McKinsey and ALICE Technologies collaborate to transform capital project delivery with generative scheduling
The alliance brings AI- and advanced-analytics-enabled scheduling to project delivery, allowing owners and contractors to move faster, manage risk, and unlock measurable value. April 14, 2026- Capital project development today faces a paradox: demand is accelerating, while productivity remains an evergreen challenge. Capital projects are essential to global infrastructure and economic growth, but rising investment has not translated into better outcomes. Industry leaders are increasingly using A...
Strongwell-Chatfield Named a “Best Place to Work” for Second Year in a Row
BRISTOL, Va. — Strongwell (USA), the recognized leader in the manufacture of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) pultruded composites, announces that its Chatfield, Minnesota, facility has once again been named one of the Best Places to Work in Southeast Minnesota for 2026. The recognition is part of a competitive program coordinated by Workforce Development, Inc. (WDI), which has honored top regional employers for more than 15 years. The award places Strongwell among the region’s leading employers,...
Simpson Strong-Tie Celebrates 70th Anniversary
Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, is honored to mark 70 years of innovation and manufacturing in 2026. Barc Simpson founded the company in 1956 when his neighbor’s brother asked him whether he could make a product to connect 2x4s for a roof. Believing as always in taking a chance, Barc created a joist hanger using a punch press at his father’s window screen factory in Oakland, California. Since then, the company has been leading the buildi...
Creating Sustainability: “The Most Important Design Problem in the World”
What if planners from neighboring communities or different parts of the world could share their planning information with one another? Using the same technology, the same language, the same maps, they could see how other cities are zoning new developments, building much-needed housing, and preserving green spaces. They could even evaluate how their plans either contribute to or detract from local, regional, national, and international goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions, protect natural resour...
Planera Launches Manny, Turning Construction Schedules Into Live Decision Engines
Manny introduces natural-language querying and instant scenario modeling to CPM scheduling, cutting analysis time from days to seconds. SAN JOSE, CA – April 16, 2026 – Planera, the leading modern CPM scheduling platform, today announced the launch of Manny, an AI scheduling assistant designed to help construction teams analyze schedules, understand impacts, and make faster decisions. Embedded directly within Planera’s platform, Manny turns the schedule from a static document into a real-time dec...
Highway Sound Barriers That Don't Look Like Walls: The Rise of Aesthetic Infrastructure
Highway expansions and urban development are necessary for a growing economy, but they bring a localized problem: traffic noise. To mitigate this, Departments of Transportation (DOTs) rely on highway sound barriers. However, while these massive concrete noise walls effectively block sound, they have historically created another issue — visual blight. Communities routinely push back against heavy infrastructure projects that threaten to box them in with miles of flat, grey, monolithic concrete. T...
GHD to serve as lead designer for AlexRenew’s Nutrient Reduction Project
Alexandria, Va. — GHD, a global professional services company, has been selected as the lead designer for AlexRenew’s Nutrient Reduction Project, a multiyear effort that will modernize critical wastewater treatment infrastructure, enhance nutrient removal performance, and expand treatment capacity to support the City of Alexandria’s continued growth. The project will be delivered through Progressive Design-Build, with GHD serving as the design consultant for Design-Builder Kokosing Industrial, I...
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ESS to Microgrids: Advanced Inverters and Controls for a Resilient Grid
How modern power conversion systems, modular inverter architectures, and intelligent control platforms are enabling energy storage and microgrids to stabilize increasingly complex power networks By: Michael Wise, Commercial Operations Manager Electric power systems around the world are undergoing a structural transformation. Historically, grid infrastructure was designed around centralized generation from large thermal or hydroelectric power plants that delivered predictable output to pass...
National Institute of Building Sciences Appoints Jade L. Rung, PE, PMP, as Chief Growth Officer
Washington, D.C. – April 15, 2026 - The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jade L. Rung, PE, PMP, as its new Chief Growth Officer (CGO). With over 30 years of experience leading critical infrastructure programs, fostering organizational growth, and strengthening public–private partnerships across the engineering and construction sectors, Jade brings a proven record of strategic leadership to the NIBS executive team. Jade has built a distingui...
From Pollution to Solution: Optimizing CO2 Conversion for a Sustainable Future
University of Toronto researchers finetune device that converts carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, which is used in production of fuels, plastics, pharmaceuticals By Victoria Schramm Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions are fueling climate change—causing extreme weather, rising sea levels, and harm to ecosystems. Researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T) have found a way to optimize a device that helps convert CO2 into a variety of useful products including ethanol, plastics, and even pharma...
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June Issue 2026
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