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Building Team
Navigating challenges in construction administration
Construction Administration presents its fair share of challenges in the architectural industry,…
Office Buildings
A new white paper explores the pros and cons of office building conversions
“This isn’t the end of office. This is merely survival of the fittest.” So concludes Frank Petz,…
Laboratories
Net-zero carbon science center breaks ground in Canada
Construction on the Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre (ASEC) has begun. Designed by Diamond…
Multifamily Housing
A multifamily design for multigenerational living
According to the Pew Research Center, the number of American adults aged 25 to 34 living in…
Multifamily Housing
Constructing multifamily housing buildings to Passive House standards can be done at cost parity
All-electric multi-family Passive House projects can be built at the same cost or close to the same…
Regulations
Gas industry drops legal challenge to heat pump requirement in Washington building code
Gas and construction industry groups recently moved to dismiss a lawsuit they had filed to block…
Government Buildings
White House wants to ‘aggressively’ get federal workers back to the office
The Biden administration wants to “aggressively” get federal workers back in the office by…
Building Owners
Charles Pankow Foundation releases free project delivery selection tool for building owners, developers, and project teams
The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) in partnership with the University of Washington's College of…
Transportation & Parking Facilities
California parking garage features wind-activated moving mural
A massive, colorful, moving mural creatively conceals a newly opened, four-level, 520,000-sf…
Giants 400
Top 115 Architecture Engineering Firms for 2023
Stantec, HDR, Page, HOK, and Arcadis North America top the rankings of the nation's largest…
Giants 400
2023 Giants 400 Report: Ranking the nation's largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms
Now 47 years running, Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report ranks the largest…
Giants 400
Top 175 Architecture Firms for 2023
Gensler, HKS, Perkins&Will, Corgan, and Perkins Eastman top the rankings of the nation's…
Higher Education
How boldly uniting divergent disciplines boosts students’ career viability
"Sciences provide an understanding of a universal experience, and arts provide a universal…
Shopping Centers
The mall of the future
It’s no secret that malls across the country are in trouble. A storm of new technologies, societal…
Industrial Facilities
Rising battery demand charges industrial plant construction
ICL, a global specialty minerals company with offices in Tel Aviv, Israel, and St. Louis, broke…
Affordable Housing
Essential housing: What’s in a name?
Recently, while commuting past a tent community on my way to work, I was reminded that a medium- to…
Healthcare Facilities
Sutter Health’s new surgical care center finishes three months early, $3 million under budget
Sutter Health’s Samaritan Court Ambulatory Care and Surgery Center (Samaritan Court), a three-story…
Market Data
Construction soldiers on, despite rising materials and labor costs
While materials and labor price hikes continue to create havoc, they don’t seem to be shackling…
Healthcare Facilities
Psychiatric hospital to feature biophilic elements, aim for net-zero energy
A new 521,000 sf, 350-bed behavioral health hospital in Lakewood, Wash., a Tacoma suburb, will…
Vertical Transportation
Latest version of elevator safety code has more than 100 changes
A new version of ASME A17.1/CSA B44, a safety code for elevators, escalators, and related equipment…
