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Chair of the Board for McKissack & McKissack, the oldest minority- and woman-owned professional design & construction firm in the U.S., will be NYBC’s first African-American Chair, as well as the third woman Chair Board of Directors Class of 2028 members elected for a three-year term Emeriti Class of 2028 renominated with one retirement; several new members in various classes also announced New York Building Foundation Board of Governors announces Class of 2028 members  New York, NY  — Yesterday, at the Annual Membership Meeting & Construction Industry Luncheon, the New York Building Congress welcomed Chair of the Board for McKissack & McKissack  Cheryl McKissack Daniel  as the organization’s next Chair. The Building Congress also welcomed new members to its Board of Directors’ Class of 2028, its 2028 Emeriti, and acknowledged a retirement. In addition, the New York Building Foundation, the charitable arm of the Building Congress, announ...

Record-Breaking Global STEM Competition for Middle and High School Finalists Compete February 14-18, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC — This month, Washington, DC will host the  2026  Future City   Finals , where  top middle and high school student teams  will present innovative ideas for cities that  eliminate food waste from farm to table . From  February 14–18, 2026 , finalist teams will gather in the nation’s capital to compete in the culminating event of the  Future City? Competition , a global STEM program organized by  DiscoverE . The Finals represent the top teams advancing from a season that engaged  more than 92,000 students worldwide  — the largest participation in the program’s history. The finalist teams represent regional champions from across the United States and select international locations. A full list of teams advancing to the Finals is available at  futurecity.org/teams-advancing-to-finals . Throughout the com...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — McCarthy Building Companies Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and largest privately held construction firms, recently announced two key safety leadership promotions in its Southern Pacific (SoPac) region—underscoring the company’s long-standing commitment to fostering a safety-first culture across every jobsite and operation.  Jose Bojorquez has been promoted to Senior Regional Safety Director, where he will oversee region-wide safety performance and join McCarthy’s Regional Leadership Team. Grant Hill has been promoted to Regional Safety Director, supporting operations across northern and southern Nevada and San Diego, California. Together, the promotions further strengthen McCarthy’s safety leadership bench at a time of continued growth and increasingly complex work.  “Our teams have seen firsthand how a relentless focus on safety strengthens every project and every relationship we have with our clients and trade partners,” said Bob Betz, Executive...

Faster Transit, Signal Priority Enhances Rider Reliability and Traffic Flow Using cost-effective Technology SALEM, OR  — Today, Cherriots, in partnership with LYT, a leader in cloud-based, connected vehicle solutions, announced the official launch of Transit Signal Priority (TSP) technology at 22 intersections along the Lancaster Drive corridor. This project specifically targets Route 11, the busiest and longest route in the Cherriots system. LYT TSP will help solve persistent on-time performance challenges and improve the daily experience for thousands of riders.   The implementation of TSP technology is a customer-centric solution designed to make public transit a more viable choice alongside personal vehicle travel. Initial data from the project reveals a significant impact on service quality; the system has reduced the magnitude of late vehicles by as much as 20% for both the north and southbound directions. By allowing buses to communicate with traffic signals to e...

Competition-grade facility includes adaptive features for students with disabilities, marking third phase of athletics modernization  San Diego, Calif.  —  C.W. Driver Companies , a leading general contractor specializing in educational facilities, celebrated the opening of the new $19 million Aquatics Center at Torrey Pines High School, which is home to one of California’s most decorated high school swimming, diving, and water polo programs.   Funded primarily by the San Dieguito Union High School District, the 7,099-square-foot facility delivers a competition-grade training and competition environment for swimming, diving, and water polo teams from multiple SDUHSD high schools.   “Building a functional Aquatics Center on-site is essential to supporting the wide range of needs of athletes and their supporters,” said Andrew Hansen, Senior Project Manager at C.W. Driver. “We are grateful to contribute to the continued success of San Dieguito Union Hi...

OAK BROOK, Ill.  —  Ware Malcomb , an award-winning international design firm, today announced construction is complete on a new outpatient office for Romeo Orthopaedics located in Burr Ridge, IL. Ware Malcomb’s Oak Brook office provided interior architecture and design, along with branding services for the 3,500 square foot tenant build-out project at 60 N. Frontage Road.   Romeo Orthopaedics  specializes in the management and surgical treatment of shoulder, elbow, and sports medicine conditions.  Ware Malcomb worked in partnership with the building owner, C.R. Panico & Associates, to complete the project.   Caroline McNulty, Director, Interior Architecture & Design, Ware Malcomb, said, “this new ground-level space includes consultation areas and surgery scheduling offices, balancing clinical performance with patient comfort. The overall design goal was to create a warm and hospitable environment for patients to be seen in a comfor...

  Glasgow, UK — Global engineering consultancy COWI has been appointed to support Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) in the development of proposals to deliver step-free access at key stations on the Glasgow Subway, marking a significant milestone in improving accessibility across Scotland’s only underground rail network.  COWI will provide multidisciplinary engineering expertise to help shape the technical, structural and operational solutions required to integrate new lift infrastructure within the constraints of historic underground stations. This will include technical assessment, engineering design input, constructability advice and support to SPT in developing a robust, deliverable scheme.  To support delivery of the project, COWI has brought together a specialist team including BDP as architect, D2E as lift consultant, Jensen Hughes providing fire engineering expertise, Mima Group advising on access and inclusion, GHD delivering pedestrian modelling, an...