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Market Data
Architecture Billings Index backslides slightly
After seven months of steady growth in the demand for design services, the Architecture Billings…
Codes and Standards
IAPMO seeks proposals for 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is seeking formal code…
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3 reasons why your firm needs cloud software
Many businesses are looking to streamline operations, simplify processes, and cut costs. To achieve…
Multifamily Housing
Enlightened conversion: A church becomes condos in D.C.
One of the curious things about the Nation’s Capital is that, unlike many older U. S. cities,…
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Universal design principles: Part 2
The CDC targets the bathroom as the most dangerous room in the house. Every year, about 235,000…
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Standing up to Hurricane Irma
Following the devastating impact of Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean and in Florida, we at Star…
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Codes and Standards
States impacted by hurricanes are improving their energy efficiency policies
Florida and Texas, the states hit hardest by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, have made strides recently…
Greenbuild Report
Rebuild, retreat, or resist
Houston is America’s fourth-largest city, thanks in part to its embrace of unfettered growth. But…
BIM and Information Technology
Project Frog announces Autodesk investment
Project Frog, a leading technology and building systems provider, today announced an alliance with …
Resiliency
Cities weigh relocations as part of their defenses against natural disasters
Last June, Minot, N.D., received $74.3 million it was awarded in January 2016 as one of the winners…
Great Solutions
Loop NYC would reclaim 24 miles of park space from Manhattan’s street grid
What was once a busy thoroughfare filled with exhaust fumes and the sounds of honking horns becomes…
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Codes and Standards
Updated versions of EnergyPlus and OpenStudio building energy modeling tools released
New versions of the EnergyPlus engine and the OpenStudio software development kit have been…
Walls and Partitions
Vertically folding walls save space while opening up rooms
The new Vista Air vertically folding wall system from Construction Specialties features a low-…
Resiliency
The race to codify resilience design
Last November, the International Code Council launched the Alliance for National & Community…
Giants 400
Data center market forecast: Clearly cloudy
The cloud is coming of age. Fortune 500 companies like Coca-Cola and General Mills that once…
Codes and Standards
New, comprehensive insurance exhibit released in AIA 2017 contract document updates
The updated AIA 2017 project contract documents include a new, comprehensive insurance exhibit that…
Sustainability
A negative emissions power plant is now operational in Iceland
Climeworks, a Swiss cleantech company, has partnered with Reykjavik Energy to combine direct air…
