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Codes and Standards
3D printing industry working to implement standards for products, processes
The three-dimensional (3D) printing industry is taking steps toward implementing standards that…
University Buildings
Student center(ed): Is the student union the key to retention?
College educators across Southern California share a common struggle: How to keep their students on…
Mixed-Use
Dorte Mandrup’s 74,000-sm masterplan will be highlighted by an IKEA and BIG’s ‘Cacti’
Dorte Mandrup Architects, a Dutch architecture firm, is leading the 74,000-sm masterplan design in…
Healthcare Facilities
Kansas’ only medical school receives new 171,000-sf building
Missouri isn’t the only state with a new medical center designed to address the shortage of…
Codes and Standards
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat to create standards to measure floor area
In September, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat will launch a 12-month research…
Contractors
A Wisconsin contractor takes a personal approach to getting employees to achieve their full potential
Eric Marcoe is 42 years, married, two young kids, likes to canoe and hike.
Nothing out of the…
Sustainability
Existing storage center becomes symbol of renewable energy for a southwestern German town
The new design for an existing storage center in Heidelberg, Germany attempts to take an existing…
Transportation & Parking Facilities
Post Panama Canal expansion, the top three U.S. ports still rule
The $5 billion Panama Canal expansion (Panamax) opened in late June 2016, making direct access of…
Contractors
4 ways to prepare for a negotiation
One of my negotiation training clients asked me for help in getting ready for a job interview and…
Market Data
U.S. grand total construction starts growth projection revised slightly downward
ConstructConnect announced today the release of its Q3 2017 Forecast Quarterly Report. The U.S.…
Retail Centers
A fast-food restaurant created from recycled shipping containers
Lego Lunch, a planned fast food restaurant for Siauliai, Lithuania, will be built using recycled…
sponsored Plumbing
Shower threshold height – a better shower from the ground up!
Getting the right threshold height for your code-compliant shower or shower-pan installation is…
Laboratories
Today’s university lab building by the numbers
Shepley Bulfinch undertook a three-month-long study where we examined science facilities from over…
Engineers
Jacobs agrees to acquire CH2M
Jacobs Engineering Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the outstanding shares…
Education Facilities
School of Communication and Media at Montclair State University merges faculty, professionals, and academic programs
Ready in time for the coming school year, the new home for the School of Communication and Media at…
Codes and Standards
ASID headquarters is first space in the world to earn both LEED and WELL Platinum Certification
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) headquarters office is the first space in the…
Mixed-Use
A sustainable mixed-use development springs from a Dutch city center like a green-fringed crystal formation
A redevelopment plan in the Dutch city of Eindhoven will combine new construction with renovated…
Lighting
Dynamic white lighting mimics daylighting
With the advent of solid state lighting, often referred to as LEDs, and the digital controls that…
Healthcare Facilities
8 healthcare design lessons from shadowing a nurse
After 11 years of designing medical-surgical nursing units, I recently had the opportunity to spend…
Market Data
Nonresidential Construction Spending falls in June, driven by public sector
Nonresidential construction spending fell by 2% on a monthly basis in June 2017, totaling $697…
