6.11.08 | New York, NY | Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) was named project manager for the Burj Al Alam Tower in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.  The 108-floor structure will be the world’s fifth tallest building. The Burj Al Alam or World Tower will be mixed use with approximately 70%  dedicated to office and retail space, and will include a five-star hotel on the top 30 floors. 

6.10.08 | New York, NY | Swanke Hayden Connell Architects (SHCA), in conjunction with Cameron Engineering, was awarded a contract to design the new $190 million New York State Center of Innovation and Excellence in Homeland Security in Bethpage, NY. The facility will house a main computer and communication complex, approximately 20 research cells, a modeling and simulation lab and digital theater as well as an integration and demonstration center. 

6.6.08 | Norwalk, CT | EMCOR Group announced that its EMCOR Government Services business will perform a major overhaul on a seven mile steam tunnel, which serves more than 100 government buildings, in Washington, DC. It will perform a range of integral services relating to the tunnel including designing, fabricating and installing 75 ventilation fans and required steel support structures.