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Early Warning Systems Must Evolve Into Tools That Anticipate Flooding & Project Lives
According to a report by Xylem Vue, these systems must be integrated as operational platforms within water management frameworks, automatically linked to the activation of emergency plans, municipal protocols, and interagency decision-making processes. Floods do not cause severe damage due to a lack of data. They cause it because there is not enough actionable time to make decisions and respond. Facing an increasingly demanding climate scenario May 14, 2026. Far from being understood as simple a...
USGBC California Announces 2026 Civic Leadership & Product Awards, to be presented at CA Green Building Conference
Awardees include California DGS, Mad River Mass Timber, San Luis Obispo’s Andy Pease, Blade Air Pro Filter, and Epic Cleantec Global Design Competition “Shaping the Future of Water Use at Home” Winners to be Announced at Conference LOS ANGELES (May 14, 2026) The USGBC California (USGBC-CA) will present the Product & Civic Leadership Awards on May 28, 2026, at its 25th Annual California Green Building Conference, being held on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. These awards -...
Watts Launches Product Selection Tool to Support Sustainable Building Design for LEED v5
New digital tool helps architects, specifiers and sustainability professionals identify Watts solutions that support LEED v5 certification. NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – May 14, 2026 – With LEED v4 set to sunset and LEED v5 becoming required for new projects starting in June 2026, Watts has launched a LEED v5 Product Selection Tool, a new tool designed to help architects, engineers, designers, specifiers and sustainability professionals navigate updated credit categories and performance requirements to...
Spectorgroup Named Architect of Record for 11 Bryant Park Plaza Repositioning
NEW YORK, NY — [May 14, 2026] — Multidisciplinary design firm Spectorgroup has been named Architect of Record for 11 Bryant Park Plaza, a through-block Manhattan office building owned by A.M. Property Holding Corp., Axonic Capital, and Platinum Properties. The firm is leading a comprehensive repositioning effort to elevate the asset's competitiveness and appeal to new and existing tenants. Located on 41st Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway, the building connects to 40th Street and features...
Western Connecticut Council of Governments selects Stantec to lead routing and design services for connected regional trail network
Designs are expected to help with future construction funding to support regional connectivity The Western Connecticut Council of Governments (WestCOG) has selected Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, to provide routing and design services for the Western Connecticut Regional Trail Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Project (the Western CT Regional Trail Project). The Western CT Regional Trail Project will advance planning and design for a connected regional trail networ...
NXT BLD and Bentley Systems Launch NXT Activate Accelerator to Back the Next Generation of AEC Software Innovators
Martyn Day, director of NXT BLD and publisher of AEC Magazine, announced in partnership with Bentley Systems the launch of NXT Activate, a developer-focused accelerator for early-stage companies building transformative software for the AEC sectors. Image courtesy of Bentley Systems. New programme opens with $3 million in funding and dedicated mentorship to early-stage companies building on both open and proprietary platforms LONDON – 14 May 2026 — Today at the NXT BLD conference, founding part...
ACE announces new board leadership appointments
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE Group) is delighted to announce two significant leadership appointments, underscoring the organisation's commitment to strategic expertise and sector-wide influence. ACE Group today announced that Professor Denise Bower OBE, Group Director for External Engagement at Mott MacDonald, has been appointed as Chair of ACE and Rukhsana Faiz, of Tetra Tech, has been appointed Chair of the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC), which forms part of...
$30M Electrification/Renovation Starts at Silverleaf Hall
Owner/operator Lantern Organization, architect IMC Architecture and development consultant Rockabill Consulting closed financing and began of electrification retrofit and renovations at Silverleaf Hall, a 118-unit supportive housing residence located at 480 East 176th Street in the East Tremont neighborhood of the Bronx. Courtesy of Mega Contracting Group Lantern Organization, IMC Architecture and Rockabill Consulting Close Financing, Begin $29.7 Million Electrification Retrofit and Renovation o...
Visco-elastic Technology: A Monolithic, Amorphous Coating Transforming Pipeline Protection
By: Edwin Welles, Vice President - Viscotaq Introduction: The Critical Role of Pipelines Pipelines play a critical part in supporting our way of life. In the USA alone there are a total of 3 million miles of natural gas pipelines1, and 2.2 million miles of water pipelines2 supporting the infrastructure to fulfill our demands in basic functions we take for granted daily such as available energy and water. The infrastructure is aging, however: for example, over 50 percent of the pipelines were bui...
MBH Architects' Project Western Landing Earns First Place at 2026 Modular Building Institute Awards of Distinction
Western Landing, photo credit: Barry Schwartz Photography Western Landing recognized for excellence in Green Building Modular Multifamily housing MBH Architects, is proud to announce that Western Landing, a supportive housing development in Harbor City, Los Angeles, California, has received First Place in the Green Building Multifamily category at the Modular Building Institute's (MBI) 2026 Awards of Distinction. MBH Architects served as Factory Architect of Record on the project, which was buil...
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