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Codes and Standards
Historic preservation moving beyond saving grand old buildings
Historic preservation is moving beyond efforts to save grand, classic structures from demolition to…
Market Data
Building design revenue topped $28 billion in 2015
U.S. architecture firms have experienced a near complete recovery from the Great Recession, which…
Museums
Santiago Calatrava-designed Museum of Tomorrow awarded 'Best New Museum of the Year – Central/South America' by Leading Culture Destinations
The Leading Culture Destination Awards have been referred to as ‘The Oscars for Museums,’ for their…
University Buildings
The University of Iowa gets a new Visual Arts Building
The University of Iowa’s new Visual Arts Building is a 126,000-sf facility that will house the…
sponsored Cladding and Facade Systems
Nichiha helps breathe life into Philadelphia mixed-use project
Downtown Philadelphia once was a bustling place. The 1100 block of Chestnut Street, just a few…
Data Centers
Data centers enter new era of innovation
As President of 7x24 Exchange International, an educational forum focused on mission-critical…
Codes and Standards
Los Angeles voters will decide whether high-density developments should be harder to build
The Los Angeles City Council voted recently to let voters decide whether large, high-density…
Codes and Standards
New sustainable landscape development and management credential launched
Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) launched a new credential for landscape architects and…
Museums
New, larger Statue of Liberty Museum being built on Liberty Island
Liberty Island, the home of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, is about to receive a new 26,…
sponsored Coatings
Are all PVDF coatings created equal?
Architects, project manager, and contractors depend on PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) coatings for…
Building Technology
How much is that LEED point worth? A new tool provides answers
A new software program that’s been more than five years in the making addresses one of the missing…
Designing for quiet and introverts in the workplace
Susan Cain’s best-selling Quiet is well-researched, thoughtful, and detailed in its understanding…
Codes and Standards
Obama administration will spend $80 million for smart cities initiatives
The Obama administration recently pledged more than $80 million for the second year of its Smart…
Lighting
Healthcare systems lighting their way to savings
As revenue and margin pressures continue to challenge the healthcare industry, new lighting…
Codes and Standards
New York City files criminal charges on owner for deadly building façade accident
New York City’s Law Department filed criminal charges against a building owner who it alleges paid…
Green
AIA Report: Mixed results in design projects meeting 2030 Commitment targets
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has produced a report assessing the work of firms that…
Green
GBCI announces arc, a new technology organization to measure and compare green building performance
Today, during the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) International Summit held at the 2016…
Codes and Standards
New York becomes the first city to adopt a target for energy storage
New York City recently became the first city to adopt a target for energy storage.
The goal was…
Building Technology
Autodesk’s new BUILD Space is focused on the future of making things in the built environment
As maker culture seeps into more and more of what the AEC industry does, spaces with the sole…
Resiliency
San Francisco’s 181 Fremont will become the most earthquake-resilient building on the West Coast
Designed by Heller Manus Architects, 181 Fremont, a 56-story mixed-use tower, will be San Francisco…
