Center for the Built Environment

BDI Partners Announces the Acquisition of FMI Investment Partners

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BD Investment Partners, LLC (BDI Partners), a lower-middle market private investment firm focused on the Built Environment, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of FMI Investment Partners (FMIIP) that occurred on September 30, 2023. Chris Burnham and Adam Daigle, co-founders of FMIIP together with FMI Corporation, formed BDI Partners to acquire the full interest in FMIIP from its previous stakeholders. Going forward the firm will operate as BDI Partners."The strategy of partnering with high-quality, lower-middle market entrepreneur and family-owned private companies at FMI Investment Partners remains the core strategy of BDI Partners," notes Burnham. Added Daigle, "we are excited to continue building on our success with our partner companies thus far while finding and partnering with new opportunities across the Built Environment as BDI Partners."Since 2020, the team has made 18 investments across five platform companies spanning the Built Environment. The first investment, Green Group Holdings, a residential lawn, tree, and shrub care services provider, was successfully recapitalized in July 2022 and is now part of Turf Masters Brands (funds managed by BDI Partners remain a large minority owner in the company). Other partnerships in the portfolio include: ARRO Consulting, a civil engineering and environmental consulting firm focused on the water and wastewater market; LoJac, a provider of non-destructive hydro-excavation, CCTV pipe inspection, and hydro-jetting and pipe flushing services across the Southern U.S.; Energy Task Force and Tricon Piping Systems, manufacturers and value-added distributors of prefabricated, pre-insulated, secondary containment, and conduit piping systems across the U.S.; and Ira Walden & Sons, a full-service provider of residential interior and exterior painting, finishing, and refinishing services to the ultra-high-end luxury market. Investors in the funds managed by FMIIP can expect a seamless transition as all investment team members at FMIIP, including Burnham and Daigle, remain part of BDI Partners and will continue to manage those funds.About BDI PartnersBDI Partners (formerly FMI Investment Partners), headquartered in Raleigh, NC, is a lower-middle market investment firm that partners with private companies providing services, products, and technologies that support the Built Environment in the United States and Canada. We partner with high-quality, entrepreneur, and family-owned companies who share our desire to build great enterprises that make a positive impact on their employees, customers, communities, and the Built Environment.By focusing exclusively on one industry, the Built Environment, we deliver a specialized approach to each investment, providing our partner companies expertise in strategy, operations, human capital, and financing to help them navigate change, build their infrastructure, and grow both organically and through acquisitions. Target investments include control positions in entrepreneur and family-owned businesses with revenue between $5 million and $60 million and EBITDA between $1 million and $7 million. We will review additional opportunities, selectively. For additional information, please visit www.bdipartners.com

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  • BD Investment Partners, LLC (BDI Partners), a lower-middle market private investment firm focused on the Built Environment, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of FMI Investment Partners (FMIIP) that occurred on September 30, 2023.
  • RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BD Investment Partners, LLC (BDI Partners), a lower-middle market private investment firm focused on the Built Environment, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of FMI Investment Partners (FMIIP) that occurred on September 30, 2023.
  • Chris Burnham and Adam Daigle, co-founders of FMIIP together with FMI Corporation, formed BDI Partners to acquire the full interest in FMIIP from its previous stakeholders.
  • "The strategy of partnering with high-quality, lower-middle market entrepreneur and family-owned private companies at FMI Investment Partners remains the core strategy of BDI Partners," notes Burnham.

John Nicklow Named Next President of Florida Tech

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
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“I want to thank the Florida Tech community for being engaged in the search,” Nicklow said.

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  • “I want to thank the Florida Tech community for being engaged in the search,” Nicklow said.
  • “I believe Florida Tech is at an inflection point, and that presents a wonderful opportunity for the university,” Nicklow said.
  • This will also help us become the preferred partner for businesses, industry and government.”
    “I’m thrilled for Florida Tech and the larger community that the board of trustees has selected as its new president Dr. John Nicklow.
  • “Florida Tech is a university with a proud past and a very bright future,” Nicklow said.

Digital Twin Consortium Guides Building Owners and Stakeholders in Carbon Emission Reduction

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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The paper outlines how building owners and their community of stakeholders can reduce carbon emissions using performance-based digital twins.

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  • The paper outlines how building owners and their community of stakeholders can reduce carbon emissions using performance-based digital twins.
  • By doing so, building owners/operators/stakeholders can ensure optimal building performance and sustainability and contribute to net-zero goals.
  • “This introductory white paper from our Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations Working Group (AECO) Working Group describes how digital twins can help building stakeholders assess building performance and sustainability to tackle embodied and operational carbon emissions,” said Dan Isaacs, GM & CTO, DTC.
  • DTC will publish a series of user guides owners or occupiers can use to decarbonize new or existing buildings throughout the lifecycle.

Catalyst Power Partners with Gates Historical Society to Provide Solar to Local Residents and Businesses

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalyst Power Holdings LLC ("Catalyst Power"), an integrated provider of cleaner energy solutions for the commercial and industrial sector, is partnering with the Gates Historical Society for a new 1.4MW community solar farm in Rochester. Once complete, the community solar farm will provide local residents and businesses affordable clean energy while supporting local jobs and economic development. The new community solar farm will be built on approximately 13 acres on Howard Road in Rochester. 

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  • Once complete, the community solar farm will provide local residents and businesses affordable clean energy while supporting local jobs and economic development.
  • "We are proud to partner with the Gates Historical Society to help make the benefits of solar accessible to Rochester residents and businesses," said Gabe Phillips, CEO of Catalyst Power.
  • "Our partnership with Catalyst Power provides us with increased revenue and allows us to support the local community by hosting clean solar energy," said Garth Brokaw, President, of the Gates Historical Society."
  • People and businesses interested in supporting the Gates Historical Society can become a member or make a donation at: https://gateshistory.org/membership .

Royal Academy of Engineering appoint Star Refrigeration Director as visiting Professor at Edinburgh Napier University

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Friday, November 11, 2022
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EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Star Refrigeration's Group Sustainable Development Director, Dave Pearson, has accepted a visiting professorship at Edinburgh Napier University's School of Computing, Engineering and The Built Environment commencing with immediate effect, as part of a scheme designed to advance student understanding of the potential applications of renewable heat using heat pumps.

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  • Dave Pearson said, "I am honoured to be the recipient of the Visiting Professorship at Edinburgh Napier University.
  • Academic Dr Zuansi Cai, an environmental modeller and associate professor at Edinburgh Napier University, is responsible for organising and championing the initiative after securing funding from The Royal Academy of Engineering's Industrial Fellowship scheme for 2021/2022.
  • Dr Zuansi Cai said, "Education must be closely intertwined with the engineering process along every stage, from innovation through to design and deployment.
  • The Star Refrigeration group of companies include Star Renewable Energy, Star Data Solutions, Star Technical Solutions, Star Mechanical Solutions, Star Learning Solutions, StarFrost and Azane.

Document Crunch Takes Additional Strategic Investment to Fuel Growth and Expand its Offering to Include Key Data Benchmarking Partnerships

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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This investment has helped fuel exceptional growth over the past 12 months, including record sales and expansion of its team from 3 employees to 23.

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  • This investment has helped fuel exceptional growth over the past 12 months, including record sales and expansion of its team from 3 employees to 23.
  • As part of this progress, in early 2022, Document Crunch entered pilots with ELECTRI and AXA XL to benchmark constituents' historical contracts.
  • As the market demand around data analytics became more apparent, Levy realized more horsepower was needed in order to expand.
  • More at electi.org
    For more information and to schedule an interview with Document Crunch CEO, Josh Levy, please contact Katie Zeppieri at: [email protected] .

Rob Edwards, Jr. and Allison Prescott join HamiltonClark

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Monday, June 6, 2022
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He has held senior management positions with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Loans Programs Office (LPO), Kilpatrick Townsend, J.P. Morgan,and Hunton & Williams.

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  • He has held senior management positions with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Loans Programs Office (LPO), Kilpatrick Townsend, J.P. Morgan,and Hunton & Williams.
  • Prescott brings13 years of experience in Private Equity Commercial Real Estate.
  • "We are committed to supporting companies and projects delivering sustainable solutions to address the challenges of climate change.
  • Prescott will focus on the Built Environment, which generates nearly 40% of annual CO2 emissions.

Porsche AG Takes the Lead in Group14 Technologies' $400M Raise to Accelerate Global Production of Lithium-Silicon Battery Materials

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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For more than 70 years, Porsche AG has been committed to creating unique and sustainable sports cars.

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  • For more than 70 years, Porsche AG has been committed to creating unique and sustainable sports cars.
  • Cellforce Group is set to produce high-performance lithium-silicon battery cells in South Germany beginning in 2024 to be installed in electrically powered Porsche models.
  • We are investing in the development of new high-performance cells with Cellforce and in the production of battery modules," said Meschke.
  • h.c. F. Porsche AG, with headquarters in Stuttgart (Germany), is one of the most profitable car manufacturers in the world.

Green Builder Media’s Earth Day Gift: A Virtual Sustainability Symposium

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Monday, April 18, 2022
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Held virtually on April 20 and 21 from 12:00-3:00 ET each day, the agenda is chock full of sustainability luminaries, climate capitalists, award-winning authors, visionary manufacturers, pioneering building professionals, and trailblazing investors.

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  • Held virtually on April 20 and 21 from 12:00-3:00 ET each day, the agenda is chock full of sustainability luminaries, climate capitalists, award-winning authors, visionary manufacturers, pioneering building professionals, and trailblazing investors.
  • TWEET THIS: In honor of Earth Day, Green Builder Media is hosting its sixth Sustainability Symposium, a free virtual event, April 20-21.
  • Symposium presenters explore landmark topics like getting to net-zero carbon, the electrification revolution, the ESG imperative, and the CarbonTech explosion.
  • Green Builder Media thanks Trane Technologies for its continued support of our annual Sustainability Symposium, as well as its total commitment to corporate sustainability.