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Novel 'self-climbing' elevator operates during construction of high-rise buildings
Elevator and escalator manufacturer KONE Inc. announced the first North American installation of…
How facility owners can make the most of BIM
More and more facility owners are seeing the benefits that building information modeling can bring…
IIT names winners of inaugural Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize
The College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) has announced the…
Cairo's ultra-green mixed-use development will be topped with flowing solar canopy
Paris-based Vincent Callebaut Architecture has come up with a plan for a mixed-use complex located…
An ancient former post office in Portland, Ore., provides an even older art college with a new home
About seven years ago, the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA), the oldest art college in…
Top 10 LEED lessons learned from a green building veteran
I’ve served as the LEED coordinator on dozens of large projects since becoming a LEED AP in 2001.…
Dubai plans world’s next tallest towers
Emaar Properties, known for its futuristic approach to buildings, has unveiled plans for a new…
CannonDesign releases guide for specifying flooring in healthcare settings
CannonDesign’s Health Practice has released "Flooring Applications in Healthcare Settings," a…
Perkins Eastman and Lee, Burkhart, Liu to merge practices
International design and architecture firm Perkins Eastman and California healthcare design firm…
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Energy Department pledges $9 million for energy efficiency improvements on commercial buildings
The U.S. Dept. of Energy will spend $9 million to encourage investments in energy-saving…
Steel Framing Industry Association’s certification program aims to ensure connector quality
The Steel Framing Industry Association has launched a certification program to ensure that cold-…
American Concrete Institute releases reorganized structural concrete code requirements
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has released the completely reorganized ACI 318-14: Building…
USGBC pushes back LEED v4 deadline
The U.S. Green Building Council will allow LEED users to register projects under the LEED 2009…
New hotel to be developed at future Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters
The Dallas Cowboys and Omni Hotels & Resorts are partnering to develop a new hotel at the…
Better guidance for appraising green buildings is steadily emerging
Builders, developers, and owners are constantly complaining that high-performance buildings rarely…
Increasing number of design projects meeting carbon reduction targets, says AIA report
Introduced in 2009, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Commitment Program, a voluntary…
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Why you should manage progress rather than people
Telling your employees to become more engaged and productive won’t work. But putting mechanisms in…
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What’s the difference between your building’s coating chalking and fading?
Color can be one of the most important design elements in an architectural project. However, a…
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Historic Washington elementary school incorporates modular design
Customer Spotlight: Saltar’s Point Elementary, Steilacoom, Wash.
First Place MBI Award of…
Newtown, Conn., breaks ground on new Sandy Hook Elementary School
Newtown, CT has issued a building permit for construction of the new Sandy Hook Elementary School…
