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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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Engineers

Engineering goes hand-in-hand with design, putting a practical lens on the architect’s vision and finding the best way to make it happen. Without a talented engineer, the project will never reach completion, and certainly will not reach the standards of functionality and sustainability that the architect and client are seeking.

BD+C Staff | Apr 15, 2013

Garden City provides new facility for Kansas HS students

Adolfson & Peterson Construction, one the nation’s top school builders, took responsibility for…
BD+C Staff | Apr 14, 2013

Elementary school building honors Waterbury's manufacturing heritage

WATERBURY, CONN. – Residents of this New England town are discovering that an elementary school can…
BD+C Staff | Apr 14, 2013

Elementary school building honors Waterbury's manufacturing heritage

WATERBURY, CONN. – Residents of this New England town are discovering that an elementary school can…
BD+C Staff | Apr 14, 2013

Translucent walls convey dramatic glow for adaptive-reuse arts center

The City of Rahway (N.J.) Redevelopment Agency recently unveiled a dynamic icon representing the…
BD+C Staff | Apr 14, 2013

Flexible forming system designed to reduce time, cost of construction

  With a distinct mix of upscale retail shops, find dining, state-of-the-art offices and…
BD+C Staff | Apr 14, 2013

Energy-efficient LED T8s revitalize LA's famous Memorial Coliseum sign

  Every day, more than 300,000 motorists pass by the electronic sign alongside Interstate 110 that…
Apr 12, 2013

Nation's first 'food forest' planned in Seattle

Seattle's Beacon Food Forest project is transforming a seven-acre lot in the city’s Beacon Hill neighborhood into a self-sustaining, edible public park.

Apr 12, 2013

Chicago rail conversion puts local twist on High Line strategy

Plans are moving forward to convert an unused, century-old Chicago rail artery to a 2.7 mile, 13 acre recreational facility and transit corridor.

BD+C Staff | Apr 12, 2013

Gaige Building at Penn State certified LEED Gold

  Alvin H. Butz, Inc. recently completed a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®)…
BD+C Staff | Apr 12, 2013

Presbytery of Philadelphia gets new administrative headquarters

  Designed to reflect the Presbyterian Church’s mission and service to the greater Philadelphia…
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