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World’s first TRUE Zero Waste for Construction-certified public project delivered in Calif.

The Contra Costa County Administration Building in Martinez, Calif., is the world’s first public project to achieve the zero-waste-focused TRUE Gold certification for construction. The TRUE Certification for Construction program, administered by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), recognizes projects that achieve exceptional levels of waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.


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Empty mall to be converted to UCLA Research Park

UCLA recently acquired a former mall that it will convert into the UCLA Research Park that will house the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at UCLA and the UCLA Center for Quantum Science and Engineering, as well as programs across other disciplines. The 700,000-sf property, formerly the Westside Pavilion shopping mall, is two miles from the university’s main Westwood campus. Google, which previously leased part of the property, helped enable and support UCLA’s acquisition.


Great Solutions

41 Great Solutions for architects, engineers, and contractors

AI ChatBots, ambient computing, floating MRIs, low-carbon cement, sunshine on demand, next-generation top-down construction. These and 35 other innovations make up our 2024 Great Solutions Report, which highlights fresh ideas and innovations from leading architecture, engineering, and construction firms.


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Drew Ballensky | Jan 25, 2012

London hospital building - world's tallest - to get badly needed renovation

Guy’s Tower in London, the tallest hospital building in the world, is getting a much needed…
Jan 19, 2012

LEED puts the 'Gold' in Riverside golden arches

McDonald's restaurant recognized for significant energy savings.

Drew Ballensky | Jan 18, 2012

Kansas statehouse dome restoration cleans up murals, 'century of grime'

Long obscured details are being cleaned up in the Kansas statehouse interior dome as part of a…
Jan 16, 2012

Mid-Continent Tower wins 25 Year Award from AIA Eastern Oklahoma

Designed by Dewberry, iconic tower defines Tulsa’s skyline.

Jan 15, 2012

Hollister Construction Services oversees interior office fit-out for Harding Loevner

The work includes constructing open space areas, new conference, trading and training rooms, along with multiple kitchenettes. 

Jan 15, 2012

Smith Consulting Architects designs Flower Hill Promenade expansion in Del Mar, Calif.

The $22 million expansion includes a 75,000-square-foot, two-story retail/office building and a 397-car parking structure, along with parking and circulation improvements and new landscaping throughout.

Jan 12, 2012

CSHQA receives AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Merit Award for Idaho State Capitol restoration

After a century of service, use, and countless modifications which eroded the historical character of the building and grounds, the restoration brought the 200,000-sf building back to its former grandeur by restoring historical elements, preserving existing materials, and rehabilitating spaces for contemporary uses.

Jan 6, 2012

Summit Design+Build completes Park Place in Illinois

Summit was responsible for the complete gut and renovation of the former auto repair shop which required the partial demolition of the existing building, while maintaining the integrity of the original 100 year-old structure, and significant re-grading and landscaping of the site.

Jan 4, 2012

Shawmut Design & Construction awarded dorm renovations at Brown University

Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2012, and will be completed by December 2012.

Drew Ballensky | Jan 4, 2012

US Treasury headquarters believed to be oldest LEED-certified building

The third-oldest federal building in Washington, the US Treasury Department’s headquarters, was…
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