The 150,000 square-foot affordable housing community offers 111 units in the South Bay  Carson, Calif. – R.D. Olson Construction, an award-winning general contracting firm in California, has announced completion of the $42.5M West Carson Villas, their first project for client PATH Ventures, a nonprofit affordable housing developer and service provider. PATH will be owners and operators of the 111-unit supportive housing community designated for residents earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Construction of West Carson Villas began in November of 2021 with some de ..read more

Solar Eclipses, Rising Stars, and Drones By Luke Carothers, Editor-in-Chief, Civil+Structural Engineer Media We are just days away from our second quarterly publication of Civil+Structural Engineer Magazine.  For the first time, this special issue will contain both the winners of the 2024 Engineering Drone Video of the Year (EDVY) competition and Zweig Group’s Rising Stars Award.  Fittingly, the theme for the Q2 issue is “To New Heights; the Stars.”  Over the last several months, I have been engaged with the various tasks of bringing this issue of the magazine together, and, dur ..read more

H&H, in partnership with Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD), marks a significant milestone in the construction of the Clyde Crossing Bridge in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The north leaf was shipped from Arendonk, Belgium, to Vlissingen, Netherlands, and travelled by barge to Renfrewshire. Recently, the second section was floated into place using SPMTs (self-propelled modular transporters). H&H/ROD were commissioned by Hollandia Iemants JV to lead the design of the new 184-meter double-leaf bobtail cable-stayed swing bridge. Clyde Bridge will connect Renfrew to Clydebank and Yoker and it stands ..read more

Designed by AO and developed by Beach Street, the 17-acre destination will be California’s first to offer man-made surf waves open to the public Palm Desert, Calif. – Last week marked a significant milestone for wave-seekers and surf enthusiasts as construction began on the highly anticipated DSRT Surf Resort. This 17-acre AO-designed destination in Palm Desert, developed by Beach Street Development & Operations, will be California’s first facility to offer man-made surf waves open to the public. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by the development and design team, special gues ..read more

Design-Build Professionals, Industry Partners, Transportation and Aviation Experts Weigh In to Inform New Guidance WASHINGTON –– The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) has announced the release of its updated Transportation and Aviation Design-Build Best Practices Primer, which follows last year’s refresh of the Universal Best Practices and the updated Federal Sector Best Practices introduced earlier this year. Recognizing the need for sector-specific guidelines, the new primer is designed to offer actionable insights for design-build teams tackling the ..read more

St. Louis, MO — Lawrence Group was recently tasked with reimagining 60-year-old Dunn Library at Simpson College into a modern, state-of-the-art hub for teacher education and academic support services. Built in 1965, Dunn Library was nearing the end of its serviceable life. For 60 years, Austrian-American Architect Richard Neutra’s modern masterpiece has stood sentinel over the quad at Simpson College, a private Methodist liberal arts college in Indianola, Iowa. Time had taken its toll on the iconic building, which had a leaking roof and obsolete building systems which contributed to a drag on ..read more

NEW YORK — WINT Water Intelligence, a leader in cutting-edge water management and leak-prevention solutions, ranks among the top nine insurance technology innovations of 2024, according to a panel of industry experts.   WINT’s groundbreaking builders’ risk solution was one of nine finalists in the Insurtech category for the 2024 Qorus Innovation in Insurance Awards. The innovative solution leverages cutting-edge technology and trusted warranty protection to help construction contractors, property developers and owners mitigate the rising costs of water damage and water-rela ..read more

Doka, a leading supplier of formwork and scaffolding for construction, played a key role in the development of standards for calculating product carbon footprints for the formwork and scaffolding industry. Kenilworth, New Jersey – A product carbon footprint (PCF) measures the total greenhouse gas emissions generated by a product across all relevant material lifecycle phases. It is an important tool for assessing the overall climate impact of a product and identifying levers to reduce emissions in the value chain. Robert Hauser, CEO Doka Group Copyright: Doka “Competitiveness, sustainability, a ..read more

DALLAS, TX — KAI proudly announces the rehiring of L. Lorraine Jackson, AIA, RID, NOMA as a Project Architect at its Dallas-Fort Worth, TX office. Jackson previously worked for KAI as a Project Architect from June 2018 to Jan. 2023. As a KAI Project Architect, Jackson is poised to elevate the company’s design standards to new heights. Her visionary approach aims to enhance internal design processes and overall product quality. With a passion for innovation and excellence, Jackson will foster a spirit of collaboration among the entire project team, both internal and external. She is dedicated ..read more

San Antonio, Texas — Lockwood, Andrews, and Newnam, Inc. (LAN) announces its sponsorship of the new San Antonio section of the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE). Highway engineering professionals in the San Antonio area now have a local community dedicated to ASHE’s mission, creating a supportive network with invaluable resources and endless possibilities for growth. The organization aims to provide a forum for highway industry members and partners to promote a safe, efficient, and sustainable transportation system through education, innovation, and fellowship. LAN’s Markus D. Neuba ..read more