Rockfon North America, part of the ROCKWOOL Group, has signed the mindful MATERIALS Manufacturer Materials Commitment that pledges to support climate health, human health, ecosystem health, social health and equity within a circular economy.

Knife River Cabin, a secluded retreat owned by an architect and her husband, recently underwent a dramatic façade update to connect with its natural surroundings in Northern Minnesota.

The average passerby likely doesn’t size up a building for its durability. Instead, they look at a structure’s height, function, design and beauty. But in many places, such as southern California, a building’s durability is very often top of mind, particularly in relation to fire.

Handing over an organization’s reins to the next generation and transitioning ownership are never easy processes. For optimal results, the ownership transfer and management succession approach starts with identifying, selecting and developing key associates; ensuring that leadership roles are occupied by skilled, engaged individuals; and then cultivating them for success in their new roles.

When the Italian Kitchen restaurant in Vancouver, British Columbia, lost its lease, owner The Glowbal Group decided to move the restaurant down the street, into a site vacated by another restaurant. Monica Jeffers, of Monica Jeffers Interior Design in Squamish, British Columbia, says the new location’s existing design had become “tired and dated and sad.”

PPG announced the completion of a Colorful Communities project in East Point, Georgia, that provided a colorful makeover for Tri-Cities High School as part of the company’s New Paint for a New Start initiative. More than 70 volunteers joined representatives from educational nonprofit Heart of America to paint a fresh coat of color throughout the school’s classrooms and hallways.

On June 16, Gilbane Building Company joined representatives from California Institute of the Arts and HGA Architects to celebrate the beginning of construction at CalArts' A-Block. The 25,000-square-foot renovation will restore a major section of the institution, housing its well-known School of Film/Video.

Fort Worth, Texas, recently was named the second fastest-growing city in the United States by the U.S. Census Bureau, and this growth is quickly spreading into surrounding suburbs. The 27,000-student Northwest Independent School District offers one example. A December 2021 report noted more than 4,300 new home starts within the district’s borders in just the previous year, with 2,200 new students enrolling during the same period.

In 2008, Dell Pulley and Derek Larsen founded LP Building Solutions, a building products installation firm based in Hurricane, Utah. The firm is recognized as an elite insulation contractor and energy performance consultant.

With a wealth of combined experience in the trade, Pulley and Larsen have pioneered many insulation and energy efficiency installation techniques, making them ideal collaborators for the CEE’s certification program and giving their workers top-quality training.

Engineering and construction organizations that invest in developing future leaders and building their businesses with multiple paths to owner liquidity are positioning themselves for long-term success.