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Metalescent coatings bring shimmer to projects
With a sparkling appearance and aesthetic appeal, metalescent coatings contain flakes of materials…
Game Changers
‘Kit of parts’ anchors university’s remake
Last summer, the 6,450-sf La Carreta pavilion and a new 183,000-sf library opened on the Monterrey…
Market Data
Construction input prices inch down in December, Up YOY despite low inflation
Overall construction input prices declined 0.1% in December, yet despite the lack of inflation for…
Codes and Standards
Arlington County, Va., earns first LEED for Communities Platinum Certification
Arlington County, Va., is the first community to achieve Platinum level under the U.S. Green…
Energy
Putting wastewater to work: America’s next great energy source
Lexicographers trace the old saying “waste not, want not” back to late 18th century England. It…
Energy
Harvesting energy and profits: A new approach to MEP cost analysis
When it comes to environmental issues, the AEC community plays a central and ever-changing role.…
Codes and Standards
TRUE Zero Waste provides roadmap to divert waste away from landfills
In an effort to greatly reduce waste sent to landfills, more than 130 companies or facilities have…
Museums
Suzhou Science & Technology Museum will highlight new cultural district in Shishan Park
Shan shui is a Chinese expression that, roughly translated, means the union of mountain and lake.…
Architects
NELSON and FRCH Design Worldwide are merging
It’s been a busy couple of months for the architecture and design firm NELSON. It was wrapping up…
Healthcare Facilities
Healthcare market year in review for 2017
On January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump became President of the United States. Upon the inaugurations…
Multifamily Housing
Multifamily 2018 outlook: Developers tap the brakes, but will maintain historic pace
Development will play a key role in the U.S. multifamily market in 2018. Developers are poised to…
Architects
7 steps to ending a low growth cycle
If your firm is stuck in the doldrums of low growth and low profitability, you can do something…
Urban Planning
Keys to the city: Urban planning and our climate future
Despite a collective Paris Climate Accord hangover – the throbbing ache at the temples many of us…
Great Solutions
Blue lagoon technology brings the beach anywhere in the world
It used to be one had to fly to a remote island paradise if they wanted to enjoy the combination of…
Codes and Standards
Sliding-scale proposal for civil damages resulting from construction fatalities, injuries draws ire of trades
A New York City Council proposal that would mandate a sliding-scale system be used when awarding…
Industrial Facilities
Kraft Heinz meat processing and packaging facility occupies 70 acre plot in Davenport, Iowa
Designed and built by Gray Construction, Kraft Heinz’s new 382,157-sf meat processing and packaging…
Codes and Standards
Federal appeals court orders EPA to revise lead standard within a year
In late December, a federal appeals court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to revise its…
Education Facilities
Elementary school, daycare campus will serve Toronto's skyrise neighborhood
In less than two decades, Toronto’s Railway Lands district has transformed from an industrial…
Multifamily Housing
New 58-unit luxury apartment building under construction in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood
Chicago’s upscale Gold Coast neighborhood is about to receive a new boutique rental building with a…
Retail Centers
The addition of a medical practice is part of the cure for reviving a shopping mall in Scranton, Pa.
Sometime this spring, Delta Medix, a Scranton, Pa.-based consortium of 20 physicians, is scheduled…
