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Cultural Facilities
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects selected to design Obama Presidential Center in Chicago
New York City architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien will design the new Obama Presidential…
Architects
The year's best small projects include a floating sauna, dental trailer, and smocked porch
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) selected nine recipients of the 2016 Small Project…
Higher Education
10 ideas for tomorrow’s campus
Over the past five years, we’ve seen a specific trend emerge in the world of higher education. It’s…
Contractors
Chicago contractor found guilty of fraud on city’s requirement on minority-owned businesses
A jury found Chicago contractor Elizabeth Perino guilty of four counts of fraud for allowing two…
Architects
AIA: Healthy demand for all building types signaled in Architecture Billings Index
Led by a still active multi-family housing market and sustained by solid levels of demand for new…
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Retrofit roofs instead of replacement
One of the main roles of any roof is to keep water out, and that’s why flat roofs are prone to…
Codes and Standards
OSHA starts evaluation of construction industry noise standards
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun evaluating the potential for a new…
High-rise Construction
Best Tall Buildings around the world favor unusual shapes and hybrid functions
A pyramid, the giant spiral, a residential-office building with vegetation sprouting from its…
Architects
5 easy ways architects can increase their profits
Running an architecture firm—large or small—is full of challenges. Employee retention, new business…
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Achieving greater building performance with color selections
With more than 20,000 colors in our labs, the sky is the limit for color selection with Valspar.…
High-rise Construction
CTBUH names winners and finalists for 2016 Tall Building Awards
VIA 57 West in New York City and The Cube in Beirut, Lebanon, were among the winners named in the…
Green
Green Breakthrough: The new invention behind sustainable temperature control
We spend 90 percent of our time indoors, so it makes sense that we gravitate toward the outdoors…
Seismic Design
ASTM International updates seismic risk standards
ASTM International recently released changes to E2026 Standard Guide and E2557 Standard Practice,…
Hotel Facilities
Hotel construction in U.S. is outpacing the rest of the world
The United States continues to lead all countries with the largest hotel construction pipelines,…
AEC Tech
If ‘only the paranoid survive,’ what does it take to thrive?
“Sooner or later, something fundamental in your business world will change.” The late Andrew Grove…
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Fire-Rated Curtain Wall System Provides Stylish Fire Protection from the Outside In
With a sleek, upscale aesthetic and strong corner presence in one of Bellevue, Washington’s,…
Military Construction
A new public information center is the centerpiece of improvements to Hawaii’s ‘Punchbowl’ cemetery
Each year, more than one million veterans, their families, and visitors flock to the National…
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Implementing Change: The Five Biggest Mistakes to Avoid
Both of these facts being true may seem illogical at first, but everyone reading this knows exactly…
Multifamily Housing
Can multifamily construction keep up with projected demand?
All key construction measures for multifamily housing rose by double-digit percentages in 2015, and…
Contractors
Bigness counts when it comes to construction backlogs
In markets where labor continues to be in short supply, contractors that can attract and retain…
