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Green
Garden of the Four Seasons lets you experience all four seasons at once
Cue the Vivaldi; Carlo Ratti Associati has wild plans for its recently unveiled Garden of the Four…
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Innovation with a green focus
At Valspar, we believe in protecting the environment, safeguarding human health, and giving back to…
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Lantern ceiling warms interior of Etihad Airways Lounge
The design vision Gensler had in mind for the ceiling above the bar at the new Etihad Airways…
Roofing
EclipseEdge eases installation of raised roof edges, gravel stops, and full coping caps
A new product from Mule-Hide Products Co. promises to save time and reduce materials costs when…
Hotel Facilities
This space hotel design from MIT won NASA’s graduate design competition
NASA recently held a competition to design a commercially enabled habitable module for use in low…
Retail Centers
Subway updates restaurants, brand with fresh design and improved customer experience
With over 45,000 locations worldwide, Subway is the largest restaurant chain in the world. It seems…
Sports and Recreational Facilities
A new Rec Centre in Toronto links three neighborhoods
The 72,000-sf Toronto York Recreation Centre in Ontario, which opened officially on April 23, is…
Multifamily Housing
Multifamily sector still strong, say experts at PCBC conference
The Pacific Coast Builders Conference focuses heavily on single-family construction. But this…
Education Facilities
Youth education center in Baltimore gets first students
The Jean and Sidney Silber Center, a joint project of Building Design+Construction, the U.S. Green…
Cladding and Facade Systems
Angular observatory uses zinc panels to gain unobstructed view of night sky
The idea of function over form tends to rule the day when it comes to the design of observatories.…
Codes and Standards
Net Zero Energy rebranded as ‘Zero Energy’
The International Living Future Institute recently rebranded its Net Zero Energy program as “Zero…
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Defining the future by mastering the art of change
Accelerate Live!—BD+C’s inaugural event— recently called upon industry leaders to share how they…
Cultural Facilities
A WWII bunker becomes a museum along Denmark’s coast
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), in partnership with Varde Museums and Tinker Imagineers, has transformed…
Codes and Standards
New York City creates $10 million fund to help women- and minority-owned firms win construction contracts
New York City recently created a $10 million fund to assist women- and minority-owned businesses…
Concrete
LF Driscoll and Balfour Beatty recently wrapped the largest concrete pour in Philadelphia’s history
The Pavilion, Penn Medicine’s $1.5 billion hospital, hopes to make waves in the medical world once…
Great Solutions
The writing on the wall: Maker spaces encourage students to take an active role
Can you read the writing on the wall? At the new Kinkaid Learning Center, in Houston, that question…
M/E/P Systems
Reduce maintenance costs and increase equipment efficiency with a CMMS or EAM
One of the cornerstones of green building is energy management, and our commissioning team…
Multifamily Housing
Midyear Rent Report: 26 states saw rental price increases in first half of 2017
Over the first half of 2017, the national median rent fluctuated, but it ended up exactly where it…
Flooring
Membrane dials down the sound, while it cranks up the heat
Constructing multi-story residential buildings with concrete can make it difficult to control…
Codes and Standards
New International Building Code allows weather-resistive barriers above 40 feet
The new International Building Code now allows for the use of weather-resistive barriers above 40…
