A new, member-based organization emerging in California, the California Energy Alliance is focused on collaboration amongst a broad range of stakeholders, finds common ground to drive effective energy policy, and fosters synergy between groups who may not have previously seen an alignment.

On February 12, 2018, Acuity Brands, Inc. (AYI) announced it has acquired Lucid Design Group, Inc. (Lucid), an Oakland, CA-based provider of building analytics through its industry-leading BuildingOS® business intelligence platform. The Company believes the combination of Lucid's BuildingOS platform and Acuity Brands' large installed base of networked sensors for lighting and building automation controls and its Atrius™ Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem will provide the industry's most comprehensive building operations and analytics platform, enabling customers to have unparalleled insights about their energy use and other building operations.

KGM is excited to highlight and congratulate four outstanding team members in their promotions: Erica McNicholas - From Senior Associate to Associate Principal, Kris Sandheinrich - From Senior Associate to Associate Principal, Patrick McCollough - From Senior Associate to Associate Principal, and Lida Khezri - From Designer to Senior Designer.