Building Design + Construction

Sponsored Content | BIM and Information Technology | October 15, 2018 | Robyn M. Feller

3D scanning data provides solutions for challenging tilt-up panel casino project

At the top of the list of challenges for the Sandia project was that the building’s walls were being constructed enti...

Clark Construction, in partnership with HKS Architects, in June broke ground on the University of California, San Diego’s Living and Learning Neighborhood at North Torrey Pines, a 1.5-million-sf, seven building mixed-use complex whose passive features include a modular micro-aerobic digester that will process food waste into biogas and fertilizer for community gardens. Courtesy Clark/HKS

Green | October 15, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Green, and then some: Architecture firms are helping cities raise the stakes in green design

Architecture firms are answering the call of local governments and institutional clients for higher standards in gree...

Image courtesy of Shoreline Development Partners, LP

Mixed-Use | October 15, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor

35-story mixed-use tower will be tallest residential building in Long Beach

Studio One Eleven designed the tower.

eSentire sent out 57,000 alerts about potential threats in the second quarter of 2018, and Construction was among the top five industries to receive them. Image: eSentire

Building Technology | October 15, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Construction continues to be vulnerable to cyberattacks

The latest report from eSentire finds a total of 4 million “hostile events” against all sectors during the spring mon...

Little Caesars Arena is a multipurpose venue shared by the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings and NBA’s Detroit Pistons. It anchors The District Detroit, a 50-block mixed-use development in the heart of the city. Photo Michael Robinson, courtesy HOK

Giants 300 | October 12, 2018 | Mike Plotnick, Contributing Editor

Sports venues reach outside their walls

Professional and collegiate facilities invite fans to engage with the community.

©Hoachlander Davis Photography

Healthcare Facilities | October 12, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

N.Y. builder pushes to get military trauma centers up and running quicker

To date, seven NICoE Spirit satellite centers have been built on the grounds of Fort Belvoir in Virginia, Camp Lejeun...

Codes and Standards | October 12, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Boston ‘housing emergency’ prompts regional initiative for new residential construction

Mayors of 15 cities set goal of 185,000 new homes by 2030.

Courtesy CitizenM.

Modular Building | October 12, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor

DeSimone Consulting Engineers designs the tallest modular hotel in the United States

The hotel was originally designed as a cast-in-place concrete structure.

The PCL|Turner joint venture used construction technologies to build an Arrivals Facility five times larger than previous building.

Sponsored Content | October 11, 2018 | Bluebeam

PCL helps deliver San Diego Airport International Arrivals facility

The contractors relied on a suite of technologies to manage document coordination and review, especially Bluebeam Rev...

Courtesy Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

Urban Planning | October 11, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Shenzhen’s new ‘urban living room’

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners is designing the project.

Courtesy Chapman University

University Buildings | October 11, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Chapman University opens new science and engineering center

AC Martin designed the building.

Codes and Standards | October 11, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

On-site staff key to energy benchmarking project for property management company

Manager training, data sharing are critical to meeting 20% utility cost reduction goal.

A rendering of an office building being considered for the Riverfront Square redevelopment project in Newark, N.J., which would be made from mass timber. Image: Cushman & Wakefield

Wood | October 10, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

A recent seminar in New York City talks up the use of mass timber for taller buildings

The products’ future, though, could hinge on approval of proposed code changes.

Codes and Standards | October 10, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Interactive heat maps track temperature ranges in U.S. cities

Urban heat island effect can vary by as much as 37°F in the same city.

Photo: Nahid Laciura

Multifamily Housing | October 10, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Affordable treasures

This year’s prestigious Gold Nugget Awards honor four projects that provide affordably priced housing for homeless fa...

Use of the Armstrong® Drywall Grid System instead of metal studs cut installation time of the framing in half.

Sponsored Content | Ceilings | October 09, 2018 | Armstrong Ceilings

Drywall grid system saves time at University of Toronto

Installation of framing for complex drywall ceiling completed in half the time as metal studs.

The New Home Company executives toast the topping-off of the Seacliff, Playa Vista, Calif. Left to right: Chris Christian, Construction Manager; Eric Ree, Seabluff Sales Manager; Melanie Andrews, VP of Purchasing; Robin Koenemann, SVP; Larry Webb, CEO; Tom Redwitz, CIO; Joan Webb, CMO; A.J. Jarvis, Southern California Division President; Leonard Miller, COO; and Rick Bianchi,VP/Regional Manager. Courtesy The New Home Company

Multifamily Housing | October 09, 2018 | Mike Plotnick, Contributing Editor

Breaking new ground: The New Home Company

The company, which is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif. relies heavily on focus groups and market research to unde...

Codes and Standards | October 09, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Power systems will become more decentralized for better disaster resiliency

Businesses, homeowners will control more power-generation capacity.

Courtesy Starbucks

Retail Centers | October 09, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Kengo Kuma designs Taipei Starbucks from 29 shipping containers

The store will be part of a new shopping mall.

Photo: Rasmus Hjortshoj

Multifamily Housing | October 09, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Bjarke Ingels Group creates 66 homes for low-income citizens in Copenhagen

The building is approximately 73,000 sf.

University Buildings | October 08, 2018 | NACLab Blog | Ron van der Veen, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal

One size doesn't fit all: Student housing is not a pair of socks

While the programming and design for these buildings all kept a holistic living/learning experience at the core, they...

Market Data | October 08, 2018 | GlobalData

Global construction set to rise to US$12.9 trillion by 2022, driven by Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East

The pace of global construction growth is set to improve slightly to 3.7% between 2019 and 2020.

Design and safety go hand-in-hand with the help of fire rated glass. Project name: University of North Carolina Genome Sciences Building. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

Sponsored Content | October 08, 2018 | Bill O'Keeffe |

Helping architects by educating code officials on fire rated glass

Published by the International Code Council (ICC), the IBC has been adopted throughout the United States and in some...