People in AEC Profile: Selasie Buatsi Selasie Buatsi has been a Project Manager for BOND Civil & Utility Construction for the past four years, but she has been around the AEC industry for her entire life.  Growing up in Ghana on the West Coast of Africa, Buatsi describes herself as a curious kid and often tagged along with her father to work.  Her father owns several construction companies, and Buatsi’s curiosity was her introduction to the AEC industry.  Of course, she wasn’t content with just hanging around; she wanted to know how things work, and this led to several engin ..read more

The building provides technical spaces to support hands-on learning and research activities that are critical to the field of engineering Prairie View, TX – Prairie View A&M University recently opened their new Engineering Classroom and Research Building (EnCARB). The three-story building provides instructional and research laboratory space for the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering and supports undergraduate education, student innovation, and emerging areas of research across various engineering disciplines. Global integrated design and engineering firm Stantec provid ..read more

Faster Overall Workflow AARSCHOT, Belgium – Virtual Surveyor has enhanced its popular smart drone surveying software with new planimetric survey capabilities. In addition to multiple performance modifications, Virtual Surveyor version 9.5 now enables users to quickly, easily, and accurately survey 2D features from drone orthophotos and add them to the 3D topographic model generated from the same data set. “The new planimetric tools significantly improve the speed with which users can survey the features that reside on top of the topography,” said Tom Op ‘t Eyndt, Virtual Surveyor CEO. “Th ..read more

Reston, VA – Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (the “Company” or “Bowman”) (NASDAQ: BWMN), a national engineering services firm delivering infrastructure solutions to customers who own, develop, and maintain the built environment, today announced the acquisition of Moore Consulting Engineers (“Moore”), a mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection (“MEP/FP”) engineering firm based in Shamong, New Jersey.    Moore provides comprehensive MEP/FP engineering services to private and public sector clients throughout the United States. Founded in 2003 by current presiden ..read more

By Luke Carothers From the Zweig Letter Zweig Group experts share their insights on the unique challenges and opportunities faced by small, entrepreneurial AEC firms. More than five decades of experience in AEC industry leadership and expertise were on display during Zweig Group’s recent Fireside Chat Webinar. Using the format of a classic fireside chat, Mark Zweig, founder and chairman of Zweig Group, and Chad Clinehens, president and CEO of Zweig Group, explored topics and questions centered around the unique challenges and opportunities specific to small firms in the AEC industry ..read more

Indianapolis – Schmidt Associates, a leading Midwest architectural and engineering firm, is thrilled to announce the addition of Cori Korn, CFRM to the position of business development representative. In her new role, Korn will play a crucial part in engaging with central Indiana’s business and community leaders to address their facility design needs, fostering growth and development within communities. With a Bachelor of Science in Environment, Textiles and Design from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Korn brings a wealth of diverse experience to Schmidt Associates, including expertise ..read more

By Mary Scott Nabers Here’s a fact that may be surprising – it surely was to me. The construction or renovation of buildings accounts for approximately 39% of the total global energy-related carbon emissions each year. Embodied carbon contributes another 11%. That category refers to the total greenhouse gas emissions generated over the lifecycle of a building, road or any type of infrastructure. Emissions that are measured encompass everything from the production and transportation of materials to their installation and the structure’s eventual decommissioning. Construction guidelines are evol ..read more

West Palm Beach, FL—WGI Inc. is proud to announce that it has been honored with three prestigious engineering excellence awards for its work on the Brightline High-Speed Rail project in Florida. WGI served as the sole geospatial consultant for phase four of the Brightline project, which extended from West Palm Beach to Cocoa, collecting and analyzing essential survey data for the project’s entire construction team. For their work, and the innovation WGI demonstrated in completing that work, the firm was awarded the following: American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) National Recogniti ..read more

Seasoned professional and demonstrated leader with extensive local experience to expand opportunities and drive operational growth  HOUSTON – HNTB Corporation, a leading infrastructure solutions firm, has named Russ Poppe, PE, Houston office leader and vice president. He leads a team of multi-disciplinary transportation infrastructure professionals who deliver highway, toll, aviation, transit, municipal, water and other services to clients. Poppe brings more than two decades of experience in project management, executive leadership and client relations. He most recently served HNTB as a ..read more

Ms. Stuber-Zukanovic brings experience as an architect and owner’s representative to SGH’s building enclosure consulting practice in Chicago Chicago, IL – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) is pleased to welcome Colleen Stuber-Zukanovic as a Project Director, bolstering the firm’s building enclosure consulting practice with insights and experience from across the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. She joins SGH’s Building Technology Division in Chicago, Illinois, partnering with SGH team members and clients across the Midwestern United States. Colleen b ..read more