(IN BRIEF) COWI has acquired PUNCH Consulting Engineers, a long-established Irish engineering consultancy, in a strategic move to strengthen its position in Ireland and expand its capabilities in low-carbon infrastructure, energy and sustainable buildings. PUNCH, founded in 1973, has more … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged buildings and industry, built environment, climate goals, COWI, COWI and PUNCH Join Forces to Support Ireland’s Green Transition and Future Infrastructure Needs, COWI Enhances Irish Market Capabilities With Acquisition of Established Engineering Consultancy PUNCH, COWI Expands Irish Engineering Platform With Strategic Acquisition of PUNCH Consulting Engineers, COWI Strengthens Ireland Growth Strategy Through Acquisition of PUNCH Consulting Engineers, data centres, ENERGY, engineering consultancy, engineering excellence, future-ready solutions, global engineering expertise, green transition, Healthcare, Infrastructure Development, Ireland, Irish engineering market, local market expertise, Low-Carbon Infrastructure, nature-positive solutions, pharmaceuticals, PUNCH Consulting Engineers, renewable energy, residential development, resilient communities, Strategic Acquisition, sustainable buildings, sustainable development, sustainable infrastructure, transportation, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group and the National Wealth Fund have launched a new initiative to provide up to £500 million in financing for the retrofit and decarbonisation of university estates across the UK. The lending, supported by up to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged affordable finance, Amanda Murphy, built environment, Business and Commercial Banking, campus buildings, campus decarbonisation, Emissions Reduction, energy costs, energy efficiency upgrades, financial guarantees, green finance, heat decarbonisation, higher education, Lloyds and National Wealth Fund Expand Retrofit Financing With Major Commitment to Modernise University Estates, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Banking Group Raises Retrofit Lending Commitment to £1 Billion With New University Decarbonisation Programme, local supply chains, long-term financing, low-carbon heating, National Wealth Fund, National Wealth Fund Guarantees Support Lloyds Financing to Help Universities Modernise Up to 300 Campus Buildings, net zero, New £500 Million Initiative Targets Energy-Efficiency Upgrades and Low-Carbon Heating Across UK Campuses, Oliver Holbourn, registered providers, retrofit financing, retrofit jobs, social housing retrofit, specialist engineers, Sustainable Finance, sustainable infrastructure, UK net zero ambitions, UK universities, UK Universities to Access New £500 Million Decarbonisation Finance Through Lloyds and National Wealth Fund Partnership, university estates, university modernisation, university retrofit, £1 billion retrofit commitment, £1.6 billion financial guarantees, £350 million guarantees, £500 million financing
(IN BRIEF) Professor Mahroo Eftekhari of Loughborough University has been awarded an ASHRAE Fellowship, recognising her significant contributions to building services engineering and sustainable built environment research. Announced at the ASHRAE Winter Conference, where she was also elected Vice President, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ASHRAE, building services engineering, built environment, Dual Appointment Reflects Growing Impact of Loughborough Research on Global Building Sustainability Standards, energy efficiency, engineering recognition, Fellowship award, HVAC industry, indoor air quality, Loughborough University, Mahroo Eftekhari, net zero buildings, Professor Mahroo Eftekhari Honoured by ASHRAE for Contributions to Energy Efficient and Healthy Built Environments, School of Architecture Building and Civil Engineering, sustainable technology, Vice President election
(IN BRIEF) The Nemetschek Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Prince Sultan University to support the development of future-ready talent and accelerate digital innovation in Saudi Arabia across the AEC/O, engineering, construction, and media sectors. The collaboration will … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Construction, Education, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged academic-industry collaboration, accelerator program, AEC/O, applied learning, artificial intelligence, built environment, digital transformation, Digital Twins, Dr Abdulhakim Almajid, Entrepreneurship, Global Academic Program, ISO 27001, Middle East talent development, Muayad Simbawa, Nemetschek Arabia, Nemetschek Group, Nemetschek Group Expands Academic Engagement in Saudi Arabia Through Strategic Partnership with Prince Sultan University, OPEN BIM, Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia, skills development, technology adoption, Vision 2030, workshops, Yves Padrines
(IN BRIEF) Savills has won the ‘Best Project or Collaboration’ award at the 2025 Society of Digital Engineering Awards for Carbon Pioneer, its automated digital workflow designed to transform sustainability modelling in the built environment. Developed to replace slow and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Management, Marketing, News, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged automated workflow, built environment, Carbon Pioneer, David Jackson, decarbonisation pathways, digital engineering, digital innovation, ESG, Eve Farrugia, net zero, parametric energy modelling, Savills, Savills Earth, Savills recognised for industry-defining collaboration as Carbon Pioneer secures top honour at SDE Awards 2025, SDE Awards 2025, Society of Digital Engineering Awards, sustainability modelling, Sustainable Design
(IN BRIEF) Amey has re-entered Australia by acquiring Brisbane-based Premise, a multidisciplinary consultancy respected for its work across the built environment, water, environmental & renewables and transport sectors. The move strengthens Amey’s life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation offering and advances … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, Amey, Andy Milner, Australian market re-entry, Brisbane headquarters, built environment, Colin Wood, consulting growth strategy, data and analytics capability, decarbonisation solutions, Duane Gibson, Environmental & Renewables digital and technical expertise, infrastructure innovation, international expansion, life-cycle engineering, multidisciplinary consultancy, operations, partnership, Patrick Brady, Premise, regional communities, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, WATER, whole-of-life asset management
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow joined forces with global leaders in neuroscience, arts, urban planning, and public health at the first Humanise Summit in London to declare that uninspired architecture is detrimental to human wellbeing. Led by Professor Rebecca … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AHRC, Allen Institute, architecture and emotion, Arts and Humanities, built environment, community belonging, design psychology, George Clarke, Glasgow research news, healthy buildings, Heatherwick Studio, Humanise Summit, mental health, neuroarchitecture, Place-Based Research Programme, placemaking, public space innovation, public wellbeing, Rebecca Madgin, sustainable cities, Thomas Heatherwick, Tibbalds Planning, UKRI, University of Glasgow, urban design, urban studies
(IN BRIEF) The press release announces that the NWO has allocated over 7.7 million euros for four projects aimed at digitizing energy renovation efforts in the built environment. A primary focus of these projects, especially the DPARt project coordinated by … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged agent-based simulation, AI gamification, built environment, co-funding, consortium partners, Data Governance, digital models, digitalization, DPARt, Dujuan Yang, energy consumption, energy renovations, homeowners associations, INNOVATION, leadership, living labs, NWO, NWO-KIC, partnership, Public Private Partnership, Qi Han, sustainability, sustainable renovations, TU/e, Virtual Reality, VvE
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €40 million to the SevenGen Growth Fund, which focuses on scaling profitable companies in sustainability-related sectors. The fund will target businesses across the Benelux, Germany, and the Nordics that are poised for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged accessible services, Benelux, built environment, buyout models, decarbonisation, economic development, EIF, EIF commitment, ENERGY, European Investment Fund, financial returns, Frederik Deutman, future generations, Germany, GROWTH, growth capital, impact-driven business, industrial decarbonisation, INNOVATION, investment, investment strategy, Marjut Falkstedt, measurable impact, mobility, Nordics, partnership, SevenGen Growth Fund, SevenGen Investment Partners B.V., sustainability, sustainable products, transformative technologies
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