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Market Data
Nonresidential fixed investment surges in second quarter
The U.S. economy expanded at an annualized 4.1% rate during the second quarter of 2018—the fastest…
Products and Materials
19 product innovations from the AIA 2018 convention
Vacuum-insulated glass, high-gloss fiber cement, attack-resistant openings were among the new…
Healthcare Facilities
Healthcare market trends 2018: Health systems get leaner, more resilient
Faced with the complexities of value-based payment models and the uncertainties surrounding…
K-12 Schools
K-12 market trends 2018: Common areas enable hands-on learning
Personalized learning tailored to the needs of individual students, coupled with group projects, is…
Green
St. Paul aims for zero carbon in all buildings by 2050
Officials in St. Paul, Minn., announced that the city has set a zero carbon goal for 2050.
City-…
Green
DOE releases updated version of Better Buildings Financing Navigator
The U.S. Department of Energy recently introduced Better Buildings Financing Navigator Version 2.0…
Office Buildings
New study on occupant comfort advances Saint Gobain’s design approach for renovation and new construction
Saint Gobain, the giant building materials supplier, has released the results of a three-year-long…
Data Centers
Data centers keep cool while staying hot-hot-hot
Last January, Bcause LLC brought online a $65 million data center in Virginia Beach, Va., whose…
Multifamily Housing
Multifamily market trends 2018: Demographic shifts reshape the residential landscape
An aging, diversifying U.S. population is prompting developers to shift their multifamily expansion…
sponsored Roofing
Metal roofs take the residential market by storm
Once only popular in the commercial market, metal roofs have grown in popularity in recent years on…
Urban Planning
Deregulation for denser development in Los Angeles moves forward
Los Angeles is moving ahead with a plan to rewrite development rules so that denser development can…
Green
Cincinnati’s green approach to sewer discharge expected to save $100 million
Under orders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to largely eliminate the flow of sewage…
AEC Tech
Weidt Group’s Net Energy Optimizer now available as software as a service
Energy analysis and consulting firm, The Weidt Group, is offering its Net Energy Optimizer (NEO)…
Wood
Mass timber high-rise project on hold in Portland, Ore.
Framework, a 12-story tall wood building planned for Portland, Ore., has been placed on hold for…
Modular Building
Offsite construction: Why it’s important for the survival of your firm
After you read our new research report on the future of offsite construction (“New Day, New Mindset…
sponsored Build More Efficient Buildings Series
The Power of Understanding Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems
The need for highly reliable backup power in buildings cannot be overstated. Going dark is a…
Multifamily Housing
Multifamily market stays hot in first half of 2018
U.S. multifamily rents ended with a bang heading into the July Fourth holiday, with the average…
Office Buildings
A day in the life of an ‘agile worker’
As companies seek to gain efficiencies in the workplace, provide choice for employees, and attract…
Multifamily Housing
First apartment building funded by Massachusetts’ workforce housing subsidy program opens
A $31 million, 71-unit mixed-income rental property, which opened late last month in Lynn, Mass.,…
Building Owners
Are we facing a new era in Foreign Direct Investment?
In 2017, the A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index concluded, “Investors are…
