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Shadow box design: To vent or not to vent [AIA course]
A curtain wall shadow box is a spandrel assembly consisting of vision glass at the building…
Concrete
Concrete repair code requirements released
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has released ACI 562-19 Code Requirements for Assessment,…
K-12 Schools
Collaborative for High Performance Schools releases 2019 Core Criteria Version 3.0 Update
The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) released its K-12 school-focused CHPS 2019…
Wood
Campaign launched to promote ‘climate-smart wood’
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and four environmental advocacy groups have launched a…
Urban Planning
U.S. cities experience ‘Doppler shift’ in walkable urban development
The 30 largest cities in the U.S. are experiencing a “Doppler shift” in walkable development,…
Architects
Unity Temple, Robie House among eight Frank Lloyd Wright projects to receive World Heritage status
During the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee, currently taking place in Baku, Republic…
Office Buildings
This will become the tallest shipping container building in the world
At first glance, 118 Vallance Road in East London doesn’t seem like it would be anything more than…
University Buildings
Duke’s new Chinese campus sits atop a manmade lake
As part of Duke University’s 200-acre global campus in Kunshan, China, the 30-acre first phase of…
Modular Building
World’s tallest modular building rises in Singapore
Last week, construction of the world’s tallest modular buildings was completed in Singapore.
The…
Giants 400
2019 GIANTS 300 REPORT: Innovations and trends at the nation’s largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms
Now in its 43rd year, Building Design+Construction's annual Giants 300 report ranks AEC firms by…
Mixed-Use
Brooklyn’s Flatbush Caton Market redevelopment will preserve the Caribbean community amidst gentrification
The redevelopment of the Flatbush Caton Market into a 14-story mixed-use building, dubbed Caton…
AEC Tech
Living in a cloud: What nanotech means for architecture and the built environment
Last month, I wrote about how automation and AI are dramatically changing all four fundamental…
Healthcare Facilities
Veterans' mental health needs are central to Seattle VA's design
Seattle’s newest Veterans Affairs facility is green, clean, and patient-focused. Which is, of…
University Buildings
New Biomedical Research Center Facility at Northwestern University
When a thrust of a project is to facilitate and inspire top notch research, details matter.
In the…
Architects
Perkins Eastman Co-founder Mary-Jean Eastman to keynote Women in Design+Construction Conference
In a fireside chat entitled “Journey to Making an Impact,” two of Perkins Eastman’s firm leaders—…
Market Data
Nonresidential construction spending slips modestly in May
According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data published…
Market Data
Almost 60% of the U.S. construction project pipeline value is concentrated in 10 major states
Based on data from over *11,000 tracked large-scale country wide construction projects, GlobalData…
Cultural Facilities
MAD Architects' proposal for the Yiwu Grand Theater will be built on the Dongyang River
The Yiwu Grand Theater in China’s Zhejiang province is designed to look like a boat floating on the…
sponsored
Emotional intelligence is bettering the construction industry
For many, the idea of emotional intelligence in construction reaffirms the notion that every…
AEC Tech
In London, Autodesk homes in on construction management
Last week’s Autodesk University event in London promoted the theme “The Opportunity of Better.” And…
