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Fire rated glass embraces low-iron glass trend with innovative new products
There is an increasing demand for low iron glass as designers are being drawn by the color—or to…
Building Team Awards
In the spotlight: Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts shines a new beacon on Houston’s downtown
A 1.32-acre city block in downtown Houston is now home to a new five-story magnet school. The new…
Glass Technology
Dynamic glass catches on at major airports
Next month, nine remodeled gates inside Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport will…
Codes and Standards
Report explores potential for rope-less and multidirectional elevators in tall buildings
A new report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) investigates the potential…
Mixed-Use
Site of former Motorola headquarters will become a mixed-use district
When Motorola decided to move its headquarters back to Chicago, it left a 225-acre campus vacant in…
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Understanding LEED for green metal buildings
Designing and constructing sustainable buildings has become a mainstream expectation of most…
Transit Facilities
Gensler, Corgan reveal their design concepts for Uber Air Skyports
Uber Air, a forthcoming service from Uber that will use flying eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and…
Building Team Awards
Delectable design: A traditional French pastry was the concept behind the Krause Gateway Center
The Krause Group is perhaps best known as the parent company of the convenience-store chain Kum…
Market Data
Construction input prices see slight increase in May
Construction input prices rose slightly by 0.3% in May on a monthly basis and are up 0.6% over the…
Soft skills and hard hats
What does it take to do your job? It’s easy to name the “hard skills,” the ones that use physical…
Codes and Standards
USGBC-LA launches Net Zero Accelerator
The U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles Chapter (USGBC-LA) has opened applications for a major…
Building Team Awards
Learning by doing: Students took an active role in the design of the Bay Area's d.tech high school
Design Tech High School, a tuition-free public charter school, sits on the edge of Oracle…
Adaptive Reuse
The power and possibility of adaptive reuse
Look around any city or town, and you’ll likely find examples of aging buildings in need of…
Codes and Standards
BREEAM USA In-Use standard to be released this fall
BRE says it will release an update of the BREEAM USA In-Use standard this fall.
The update will…
Industry Research
New research suggests individual work spaces increase productivity
The entire point of the open office is to break down the walls, literally and figuratively, between…
Building Team Awards
Technology showcase: PTC's new digs combine lively workspaces with exhibits for its products and platforms
For its new headquarters, PTC, a market leader in Internet of Things and augmented reality systems…
Codes and Standards
Intl. Code Council releases Natural Disaster Preparedness Guide
The International Code Council released a Natural Disaster Preparedness Guide to help communities…
3D Printing
Thornton Tomasetti invests in 3D printing firm
Thornton Tomasetti’s innovation investment arm, TTWiiN Investment Partners, has recently invested…
AEC Tech
Mortenson joins forces with robotics technology producer
The industry’s drive toward jobsite automation continues apace, with leading contractors test…
AIA 2019 convention recap
The BD+C editorial team spent two days last week walking the expo hall at the AIA Conference on…
