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World’s first TRUE Zero Waste for Construction-certified public project delivered in Calif.

The Contra Costa County Administration Building in Martinez, Calif., is the world’s first public project to achieve the zero-waste-focused TRUE Gold certification for construction. The TRUE Certification for Construction program, administered by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), recognizes projects that achieve exceptional levels of waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.




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41 Great Solutions for architects, engineers, and contractors

AI ChatBots, ambient computing, floating MRIs, low-carbon cement, sunshine on demand, next-generation top-down construction. These and 35 other innovations make up our 2024 Great Solutions Report, which highlights fresh ideas and innovations from leading architecture, engineering, and construction firms.

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Jun 1, 2012

New York City Department of Buildings approves 3D BIM site safety plans

3D BIM site safety plans enable building inspectors to take virtual tours of construction projects and review them in real-time on site.

May 31, 2012

Product Solutions June 2012

Curing agents; commercial faucets; wall-cladding systems.

May 31, 2012

3 Metal Roofing Case Studies Illustrate Benefits

Metal roofing systems offer values such as longevity, favorable life cycle costs, and heightened aesthetic appeal.

May 31, 2012

AIA Course: High-Efficiency Plumbing Systems for Commercial and Institutional Buildings

Earn 1.0 AIA/CES learning units by studying this article and successfully completing the online exam.

May 31, 2012

2011 Reconstruction Award Profile: Seegers Student Union at Muhlenberg College

Seegers Student Union at Muhlenberg College has been reconstructed to serve as the core of social life on campus.

May 31, 2012

2011 Reconstruction Awards Profile: Ka Makani Community Center

An abandoned historic structure gains a new life as the focal point of a legendary military district in Hawaii.

May 31, 2012

5 military construction trends

Defense spending may be down somewhat, but there’s still plenty of project dollars out there if you know where to look.

May 31, 2012

Day & Zimmermann taps Jobe for ECM VP

Ken Jobe, a senior executive with 30+ years of industry-related experience, joins Day & Zimmermann to expand footprint in the process & industrial markets.

May 31, 2012

Perkins+Will-designed engineering building at University of Buffalo opens

Clad in glass and copper-colored panels, the three-story building thrusts outward from the core of the campus to establish a new identity for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the campus at large.

May 30, 2012

Construction milestone reached for $1B expansion of San Diego International Airport

Components of the $9-million structural concrete construction phase included a 700-foot-long, below-grade baggage-handling tunnel; metal decks covered in poured-in-place concrete; slab-on-grade for the new terminal; and 10 exterior architectural columns––each 56-feet tall and erected at a 14-degree angle.

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