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Codes and Standards
American Concrete Institute releases 2020 codes, specifications, and practices
The American Concrete Institute has released 2020 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes,…
Architects
Seven architects aim to design the “newsstand of the future”
Nemo Monti and Corriere della Sera, an Italian daily newspaper, have created a project to create…
Multifamily Housing
School districts in California are stepping in to provide affordable housing for faculty and staff
The affordable housing shortage in the U.S. is particularly acute in California, where less than…
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Glass catalyzes transparency, connectivity and identity at University of Kansas Medical Center
By night, the University of Kansas (KU) Medical Center Health Education Building (HEB)…
Codes and Standards
New ISO standard for optimizing building use and reusing and recycling components released
A new ISO standard has the goal of optimizing building use to realize a structure’s full…
Adaptive Reuse
Hastings Architecture creates its new HQ from a former Nashville Public Library building
225 Polk, a former Nashville Public Library building, has undergone an adaptive reuse project to…
Sports and Recreational Facilities
The world’s largest cricket stadium opens
Sardar Patel Stadium is now the largest cricket stadium in the world. Located in Ahmedabad, India…
Do judge a building by its model
Construction is a risky business. The sheer amount of capital required for each project means…
Architects
Design for educational equity
For years, school districts have been seeking equity in the design of their school facilities.…
Multifamily Housing
A post-storm Puerto Rico reconsiders how and what to rebuild
Natural disasters that have devastated Puerto Rico over the past few years—at least 160,000 homes…
AEC Tech
Investor interest in the built environment not quite as avid in 2019
The top 50 venture capital investments in Built Industry Technology totaled just under $1 billion…
Market Data
Construction contractor confidence remains steady
Confidence among U.S. construction industry leaders held steady in December 2019 after surging in…
Codes and Standards
Architects push back on proposed uniform design mandate for federal architecture
A proposal by the Trump Administration to create uniform designs for federal architecture has…
The decade ahead: Design & health in 2020 and beyond
"In the last couple of years, the impacts of climate change are increasingly viewed as a global…
Mixed-Use
SB Architects to design Fort Lauderdale’s FATVillage mixed-use destination
SB Architects has recently unveiled its latest mixed-use project, FATVillage, which will build…
University Buildings
Kettering University’s new Learning Commons includes a student entrepreneur lab
The 105,000-sf Learning Commons at Kettering University will become a new academic hub for the…
Codes and Standards
City-owned buildings to go carbon-free in Los Angeles
An executive directive by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti commits the city to constructing 100%…
Market Data
U.S. multifamily market gains despite seasonal lull
Bolstered by a positive economic environment, U.S. multifamily rents increased 3% year-over-year…
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BILCO acoustical smoke vents included in theater renovation
Architects for a major renovation of the theater at Middlesex School in Massachusetts faced a…
Codes and Standards
Public is willing to volunteer to maintain green infrastructure
Urban communities that opt for green infrastructure, such as rain gardens and on-site water…
