Integral Group and Ross & Baruzzini announced they are combining entities under a new brand name, Introba. The new organization will have more than 1,100 employees in 31 offices across the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, Serbia, and Australia, creating one of the largest building engineering and consulting firms.
Founded in 2008 by Kevin Hydes, Integral Group is a leading deep green firm accelerating the adoption of sustainable building design, moving from green and net-zero buildings towards regenerative buildings that mitigate global environmental impacts and reduce ecological degradation.
Significant projects include Google Bay View and Charleston East campuses (United States), J. Craig Venter Institute (United States), Lululemon’s global headquarters (Vancouver, Canada), and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (Ontario, Canada).
The new organization will be led by Bill Overturf, who spent 29 years at Ross & Baruzzini, serving as president from 2016 to 2020. In January 2020, he was appointed CEO and president of Integral Group.
“Together, we now offer our clients more by combining our skills and resources,” said Overturf. “Our blended expertise in deep core engineering practice areas with specialty advisory services will continue to create advanced systems that are intelligent, resilient, and highly sustainable. Together, as Introba, we will be a leader in advanced engineering and innovations.”
Introba will provide a full range of design services, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering; technology systems; security consulting; medical equipment planning; aviation baggage handling; and sustainability consulting across key sectors, including commercial, healthcare, government, education, aviation, culture, and science and technology.
The new firm will also offer new services to provide advanced technology, consulting, and deep green engineering solutions.
“With a focus on decarbonization and resilience, Integral Group has developed into a worldwide company that provides comprehensive green engineering solutions on some of the most challenging projects in the world,” said Hydes, who remains in an advisory role and as a specialty consultant. “With Ross & Baruzzini’s diversified market strategy and deep technology applications, our unified firm will create systems that lift communities, protect the planet’s health, and evolve to meet the demands of the future.”
