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Goettsch Partners designs new tower in Shunde, China
Architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) has designed the new Poly Business Tower in Shunde, China…
Brasfield & Gorrie awarded new steel processing facility for Kloeckner Metals
Brasfield & Gorrie was recently named the design-builder for a new steel processing facility…
Trimble acquires Vico assets, extends design-build-operate capabilities
Trimble acquired the assets of privately-held Vico Software, Inc. (Vico), a 5D virtual construction…
Greenbuild 2012 Report: Green Architecture Firms
Architecture firms are pursuing transparency and disclosure en route to achieving high…
Investigators look into crane severely damaged by Sandy in Manhattan
Investigators are examining a construction crane collapse atop a $1.5 billion luxury high-rise in…
Construction error suspected in Miami-Dade College garage collapse
A construction error is the chief suspect in the partial collapse of a parking garage at Miami-Dade…
New European laws on timber will go into effect in March 2013
A new European Union timber regulation prohibits the “placing on the market of illegally harvested…
MIT models show roofs' capacity for solar energy in Cambridge, Mass.
A new mapping tool from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Boston design firm can…
Demand for living roofs, walls to reach $7.7 billion by 2017
The demand for green roofs and living walls is expected to climb from $5.3 billion in 2011 to $7.7…
Lord, Aeck & Sargent announces four student life facility wins
Expanding the geographic reach of one of its areas of expertise – the design of student life…
The Beck Group announces CEO succession plan
The Beck Group announced that CEO Peter Beck has chosen his successor, effective January 1, 2013.…
Two-hour fire rated curtain wall passes CDC tests
SAFTI FIRST recently announced that in addition to meeting ASTM E-119/NFPA 251/UL263 with hose…
Wight & Company announces three hires
Wight & Company, which is involved in architecture, engineering and construction solutions for…
Most real estate, construction executives support building energy-efficiency legislation
Although few business leaders are fond of government regulation of their industry, 75% of real…
Major retrofit of Canada’s Kitchener Auditorium done while building remained open
A $12 million retrofit and expansion of the Kitchener Auditorium in Ontario, Canada, posed several…
City Design Leader Enquist honored for conservation leadership
Openlands, a Chicago-based metropolitan conservation organization, presented its 2012 Conservation…
Philadelphia councilmen move to crack down on contractors working without licenses, permits
Two Philadelphia city councilmen are trying to crack down on the "underground economy" of…
OSHA and NIOSH offer Spanish version of nail gun safety document
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational…
AGC holding webinar on sequestration’s potential impacts on the construction industry
AGC will hold a free webinar on sequestration and its potential impact on federal construction…
Nashville providing incentives for green roofs
The city of Nashville, Tenn., is promoting the installation of green roofs through a measure…
