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Low-slope roofs with PVs tested for wind uplift resistance

Low-slope roofing systems that feature photovoltaic panels, pavers, and other applications have…

SOM-designed University Center uses 'sky quads,' stacked staircases to promote chance encounters

A series of events will be held this week to mark the official opening of The New School's…

Architecture Billings Index sees first back-to-back decline since mid-2012

Following consistently increasing demand for design services throughout most of 2013, the…

Comcast to build second Philadelphia skyscraper, with Norman Foster-designed tower [slideshow]

Comcast Corporation announced last week its plan to build a second skyscraper in Philadelphia,…

2013: The year of the super-tall skyscraper

While 2013 didn't see the completion of a mega tower like Burj Khalifa, it was a near-record-…

BUILDINGChicago/Greening the Heartland Conference 'call for 2014 educational proposals' is now open

The Advisory Committee of the BUILDINGChicago/Greening the Heartland 2014 Conference is now…

Crystal Bridges Museum will move Frank Lloyd Wright house from New Jersey to Arkansas

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has announced that it has acquired the Bachman Wilson House…

Australian project transforms shipping containers into serene workplace

Australian firm Royal Wolf has put its money where its mouth is by creating an office facility out…

The Starchitect of Oz: New Gehry building in Sydney celebrates topping out

The Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology, Sydney, will mark Frank Gehry's…

Construction spending for 2013 finishing 5% higher than 2012: Gilbane Construction Economics report

??Construction growth is looking up, according to the Winter 2013 release of the periodic…

Bio-based materials could transform the future of sustainable building

Bio-based building products could become standard for green building. The Cradle to Cradle Product…

The incandescent light bulb is not dead

Despite misleading media reports, January 1 did not mark a ban on the manufacture or import of 60-…

ASHRAE revised climatic data for building design standards

The newly updated Standard 169, Climatic Data for Building Design Standards, provides a variety of…

West Point releases plan to achieve net zero campus-wide

The U.S. Army Garrison West Point derives less than 0.02% of its energy from renewable sources,…

6 social media skills every leader needs

The social media revolution—which is less than a decade old—has created a dilemma for senior…

Report: 32 U.S. buildings have been verified as net-zero energy performers

Growth in numbers, locations, types and sizes all mark progress on the state of commercial zero net…

ConsensusDocs releases updated subcontract for federal work

The newly revised ConsensusDocs standard subcontract (ConsensusDocs 752 for federal work) is now…

First quarter 2014 LEED rating system addenda now available

January 1st quarterly addenda to the LEED rating systems and reference guides are now available.…

D.C. Navy Yard building, site of mass shooting, will be renovated

A remembrance area and a new visitor's entrance will be among the changes when the Navy rebuilds…

Custom exterior fabricator A. Zahner unveils free façade design software for architects

Zahner announces its first venture into web-based software. The free software platform called…