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Building Team
Long-time BD+C editor Gordon Wright, 1939-2016
Gordon Wright, whose career at BD+C spanned 32 years, passed away on February 15, at the age of 76…
Architects
12 architects selected for 2016 AIA Young Architects Award
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected 12 recipients for the 2016 AIA Young…
Contractors
Huntsville’s Botanical Garden starts work on new Guest Welcome Center
The Huntsville (Ala.) Botanical Garden held a groundbreaking ceremony on January 20 for a $13…
Architects
Is the booming freelance economy a threat to AEC firms?
As illustrated by Airbnb, Lyft, and Uber, the budding sharing economy has the power to upend time-…
BIM and Information Technology
5 tips for creating photorealistic architectural renderings
In a world of advancing technology, virtual design is meant to look as real as a photograph but…
The High Line
The last unused portion of the High Line is set to become a piazza
Move over Mike, there’s another Piazza looking to become famous in the Big Apple. This new piazza…
Multifamily Housing
Senior housing sector experiences record-setting year, says CBRE
The CBRE Investor Survey was sent to influential senior housing investors, developers, and brokers…
BD+C named a 2016 Jesse H. Neal Award finalist in 4 categories
The Software & Information Industry Association (formerly ABM, the Association of Business…
Healthcare Facilities
Healthcare providers must retool operations in post-ACA world
Healthcare providers have been grappling with a major structural shift that began two decades ago.…
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Roofing
Better membranes, better roofing [AIA course]
Single-ply roof membrane materials are generally employed for low-slope roof geometries. They are…
Insulation
Green Seal seeks stakeholders for new insulation standard
Green Seal, an independent nonprofit certifier of sustainable products and services, is developing…
3D Printing
University of Tokyo students develop 3D-printing pen
A group of University of Tokyo students have created a 3D printing pen that allows architects to…
Energy Efficiency
Economists, energy efficiency practitioners need to work together for better cost/benefit studies
Recent research papers from economists that have questioned costs and benefits of energy…
Mixed-Use
Goettsch Partners and Lead 8 win design competition for Shanghai mixed-use complex
Two firms won a design competition for their concept for a Shanghai mixed-use development.…
Industry Research
8 of the most interesting trends from Gensler’s Design Forecast 2016
The year 2025 may seem like the distant future, but in reality, it is less than a decade away. And…
Religious Facilities
For the first time in Bulgaria, a temple’s construction raises a metal dome
In Bulgaria, Nikulden is an important winter holiday that every December 6 remembers St. Nicholas…
Resiliency
Legal challenge filed over N.J.’s new coastal management regulations
Environmental groups in New Jersey have filed a legal challenge to new state regulations that they…
High-rise Construction
SHoP Architects designs supertall Brooklyn skyscraper
Developers have released plans for a 1,066-foot building in downtown Brooklyn. The New York Times…
Healthcare Facilities
U.S. House moves to give Army Corps of Engineers management of V.A. projects
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that increases oversight and management of…
Healthcare Facilities
Early trends in healthcare for 2016
The future of health and healthcare delivery is happening at lighting pace. Just more than a month…
