Bechtel in the News
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Smart technology to meet the challenge of creating liveable cities for the future
As mayors and city leaders from across the US descend on Washington to discuss innovations in city infrastructure development, Walker Kimball, regional general manager for Bechtel’s infrastructure business in the Americas, explains the implications for cities everywhere.
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Smart Cities Require IoT Data to Boost Efficiency, Sustainability
According to the folks at Bechtel, the engineering mega-corporation that builds the world's biggest projects, something like 70 percent of all people will live in urban centers by 2050. #smartcities #build100
Source: eWeek -
Bechtel To Train Emerati Engineers
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) is working with Bechtel to provide in-depth training for up to 100 Emirati engineers. The engineers will spend at least 12 months on deployment on some of Bechtel’s major projects, with a view to help improving skills and knowledge of working on major projects.
Source: The National -
NYF Africa: Power to the Masses- Affordable Access to Power for All
See Bechtel's David Welsh, senior vice president, and region president for Europe, Africa & the Middle East, discuss Power to the Masses: Affordable Access to All at the New York Forum Africa (NYF Africa) the only pan-African business Summit heald in Africa in 2015.
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Career Path: Lavinia Melilla of Bechtel
Lavinia Melilla is a port and marine technical expert with Bechtel, and has recently been awarded a fellowship by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). Aged 35, she is the ICE’s youngest fellow.
Source: Infrastructure Intelligence -
Port Strategy: Laying Carbon Foundations
If a port or terminal is to be really ‘green’, then environmental considerations should go back to reducing the carbon footprint at the construction phase. Bechtel's Marco Pluijm explains.
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National board hears safety culture is improving at Hanford vit plant
Hanford vitrification plant safety culture improvements could stall if not given continued attention, said Glenn Podonsky, DOE director of the Office of Enterprise Assessments.
Source: Tri-City Herald -
Making infrastructure exciting: An interview with Peter Dawson
The public appreciates the creation of great infrastructure—but the process is difficult. In this interview with McKinsey’s Adrian Booth, Bechtel's Peter Dawson talks about the challenges of building infrastructure in both developed and developing countries.
Source: McKinsey & Company -
Obama Trip to Kenya Offers Rare Chance to Shore Up Economic Ties
Trade between China and Africa, valued at $222 billion in 2014, has been rising swiftly and is now about three times the amount of trade between the United States and the African continent, according to figures from the World Bank and the American government.
That is an imbalance President Obama hopes to start correcting.
Source: New York Times -
Breakthrough: Crossrail's Tunneling Story
Crossrail has released a book to commemorate the end of tunneling on the UK project. It is currently available to buy in the London Transport Museum shop. It took over 10,000 people, working day and night to build the eastbound and westbound tunnels and associated underground stations.
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Construction moving ahead at Carroll power plant
The power plant will burn natural gas to generate some 700 megawatts, enough electricity to power about 750,000 homes. It is scheduled to start operating by December 2017. “This is a game changer,” said County Commissioner Jeffrey Ohler.
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Riyadh Metro: Bechtel-led team starts tunneling
A consortium led by global engineering, project management and construction company Bechtel has begun tunneling on Line 1 of the Riyadh Metro, marking an important milestone in the construction of this landmark project.
Source: Arab News