August 2018

AIA: Survey on Sexual Harassment in Architecture

In the past year, both Architectural Record and its sister publication, Engineering News-Record (ENR), have reported on the #MeToo movement and on recent revelations about workplace sexual harassment. The issue continues to reverberate through the design and construction business. Together, the two publications are launching a research effort intended to understand the key issues, pain points, and best practices for prevention of discrimination […]

Must-have skills for today’s workers

In these acutely competitive times, every worker looking for a new job or wishing to keep their current job must have a set of cutting-edge skills. These skills are over and above the core career skills. They are instrumental in selling one’s essential skills. Those skills enable employees to get along with their colleagues, to […]

Loureiro Engineering Adds New Project Manager to Civil/Survey Division

Kati Mercier has joined Loureiro Engineering (Loureiro) as a Project Manager to work in the civil/survey division. Headquartered in Plainville, Conn., with offices in Groton, Conn., New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C., Loureiro is an employee-owned, full-service multi-disciplinary firm providing engineering, environmental health and safety, energy, facility, waste management consulting, construction, […]

R.A. Smith acquired Matsen Ford Design Associates

R.A. Smith, Inc. (raSmith) announced that it has significantly expanded its position in the building and structural engineering market with the August 1 purchase of the assets of Matsen Ford Design Associates, Inc. Since 1987 Matsen Ford has worked on projects nationwide in conventional structural system design, cold-formed steel framing design and finish systems design. […]

Hillmann Consulting acquired EHS Environmental

Hillmann Consulting, LLC recently completed the asset purchase of EHS Environmental, Inc. of Mickleton, NJ. EHS Environmental, Inc. offered numerous environmental consulting services including Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, Asbestos Surveys, Air Monitoring, Building Inspections, Remediation Management, and Demolition Oversight. “It’s a natural fit,” according to Hillmann’s President/CEO, Chris Hillmann. Read more>

Want to Retain Millennial Talent? The Surprising Way This Company Does It is Smart (and Replicable)

Millennials are now the largest group of professionals in the U.S. And according to a recent Gallup poll, 21 percent of them (those born 1980-1996) have changed jobs within the past year–a number 3x as high as those outside that demographic. This kind of job-hopping comes at a high cost: Gallup estimates that Millennial turnover costs the American economy close to […]

TreanorHL Acquires Atlanta’s Hug & Associates, Architects

Ranked No. 82 on Architectural Record’s list of top architecture firms nationwide, TreanorHL announced today the acquisition of Hug & Associates, Architects, headquartered in Atlanta. With the acquisition of Hug & Associates, TreanorHL expands its existing Atlanta presence, and its Greek housing group becomes one of the largest in the country. To assist national Greek life […]

Salas O’Brien and Sims Wilkerson Cartier Engineering have merged

Salas O’Brien is thrilled to welcome Orlando-based Sims Wilkerson Cartier Engineering (SWC) into the Salas O’Brien family. SWC’s talent and portfolio dramatically increase Salas O’Brien’s ability to partner with clients in Florida and throughout the Southeast. As SWC continues growing in Florida, the team will also bring its expertise in site development, infrastructure improvement, and transportation to […]

HDR Acquires David Ford Consulting Engineers

HDR is expanding its water resource services by acquiring the assets of Sacramento, California-based David Ford Consulting Engineers, which specializes in hydrology, water hydraulics and flood risk analysis, among other water-related services. Going forward, David Ford Consulting Engineers will do business as HDR | David Ford Consulting Engineers. Financial terms were not disclosed. Read more>

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants acquired Binnie-McKenzie Partnership

Chartered surveying firm Hardies has acquired Glasgow-based construction cost consultants Binnie-McKenzie Partnership. The acquisition comes 18 months after Hardies merged with Shepherd Chartered Surveyors. Murray Warner, partner at Hardies, said the acquisition of Binnie-McKenzie Partnership is key to the firm’s delivery of construction services in the west of Scotland. Read more>

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