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Codes and Standards
HUD issues guidance on emotional support animals
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released new guidance clarifying the…
AEC Tech
BIM London: A glimpse of BIM discussions across the pond
The Digital World: BIM event was held in central London in late September 2019. Organized by BSI…
Market Data
Construction spending dips in December as nonresidential losses offset housing pickup
Construction spending decreased 0.2 percent from November to December as declines in public and…
Codes and Standards
New Jersey to become first state to require building contractors to consider climate change impact
New Jersey will become the first state in the U.S. to require builders to consider the impact of…
Market Data
IMEG Corp. acquires Clark Engineering
Clark Engineering of Minneapolis and South Dakota has joined IMEG Corp., a national full-service…
Libraries
Design of the Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives unveiled
The Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada (OPL-LAC) joint facility was revealed…
Healthcare Facilities
China builds 645,000-sf coronavirus hospital in 10 days
A new hospital in Wuhan, China, built to treat patients of the coronavirus outbreak, has finished…
Wood
Mass timber construction grows up
Anyone who doubts that mass timber is mainstreaming into commercial, institutional, and…
Office Buildings
Balancing the work-life balance
You’ve made the jump. You took the risk and have officially set out alone, swimming against the…
sponsored HVAC
Reliable Building Systems Increase Net Operating Income by Retaining Tenants
Commercial building leases are getting shorter. Compared to long-term leases that were common for…
Building Technology
The bidding war for Thyssenkrupp’s elevator technology business just got hotter
Last May, Germany based Thyssenkrupp decided to divide itself into two separate companies as part…
Codes and Standards
Colorado ranks first in LEED Top 10 states
Colorado ranks first on the latest list of top 10 states for LEED.
The U.S. Green Building Council…
Building Team
Red Wing unveils a work boot designed by women, for women
Red Wing Shoe Company has unveiled a new boot designed by women, for women. Dubbed the Tradeswoman…
Multifamily Housing
Higher-income renters continue to drive what’s getting built and leased in the multifamily sector
Starts of buildings with five or more housing units rose from December 2018 through December 2019…
Market Data
U.S. economy expands 2.1% in 4th quarter
The U.S. economy expanded at an annualized rate of 2.1% in the fourth quarter of 2019, despite…
Market Data
US construction & real estate industry sees a drop of 30.4% in deal activity in December 2019
The US construction & real estate industry saw a drop of 30.4% in overall deal activity…
Codes and Standards
Dramatic demographic shifts poised to alter global workplace
The global workforce will look drastically different in 2030, and that has major implications for…
Healthcare Facilities
The complex dance of healthcare transitioning
Perhaps no industry has experienced more disruption in the last decade than healthcare. Roiling rip…
Retail Centers
An all-glass roof hovers above a refurbished shopping mall in Montreal
Last week, Le Cathcart Restaurants et Biergarten officially opened its 35,000-sf food court within…
Architects
Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture school is closing
The School of Architecture at Taliesin will close after 88 years after an agreement with the Frank…
