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Rochester, Minn., plans extensive geothermal network

The city of Rochester, Minn., home of the famed Mayo Clinic, is going big on geothermal networks. The city is constructing Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) that consist of ambient pipe loops connecting multiple buildings and delivering thermal heating and cooling energy via water-source heat pumps.




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Architects

Every building starts with a concept and a design. Architects are involved at every stage of the process, even after a design has been finalized, helping other building team members through the snares and missteps in the construction process. Building Design+Construction delivers news, trends, and research to the nation's largest architectural design firms. 

Apr 11, 2013

George W. Bush Presidential Center achieves LEED Platinum certification

The George W. Bush Presidential Center announced today it has earned Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The Bush Center is the first presidential library to achieve LEED Platinum certification under New Construction.

David Barista | Apr 11, 2013

Final call for submissions: Giants 300 survey

We are currently accepting surveys for our annual Giants 300 report. The findings will be published…
Apr 11, 2013

American Folk Art Museum, opened in 2001, to be demolished

Just 12 years old, the museum designed by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien will be taken down to make way for MoMA expansion.

Apr 10, 2013

First look: University at Buffalo's downtown medical school by HOK

The University at Buffalo (UB) has unveiled HOK's dramatic design for its new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

Julie S. Higginbotham | Apr 10, 2013

LA opens new high school

  The Los Angeles Unified School District South Region High School No. 9 (LAUSD No. 9) in South…
BD+C Staff | Apr 10, 2013

Food store benefits from green wall technology

  GSky Plant Systems, Inc., a leading provider of vertical Green Walls in North America and now the…
Julie S. Higginbotham | Apr 10, 2013

UMass Med School adds half million sf of life sciences space

  Suffolk Construction recently completed construction of the $400 million Albert Sherman Center, a…
Julie S. Higginbotham | Apr 10, 2013

Renovation gives UMass freshmen upgraded residential facilities

   HMFH Architects, a firm focused on the design of innovative learning environments, announced…
Julie S. Higginbotham | Apr 10, 2013

Arcadia, Calif., schools open new Performing Arts Center

  A 60-year old wish for the community of Arcadia has finally come true with the opening of Arcadia…
Apr 10, 2013

6 funding sources for charter school construction

Competition for grants, loans, and bond financing among charter schools is heating up, so make your clients aware of these potential sources.

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