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Movers+Shapers
Movers + Shapers: VR's next shift
This spring, Emily Griffith Technical College in Denver, one of the country’s oldest such…
sponsored Door Construction Series
Tie-Rod Doors Bring Durability to High-Traffic Entryways
Considering that entry doors are among the most frequently used moving parts of a building, it is…
Market Data
Construction employers add 61,000 jobs in February and 254,000 over the year
Construction employment increased by 61,000 jobs in February to the highest level since June 2008…
Movers+Shapers
Movers + Shapers: Monetizing R&D
Last November, Thornton Tomasetti partnered with RWDI, an engineering firm whose specialties…
Office Buildings
Sound advice on workplace design
Open office design draws mixed reviews these days, and noise is one of the primary reasons. Spaces …
Codes and Standards
L.A. mayor proposes mandatory seismic retrofits for steel buildings, daycare centers, private schools
Garcetti’s plan to make buildings more resilient to earthquakes would also apply to daycare centers…
Retail Centers
The Hershey Company moves into new 7,800-sf flagship retail location in Time Square
The new 7,800-sf location for Hershey’s Chocolate World in Times Square is three times larger than…
Architects
Designing healthier buildings: Fitwel certification system
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the average American spends 93% of their…
Great Solutions
Forget the wall thermostat: Wear one on your wrist instead
There are three things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and employees being uncomfortable…
Contractors
Undoing 5 myths of IPD and Lean construction
“Motivation and Means: How and Why IPD and Lean Lead to Success”, co-sponsored by the Integrated…
Steel Buildings
New steel and aluminum tariffs will hurt construction firms by raising materials costs; potential trade war will dampen demand, says AGC of America
The Chief Executive Officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr,…
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The choice is clear: Ultra-transparent glass offers high performance and high design
Talented designers understand how to create space inside or outside any structure. By playing with…
Adaptive Reuse
LEED Platinum for Memphis industrial reuse project
The 1.5 million-sf Crosstown Concourse in Memphis, Tenn., has earned LEED Platinum certification,…
Market Data
Prioritizing your marketing initiatives
From an outsider’s perspective, it may seem like your firm is killing it at the marketing game. You…
Codes and Standards
Net zero commercial building trend shows strong momentum
The number of net zero commercial buildings under construction in the U.S. and Canada in 2017 rose…
Codes and Standards
Dept. of Energy says 2016 ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 would save 8.2% of energy costs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a determination that ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-…
Architects
Balkrishna Doshi named 2018 Pritzker Laureate
Professor Balkrishna Doshi, of India, has been selected as the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize…
AEC Tech
Interoperability for the building industry – More wicked problems
News recently broke about Flux’s pivot away from making tools focused on interoperability between…
University Buildings
New living/learning community replaces two outdated residence halls at Emporia State University
Two outdated, aging residence halls on the Emporia State University campus will be replaced with a…
Architects
New National Building Museum exhibit explores the architecture of the Manhattan Project
Secret Cities: The Architecture and Planning of the Manhattan Project is a new exhibition at the…
