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Rob Cassidy | Aug 9, 2019

'Buildings Don't Lie': A building science reference book worth your time and money

Review of "Buildings Don't Lie," by engineer Henry Gifford.

Rob Cassidy | Aug 6, 2019

Using P3s to create affordable housing, public services

How the city of Chicago and nonprofit groups partnered to build three libraries plus affordable housing in underserved neighborhoods.

Rob Cassidy | Apr 30, 2018

For housing costs, consider all occupancy costs - not just property taxes

It's inaccurate to focus on property taxes as a percentage of home value without acknowledging the actual cost of housing to which this percentage is applied.

Rob Cassidy | Mar 9, 2016

New hotel rooms generate an intergenerational battle

Hotels are going for a new minimalist look to attract younger guests, but some older business travelers don't like the small "desks"—and they don't want to work in the hotel lobby. But it's really all about trimming construction costs.

Rob Cassidy | Dec 2, 2015

Do green building environments improve 'cognitive function'?

Researchers at Harvard, SUNY-Upstate Medical Center, and Syracuse University conduct a controlled experiment to see if high levels of carbon dioxide and VOCs and poor air ventilation affect cognitive scores.

Rob Cassidy | Dec 8, 2014

The global sanitation crisis leads to 2.5 million deaths every year

When we see the incredible technology being produced by global plumbing manufacturers, it’s hard to conceive why no viable technical solution to the global sanitation issue has come forth, writes BD+C's Robert Cassidy.

Rob Cassidy | Nov 17, 2014

Nearly two years after Sandy Hook, the bloodshed continues

It’s been almost two years since 20 first-graders were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., but these incidents, both planned and random, keep occurring, writes BD+C's Robert Cassidy.

Rob Cassidy | Sep 3, 2014

The coming architect/engineer brain drain, or 'Curse of the Baby Boomers'

Architecture, engineering, and (presumably) construction firms will face difficulties with management succession, as tens of thousands of Baby Boomers leave the AEC industry. Who will fill the knowledge gap?

Rob Cassidy | Aug 29, 2014

China Syndrome: How long will U.S. firms keep milking the Middle Kingdom?

U.S. architecture and engineering firms like Goettsch Partners have been enjoying full employment in China. But will there come a point when Chinese officials—and Chinese designers—say, We can handle this? BD+C's Robert Cassidy digs into this issue.  

Rob Cassidy | Aug 27, 2014

If you value your life, don't walk in Florida

A report from Smart Growth America on pedestrian fatalities shows that cities in Florida and other parts of the Sunbelt are more deadly than others.

Rob Cassidy

Robert Cassidy is Executive Editor of Building Design+Construction and the Editor of Multifamily Design+Construction. A city planner, he is the author of several books, including “Livable Cities,” and was a co-founder of the Friends of the Chicago River.

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