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Latest construction accident fatality statistics reverse trend of declining deaths
The latest data on construction site fatalities for 2012 shows a rise in the death rate to 9.9 per…
EPA seeking public comments on site contamination rules
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comment on its proposal to eliminate…
Southern California city considers new water fee for developers
A persistent drought in Southern California could lead to a water fee for new construction projects…
BioSkin 'vertical sprinkler' named top technical innovation in high-rise design
BioSkin, a system of water-filled ceramic pipes that cools the exterior surface of buildings and…
Unique design of Toronto's townhome The Tree House
Multi-family homes continue to become more popular as demands to rent over buying rises. Though…
Berkeley Lab opens 'world's most comprehensive building efficiency simulator'
Innovation is brewing in the Bay Area, and it’s not coming from another app development. FLEXLAB, a…
Steinberg SF Studio launches in San Francisco, plans to transform its own office space
Principals June Grant, AIA and Asheshh Saheba, RA revealed the vision and philosophy behind the…
New tool aggregates LEED project info for over 150 countries
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the launch of an expanded online data…
Dragon-inspired hotel conveys Vietnamese hospitality [2014 Building Team Awards]
The JW Marriott brand holds high standards for its luxury hotels, and the new property in Hanoi,…
Demolition danger: Traditional Japanese architecture under threat in Tokyo district
Oddly enough, a tree has become the center of efforts to conserve traditional architecture in Tokyo…
Harvard Business School to build large-scale conference center
Harvard Business School (HBS) announced that it would build a significant new structure on the…
Top U.S. cities for design professionals
Step aside New York and L.A., The Atlantic’s CityLab finds that not all design jobs have these two…
The one misstep that could be slowing your company’s growth
Here are some insights on change from Dustin Cole, Director of Engineering at NCI Group:
My…
First Look: SOM's design for All Aboard Florida Fort Lauderdale rail station
An estimated three million car trips will be eliminated from the Southeastern United States each…
Fast-track naval hospital sparks sea change in project delivery [2014 Building Team Awards]
In a Building Team Awards competition that was heavy with high-quality healthcare projects,…
Does Zaha Hadid’s Tokyo Olympic Stadium have a design flaw?
Despite her extensive experience and established portfolio, household name and architect Zaha Hadid…
Frank Lloyd Wright's posthumous gas station opens in Buffalo
A fireplace in a gas station – imagine getting a permit to build something like that today. But…
Lost in the Museum: Bjarke Ingels' maze will make you look up and around
For the past two years, the National Building Museum has put up a temporary mini-golf course for…
5 factors that can affect thermal stress break risk of insulated glass units
Thermal stress is one of many factors that can cause glass to break, even when it is not impacted…
Team unity pays off for a new hospital in Maine [2014 Building Team Awards]
About four years ago, executives at MaineGeneral Health, which has served the people of the…
