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Codes and Standards
Greater emphasis on building materials needed to achieve net-zero carbon offices
Choosing building materials wisely is critical for companies looking to build net-zero carbon…
Cultural Facilities
A building in Times Square aspires to be a marketing and arts tool
TSX Broadway is a 550,000-sf 46-story mixed-use tower that’s been under construction in New York…
Great Solutions
Researchers develop concept for rechargeable cement-based batteries
Researchers from the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at Chalmers University of…
Building Owners
Success from within: Three characteristics of effective owner project planning
Projects are being impacted by industry challenges as well as other macro-level forces at a pace…
2021 Building Team Awards
Net-zero-energy design enhances multidimensional community center
Honorable Mention
Lubber Run Community Center
Arlington, Va.
Building Team
Submitting firm:…
Laboratories
A health crisis gives life to life sciences
If there’s a silver lining from the coronavirus pandemic, it’s the adrenalin rush it injected into…
Codes and Standards
AISC seeks comments on draft earthquake standard for steel buildings
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) recently issued a draft of AISC 341, a standard…
2021 Building Team Awards
Career high school leads the way in high-tech education
Bronze Award
Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies
North Charleston, S.C.
Building Team…
Microgrid
Resilience is what makes microgrids attractive as back-up energy controls
Over the last few years, weather has fluctuated erratically and impacted how industries, cities,…
Museums
The Shedd Aquarium unveils its $500 million vision for the future
The Shedd Aquarium has unveiled its strategic vision for the next 100 years. The vision, dubbed the…
2021 Building Team Awards
First public-private partnership project in Veterans Administration history saves $34 million in costs
SILVER AWARD - 2021 BUILDING TEAM AWARDS
Omaha VA Ambulatory Care Center
Omaha, Neb.
PROJECT…
Architects
Hollywood is now the Stream Factory
In 2020, after the coronavirus pandemic hit, millions of people were stranded in their homes with…
Mixed-Use
Details unveiled for Atlanta’s Campus 244 mixed-use development
The Georgetown Company and RocaPoint Partners have unveiled new details about Campus 244, a one-…
Architects
Robert Eisenstat and Paul Mankins receive 2022 AIA Award for Excellence in Public Architecture
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is honoring Robert D. Eisenstat, FAIA, the design leader…
Retail Centers
6 strategies for giving new life to ghost retail buildings
Big-box retail is everywhere. Evolving shopping practices, the ever-changing model of development…
Market Data
Materials prices soar 20% in 2021 despite moderating in December
Prices of construction materials jumped nearly 20% in 2021 despite moderating in December,…
Multifamily Housing
Astra Tower will be Salt Lake City’s tallest high-rise
Astra Tower, a 40-story luxury residential high-rise that will become Salt Lake City’s tallest…
Engineers
Private equity: An increasingly attractive alternative for AEC firm sellers
Private equity has a perception problem in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC)…
Codes and Standards
California’s wildfire building code significantly reduces structural loss
A recently released study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that California’s…
Market Data
Construction firms forsee growing demand for most types of projects
Construction contractors expect increasing demand for numerous types of projects in 2022 despite…
