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McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. and HOK Break Ground on $145M Kedren Children’s Village

Civil + Structural Engineer

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Together, McCarthy and HOK make up the design-build team leveraging their expertise to deliver a modern, efficient, and patient-centered facility tailored to the unique needs of children requiring behavioral health services. Furthering its mission as a community builder, McCarthy Building Cos.

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Oregon mass timber athletic center exceeds energy efficiency requirements

Construction Specifier

The new mass timber athletic center at the Oregon Episcopal School (OES) in Portland utilizes a highly efficient envelope, passive cooling, and minimal mechanical conditioning to achieve an 82 percent reduction in energy use from the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption (CBEC) baseline, with an energy use intensity (EUI) of 15 kBtu/sf/year.

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Climate Change's Role in Enhancing Building Efficiency

The Pro Builder

In response, technology companies are leveraging automation and robotics for eco-friendly construction methods, while architects are finding ways to incorporate resiliency and efficiency into new-home designs. Read more Energy Efficiency Environmental Home Design Energy Efficiency

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Climate Change Creates Urgency to Enhance Building Efficiency

The Pro Builder

In response, technology companies are leveraging automation and robotics for eco-friendly construction methods, while architects are finding ways to incorporate resiliency and efficiency into new-home designs. Read more Energy Efficiency Environmental Home Design Energy Efficiency

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Bentley Systems: Open Data Ecosystems to Advance Infrastructure Engineering

Civil + Structural Engineer

The secure flow of data is necessary to solve global infrastructure challenges, including the expansion of energy grids, modernization of transportation systems, and retrofitting of existing assets to meet sustainable development goals. Cesium is the creator of the 3D Tiles open standard also used by Google. “At

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Trane & NIU Launch Energy Program for Sustainable Future”

CCR Magazine

Trane by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, announces that energy-saving infrastructure upgrades are underway at the Northern Illinois University (NIU) campus in DeKalb, Ill. As a result of these improvements, NIU is projected to achieve over a 26% reduction in energy consumption and an 11% reduction in emissions.

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WSP Grows Florida Water Practice with Three Industry Experts

Civil + Structural Engineer

Strategic additions to the water team further strengthen the firm’s expertise to provide effective and resilient solutions to support water infrastructure needs statewide. WSP designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. WSP in the U.S. wsp.com