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EB-5 investment funds new Miramar, Fla. business complex

Riviera Point Holdings LLC will broke ground March 29 on a $17 million business complex in Miramar…

April 2012: New Projects Portfolio

Senior living community for those seeking a certain lifestyle A new senior living community in…

April 2012: On the Drawing Board

High school renovations will be LAUSD’s first design-build project A design-build team led by…

New windows and doors revitalize older buildings

When selecting replacement windows and doors for retrofits, Building Teams must consider aesthetics…

18 handy tablet apps for AEC professionals

APRIL'S FEATURED APP The Firestone BP iPad app offers building owners, facility managers,…

CSI webinar: Durable & energy efficient building envelope design, April 24

This seminar will review recent changes in North America energy codes, examples of building…

Improved construction that followed seismic codes helped avert loss of life in Mexico temblor

A magnitude-7.4 earthquake that shook Mexico from Mexico City to Acapulco damaged hundreds of homes…

Chicago may allow people to live in retail spaces

The Chicago City Council’s Zoning Committee approved a zoning change that will allow up to 50% of…

LEED growing fast in the housing rental market

Last year, developers of 23,000 U.S. multifamily housing units applied for LEED certification. …

Forest Stewardship Council critical of proposed LEED 2012 changes

According to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the third draft of LEED 2012, if approved as…

U.K.’s Manchester Airport tower constructed in nine days

A 197 ft air traffic control tower has been built in nine days at Manchester Airport in the U.K.…

Roller shade operating system wins IF Product Design Award

Hunter Douglas announced that the 2012 iF jury awarded its RB 500 Roller Shade an iF Product Design…

Lehigh engineering student wins Thornton Tomasetti Foundation Awards Scholarship

The Thornton Tomasetti Foundation awarded a $15,000 scholarship to Lisa Vienckowski, a student…

Construction completed on Las Vegas’ newest performing arts center

David M. Schwarz Architects has completed the Smith Center for the Performing Artsin Las Vegas.…

Apartments provide permanent housing for California homeless

Palo Verde Apartments, in Sun Valley, Calif., opened to residents in early 2012 on the site of a…

40 Under 40, the Class of 2012

The 40 young AEC professionals featured here represent the Class of 2012 in Building Design+…

40 U40

Gail Borden, AIA, NCARB Principal | Borden Partnership LLP, Los Angeles Director, Master of…

Milestone reached for LEED-certified buildings?

The USGBC announced that the 12,000th commercial project has earned LEED certification. Since its…

Holden Cancer Center opens at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

The new Holden Cancer Center of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics recently held an open…

Meridian Design Build Begins work on 38 acre redevelopment project

Meridian Design Build has been selected to act as general contractor for a 38-acre redevelopment…