With about 2.8 million sq ft of space planned, the mixed-use Reston Station development aims to deliver a mix of transit-oriented facilities on 12 acres in northern Virginia.
Construction is set to start this summer on nearly $64 million of school upgrades in the West Babylon Free and Shoreham-Wading River Central school districts in Long Island, N.Y. following recent voter approval of two school bonds to finance the work. Dubbed the “Renewal Project,” the $48.5-million Shoreham-Wading River Central School District’s (SWRCSD) improvements and renovation program is being partially funded by a $33.5-million bond.Work will take place in all four district schools — Shoreham-Wading River High School, Albert G. Prodell Middle School, Miller Avenue Elementary School, and Wading River Elementary School. Prior-year state aid funds will cover about $15
Superstorm Sandy's direct hit in 2012 on Broad Channel in Queens made the coastal community a poster child of the storm's devastation, with nearly every house on the tiny island in Jamaica Bay swamped by several feet of water.
The young professionals selected for ENR New York's Top 20 Under 40 list, now in its fourth year, span an array of construction industry regions and market sectors across the tristate region.
Montroy Andersen DeMarco, New York City, has promoted Ajay Waghmare to project manager from senior job captain. His current and recent projects include the historic renovation of the Rainbow Room; the new 120,000-sq-ft World Trade Center Observation Deck; and numerous corporate headquarters. Waghmare Related Links: ENR New York ENR New York's Featured People WSP, New York City, has appointed Varughese Cherian as senior vice president. In his new role, he will serve as a member of the office's senior leadership team, focused on aviation sector design.Dana Schneider, vice president and head of JLL's energy and sustainability services in New York,
When veteran engineer Andrew W. Herrmann speaks to the public about the critical state of the nation's infrastructure, his passion is evident. Related Links: 60 Minutes clip: Andrew Herrmann on deficient bridges Featured ENR New York People ENR New York "As a parent, if my children came home with Ds on their report cards, I'd be very upset," he said when interviewed on the History Channel's 2009 documentary "The Crumbling of America," which cites the D grade given to the nation's infrastructure by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Herrmann, who has held numerous positions at ASCE including serving as
Aiming to raise funds for the Cooper Union—the elite engineering, architecture and arts college in Manhattan whose financial realities led administrators this past fall to begin charging tuition to incoming students for the first time in more than a century—a group of alumni has launched a not-for-profit consulting firm they hope will generate donations from users of the expertise of more than 12,000 CU graduates who will provide wide-ranging business advice. Related Links: Another college tuition nightmare: Even "free" college isn't free anymore Life After Tuition: A Tale of Two Cooper Unions Cooper Union The Cooper Union Alumni Advisory Service,
Image Courtesy of BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers Upgrade: John F. Kennedy High School is one of seven schools in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District that will be receiving upgrades under the $50-million bond-financed construction program. Construction is set to start this summer on nearly $50-million of school upgrades in the Plainview-Old Bethpage, N.Y. Central School District following voters’ approval last month of a school bond to finance the work.Dubbed “Building Futures Together,” the construction program funded by the $49.8-million bond will encompass seven schools and two other buildings owned by the district. Work will focus primarily
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York District, has awarded a $25.6-million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Oak Brook, Ill., to deepen the Arthur Kill Channel located between Staten Island, N.Y. and Union County, N.J.The contract, awarded on Dec. 9, is cost-shared with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and is part of an extensive harbor-dredging project to create “safe and efficient channels for vessels that will be calling at the Port of New York and New Jersey,” the Corps says. Notice to proceed will likely be issued later this month, says contract
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