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7 AEC marketing trends to watch for in 2019
While AEC firms are catching up on integrated marketing and branding techniques, many continue to…
Codes and Standards
Hackers can easily take control of construction cranes
Researchers working for Japanese cybersecurity company Trend Micro were able to take control of…
Hotel Facilities
Houston’s newest independent hotel is inspired by one of the city’s unsung heroes
Named for Charlotte Baldwin Allen, who, in the 1800s used her inheritance to finance Houston’s…
Market Data
Architecture billings slow, but close 2018 with growing demand
Architecture firm billings growth softened in December but remained positive for the fifteenth…
sponsored Modular Building
Folsom Hotel opens five months early using modular construction
The Fairfield Inn in Folsom, CA was Marriott’s first hotel built using offsite construction methods…
Education Facilities
Rethinking classroom design to promote collaboration
Today’s fast-paced and ever-changing educational climate demands an enhanced focus on the learning…
Codes and Standards
Initiative will introduce open-source software for commercial and public building retrofits
A partnership composed of Johnson Controls, CBRE, World Resources Institute (WRI), and Lawrence…
Multifamily Housing
Caoba is the first tower to open at Miami Worldcenter
Miami Worldcenter, the 27-acre, $4 billion mixed-use development in downtown Miami, has just…
Mixed-Use
Mixed-use skyscraper rises in the heart of metropolitan Tokyo
Y2, an urban mixed-use skyscraper located at Chūō ward, in Tokyo, Japan, is a 3.3 million-sf tower…
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Hotel renovation threatened due to unexpected mold on plaster walls
There’s an assumption in the hotel industry that plaster walls are not susceptible to mold growth--…
K-12 Schools
Safer K-12 design: School should feel – and look – like school
K-12 schools exist to engage students in active learning, providing them with the skills and…
Education Facilities
N.J. middle school puts its small site to use
The BelovED Community Charter School’s Middle School building recently had its topping out…
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Tamlyn and the University of Houston partner to educate the architects of tomorrow
A rigorous university program is essential to prepare students for a career in architecture. But…
BIM and Information Technology
BIM: Sharing is caring
For more than a decade Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been increasing its market share as…
Codes and Standards
Texas city sues developer over changes in $1 billion mixed-use project
The City of Rowlett, Texas, has sued the developer of a $1 billion mixed-use project for not…
High-rise Construction
‘Paramount’ will become Nashville’s tallest tower
Paramount, a 65-story luxury residential tower, will become the tallest tower in Nashville once…
Libraries
Chicago’s newest library branch preserves the old and ushers in the new
Yesterday, the city of Chicago inaugurated its Public Library’s 81st branch, a 16,500-sf adaptive…
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New year, new fire rated glass game-changer: Introducing SuperClear 45-HS-LI
SAFTI FIRST started the new year with a bang announcing its newest patent-pending SuperClear 45-HS-…
Strategies to improve the human experience during interior renovations
Healthcare facilities offer a unique challenge for renovations due both to the rapid changes in…
Game Changers
The coming bonanza in marijuana facilities
Right now, 33 states allow the sale of marijuana for medical purposes; another 14 allow it under…
