balfour Beatty Construction wins outstanding contractor and project awards
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May 3, 2011
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DALLAS — The American Subcontractor Association (ASA) North Texas has selected Balfour Beatty Construction as its Outstanding General Contractor for 2010. |
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Dan Cuoco named new editor of Structural Engineer magazine
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May 3, 2011
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FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Industry leader Daniel A. Cuoco will become the editor of Structural Engineer (formerly Structural Engineering & Design), effective June 1, 2011. |
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Linbeck Group earns award for best new building project under $10 million of 2010
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April 29, 2011
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HOUSTON — Texas Christian University’s (TCU) Mary Wright Admission Center in Fort Worth, Texas, was one of the most significant construction projects of 2010, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. |
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NCR building becomes one of first LEED-certified, retrofitted manufacturing facilities in US
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April 29, 2011
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DULUTH, GA. — NCR Corporation has been awarded LEED certification for speed and innovation in delivering a number of green design and construction features in its Columbus, Ga., manufacturing plant. |
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AEC management firms achieve CMAA Project Achievement Award
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April 28, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — McKissack & McKissack and joint venture partner, Brailsford & Dunlavey, Inc., have received two Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) 2010 Project Achievement Awards for the National Capital Chapter. |
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