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ON THE MOVE DANA MCGOWAN JOINS ESA AS CULTURAL RESOURCES PRACTICE LEAD- ER Environmental Science Associates (San Francisco, CA), a leading environmental consulting firm, announced that Dana Mc- Gowan, has joined the firm as cultural resources practice leader. From the firm’s Sacramento office, McGowan will lead the its Cul- tural Resources practice, which is comprised of a team of 60 pro- fessionals, including prehistoric and historical archaeologists, archi- tectural historians, preservation planners, maritime archaeologists, and curation specialists. McGowan replaces Mitch Marken, who remains a key member of ESA’s cultural resources team with an expanded role in national marketing and business development. “Under Dana’s leadership our cultural team will continue to grow on the successful trajectory of providing clients with expertise in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Her thorough understanding of regulations and proven portfolio of complex projects will represent a broader foundation of knowledge for our clients to draw from.” said Brian Ramos, ESA’s chief operating officer. McGowan is a registered professional archaeologist with more than 34 years of industry experience. She is a recognized expert in NEPA, CEQA, and Section 106 of the National Historic Preserva- tion Act. She brings extensive experience conducting environmen- tal work for all types of infrastructure, including transportation, wa- ter, and energy projects, as well as wide-ranging rail experience. She is skilled at bridging environmental compliance and construc- tion, and spent more than a decade working on the San Francisco Transportation Authority’s Doyle Drive Replacement Project. Before joining ESA, McGowan was the environmental manager of Parsons-Brinckerhoff’s Program Management Team for the California High Speed Rail Project, overseeing the environmental work for the entire 520-mile-long project. Before that, McGowan was the Branch Leader for a publically held international firm’s Sacramento office, where she led a multidisciplinary team of 150 full-time personnel and was responsible for the marketing and client service for the firm’s cultural resources program throughout the United States.

The ability to graphically adjust grids and levels from linked models, rather than creating them in the native model, in or- der to control their appearance. To establish a true collaborative environment where all mod- els can reside, function, and communicate with other models quickly, regardless of the country of origin. Third-party com- panies provide a solution for international collaboration, but they are a pricey alternative. The ability to format text, since it is a big part of any design documentation. To eliminate the need for multiple software and plug-ins to take a project from the initial design concept to building management. It would be ideal if one platform software could perform all the middle steps, such as energy analyses and daylight and load calculations, from concept and schematic design all the way to fabrication and building management. Ritchie says that the team at Little would like to see more development in automation to enhance the building design and documentation process. “In Revit specifically, it would be helpful if there was more flexibility in turning on/off certain pieces of information without turning off the entire object,” she says. BUSINESS NEWS PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES INDUSTRIAL AWARDS VAL- UED AT MORE THAN $30 MILLION Primoris Services Corporation (Dallas, TX), one of the largest publically traded specialty construction and infra- structure companies in the U.S., has announced three related industrial awards totaling in excess of $30 million. The contracts were secured by Primoris Energy Services’ James Industrial Contractors, part of its energy segment. Two of the awards are for the civil work and mechanical erection at a new methanol production complex located in Beaumont, Texas. JIC will perform all the civil and underground work at the site, in addition to erecting the reformer and all associated mechanical work. The third award is for the civil work required for a new Air Separation Unit located next to the methanol complex. JIC will perform all the civil and underground work at the site. The scope of work includes more than 14,000 cubic yards of concrete, 24,800 linear feet of underground high density polyethylene piping, and 75,000 linear feet of underground electrical copper. Construction is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2015 and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2016. RETTEW OPENS NEW SAFETY TRAINING CENTER With a recent expansion, RETTEW (Lancaster, PA) an engineering consulting firm, now offers pos- sibly the largest indoor training center for safety consulting in the state. The 3,200-square-foot facility will be used by RETTEW to conduct safety training courses, including specialized equipment simulations, for a variety of clients. The space is also available for professional events and meetings, with seating for 50 people and plenty of space for interactive demonstrations. “Our safety consulting group is well-known in the area for their in-depth knowledge and hands-on teaching style,” said Mark Lauriello, president. “With such a stellar team, we’re excited to offer a great space to help clients throughout the state meet industry regulations and ensure their staff are equipped to keep their workplaces safe.” The training center offers courses such as fall protection, confined space and hazardous waste.

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“We will speed up the construction process by being able to make the changes in real time and improving coordination among disciplines,” says Tony Mirchandani, CFO at RTM. Ritchie says that, while the expected deliverables have not changed with BIM, the firm’s ability to provide design in- tent with more 3-D visuals and to coordinate between dis- ciplines has improved. The firm tries to capitalize on ability to export to analysis programs, whether for structural, en- ergy, or daylighting. “We are constantly striving to find ways to better use the ‘information’ component of BIM without slowing down the modeling,” she says. A BIM WISH LIST. Mirchandani says that, even though BIM pro- vides countless benefits for design and construction teams, he believes a few adjustments would improve the process: The ability to connect elements from one model to another. For example, connect piping from the plumbing model into plumbing fixtures that are in the architectural model and cir- cuiting/powering lighting fixtures in the linked models.

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