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Codes and Standards
Engineering Business Sentiment study finds optimism despite growing economic concerns
The ACEC Research Institute found widespread optimism among engineering firm executives in its…
Codes and Standards
Low-cost concrete alternative absorbs CO2
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed a new CO2-absorbing material that’s a…
Building Technology
BIPV and solar technology is making its mark in the industry
Increasingly, building teams are comparing the use of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV)…
Architects
JLL continues expansion in Southwest with acquisition of San Diego’s Gilliland Construction Management
JLL announced that it has completed the acquisition of Gilliland Construction Management, a leader…
Museums
Virginia Museum of History and Culture set to reopen after 18-month renovation
The Virginia Historical Society is preparing to reopen its Virginia Museum of History & Culture…
Multifamily Housing
First set of multifamily properties achieve BREEAM certification in the U.S.
WashREIT says it has achieved certification on eight multifamily assets under BREEAM’s In-Use…
Codes and Standards
Most owners adapting digital workflows on projects
Owners are more deeply engaged with digital workflows than other project team members, according to…
Multifamily Housing
First new, mixed-use high-rise in Detroit’s central business district in nearly 30 years opens
City Club Apartments completed two multifamily projects in 2021 in downtown Detroit including the…
Signs of ‘Antiwork’ appear in the architecture industry
Seven years before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the U.S. and forever changed how many…
Education Facilities
New ASU science and tech building features innovative sustainability elements
Arizona State University’s Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 7, completed in…
Market Data
2022 Architecture Billings Index indicates growth
AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for January was 51.0 compared to 51.0* in December (…
Office Buildings
The Beam on Farmer, Arizona’s first mass timber, multi-story office building tops out
The Beam on Farmer, Arizona’s first mass timber, multi-story office building, topped out on Feb. 10…
Projects
New Medpace headquarters tower supports wellness culture
The new 263,000 sf, seven-story global headquarters of Medpace, an organization conducting global…
Warehouses
Hunt Midwest is on the hunt for CRE opportunities outside of Kansas City
Hunt Midwest, a Kansas City-based commercial real estate company, kicked off its expansion into the…
Codes and Standards
More bad news on sea level rise for U.S. coastal areas
A new government report predicts sea levels in the U.S. of 10 to 12 inches higher by 2050, with…
Codes and Standards
New standard for ultraviolet germicidal irradiation
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) recently introduced the standard, ANSI/IES RP-44-21…
Wood
$2 million mass timber design competition: Building to Net-Zero Carbon (entries due March 30!)
To promote construction of tall mass timber buildings in the U.S., the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB)…
Codes and Standards
Proposal would make all new buildings in Los Angeles carbon-neutral
Los Angeles may become the next large city to ban fossil fuels from new construction if legislation…
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design: Comprehensive strategies to keep people and buildings safe
How often do you walk into an office building or hospital and marvel at the large boulders or…
Codes and Standards
U.S. Army outlines ambitious renewable energy and decarbonization goals
The U.S. Army recently released its climate strategy that includes ambitious renewable energy and…
