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Urban Planning

The magic of L.A.’s Melrose Mile

Great streets are generally not initially curated or willed into being. Rather, they emerge organically from unintentional synergies of commercial, business, cultural and economic drivers. L.A.’s Melrose Avenue is a prime example. 


Curtain Wall

7 steps to investigating curtain wall leaks

It is common for significant curtain wall leakage to involve multiple variables. Therefore, a comprehensive multi-faceted investigation is required to determine the origin of leakage, according to building enclosure consultants Richard Aeck and John A. Rudisill with Rimkus. 

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Aug 11, 2010

Batson-Cook completes National Infantry Museum

Batson-Cook Company recently completed the $91 million National Infantry Museum in Columbus, Georgia. Working with the owner, the National Infantry Foundation, the general contractor has used this new structure to illuminate the honor, dedication and history of this unique fighting division of the United States Army.
Aug 11, 2010

10 tips for AEC marketers in today's tough economy

I don’t have to tell you what a challenge this last year has been for our industry.  The global…
Aug 11, 2010

New ASHRAE Publication Provides Energy Efficiency Guidance for Hotels

ATLANTA – When visiting your next hotel this summer, check to see if energy efficiency is on the…
Aug 11, 2010

10% of world's skyscraper construction on hold

Emporis, the largest provider of global building data worldwide, reported that 8.7% of all skyscrapers listed as "under construction" in its database had been put on hold. Most of these projects have been halted in the second half of 2008. According to Emporis statistics, the United States had been hit the worst: at the beginning of 2008, "Met 3" in Miami was the only U.S. skyscraper listed as being "on hold". In the second half of the year, 19 projects followed suit.
Aug 11, 2010

Retailers continue spending on maintenance and upgrades of existing facilities

Not all is bleak on the retail construction scene. Though most retailers have scaled back their new…
Aug 11, 2010

Two Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Dens Interior panel products pass EPA-ASTM 12-week mold test

ATLANTA, October 8, 2009 – Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC has has two of its premier Dens interior…
Aug 11, 2010

Princeton University: Updating a classic

The project involved the reconstruction of three interconnected…
Aug 11, 2010

Structure Tone, Turner among the nation's busiest reconstruction contractors, according to BD+C's Giants 300 report

A ranking of the Top 75 Reconstruction Contractors based on Building Design+Construction's 2009 Giants 300 survey. For more Giants 300 rankings, visit http://www.BDCnetwork.com/Giants
Aug 11, 2010

Cubellis Showroom Project for Coalesse Awarded LEED Gold by USGBC

Chicago, IL - Cubellis, an international architectural, interior design and engineering firm is…
Aug 11, 2010

Populous selected to design 'crystalline skin' stadium for 2014 Winter Olympics

Russian officials have selected global architect Populous to design the main stadium for the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia. The 40,000-seat stadium will feature a crystalline skin that "engages with its surroundings by day and provides an iconic representation of the color and spectacle of the games when illuminated at night," said Populous senior principal John Barrow.
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