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DALLAS – For more than a decade, residents of DeSoto, Texas have envisioned a multigenerational recreation and indoor aquatics center that would serve both community recreation needs and provide a competitive venue for basketball, volleyball, pickleball and swimming and supports other athletic competitions. Designed in partnership by KAI and SmithGroup, the City of DeSoto’s new $53 million Aquatics & Recreation Center (ARC) officially opened to the public in April at 1400 Academy Way in Curtistene S. McCowan Park. The ARC project is part of a larger master plan for the park, which includes plans for an amphitheater, water features, sculpture garden, walking trails and additional sports fields. The KAI and SmithGroup team also provided program validation, community engagement, bidding support and construction administration services on the project. “We spent a lot of time putting the plan together and the citizens have been telling us for over a decade that this is...

Houston – Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) has welcomed Nasiha Alibegovic, PE, CFM, to its Houston office as a team leader on the firm’s stormwater team, strengthening its ability to help communities address flood risk and plan critical drainage infrastructure improvements. Alibegovic brings 15 years of experience in stormwater management, flood mitigation planning, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and project management. She is a licensed professional engineer in Texas, a certified floodplain manager and holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Texas A&M University. Before joining LAN, Alibegovic served as a department manager in the planning division of the Harris County Flood Control District, where she led the delivery of feasibility studies of various scales. Her experience includes developing flood risk reduction strategies, managing stakeholder engagement efforts and implementing innovative tools to improve project delivery and collabora...

Major construction milestone demonstrates how autonomous building technology is advancing code-compliant residential development and helping establish a pathway for future 3D-printed housing projects SACRAMENTO, CA –   RIC Robotics , a leader in autonomous construction technology, and  K4K Construction  today announced the successful completion of printing for Sacramento’s first permitted 3D concrete-printed home, marking a significant milestone for residential construction and demonstrating how robotic building technologies are moving from pilot projects to real-world, code-compliant housing. The 1,200-square-foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU) was printed in just 12 days, making it one of the fastest seismic complaint wall systems completed with 3D concrete-printed systems in the U.S. Developed by K4K Construction using RIC Robotics’ autonomous construction technology, the project also established the first permitting pathway for a 3D concrete-printed residence in the City of...

11-story patient tower is part of Geisinger’s $900 million campus investment and is designed to support future expansion Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania –  O’Donnell & Naccarato  (O&N), a leading structural engineering firm specializing in innovative and client-focused design solutions, celebrated the topping out of the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center expansion, a major milestone in Geisinger Health System’s $900 million campus investment and one of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s largest healthcare projects. Following years of planning and foundation work, steel has now topped out on the 11-story, approximately 600,000-square-foot patient tower, marking a major milestone in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center’s large-scale expansion and renovation project. O&N is providing structural engineering services for the project, working alongside owner Geisinger Health System, architect FCA, and general cont...

Kincheloe leading a 40-person water/wastewater team across four offices in Virginia and Maryland. Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has announced that Richard Kincheloe, PE, has been promoted to business unit manager for Dewberry’s mid-Atlantic water group. Kincheloe is also an associate vice president. Kincheloe has 20 years of experience, including 15 years with Dewberry. He began his career with the firm in 2005 in the Richmond, Virginia, office and has held multiple technical and leadership roles supporting water and wastewater clients. Kincheloe’s areas of technical expertise include utility master planning and hydraulic modeling for water and sewer infrastructure; and planning and design of water/wastewater infrastructure, collection/distribution systems evaluation, and pump station optimization. Since rejoining Dewberry in 2018, he has helped support and expand the firm’s growing mid-Atlantic water practice from Dewberry’s Fairfax headquarters. ...

Study Helps Identify Roadway Segments Where Pavement or Roadway Conditions May Be Linked to Higher Crash Risk A University of Houston professor of civil and environmental engineering is using artificial intelligence, specifically large language models, to bring together roadway crash data. The Texas Department of Transportation funded research assesses pavement structure, surface condition, road geometry and crash records from police reports.  Research results can help transportation agencies select candidates for pavement-safety projects by identifying pavement conditions associated with elevated crash risk. A University of Houston professor of civil and environmental engineering is using artificial intelligence to make roads safer by connecting information that is usually analyzed separately. In a study funded by the Texas Department of Transportation, Lu Gao used AI to analyze large-scale roadway condition data, including pavement structure, surface condition, roadway geome...

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  – The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) is proud to announce the publication of the  6th Edition of the SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering  — the most comprehensive and authoritative reference ever developed for the fire protection engineering profession.  Since its groundbreaking first edition in 1988, the SFPE Handbook has profoundly shaped the profession, becoming the go-to global resource for fire safety engineers, researchers, code officials, and students. Today, the 6th Edition continues that legacy with significant updates, expanded content, and vital new chapters reflecting the latest developments in fire protection engineering, science, and technology.  Key Enhancements in the 6th Edition:  New Section 4:  Fire Test Data for Engineering Methods (4 new chapters) New Section 11:  Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires and Environmental Impacts (7 new chapters) New and Updated ...