Dennis Poon, managing principal of Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm with practices in building structure, building skin and building performance, will be a featured speaker at The 3rd Annual Ultra High-rise Building Summit in Shanghai.

John Barry and Alexandra Iannitelli of Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., the international engineering firm with practices in building structure, building skin and building performance, were recently named two “New Faces of Civil Engineering” by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

On Tuesday, January 26th, two members of the Thornton Tomasetti Building Performance practice, Sam Cooper and Vince Aleo, associate and senior engineer, respectively, put their boots on the ground in earthquake-ravaged Haiti evaluating buildings for an insurance company client.

Joseph Burns will moderate a panel on “Minimizing Change Orders Through BIM Utilization” at the 2010 Airport Consultants Council/American Association of Airport Executives Airport Planning, Design & Construction Symposium.

“Tall and Supertall Buildings: Structure and Skin Performance” will be a feature topic at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, at the Renaissance Hotel & Convention Centre, Mumbai, February 3 – 5.

Eric Hammarberg, Vice President of Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm with practices in building structure, building skin and building performance, will be featured on an upcoming episode of The History Channel’s Modern Marvels focusing on chrome.

Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., the international engineering firm with practices in building structure, building skin and building performance, has expanded its commitment to sustainability with the launch of a new sustainability department focused on providing clients with a broad range of sustainability services, as well as ensuring that the company’s internal offices and business operations are guided by sustainability principles.

Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm with practices in building structure, building skin and building performance, announces that Peter Lassetter has joined the firm as senior vice president in San Francisco, Calif.

Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering design firm with practices in building structure, building skin and building performance, announces that Jenifer Johnson joins the firm as senior associate in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm with practices in building structure, building skin and building performance, was the structural engineer for three Midwest-based projects receiving top honors from Midwest Construction magazine.

“Innovations in Building Envelope Engineering,” will be a feature topic at the AEI-Steel and Ornamental Metal Institutes of New York Symposium on the Structural Frame and Glass Curtain Wall Enclosure. The talk, by Wilfried Laufs, Ph.D., LEED AP and a vice president at Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, will review both the use of innovative materials and integrated parametric design tools to transform concept into reality.

William D. Bast, P.E., S.E., SECB, a principal in the Chicago office of Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., the international engineering firm with practices in structural engineering and building performance, has been named president of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA).