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Transit Facilities
Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit stations share common theme but sport custom details
An 18-kilometer transit corridor running east and west across Mississauga, known as the Mississauga…
Transit Facilities
Train station architectural design fundamentals: Accessibility
Have you ever wondered about those little bumps you see on sidewalks just before you get to a cross…
Codes and Standards
WELL enters strategic partnership with developer of standards and assessment tools
The International WELL Building Institute and GIGA, an independent third-party company specializing…
Reconstruction & Renovation
Waldorf Astoria New York to undergo massive renovation
The Waldorf Astoria New York originally opened in 1893 on the current site of the Empire State…
Standards
Wellness movement is catching on with AEC firms
The architectural firm Hord Caplan Macht (HCM) recently completed the documentation to verify that…
Roofing
Product roundup: 12 cutting-edge roofing solutions
These 12 roofing products offer a variety of options for your next commercial roofing project.
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sponsored Healthcare Facilities
Using Better Light for Better Healthcare
Light plays an important role in human health and productivity, and there is no environment where…
Healthcare Facilities
Obamacare to Republicare: Making sense of the chaos in healthcare
Uncertainty and high risk are kryptonite to any investment community, and the healthcare real…
Codes and Standards
Climate-specific code changes target energy savings for tropical zones
The 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) includes changes that address more climate…
Market Data
Contractor confidence ends 2016 down but still in positive territory
Expectations for 2017 have become less optimistic, but the majority of industrial and commercial…
Green
Copenhagen Zoo and BIG unveil yin yang-shaped panda habitat
In preparation for its newest guests, Copenhagen Zoo enlisted the help of Bjarke Ingels Group,…
Codes and Standards
Safety concerns over wood-frame construction raised after Raleigh apartment fire
After a massive five-alarm fire destroyed a partially constructed five-story, 241-unit, $51 million…
Architects
A restroom for everyone
As designers, we spend a lot of time thinking about how people experience the spaces we design, and…
BIM and Information Technology
Digital tools accelerated the design and renovation of one contractor’s new office building
Portland, Ore.-based Hoffman Construction is a national contractor that prides itself on using…
Products and Materials
Mondopads highlight Portland State University’s new Decision Theater
Portland State University wanted to create a high-tech collaboration space for its students,…
High-rise Construction
Density and tall buildings
Building tall is hot in Europe. Just glance at the headlines of any European news outlet, and you’…
Codes and Standards
Bills in Maryland Legislature would restrict use of wood in multifamily construction
Two bills in the Maryland House of Representatives that would restrict the use of wood-frame…
Office Buildings
New York warehouse to become an office mixing industrial and modern aesthetics
An old New York warehouse in West Chelsea is about to become a mixed-use office building. The…
Mixed-Use
The Plant brings terrace-to-table living to Toronto
It may not reach the heights of Willy Wonka’s everything-is-edible room, but The Plant, a new mixed…
Multifamily Housing
Desirable L.A. neighborhood receives new 34-unit residential building
A new 32,726-sf residential building, designed by Killefer Flammang Architects (KFA) and developed…
