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K-12 Schools

A Cleveland suburb opens a $31.7 million new middle school and renovated high school

Accommodating 1,283 students in grades 6-12, the Warrensville, Ohio school complex features flexible learning environments and offers programs ranging from culinary arts and firefighting training to e-sports.

MFPRO+ News

More permits for ADUs than single-family homes issued in San Diego

Popularity of granny flats growing in California

Codes and Standards

New York City code update changes definition of a major building

Changes affecting how construction projects in New York City are permitted will have significant impacts for contractors. On Dec. 11, the definition of a major building in the city’s code will change from 10 stories to seven, or 75 feet. The change will affect thousands more projects.

Contractors

Bringing the concepts of architects, engineers, and clients to life often requires problem-solving and compromise, and always requires hard work on the contractor’s part. Keeping construction within the allotted budget and up to the rest of the building team’s standards requires a combination of extensive technical and product knowledge.

Sep 8, 2011

Boldt Co. reaches 4 million hours with a lost time accident

Four million hours. That’s an average of over 2,600 continuous safe work hours completed by every employee—the equivalent of one person working 24 hours a day for over 450 years.

Sep 7, 2011

KSS Architects wins AIA NJ design award

The project was one of three to win the award in the category of Architectural/Non-Residential.

Aug 31, 2011

Wythe Confectionary renovation in Brooklyn completed

Renovation retains architectural heritage while reflecting a modern urban lifestyle.

Aug 31, 2011

Balfour Beatty Construction hires Portnoy to lead public-private partnerships

Portnoy will help lead and coordinate the pursuit and delivery of public-private partnerships within all of the company’s U.S. regions.

Aug 24, 2011

Deadline Extended: 2012 "Best AEC Firms to Work For” Awards

We’re looking for firms that create truly positive workplaces for their AEC professionals and support staff. In other words, this awards program will recognize those AEC firms that nurture and develop their most valuable asset—their people.

Aug 19, 2011

How and why AEC professionals choose flooring systems

Design and construction professionals who completed our flooring survey had strong opinions about their preferred flooring type.

Jun 15, 2011

Cost hike for construction materials means trouble for contractors

By December 2011, construction materials are projected to cost up to 6% more than the same month…

Rob Cassidy | Jun 9, 2011

‘Net-zero’: It's now the New Normal for green buildings

Man up*, America’s Building Teams! The gauntlet has been thrown at your feet. The fighting words…

May 25, 2011

Register today for BD+C’s June 8th webinar on restoration and reconstruction projects

Based on new and award-winning building projects, this webinar presents our “expert faculty” to examine the key issues affecting project owners, designers and contractors in case studies ranging from gut renovations and adaptive reuses to restorations and retrofits.

May 25, 2011

Developers push Manhattan office construction

Manhattan developers are planning the city's biggest decade of office construction since the 1980s, betting on rising demand for modern space even with tenants unsigned and the availability of financing more limited. More than 25 million sf of projects are under construction or may be built in the next nine years.