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Environmental data and permitting are the vital first steps for construction projects of all kinds. The digitization of these processes enables greater efficiency and shorter project timelines, and allows environmental consultants to visualize, organize, and analyze data for robust project planning. Award-winning engineering, planning, and consulting firm Freese & Nichols, Inc. (FNI) is best known for creating major infrastructure across the country, but the firm also works to restore vital wetland and stream habitats. The City of Beaumont, TX contracted the firm to survey a site, secure permits, and restore wetland functions to Lawson’s Canal, a defunct water supply canal that had been filled for an emergency equipment staging area. Prior to FNI’s involvement, the City had received a Section 404 violation for creating the canal in existing wetlands.  Facing an aggressive schedule that had been stymied by regulatory hurdles, FNI sought to assess and plan corrective action due to

New 56-story Toronto skyscraper, created with Quadrangle Architects for Tower Hill Development, breaks the mold of city’s architecture while lending an enduring image NEW YORK CITY — PEI Architects, the award-winning firm known for cutting-edge architecture around the world, has completed 2221 Yonge Street Tower in Toronto. Marked by a strikingly new exterior image rising from a six-story podium base and capped by a top-floor sky lounge, 2221 Yonge is a long anticipated addition to a cityscape with hundreds of high-rise buildings. Standing out on this crowded skyline was a primary goal for Russell Masters, vice president with the project’s locally based owner, Tower Hill Development Corp. His team selected PEI Architects, along with local firm Quadrangle Architects and interior designer Alessandro Munge, of Munge Leung, to create “an icon of international style on Yonge at Eglinton Avenue,” says the company. The result, which took occupancy in 2022, transforms midtown Toronto w

IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) and its partners today celebrated the official deck connection of the Gordie Howe International Bridge spanning the Detroit River. Measuring a half-mile (853 meters), the bridge connects Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America and 10 th longest in the world. The bridge also has the distinction of being the longest composite steel and concrete decked cable-stayed bridge in the world. Bridging North America (BNA), a joint venture between Fluor, ACS Infrastructure Canada and Aecon Group Inc., are building the bridge for Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). Construction began in 2018 from both sides of the river and culminated with an intricate, four-week, multi-step, precision process that included the placement and removal of temporary bents, and the installation of the final steel girders, beams, panels and precast concrete. “The team has worked incredib

Siegel’s industry leadership and knowledge of innovation and digital infrastructure will support firm’s work to deliver customized solutions to clients CHICAGO – Jeff Siegel has been named delivery and organizational growth officer for HNTB’s digital infrastructure solutions. In this role, Siegel will collaborate with professionals in the firm’s offices nationwide to deliver optimized digital and technology solutions that help clients meet their goals. “Jeff’s knowledge, commitment to client service and his passion and understanding of the digital infrastructure landscape make him the right person for this critical role,” said Mike Inabinet, PE, HNTB’s Central U.S. president. “As we build upon HNTB’s deep history in delivering innovation and technological advancement, Jeff’s collaborative approach and industry experience will continue to advance our successful delivery on our clients’ most important programs.” In his 30-year career with HNTB, Siegel has served as founding director

By Chad Clinehens, President & CEO, Zweig Group From The Zweig Letter These events offer firm leaders an opportunity to connect, learn, and celebrate  – this year with a focus on ROI. For the past decade, we have seen the AEC industry soar past previous financial metrics and benchmarks, and, keeping to this trend, the industry is performing at historic levels in 2024. While the AEC industry as a whole is experiencing this upward trend, it’s important to note this success doesn’t necessarily translate to every firm, and there are still many challenges for leaders of AEC firms to overcome. However, despite the challenges that we still have to overcome, the success that we have the potential to achieve as an industry has never been greater. This is unique in my experience, and it demonstrates that we are truly experiencing an elevated industry. Both the  2024 ElevateAEC Conference & Awards Gala  and  M&A Next Symposium  in Tampa, Florida, will be an environment where leade

By Ying Liu, MBA, LEED AP BD+C, Director of Strategy and Growth, Zweig Group From The Zweig Letter Five essential practices you can use to actively engage board members and forge invaluable business partners. What shapes the future of a company at the highest level? In the dynamic landscape of corporate governance, the relationship between a CEO and the board chair is pivotal. This partnership, characterized by transparency, effectiveness, and mutual trust, serves as the cornerstone of organizational success and strategic foresight. For CEOs, the board chair is not merely a supervisor but a crucial sounding board, helping to sharpen their thinking and refine strategies and ideas. So, how can CEOs solidify this relationship to achieve strategic alignment? I’ll shed some light on five essential practices:   Cultivate transparency and openness.  A transparent relationship between the CEO and the board chair is foundational. For a CEO, openness involves candidly sharing both success

Back in 2000, Dag Madara, a geographer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District was walking on Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, the location of the agency’s Atlantic Coast of New Jersey Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet Beach Erosion Control Project. He was monitoring the federally threatened bird – the Piping Plover ( Charadrius melodus ), one of several environmental conservation measures performed by the agency on all coastal restoration projects to ensure wildlife is not harmed. While doing this he spotted what looked like spinach sprouting out of the sand by his foot. “My colleagues taught me how to search for and identify various endangered wildlife in the area, but I wasn’t expecting to find this!” he said. Madara discovered the federally threatened coastal plant – the Seabeach Amaranth ( Amaranthus pumilus ) – that hadn’t been seen in the region for almost a century. Since his discovery, the plant’s population has grown tremendously in the region, and it’s attributed t