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BROOKFIELD, Wis. — raSmith, a multi-disciplined civil and structural engineering and surveying firm, is proud to announce that four of raSmith’s cold-formed steel engineering projects have garnered recognition, receiving Design Excellence Awards from the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI). These awards celebrate outstanding structural designs that showcase the creative application of cold-formed steel components, technical innovation, and overall excellence. raSmith provided cold-formed steel engineering services for the following projects that were honored by CFSEI: 1. Office Building at Ovation (Newport, KY): This five-story, 100,000-square-foot new office building is part of a larger mixed-use campus that will feature housing, retail, restaurants, and entertainment. 2. Starbucks (Staten Island, NY): The Richmond Road Starbucks is a single-story, 1,875-square-foot, load-bearing cold-formed steel structure on a cast-in-place concrete foundation. 3. The Rosi...

WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment, and professional services consultancy, has successfully completed drilling operation and mechanical integrity tests for two new cavern wells for the Advanced Clean Energy Storage (ACES) I project in Utah — part of the first phase for the ACES Delta hydrogen hub. The Advanced Clean Energy Storage I project will convert renewable energy into green hydrogen that can be stored in utility-scale solution mined domal salt caverns. The ACES Delta hydrogen hub controls the only known “Gulf Coast”-style domal-quality salt formation in the western U.S., which contains five existing salt caverns already being used for storing liquid fuels. Advanced Clean Energy Storage I is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACES Delta, LLC. ACES Delta is a joint venture between Magnum Development and Mitsubishi Power Americas. WSP was contracted for the designing, drilling and completion of both cavern wells. Beside the drilling operation, WSP was responsible for designi...

MVE + Partners , a leading architecture, design and planning firm, swept their categories last night in Anaheim, Calif. at the sold-out Pacific Coast Builders’ Conference (PCBC) Gold Nugget Awards, the nation’s oldest design award for innovative architecture, planning and construction, for two of its multifamily projects. MVE + Partners’ Mandarin Oriental Residences and Post District Residences projects were selected for the Gold Nugget top honors by a panel of top industry experts who reviewed nearly 650 entries. The Grand Award winners showcase the most exciting trends in design, planning and building across over 50 categories, including multifamily, affordable, mixed-use, and recreational facilities. Mandarin Oriental Residences in Beverly Hills, CA Mandarin Oriental Residences, Beverly Hills –  Grand Award winner in the category of Best Multi-Family Housing Community – 30-60 DU/Acre. Designed by MVE + Partners for developers SHVO, Bilgili Group & Deutsche Finance, w...

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc . has completed construction of two structures on the campus of Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital located in the greater Houston area. The project included a six-story medical office building and an attached seven-level parking garage. McCarthy broke ground in December 2021. McCarthy’s scope included a medical office building, totaling 160,000 square feet, while the garage consists of 1,100 spaces. Conditioned pedestrian bridges connect the new medical office building to the existing campus buildings. A vehicle bridge connects the new garage to an existing adjacent garage. For the building’s interior, McCarthy was responsible for building out the lobby, corridors, and an endoscopy surgical center. The surgical center, which will be completed in August, includes three endoscopy rooms as well as one operating room. The project’s location within the campus also created multiple challenges, as working within an operating hospital campus meant McCarthy...

In the building, design and construction industry, it’s small firms that drive innovation and build responsive, sustainable communities, according to architect Joshua Zinder. As managing principal of the firm he founded, JZA+D, which employs about 15 people in Princeton, N.J., Zinder has developed a global portfolio of hospitality, retail, academic, and residential work, often winning approvals for unconventional designs in localities known for resistance to change. As partner in the boutique design firm Landau Zinder Architecture (less than five total employees) he has helped struggling Jewish congregations to make best use of limited funds and existing structures to dramatically improve synagogues and worship experience for attendees. And as 2021 President of the American Institute of Architects New Jersey Chapter, Zinder advocated for architects to do more — exhorting practice leaders to push for designs that support inclusion and sustainable growth, and to collabora...

Hawthorne, N.J. (May 23, 2023):   Ken Jennings, the greatest Jeopardy! player of all time, Jeopardy! co-host and best-selling author, is presenting the Hal Hunt Lecture on Communications at DFI’s 48th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations , being held October 31–November 3, in Seattle.  When it comes to quiz shows, no one has done it better than Jennings. The former Utah software engineer rose to fame in 2004 when he spent six months as a contestant on Jeopardy! His 75-game streak and $2.52 million in winnings are still Jeopardy! records today. In 2020, he was named the show’s “Greatest of All Time” after winning a prime-time tournament against legendary champs James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter and earned an additional $1 million. In 2022, he signed on as permanent co-host for the show with Mayim Bialik. In the wake of Jennings’ life-changing Jeopardy! reign, he appeared on TV shows from The Tonight Show to The Simpsons and Sesame Street . Barbara Walters named him one...

Ezequiel Tovar We have been paired with that manager. You know the one I’m talking about. The one who mismanages and is not a good leader. The supervisor who’s a bottleneck for every decision, and makes other people in the firm go through them. These supervisors often give us the sense that they don’t have our best interests in mind, making the working relationship simply transactional. Many people are in the same boat, but in the ocean, the tides change. Sometimes it can become overbearing, and you may ask yourself, “When are they going to leave?”  As you develop your own leadership and soft skills, thinking about our shared experiences with subpar supervisors can provide insight into how we can do better for ourselves and those around us. Think about it: Bad leadership skills and poor management create an environment where it is hard for employees to grow and develop. In contrast, great leaders create environments where everyone has the space and support to grow and develop. ...