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Capital Engineering Corporation Joins AECOM
AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has acquired Capital Engineering Corporation (CEC), an environmental and engineering consultancy firm based in Taiwan. With 160 employees based in Taipei and Kaohsiung, CEC specializes in ...
By AECOM
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Go-ahead given for massive clean-up of Europe’s most contaminated site
A massive clean-up operation to transform the former Avenue Coking Works near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, is set to start following the appointment of a remediation contractor. VSD Avenue has today been named as the company that will design the most effective processes to treat gross contamination of the land following decades of coke and chemical production. The appointment means that work, ...
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Randall Russell, PE, Joins Cornerstone Environmental Group
Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC announced that industry veteran Randall W. Russell, PE, has joined Cornerstone and will be expanding the company's solid waste, water, and wastewater services in the Southeast. Building upon nearly 30 years of success working closely with municipalities and major private solid waste firms, Mr. Russell will work with Cornerstone's clients on permitting, ...
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EScIS Newsletter December 2017
Introducing ESdat Server Version 3 EScIS pride ourselves on listening to and understanding our clients as the best source of development. We're proud to announce that we will be releasing ESdat Server Version 3 early in January 2018 with some exciting new features. LSPECS - Simplified & Sayonara Silverlight! LSPECS has been rebuilt from the ground up with some significant improvements and ...
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Dutch experts assess flood risk reduction options for devastated Tacloban city, the Philippines
On invitation of the Philippine government, the Dutch Risk Reduction (DRR)-team visited Manilla and Tacloban early July to assess the possibilities to protect the coastline in and around Tacloban by creating hard engineering works, planting mangrove trees and reclaiming land. The coordinator of Wetlands International in Philippines was part of this team. News from ...
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Arid West can help meet its water needs while reducing energy use
Implementing rainwater capture and infiltration techniques through “low impact development” at new and redeveloped residential and commercial properties in California and the West can generate billions of gallons of water supplies annually, reduce energy use and global warming pollution, and provide an effective and much-needed way to adapt to the impacts of climate change, according to a report ...
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Rising sea levels threaten Ghana`s coastal communities
Ghana will experience increased flooding brought on by rising sea levels caused by global warming, a modelling study has predicted. The study, published in Remote Sensing last month (7 September), says that about 650,000 people and almost 1,000 buildings in the three communities in the Dansoman area of Accra will be vulnerable to permanent flooding by 2100, as the shoreline recedes by more than ...
By SciDev.Net
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Be part of a unique global fellowship to design a resource efficient economy
Students applying to Cranfield University for 2013/14 are invited to apply for a unique global Fellowship programme led by the Ellen MacArthur and Schmidt Family Foundations. The Fellowship will develop a new generation of business leaders equipped with the tools and innovative thinking to map out a resource efficient world economy. Ellen MacArthur said: “This partnership is built on ...
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Google earth engine launched in Cancun
A satellite imagery tool that will make an unprecedented amount of environmental data available freely online has been launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 16), in Mexico. Earth Engine, launched by Google last week (3 December), aims to enable scientists to monitor and measure changes in the Earth's environment, such as global land cover, and hopefully help slow deforestation in the ...
By SciDev.Net
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Indonesia and the Netherlands launch large coastal safety initiative in Java
The Indonesian and Dutch government today launch a comprehensive five-year multi million public-private partnership initiative for enhancing coastal safety at the North Coast of Java. It aims to build stable coastlines with reduced erosion risk through a unique integration of mangrove restoration, small scale hard-engineering and sustainable land use. The initiative is financed by the Dutch ...
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Becoming a Smart Sponge City with Self Sustainable Water Cycle Experts at Eco Expo Seminar plot path for future water management
Water is the lifeblood of human existence. For densely populated places such as Hong Kong, the issues and challenges go beyond simply finding water sources to satisfy each household. It is also about recycling, reusing, processing sewage, desalination and flood prevention. In The Smart Sponge City - Self Sustainable Water Cycle conference of Eco Asia Conference at Eco Expo Asia on 27 October, ...
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EPA provides $50K to help Urban Land Conservancy improve water quality at Denver transit-oriented development
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing $50,000 in technical assistance to develop innovative green infrastructure options for a new transit-oriented housing development near the Blake/38th commuter-rail station in downtown Denver. The Urban Land Conservancy will use the EPA resources to assess and integrate design features that will reduce polluted runoff and protect water ...
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Bentley Announces Project Finalists in 2012 Be Inspired Awards Competition
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaininginfrastructure, today announced the project finalists in the 2012 Be Inspired Awards competition and the seven winners of the 2012 Be Inspired Special Recognition Awards. The awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving and sustaining the world’s ...
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Sustainability experts open their doors at European future energy forum
Some of the world’s leading sustainability experts and funds will present a full programme of workshops at the European Future Energy Forum London’s ExCeL Oct 19-21. Siemens, Masdar Capital and Schneider Electric Energy Access sustainable investment fund are among those participating in presentation theatres open to all visitors attending the event free-of-charge. “We want to ...
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