Twining Acquires Resources, Applications, Designs & Controls, Inc. (RADCO)

AEC firm strategy is being stress-tested from multiple directions at once; private equity, AI, ownership transitions, and a shifting performance landscape. To cut through the noise, we sat down with Rebecca Zofnass, Managing Partner at EFCG (Environmental Financial Consulting Group). Founded in 1990, EFCG is an investment bank and management consulting firm that works exclusively with architecture, engineering, and consulting firms, tracking data on roughly 300 privately held AEC firms every year. Here is what the data says and what it means for firm leaders making decisions right now.

The construction labor shortage is the defining crisis facing the AEC industry in 2026. In this episode of Building Connections, Rob Ryan sits down with John Armstrong, Managing Director of BMO's Engineering & Construction Group, who oversees $16 billion in construction lending nationwide.

Rob sits down with Fred Diamond, Director of Facilities and Construction at Citrus Community College District, for an insider's look at how California's schools get built—and why the process matters for public safety.