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NI Water launches its Annual Report

Plant & Civil Engineer

Ronan Larkin, Director of Finance Regulation and Commercial comments: “NI Water has returned a strong performance across its key outputs, it continues with the investment programmes set out in the price control and is looking ahead to address the challenges posed by the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Environmental/Sustainability

Civil + Structural Engineer

The park expands Arlington County’s ability to meet Chesapeake Bay Watershed regulations while cultivating native plants and providing new boardwalk areas and fresh interpretive designs.

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Learn About the Latest News on How New Construction is a Dangerous Formula, Smith Currie and Oles Morrison to combine, US Mountain Valley Natgas Pipe Building

Construction Daily News

But there’s a problem: New infrastructure planning often uses historical flood patterns rather than climate change risk estimates. Midland, Michigan, faced the risks in 2020 when excessive rainfall collapsed the 1925 Edenville Dam. Many still use decades-old data and ignore climate change dangers. What can communities do?

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

The project leveraged four alternative delivery methods including: landside and airside construction management at-risk, a design-build-operate-maintain baggage team, design-bid-build award contracts and multiple design-build concession/tenant packages.

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Public Law 111-308 – Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act – FBPTA – CORE COMPETENCIES

Building Information Management

The core competencies identified include competencies relating to building operations and maintenance, energy management, sustainability, water efficiency, safety (including electrical safety) and building performance measures. Fede ral Buildings Personnel Training Act. The core competencies will be updated annually per the law.