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Industry News PEOPLE I Gilkey Advisors, a business division of Gilkey Organization announced that Regina Eberwein, vice president of market & economic strategies has been appointed a Principal and Partner for the advisory services firm. Ms. Eberwein oversees market and fiscal analysis and examines financial feasibility and consumer trends. I JD Alexander, president/CEO of Atlanticblue Group, Inc., a real estate management, acquisition, land development and agricultural organization based in Lake Wales, Florida, is pleased to announce that L. Wayne Britt was appointed to the Atlanticblue Board of Directors. could be reduced from the 1.07 percent annual growth rate projected by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its 2008 Annual Energy Outlook down to 0.83 percent, slowing the rate of increase by approximately 22 percent. I Patrick Hawley and Doug Senso, project managers in the transportation division of R.A. Smith National (formerly R.A. Smith & Associates and its National Survey & Engineering Division) recently earned Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s (WisDOT) new roundabout certification as Level 1 Roundabout Designers (authorized to design single-lane roundabouts). I Rob Bolin, a senior vice president at Syska Hennessy Group, has earned a High-Performance Building Design Professional certification from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. I Bio Clean Environmental, Inc., a fullservice stormwater filtration company, announced that Jerry Warner will be joining their team as the company’s sales manager. TenCate Awarded TenCate™ Geosynthetics North America announced the company received the 2008 Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Award of Excellence for their project entitled “Swamp and Stream Crossing Airmail Drive” using Mirafi® HP370. This project involved surface upgrades made to geotextile reinforced soil (GRS) embankments that allowed for the construction of the road and open stream crossing structure in British Columbia, Canada. The structure itself has re-established fish passage between the Sheridan Lake and Staley Lake in British Columbia. Filterra Recognized Filterra® Bioretention Systems, a division of Americast Inc., announced that it received a Business Achievement Award from the Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) in the Technology Merit category of water/wastewater for the development of the Filterra Stormwater Bioretention System as an alternative to pipe and pond based, stormwater-management systems. Excellence in Sustainability The California Sustainability Alliance announced that it has selected the University of California (UC) as a recipient of its Excellence in Sustainability Showcase Award, joining Thomas Properties Group, Inc. and Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA). The Sustainability Showcase highlights the efforts of organizations in California that are leading the way towards the state’s sustainable future. Bentley Awards CH2M Hill CH2M Hill won a 2008 Be Award of Excellence in the “Sustaining the Environment” category for its Round Butte Dam Selective Water Withdrawal system. www.SLDTonline.com 25 INDUSTRY I Cliff Simental, RLS, and Bruce Kirby, PE, have joined Psomas in the firm’s Inland Empire office located in Riverside, California. Simental will serve as survey team leader and Kirby as the leader of the land development team. I ARCADIS announced the hire of Paul Dalida, the new Vice President in the Infrastructure Division assigned to the New York City, NY office. Mr. Dalida will play a crucial role in the East Side Access Project as the director of Manhattan projects. Energy Efficiency Impact Energy efficiency programs in the United States could realistically reduce the rate of growth for electricity consumption by 22 percent over the next two decades if key barriers can be addressed, according to an analysis released by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). The potential energy savings in 2030 would be 236 billion kilowatt hours, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 14 New York Cities. Stated differently, the demand for electricity over the next two decades http://www.SLDTonline.com

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