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Why centralized project data is becoming essential to modern construction management by Matt McClung, VP of Professional Services, HCSS Construction projects generate enormous amounts of information. Estimates, production logs, equipment data, safety reports, schedules, and change orders all shape how work progresses each day. Yet in many organizations, that information still lives in separate systems, spreadsheets, or paper reports, creating an operational lag between the field and the office. Project managers may be working from outdated reports while crews respond to changing conditions in real time. By the time discrepancies surface, small issues may have already turned into costly delays or rework. A connected jobsite closes that gap. Estimating, scheduling, field production, and equipment data form a continuous loop between the field and the office. Instead of relying on delayed updates, project stakeholders share a common view of the work as it happens. This slashes...

Ipsum Group has strengthened its specialist Water and Infrastructure division through the acquisition of NPB Utilities Ltd, a UK based utility and water services engineering delivery partner. The acquisition enhances Ipsum’s position within the UK water sector, supporting increasing demand for resilient, locally delivered infrastructure services across regulated networks. By integrating NPB Utilities engineering expertise with Ipsum’s established Water division capabilities, the Group is further strengthening its ability to deliver end-to-end solutions across the regulated sector in the South, including planned maintenance, reactive response and emergency works. The combined business brings together a broad range of complementary technical capabilities across wastewater, clean water and civil engineering disciplines. Within wastewater, the Group delivers repairs and maintenance services, treatment works activity and main lining solutions. In clean water operations, capabilitie...

Q&A with Carla Driver, Chief Operating Officer, Core States Group WEST CHESTER, Pa. ― Core States Group is an industry-leading architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) firm trusted by the world’s most notable brands. When the company announced the promotion of Carla Driver to Chief Operating Officer in August 2025, the goal was clear: bring stronger operational discipline and alignment to a rapidly growing, integrated A/E/C firm with 24 offices across the United States and Canada. Across the industry, firms are focused on scaling through expansion, acquisition, and outside investment, as well as new tools and systems. The challenge is to make sure growth creates greater capability, not greater complexity. Driver’s work at Core States Group is centered on closing the gap between strategy and operational execution by strengthening leadership, promoting accountability, improving consistency, and ensuring growth does not come at the expense of employee culture or cl...

CHARLESTON, S.C. —  RMF Engineering, a leader in full-service MEP engineering, announces the addition of Michael Scruggs, PE, HFDP, as a shareholder in the company. Scruggs joined RMF in 2015 and has since established himself as an integral part of the leadership team within the Charleston, South Carolina office, where he currently serves as a mechanical design team lead. “Since joining our Charleston office over a decade ago, Michael has demonstrated a commitment to our clients and the South Carolina Division that reflects the best of our firm,” said Dave Crutchfield, PE, Vice President at RMF. “Our firm is differentiated in the market through a team that leads with technical rigor and dependability. Michael has exemplified these qualities, and bringing him on as a shareholder is a natural next step that we are excited to take.” Throughout his tenure, Scruggs has developed a passion for healthcare and laboratory projects as well as educational and commer...

NEW YORK – In photography, capturing the perfect image is everything. The same holds true in retail design. Utilizing the principles of lighting, framing and focus, architect-of-record Lawrence Group, with design partner Jetsen of Singapore, successfully captured the rich legacy of Leica Camera at its recently opened flagship store and gallery in Chicago, IL. Leica Camera AG is an international premium manufacturer of cameras, lenses and sports optics products with over 150 years of company history. As part of its growth strategy, the company has expanded its business to include mobile imaging (smartphones) and the manufacture of high-quality eyeglass lenses, watches and home cinema projectors. Headquartered in Wetzlar, Germany with a second production site in Portugal, Leica Camera AG has a global network of sales companies and over 120 stores worldwide. Opened on April 30, 2026, Leica Store & Gallery Chicago is in a landmarked Arts & Crafts style building at...

Explore the finalists. Discover the ideas. Help recognize the innovation shaping tomorrow’s built environment. Every breakthrough begins beyond the edge of the map. Long before a new technology reshapes the industry or a different way of thinking becomes the standard, it starts as an idea that challenges convention.  Someone asks a question no one else is asking. Someone decides the familiar path isn’t the only one worth following.  That’s how the AEC industry moves forward.  The 2026 AEC Innovator Award, presented in partnership with KP Reddy Co., celebrates the firms exploring those uncharted spaces. From emerging technologies and transformative business models to new approaches in leadership, collaboration, and project delivery, this year’s finalists are proving that the next chapter of the built environment is already being written.  Public voting is underway, giving the AEC industry t...

Expanded Oak Brook Terrace office reflects rapid team growth and increasing client demand across the Midwest Cleveland, OH – Nexus Engineering Group, an engineering services firm, is pleased to announce plans to expand its Chicago-area office. The expanded space supports the company’s rapid growth in the region and positions Nexus to better serve its growing Midwest client base as one of the emerging engineering firms in Chicago. Originally established in 2023 to support key utility clients, the Chicago office has quickly evolved into a critical hub for Nexus operations. Since opening with just three team members, the office has grown to 16 full-time employees, with revenue increasing by more than 500% during that time. The newly expanded office will be located at Parkview Plaza, just across the street from the current office location, and will include 47 seats across 10,000 square feet—providing the capacity needed to support continued team growth ...