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New Chinatown Chicago Public Library branch by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Wight & Co.
CHICAGO – Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP (SOM), in conjunction with the Chicago Public Library…
Winter Weather Is Coming. Is Your Building Ready?
This winter, meteorologists predict one of the strongest El Niños in 50 years, bringing "…
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Valspar’s Green Innovations Lower VOCs
As a leading global manufacturer of coatings products, Valspar is setting an example for the…
Contractors
ABC: September's nonresidential spending retains momentum in October
Nonresidential construction spending expanded in October for the third consecutive month (September…
Greenbuild Report
Data centers turn to alternative power sources, new heat controls and UPS systems
Over the summer, Hewlett-Packard signed a 12-year contract to purchase 112 MW of power from…
Smart Buildings
LEED Steering Committee approves resiliency pilot credits
Three LEED pilot credits on resilient design spearheaded by the Resilient Design Institute have…
Codes and Standards
More than 50 design, construction, and real estate firms urge action on climate change
Prior to the COP21 International Climate talks in Paris, more than 54 building and real estate…
Reconstruction Awards
Massive Chicago parking garage gets overdue waterproofing
Millennium Lakeside Garage—the largest underground parking facility in the U.S., equal in size to…
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Contractors
The contractor’s role in promoting job site sustainability [AIA course]
Building occupants and users increasingly expect that environmental responsibility—conserving…
Greenbuild Report
10 megatrends shaping the future of green building
In my forthcoming book, "Reinventing Green Building," I identify 10 megatrends that I believe will…
Contractors
Sundt Construction opens its own craft employee training center
According to the Associated General Contractors of America, 86% of construction firms in the U.S.…
BIM and Information Technology
Light-based wireless technology is 100 times faster than Wi-Fi
After achieving speeds of 224 gigabits per second and data transmission rates of 1 GB per second,…
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5 ways to bring data into marketing and business development
Could data be the secret to increasing your firm’s win rate?
“We should be listening to the data…
Reconstruction Awards
Washington Monument restored after 2011 East Coast earthquake
On August 23, 2011, a magnitude-5.8 earthquake—the largest temblor east of the Rocky Mountains in…
Reconstruction Awards
Denver's 107-year-old seminary campus modernized
The Building Team for the renovation of St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, a 107-year-old…
Green
Federal agencies aim for major reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
Federal agencies will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their operations to 41.8% below 2008…
Smart Buildings
New neighborhoods in Hamburg, Germany resilient to flooding, carbon neutral
The districts of HafenCity and Wilhelmsburg in Hamburg, Germany are undergoing a renaissance.…
Green
Leadership or limbo: Moving to building green’s next level
It is indisputable that buildings are more efficient and sustainable than they’ve ever been. What…
High-rise Construction
Anorexic skyscrapers keep popping up in Manhattan
Architects and developers continue to push the boundaries of height and width for skyscrapers.…
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Contractor leverages dynamic site logistic plan as BIM deliverable
As the year winds down, I’ve started distilling lessons learned while simultaneously looking…
