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Award-winning firm engineers and installs a centerpiece for the 67,000-square-foot office, featuring curved glass guardrails, helical wood handrails, and precision-crafted metalwork.  NEW YORK, NY — Synergi, an award-winning international team of engineers, fabricators, and installers of turnkey architectural stairs, announced the completion of its work on Coinbase’s 67,000-square-foot New York office at One Madison. Serving as the heart of the new office layout is a curved feature stair that connects the primary workplace levels—merging high-performance engineering with the refined aesthetic of one of the world’s leading technology companies.  Coinbase, a global leader in digital asset infrastructure, sought a workplace that reflects its culture of innovation, transparency, and forward-focused design. The renovated multi-floor office supports seamless movement and collaboration, with the new feature stair acting as a connective element that unifies the space and strengthen...

Hexagon Multivista launched a new integration between its deviation detection module in Hexagon Multivista Analyze and Revizto, a BIM intelligence and collaboration platform The integration allows users to push clash and deviation data directly into Revizto, streamlining issue tracking and improving visibility across construction teams This launch supports customer demand and sales pipeline growth, enabling teams to work within their existing BIM workflows while leveraging Hexagon Multivista’s powerful analysis tools Vancouver, Canada — Hexagon Multivista today announced an integration of its Analyze deviation analysis service with Revizto, a growing BIM collaboration platform to improve interoperability and workflow efficiency across construction projects. The integration allows users to select deviations or clashes from the Analyze service and push them into Revizto’s issue log. This enables teams to track and resolve issues within their existing Revizto workflows in the conte...

LONGSTANDING, independent MEP, sustainability and ESG consultancy  Wallace Whittle  continues its strategic expansion across England with the appointment of Andrew Smith as location director for its Leeds office, covering Yorkshire and the North East. This senior appointment strengthens Wallace Whittle’s existing regional footprint and reflects increasing demand for its engineering and sustainability expertise across the North of England. From Leeds, the team will support residential, commercial, mixed-use, healthcare, life sciences, data centres, education and industrial sector projects, while collaborating closely with clients and the wider supply chain on a regional and national basis. Andrew brings more than 30 years’ experience in the built environment, combining a strong technical background with an entrepreneurial approach to business growth. Having led and grown his own consultancies alongside senior leadership roles, he has built a reputation for developing high-per...

Milestone marks major progress on landmark Northern California healthcare project including a 14-story hospital facility and a five-story pavilion  McCarthy Building Companies , in collaboration with  SmithGroup  and  UC Davis Health , recently celebrated the topping out of the California Tower at UC Davis Health, marking a significant construction milestone with the completion of the building’s structural steel frame.  Project partners, field teams and leaders gathered on site to recognize the achievement, continuing the long-standing construction tradition of topping out and celebrating the collective effort that brought the structure to its full height, featuring 22,000 pieces of steel weighing 15,000 tons. The milestone also signals ironworkers are nearing completion of their work on the tower as the project transitions into its next major phase.  “As a community builder, there is a huge sense of pride that comes with seeing this building n...

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. —  The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has successfully conducted its first Spanish-language certification exams for Concrete Field Testing Technician – Grade 1 and Concrete Strength Testing Technician at the ACI Southern California Resource Center, marking a significant milestone in ACI’s ongoing commitment to workforce development and providing information in multiple languages across the concrete industry. The exams provided Spanish-speaking professionals the opportunity to earn internationally recognized ACI certifications in their primary language, helping remove barriers to participation while maintaining ACI’s rigorous technical standards. “These first Spanish-language exams represent an important step forward for ACI and the concrete industry as a whole,” said Michael Morrison, director, ACI Certification Program Development. “By expanding access to certification in Spanish, we are supporting a broader segment of the workforce, strengthening qual...

Veteran nuclear and energy executive with more than 35 years of leadership and board experience. CHICAGO,Illi. — Lochner, an Egis Group company, has appointed Karen Wiemelt to its Board of Directors. Wiemelt brings more than 35 years of leadership experience in the nuclear and energy sectors, with deep expertise in program management, environmental remediation, nuclear operations, strategic planning, and organizational transformation. “Karen’s experience leading complex, mission-critical programs and governing global organizations makes her an exceptional addition to our Board,” said Lochner CEO Terry Ruhl. “Her perspective will be invaluable as Lochner and Egis continue to expand our combined technical capabilities, strengthen operational excellence, and pursue long-term, sustainable growth in the U.S. market.” Wiemelt is a recognized industry leader who has served on numerous industry, project, and corporate boards, including the Energy Facility Contractors Group, Idaho Environme...

Reykjavik, Iceland — COWI has been awarded the preliminary and detailed design contract for the Fljótagöng tunnel project by Vegagerðin, the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration. The assignment covers the design of approximately 24 km of new road infrastructure and a 5.3 km tunnel intended to strengthen year-round connectivity between Siglufjörður and the Fljót district, with design completion scheduled for November 2026.  COWI’s role spans multidisciplinary engineering and technical advisory services, including geotechnical engineering, road and bridge design, water and wastewater systems, structural design, electrical engineering, and tunnel control and safety systems. The project brings together expertise across tunnel engineering, transport infrastructure, environmental planning, and climate resilience.  The new route is intended to replace an increasingly vulnerable mountain road affected by subsidence, severe winter weather, and periodic closures. Designing infra...

WASHINGTON, DC — DiscoverE (Discover Engineering) has announced the winners of the 2026  Future City  global STEM Competition, celebrating the innovative minds of both middle and high school students who tackled this year’s challenge: ‘Farm to Table’. Participants envisioned cities that addressed food waste and kept citizens healthy and safe, demonstrating creativity, engineering prowess, and teamwork. Since last fall, the program has engaged more than  92,000 middle and high school students in the United States and select international locations  — the largest participation in the program’s history. Students have imagined, researched, designed, and built these cities of the future. Emphasizing the engineering design process and project management, students collaborated in teams, led by coaches, to create an essay and a digital model showcasing a sustainable city solving the annual challenge. The competition culminated in a live presentation before a panel of STEM ...

What the past six years of Rising Stars can tell us about the future.   By Luke Carothers   The Leaders Shaping the Future of AEC   Every year, firms across the AEC industry nominate professionals they believe best represent the future of leadership.  Over the past six years, 135 individuals have been named a Rising Star.  Taken together, their stories reveal something powerful about where the AEC industry is headed.  Zweig Group’s Rising Stars are engineers, architects, project managers, and technical specialists in the middle of building something bigger.  They are leading complex projects, mentoring younger staff, influencing culture, and shaping client relationships long before they hold form C-suite titles.  The Rising Stars designation isn’t about potential alone.  It reflects visible impact.  It signals that someone is already changing the trajectory of their fi...

New ownership reflects firm’s continued investment in its people-first culture Charleston, S.C. —  SeamonWhiteside  (SW+), a full-service site design firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, today announced the elevation of six key leaders to shareholder, a strategic expansion of the firm’s ownership as it scales operations across the Carolinas. The move recognizes the contributions of the leaders who have helped shape the firm’s growth, culture, and long-term direction.  The firm welcomes the following leaders to the shareholders: Mount Pleasant: Preston Busbee  is a civil engineering team leader and graduated from Clemson University with a degree in environmental engineering. Following graduation, he moved to Charleston to begin working with SW+. He focuses his time on commercial and industrial developments, working with both private developers and local economic developers. Busbee is a Member of the South Carolina Economic Developers Association (SCEDA), C...

BarhaleEnpure JV has completed an £18m phosphorus removal programme at Dewsbury Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) in West Yorkshire to help improve water quality in the River Calder. Delivered in partnership with Yorkshire Water, the scheme has achieved a 90% reduction in phosphorus levels in the final effluent at the WwTW, exceeding Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) targets for England. Fourteen existing primary settlement tanks (PSTs) have been replaced with three new larger tanks and two new primary sludge pumping stations. Prior to construction an existing beck was diverted to accommodate the new tanks’ footprint. The project took advantage of off-site manufacturing to precast the concrete wall sections before they were assembled on site to form the new 45m diameter, 8.5m deep (deepest at the central desludge cone) settlement tanks.  BarhaleEnpure JV constructed a new chemical dosing plant and installed a UMON4 device to upgrade monitoring to MCERTS (mon...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Tarlton , St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, has promoted Michael Trettel to senior vice president. In this new role, Trettel, an experienced leader with more than 20 years of service in the construction industry, will expand his corporate responsibilities and leadership at the firm and continue to provide executive oversight of and drive growth in the energy, industrial, water/wastewater, and civil markets as well as Tarlton’s self-perform and special projects groups.  Trettel joined Tarlton in 2022 as director of strategic markets, fostering a strong culture for work acquisition and performance in the firm’s heavy civil and industrial markets, and was subsequently promoted to the role of vice president in 2023. His collaborative approach has helped to inform and shape company strategy, lead teams in pursuing new work, oversee projects spanning multiple locations and foster valued client and partner relationship...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. /PRNewswire/ —  PRIME AE Group, Inc. (PRIME AE), a Platform Holdings managed company, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Klavon Design Associates, Inc. (Klavon), a high-performing business recognized for its award-winning landscape architecture and planning services across federal, state, local, and private-sector markets. This strategic integration strengthens PRIME AE’s design platform and enhances the firm’s ability to deliver thoughtful, sustainable, and community-centered solutions nationwide, reinforcing PRIME AE’s commitment to  making everything around us better. Founded in 1996 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Klavon brings more than 30 years of experience delivering a wide range of planning and design solutions, from small site assessments to complex master planning efforts. The firm is known for its collaborative approach and multidisciplinary expertise, combining technical excellence with thoughtful design to create spaces that honor bo...

Modernized facility enhances patient access in San Diego and supports Sharp Rees-Stealy’s clinical operations  SAN DIEGO, Calif. —   McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.  (McCarthy), one of the largest healthcare construction companies in the U.S., in partnership with Sharp HealthCare’s Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group and Cuningham Group Architecture, has completed the tenant improvement of Sharp Rees-Stealy’s Kearny Mesa medical office building (MOB), delivering a comprehensive modernization of an existing two-building campus designed to improve patient experience and operational efficiency.  Located at 8975 Balboa Avenue in San Diego, the completed tenant improvement includes approximately 100,000 square feet of improved space across two buildings and represents an investment of $65 million. The project brings together a new pharmacy, centralized imaging services such as MRI and CT,...

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — raSmith, a multi-disciplined civil and structural engineering and surveying firm, is pleased to announce that Sheri Lieffring has joined raSmith as an ecological project manager in the municipal services division. Lieffring is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources assured wetland delineator and a professional wetland scientist, bringing more than 25 years of experience in natural resources and ecological consulting to the team.  Lieffring brings deep expertise in wetland delineation, environmental corridor delineation, wetland and waterway permitting, hydrologic and vegetation monitoring, habitat and ecological assessments, land use planning, and restoration project oversight. She has collaborated with both municipal and private-sector clients throughout her career, assisting with regulatory compliance, environmental reviews, and natural resource management.  Lieffring’s professional experience spans technical fieldwork, project management, land use...

Forte Construction Corp., a leading general contracting firm delivering major transit and public works initiatives across downstate New York and Long Island, honored the employee winners and their respective charities as part of its annual staff-picked charity program with a check presentation and celebratory gathering at the company’s Islandia, NY headquarters.  Launched in 2020 to foster a culture of giving, the annual Staff Picked Charity Contest invites employees to nominate causes close to their hearts. Each year, the company’s executives anonymously select the winning nomination, awarding a $10,000 donation to the chosen charity. “This year all of the employee submissions were very touching, heartfelt, and personal and truly showed the effort and passion our team members put in,”  said Forte Construction President Larry Pappas . “We commend not only our team members, but also the charities for the amazing and inspiring work that they do.” Wilson Cruz, an electrician w...

Los Angeles, Calif. — Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, today announced it has secured the Vincent Thomas Bridge Deck Replacement Project contract for $534 million from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in Los Angeles, CA, through a joint venture with California Engineering Contractors (CEC).  The three-year project will involve a phased deck replacement on the iconic Vincent Thomas Bridge. The bridge will be closed for sixteen months along this portion of State Route 47, a vital freight and commuter corridor serving the Port of Los Angeles.  The Vincent Thomas Bridge spans the main channel of the Los Angeles Harbor, serving as a critical freight and commuter corridor for the Port of Los Angeles and the South Bay region. The modernization effort will replace the aging bridge deck with durable precast, prestressed concrete deck panels, which are engineered for extended service life, improved load capacity, and resilie...

Zephyr Rail has been on the rise in the AEC industry for some time, but they reached a new milestone in 2025 when the firm earned its highest placement to date on Zweig Group’s Best Firms to Work For (BFTWF) rankings.  This year, the firm founded and headquartered in Orange County, California placed 5 th  among firms with 50-99 employees and 8 th  among firms in the Civil Engineering  category.  Founded just over a decade ago in 2015, this is Zephyr Rail’s third consecutive year being named a Best Firm to Work For.  Over this time, the firm has built its reputation on specialized expertise in rail design, construction management, and UAS mapping—while simultaneously fostering a workplace culture that employees consistently describe as inclusive, supportive, and growth-oriented .  From the start, Zephyr Rail has been able to carve out a distinct niche in the AEC industry, specializing in civil track and spe...

New leadership reflects Rimkus’ commitment to bringing its expertise to clients at scale, advancing its core strengths and expanding its footprint in high-growth markets. HOUSTON, Texas —  Rimkus , the worldwide leader in engineering, technical, and life sciences consulting services, today announced the appointment of Chris Rayasam as President and Chief Executive Officer. Rayasam will also join the Rimkus Board of Directors. Rayasam brings a wealth of experience in the engineering and consulting sectors to his new role at Rimkus. He most recently served as Chief Executive Officer for Consor, a leading infrastructure engineering and construction management firm. Prior to this role, he led Murraysmith, a respected provider of water and transportation infrastructure solutions for public agencies across the western United States, where he played a pivotal role in the firm’s acquisition and effective integration into Consor. Earlier in his career, Rayasam held senior leadership roles...

DALLAS, TX  — STV today announced that Tim O’Brien, PE, ENV-SP, has joined the firm as vice president and One Water regional market leader. Based in Dallas, O’Brien will lead STV’s One Water strategy, which aims to deliver integrated solutions that address the full water cycle, from water and wastewater supply and treatment to reuse and resilience.   “ Tim brings hands-on experience designing liquids and solids processes for complex wastewater facilities and leading projects at major surface water treatment plant s,” said  Chris Haney, president of the Water operating group at STV . “ Tim’s deep technical skill and operational understanding allow him to help utilities modernize critical infrastructure and make smart, long-term investments as they move toward more integrated, resilient water systems .”   O’Brien brings...