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How the architecture and design community can contribute to the circular economy
In the not-too-distant past, it was common to view materials through a “cradle to grave” lens.…
Codes and Standards
Red tape ruined the U.K.’s home retrofit program
Bureaucratic ineptitude ruined the U.K.’s disastrous home retrofit program, and the U.S. could…
Mixed-Use
New mixed-use rental community breaks ground in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood
508 Pershing at Oakwood Shores, a 53-unit mixed-used, mixed-income rental community in Chicago’s…
Market Data
Construction employment drops in 236 metro areas between February 2020 and February 2021
Construction employment decreased from February 2020 to February 2021 in 236 of the nation’s…
Office Buildings
Thyssenkrupp’s new HQ will include the tallest elevator test tower in the Western Hemisphere
Thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas is currently in the process of building a new headquarters in…
Daylighting
Architecture and daylight: Planning strategies for energy-efficient buildings
In the decades since the 1970s, we’ve learned a great deal about how to take advantage of the sun…
Codes and Standards
Lendlease achieves net-zero carbon in Boston, Chicago multifamily portfolio
Lendlease and its partner Aware Super, a superannuation fund, say the global real estate company’…
Education Facilities
Saugus Middle/High School completes
The new Saugus Middle/High School, which opened last September, will bring together of 1,300…
Codes and Standards
Specification for sliding door, lift and slide roller assemblies updated
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) released an updated version of a document…
Office Buildings
FXCollaborative selected to create new lobby, amenity space for 3 Times Square
The Rudin Family has launched a multi-million dollar building-wide capital improvement program…
Codes and Standards
Construction employment rebounds in March following February drop
Construction employment climbed by 110,000 in March as the industry recovered from severe winter…
Office Buildings
Innovation One completes at University Research Park in Madison, Wis.
University Research Park (URP) recently partnered with Valerio Dewalt Train (VDT) to produce a…
Market Data
Nonresidential construction spending down 1.3% in February, says ABC
National nonresidential construction spending declined 1.3% in February, according to an …
Multifamily Housing
250-unit rental building opens in Brooklyn
The Lois, an eight-story, 250-unit residential building, has opened on the border of Prospect-…
Codes and Standards
Intl. Code Council’s new development system could be a brake on building decarbonization
The International Code Council (ICC) stripped the rights of local governments to vote on…
Cultural Facilities
A Connecticut firm deploys design to assist underserved people and communities
Hartford, Conn.-based JCJ Architecture traces its roots to 1936, when the U.S. was just coming…
Market Data
Construction spending slips in February
Both Nonresidential and Residential Spending Retreat from January Levels amid Extreme Winter…
University Buildings
KPF unveils design of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology campus
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) has recently unveiled the master plan of the Hong Kong University of…
The changing face of freshman and sophomore student housing
The last 20 years have seen trends in student housing materialize, develop, shift, and even reverse…
Codes and Standards
Cuomo proposes strengthened NY building codes to boost efficiency
Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently released a proposal for beefed up building codes and related actions…
