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Codes and Standards
Design guide for sloped glazing and skylights updated for first time in 30 years
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has updated a guide outlining…
Market Data
New study from FMI and Autodesk finds construction organizations with the highest levels of trust perform twice as well on crucial business metrics
Autodesk, Inc., in partnership with management consulting firm FMI Corporation, recently released…
Architects
S/L/A/M/ Collaborative grows significantly in deal with CBRE
S/L/A/M Collaborative, the national architectural firm based in Glastonbury, Conn., on March 6…
Drones
AI takes flight
Five years ago, 3D Robotics introduced what it heralded as “the world’s first smart drone.”…
Codes and Standards
Two tree species native to the Northeast found suitable for CLT
Two tree species native to the Northeast have been found to be structurally sound for use in…
Market Data
The global hotel construction pipeline hits record high at 2019 year-end
Analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) state that Asia Pacific’s total construction pipeline,…
Coronavirus
A look at how U.S. hospitals are designed to battle infectious diseases like coronavirus
The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has surpassed 100,000 worldwide…
Codes and Standards
Prescient receives ICC certification for seismic resilience system
Prescient, a digital design-build company focused on modular multi-unit housing, has received…
AEC Tech
No labor. No infrastructure. No problem.
Documenting a construction site is a time-consuming process that can require equipment such as…
sponsored Voice of the Brand
How Trim-Tex’s Fast Edge® corner bead saves time & material
Ever since Trim-Tex rolled out their latest corner bead, Fast Edge®, late last year, it’s been…
Higher Education
SmithGroup helps Higher Ed clients analyze their space
About a year ago, SmithGroup merged with Paulien & Associates, a higher education planning…
University Buildings
Designing campus buildings through an equity lens
Traditionally, campuses have been designed for the able-bodied, college-age student from the…
Architects
New York's façade inspection program gets an overhaul following a death from falling terra cotta
In December 2019, a piece of terra cotta fell from a Manhattan tower, killing a passerby and…
Healthcare Facilities
Mobile wayfinding platform helps patients, visitors navigate convoluted health campuses
Anyone who has had to take a trip to the hospital, maybe to visit a sick friend or meet a new…
University Buildings
Auburn University, Robins & Morton open Construction Field Laboratory
Robins & Morton and Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction (…
Green
BuroHappold commits to all new building projects achieving net-zero carbon by 2030
Buro Happold has committed to all new building projects achieving net-zero carbon for operations…
Market Data
Construction employment increases by 43,000 in February and 223,000 over 12 months
Construction employment increased by 42,000 jobs in February and by 223,000 or 3.0% over the past…
Codes and Standards
Design firms creating plans to re-imagine D.C.’s tidal basin
Washington, D.C.’s Tidal Basin, a man-made body of water surrounded by cherry trees, is facing an…
Art Galleries
Luma Arles complex nears completion
Luma Arles is a contemporary art center in Arles, France that envisions an interdisciplinary…
AEC Innovators
These 17 women are changing the face of construction
Nearly one year ago, I wrote an article for VIATechnik’s “The Edge” Blog on BD+C entitled, “The…
