The American Society of Civil Engineers' Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) program is honoring Charles H. Thornton, Thornton Tomasetti; Jeff Milton, Lane Corp.; Charles Ladd, MIT; Bo Temple, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Mike Loose, Parsons Corp., with its Lifetime Achievement Award.Thornton Related Links: ENR New York ENR New York Featured People MaxLite, West Caldwell, N.J., has appointed Jeffrey Hirsch to customer support group manager. He will report directly to Zenny Haczyk, global operations director. LeonardVIP Structures, Syracuse, N.Y., has presented several employees with awards. The craftsmanship award was given to Chad Leonard for engineering; Jeff Milton for carpentry; Eric
Health care activity in the tristate region is expected to rise as the market comes to grips with some of the uncertainties that slowed it down last year, including health care and insurance reforms, executives say. But hospitals, contractors and other stakeholders are now grappling with a new problem in the wake of Superstorm Sandy"s devastating blow to many of their facilities—how to prevent that from happening again. While 2011's Hurricane Irene made these stakeholders rethink safety, security and emergency preparedness, Sandy has brought them back to the table to come up with something much more robust, speakers told attendees
New York Photo by Kevin Daley/National Park Service Monumental Work: The National Park Service says work is ongoing to repair damaged infrastructure at Liberty and Ellis islands. Related Links: ENR New York ENR New York's Featured News Liberty and Ellis Islands May Reopen in Summer It may be a few more months before visitors can walk around the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island again. The National Park Service (NPS) says it hopes to partially open the Liberty and Ellis island parks this summer, a few months shy of a year after the Oct. 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy
Opinions may differ on where the heart of New York is, but two developers have set out to make a 26-acre site on Manhattan's West Side a serious contender for the title.
The National Park Service (NPS) says it hopes to partially open both Liberty and Ellis islands this summer, which would be nearly a year after the Oct. 29, 2012 Superstorm Sandy caused massive damage and forced their closures. Docks, the promenade and structures surrounding the statue were among the most severely damaged, as well as the electrical systems, wastewater treatment and security screening equipment. Photo by Kevin Daley/National Park Service Liberty Island's severely damaged docks, walkways and other park infrastructure are "key" to a reopening and welcoming visitors back [to that island], says David Luchsinger, superintendent at NPS, which manages
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg laid out big plans in his final state of the city address today, Feb. 14, which included several initiatives that would call for industry-related services. This includes a proposal to amend the city's building codes to require that up to 20% of new parking spaces in private developments be "wired and ready" for electric cars. The mayor says this will create up to 10,000 parking spaces for such vehicles over the next seven years. He also proposed developing curbside vehicle charging stations that will allow drivers to charge batteries in 30 minutes. Photo by
New York City’s minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) stand to gain ground by a new law slated to take effect this July, according to Sandra Wilkin, founder and president of Bradford Construction Corp., New York, who helped develop the legislation. Image: iStock Photo The Introduction 911-A law eliminates the $1-million cap on program-eligible contracts established by Local Law 129 in 2005. It also increases city procurement contracts in areas including architectural and engineering services. The city expects 911-A, which is slated to go into effect in July, to increase the overall value of program-eligible contracts to $2.2 billion, from
Think fast: What does a science director who contributed to a search for life on Mars have in common with a thoroughly immersed water expert in the tunnels of New York, or a lighting specialist with an eye on the Louvre Abu Dhabi?
Robert A. Dennison III Dennison Related Links: ENR New York ENR New York's Top 20 Under 40 ENR New York's 2012 Top 20 Under 40 Winners Regional Transportation DirectorVHB, Albany, N.Y.A retired chief engineer for the New York State Dept. of Transportation (NYSDOT), Dennison managed an annual $1.6-billion construction program that included the ongoing $400-million Alexander Hamilton bridge rehabilitation project. Dennison's experience spans a range of positions including former regional director of Hudson River Valley Region of NYSDOT. He has also served as either town engineer, county engineer or secretary to entities including four metropolitan planning organizations as well as
The historic West Point Military Academy has a long history of teaching the sciences, which are required courses for all graduating cadets. But while the study of biology, chemistry and physics has evolved since 1802, when the West Point, N.Y.-based school was built, the school's neo-Gothic structures that house those disciplines have not—at least, not enough to support the advanced research occurring within these disciplines. The structures are, as one science professor describes them, "cramped and old." Related Links: ENR New York More ENR New York Projects The school has set out to change that with a two-phase, seven-year, interior-only
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