You could say Greg Sang has reached the peak of his profession. The Kiwi is in charge of building Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building, in the frantic heart of the United Arab Emirates. This Middle Eastern monster has already reached a breathtaking 160 levels or 650m. But still it grows terrifyingly, already twice the height of Auckland's SkyTower and four times as tall as the Vero office block in downtown Auckland. No one knows where the Burj...
An engineer turned jeweler, Herv�an der Straeten blurs traditional boundaries
International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
Pittsburgh Corning Offers Craftsmanship, Durability and Easy Installation with Glass Block Engineered Panels
Insurance Newsnet
Insurance Newsnet
PITTSBURGH, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Pittsburgh Corning announced today the availability of its new LightWise(R) Architectural Systems line of engineered glass block solutions. In support of the company's recent...
Architects, engineers shift focus as job slate thins
The Business Review
The Business Review
Government jobs insulated from slowdown NORTHEAST FLORIDA -- Faced with a construction slowdown, many architecture and engineering firms are focused on health care, senior living, education and public-private partnership...
Sacramento stormwater engineer elected to state board
The Business Review
The Business Review
A senior civil engineer for the has been selected to serve on the board of directors for the . Keey Schmitz will be secretary on the board. The board has 11 member elected to staggered two-year terms and meets...
China Architectural Engineering Announces First Contract in United States Valued at $11.6 Million
Insurance Newsnet
Insurance Newsnet
Business Editors/Architecture Writers/Building/Construction Writers ZHUHAI, China, & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2008--China Architectural Engineering, Inc. (CAE) (AMEX:RCH), a leader in the design,...
HDR Engineering expands Texas presence through buy-out of Claunch & Miller
The Business Review
The Business Review
Architecture-engineering consulting firm has acquired Texas design company and will rename the firm HDR | Claunch & Miller. Claunch & Miller is a Houston-based municipal civil engineering firm with offices in...
Experts project diesel engine growth
The Business Review
The Business Review
About 20 percent of the vehicles in the United States could run on diesel fuel by the end of the next decade, a panel of auto executives in Detroit said earlier this spring. And despite a record surge that has sent...
Canadian firm acquires McIntosh Engineering
The Business Review
The Business Review
has agreed to be bought out by Canadian firm Tempe-based McIntosh specializes in engineering, methods and development of mines. It won't be moved from its Tempe home, as Stantec's offices in Phoenix do not have...
Sutton named chief engineer for Debut Broadcasting
The Business Review
The Business Review
has named Bill Sutton as its corporate chief engineer. Sutton will be responsible for maintaining all day-to-day responsibilities of Debut Broadcasting-owned radio stations and ensuring the stations are regularly updated...
Southern Polytechnic to build new engineering center
The Business Review
The Business Review
in Marietta, Ga., is getting a new Engineering Technology Center and other renovations. The state budget Gov. Sonny Perdue approved for 2009 includes $33.3 million to build the new center and for renovations and...


