JCJ Architecture Appoints Mary Faria as Eastern Managing Director
Faria Will Focus on Resource Management and Interoffice Collaboration Across the Firm’s East Coast Projects BOSTON — January 22, 2025 — JCJ Architecture (JCJ), a forward-thinking and nationally ranked planning, architecture, and interior design firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Faria, AIA, LEED AP, to the role of Eastern Managing Director. With over 34 years of design firm operational expertise, Mary will work across regions and markets to provide support on existing c...
Plastics Pipe Institute Establishes, Fills Sustainability & Advocacy Director Position
Donnie Johnson, director of sustainability & advocacy, the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. IRVING, TX - January 22, 2025 - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) announced today that Donnie Johnson has joined the association as its new Director of Sustainability & Advocacy. The position was created as a result of the growing membership’s desire to increase PPI’s contributions to public policy and legislative initiatives with a focus on sustainability and resiliency plus government advoca...
Kristian Strand succeeds Jürgen Fischer as President, Danfoss Climate Solutions
NORDBORG, Denmark – Danfoss today announced that Kristian Strand has been named President of Danfoss Climate Solutions. He succeeds Jürgen Fischer who, after 16 years with Danfoss, has decided to retire. Strand, who is currently serving as Divisional President, Commercial Compressors in Danfoss Climate Solutions, will join the Danfoss Group Executive Team and take over as President of Danfoss Climate Solutions as of April 1, 2025. Prior to his current role, Strand served as Divisional Preside...
Mamie Harvey appointed new president of Minneapolis architectural firm
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis architectural firm Alliiance has announced that Mamie Harvey has been named president, signifying a new chapter in the firm’s distinguished history. Harvey, a seasoned leader with over 25 years of experience at Alliiance, will assume the role as Eric Peterson, the current president, transitions to a leadership position focused on the firm’s robust national and international aviation practice, while also continuing his role on the board of directors. Eric Peterso...
JLL expands Sustainability services with dedicated energy practice
Led by Josephine Tucker, Energy Advisory and Sustainability will help deliver energy-focused, end-to-end sustainability services to investors and occupiers CHICAGO, Jan. 16, 2025 – JLL announced today that it is boosting its existing Sustainability services by forming the Energy Advisory and Sustainability practice. Led by clean energy expert Josephine Tucker, the team works across JLL’s business lines and industries to serve real estate investors and commercial and public sector client...
Grace Baird Named HDR Overhead Contact Systems Practice Lead
Photo of Baird attached, courtesy HDR Grace Baird, P.E., has joined HDR as a practice lead specializing in overhead contact systems. In her new role, Baird will leverage her diverse rail project knowledge and expertise to support HDR’s rail and transit systems clients across the globe, applying her experience in electrification to the planning and design of trolley and light rail systems and associated infrastructure. “I’m thrilled to have Grace on our team,” said HDR Rail and Trans...
IHI Power Services Corp. Appoints Tony Dabbene as New CEO
Seasoned Leader with Decades of Industry Expertise to Guide IPSC and IPGC Into a New Era of Growth ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – IHI Power Services Corp. (IPSC), a leading provider of operations and maintenance, asset management, remote operations and compliance services, has announced the appointment of Tony Dabbene as chief executive officer for both IHI Power Generation Corp. (IPGC) and IPSC. With a career spanning over 35 years, Dabbene brings extensive power industry expertise and a proven...
NEWH, Inc. Announces Inaugural SOHE Scholarship Winners
Fiona Rath and Aiden Stich to Be Recognized at ALIS DESIGN+ Shawano, WI — NEWH, Inc. (Network of Executive Women in Hospitality), the premier association committed to scholarships, advancing education, mentorship, and networking in the hospitality industry, has announced Fiona Rath and Aiden Stich as the winners of their inaugural Structures of Hospitality Excellence (SOHE) Scholarships. Recipients will be honored at a ceremony during ALIS DESIGN+ at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles on January...
Weld Engineering Researcher to Receive $300,000 Milek Fellowship
CHICAGO - What if steel could be preheated to a lower temperature for welding, creating a safer working environment, cutting costs and emissions, and improving efficiency? The University of California, San Diego’s Machel Morrison, PhD aims to find out--and the American Institute of Steel Construction is helping him do so with a four-year, $300,000 Milek Fellowship. “This research may lead to lower preheat requirements for some of the most common steel shapes and plate--which would have hug...
Usman Shuja appointed to the Executive Board of the Nemetschek Group
Munich, January 13, 2025 – The Nemetschek Group (ISIN DE 0006452907), a leading global software provider for the digital transformation in the construction and media industries, is expanding its Executive Board. The Supervisory Board unanimously appointed Usman Shuja to the Executive Board, effective on January 1. Usman Shuja will continue to serve as Chief Division Officer (CDO) of the Build & Construct Division and as CEO of Bluebeam Inc. With this appointment, Usman Shuja becomes the third...