ESIG NAMES JAMES OKULLO DIRECTOR OF SYSTEM PLANNING
Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the leading source of global expertise for energy systems integration and operations, announced today that James Okullo has been named Director of System Planning. He joins ESIG with more than a decade of experience in the power industry. Prior to joining ESIG, Okullo was Manager, Strategic Assessments at the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO). In this role, his areas of focus included forward-looking resource adequacy an...
Department of State Begins Construction on New U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam
As a demonstration of the enduring commitment to the United States – Vietnam relationship during the 10th anniversary of the Comprehensive Partnership, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper, Vietnam Foreign Mister Bùi Thanh Sơn, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People Committee Dương Đức Tuấn, alongside representatives from the U.S. Mission in Vietnam, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), and other U.S. and Vietnames...
Locus Performance Ingredients and Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions Announce Exclusive Collaboration to Develop New Sustainable Water and Process Treatment Additives
Locus Performance Ingredients and Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions will collaborate on biobased water and process treatment additives that advance sustainability objectives, and address process, water and wastewater challenges. Locus Performance Ingredients is a leader in the development and production of biosurfactants, which are 100% biobased, readily biodegradable and highly biocompatible alternatives to surfactants. The new water and process treatment solutions will be developed usin...
McKinsey Report: Procurement must play key role in decarbonizing construction
Chief procurement officers (CPOs) will be the main drivers for improving the sustainability of construction projects and overall profitability 19 April 2023: The latest research from McKinsey & Company (McKinsey) emphasizes that procurement in construction companies will play a pivotal role as they navigate uncertainty and aim for sustainability targets. The insights come as McKinsey publishes its latest report: The strategic era of procurement in construction. 40 to 70 percent of a constr...
Lhyfe starts construction of its 3rd green and renewable hydrogen production
Construction started on Lhyfe’s third green and renewable hydrogen production site, in partnership with AREC Occitanie The Lhyfe Occitanie project, previously known as Val d’Hygo, was selected by the Region of Occitanie under the Occitanie H2 Corridor project in 2021. Nantes (France) – Lhyfe (EURONEXT: LHYFE), one of the world’s pioneers in the production of green and renewable hydrogen and AREC Occitanie – the regional agency for energy and climate – have announced that construction...
Railroad Contractors Consolidate to Increase Services and Geographic Reach
EDMONTON, Alberta - As a leading provider of inspection, maintenance, repair and specialized construction services for industrial railroad infrastructure in the United States, American Track Services ("ATS") is proud to announce the acquisition of Universal Rail Systems ("URS") in Canada and the creation of a new parent company, North American Rail Solutions. With the establishment of North American Rail Solutions, the two existing brands will operate under a consolidated umbrella, with ATS s...
HLW Announces Expansion Into Florida
Legacy firm strengthens presence in growing market with new West Palm Beach office West Palm Beach, Fla. –– Global architecture, design and planning firm HLW has announced its official expansion into Florida with the opening of an office in West Palm Beach. The move builds on HLW's existing portfolio of work in the state––which stretches back 11 years and includes projects for broadcast network Univision, PGA Tour, financial services group Piper Sandler, and Subway––and will bring the fi...
National Science Foundation Awards Research Funding to Advance Performance-Based Fire Design for Cold-Formed Steel Structures
WASHINGTON, DC – A research project progressing from the American Iron and Steel Institute’s (AISI) Small Project/Fellowship Program has received significant funding through the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance performance-based fire design for cold-formed steel (CFS) structures. Thomas Gernay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), was named a recipient of the NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Aw...
American Concrete Institute Releases 2023 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — The American Concrete Institute has released the 2023 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices. The ACI Collection is the most comprehensive and largest single source of information on concrete design, construction, materials, and repair, with over 50 codes and specifications and more than 200 practices – including all guides, reports, and education publications. The ACI Collection features ACI 318 “Building Code Requirements for Structural...
EnergyHub and Fermata Energy Partner to Enable Utilities to Accelerate EVs as Grid-Edge Resources
Through the joint solution, utilities can optimize vehicle-to-grid technology to manage and balance the grid (New York) – Grid-tied electric vehicles are batteries on wheels that can support grid resilience. To accelerate the deployment of vehicle-to-grid installations, EnergyHub, the industry's leading grid-edge DERMS provider, and Fermata Energy, the leading V2G services provider, have partnered to accelerate utilities’ access to EVs as mobile distributed energy resources (DERs). As ve...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
