Morton Buildings is the national leader in custom post-frame construction. With an expansive network of resources and an ongoing commitment to innovation within the industry, Morton has earned its reputation that has lasted for generations.
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The upper lobby in the apartment building ECO, one of eight buildings in the Green District complex in Allston, Mass. Common areas in multifamily buildings, especially those charging higher rents, often look more like lobbies found in hotels. Photo: Warren Jagger
Multifamily Housing | January 31, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Demand for rental apartments and condos hasn’t been this strong in years, and our experts think the multifamily sector still has legs. But you have to know what developers, tenants, and buyers are looking for to have any hope of succeeding in this fast-changing market sector.
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The upper lobby in the apartment building ECO, one of eight buildings in the Green District complex in Allston, Mass. Common areas in multifamily buildings, especially those charging higher rents, often look more like lobbies found in hotels. Photo: Warren Jagger
Multifamily Housing | January 31, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Demand for rental apartments and condos hasn’t been this strong in years, and our experts think the multifamily sector still has legs. But you have...
Situated in Houston’s historic Hines Market Square district is a 32-story luxury tower that will be home to 274 residents. Most of the multifamily that’s being built in the U.S. is rental, and much of it is in or near urban centers where both young and older renters and empty nesters are gravitating. Photo: courtesy Ziegler Cooper
Multifamily Housing | January 31, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
A survey of more than 25,000 adults found the renters to be more burdened by debt than homeowners and severely short of emergency savings.
Trumark Urban’s 27-condo Amero, in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow neighborhood, features a rooftop terrace with a striking fireplace. Photo: ©Christopher Mayer Photography
Multifamily Housing | January 31, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Toll Brothers, Lennar, and Trumark are among a small group of production builders to engage in construction for rental customers.
Using a comprehensive list of 20 distinct leadership traits, McKinsey surveyed 189,000 people in 81 diverse organizations around the world.
Sponsored Content | Building Team | January 30, 2015 | Steven Burns |
It includes seeking diverse perspectives and supporting others.
In the fourth quarter of 2014, investment in nonresidential structures increased 2.6%. Photo credit: Associated Builders & Contractors
January 30, 2015 | Associated Builders & Contractors
Real gross domestic product expanded 2.6% during the fourth quarter of 2014, following a 5% increase in the third quarter.
A recent study compared the possible energy savings of metal vs. asphalt roofs by doing field testing on an asphalt shingle roof and a stone-coated metal shake roof.
Sponsored Content | Metals | January 30, 2015 | Jeff Alexander |
A recent study finds that metal roofs can cut energy costs.
Hot to Cold: an odyssey of architectural adaptation takes visitors on a journey across the globe to explore the forces that shape our cities and buildings. Photo credit: BIG
Architects | January 30, 2015 | Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
The Hot to Cold exhibit encompasses 60 of BIG’s recent projects captured by Iwan Baan´s masterful photography.
About $600 million of the complex’s $1.5 billion cost was raised from private donors. All photos: Mark Citret via Flickr
Healthcare Facilities | January 30, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The new UCSF Medical Center is actually three hospitals in one.
Like any emerging technology, cloud-based modeling has nuances that can be nettlesome for firms that are new to the process. Illustration: Autodesk
BIM and Information Technology | January 29, 2015 | David Barista, Editorial Director
Early adopters of cloud-based model collaboration share what they learned in overcoming their toughest hurdles.
When a physical block is moved, its interface "twin" does the exact same thing. Screenshot from Lego X.
BIM and Information Technology | January 29, 2015 | BD+C Staff
With the Lego X system, users can transfer the forms they’ve created with legos into real-time digital files.
Real estate expert Brian Carlock of PwC foresees an ongoing shortage of affordable multifamily housing units. Photo: Scott Ehardt via Wikimedia Commons
Multifamily Housing | January 29, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Brian Carlock of PwC expects more younger adults to get into the game, despite continuing affordability issues.
Warm materials, splashes of color, pleasing proportions, and lively design elements combine to create an informal, nonscientific aesthetic for the facility. The lab wings are clad in Siberian larch timber articulated by punched windows with colorful surrounds. Photo: © Dan Schwalm, courtesy HDR Architecture
Public Health Labs | January 29, 2015 | David Barista, Editorial Director
The novel scheme turns the typical containment lab building inside out, placing the high-containment spaces at the perimeter to provide researchers...
The National Institute of Building Sciences estimates the retrofit market for small commercial buildings at $35.6 billion. Photo: Infrogmation via Wikimedia Commons
Office Building Design | January 28, 2015 | David Barista |
The real opportunity for shrinking the nation’s energy footprint lies in the mundane world of small commercial buildings, writes BD+C's David Baris...
The system sits at the edge of a building's roof, generating wind and solar energy. Images courtesy of Anerdgy.
Energy Efficiency | January 28, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The system was designed to take advantage of a building's air flow and generate energy even if its in the middle of a city.
January 28, 2015 | Inside Video Series
In this new exclusive video series, we have a look "Inside" Valspar and take you behind-the-scenes to peer int...
Renderings courtesy of Henning Larsen Architects
Cultural Facilities | January 27, 2015 | BD+C Staff
Henning Larsen, the firm behind the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, releases plans of a latticed opera house on a lake.
NAHB's forecast shows multifamily starts reaching 358,000 units in 2015, or only 1.7% more than last year. Photo: Estormiz via Wikimedia Commons
Multifamily Housing | January 27, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
New-home purchases, which recovered strongly in 2014, indicate that homeownership might finally be making a comeback.
Renderings courtesy Foggo Associates.
Office Building Design | January 27, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The much delayed high-rise development at London’s 60-70 St. Mary Axe resembles a can of ham, and the project's architects are embracing the playfu...
Designed by Pappas & Pappas Architects and DLR Group, the center combines the traditional with the contemporary and provides a spectacularly visual venue, which incorporates welcome areas, offices, ballrooms, conference rooms, exhibits, and more. Photo: Arriscraft
Sponsored Content | January 26, 2015 | Arriscraft
The state-of-the art Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center successfully fuses the university’s time-honored brand qualities with a leading-edge technol...
Renderings courtesy Graphite Design Group
Office Building Design | January 26, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The online retailer is seeking permits to build on a fourth city block that would include 835,200 sf of office space.
A Duro-Last roof is ideal for solar panels. Photo: Duro-Last
Sponsored Content | Roofing | January 26, 2015 | Duro-Last Roofing
White thermoplastic PVC roof system fits the bill for rooftop solar installation project at famed concert hall.
In the winter of 2013, Panasonic designed and installed a 498 kW solar module arrangement, support structures, and performance monitoring system to provide clean energy power generation to two research facilities and surrounding buildings on CU-Boulder’s campus. Photo: Panasonic Eco Solutions
Sponsored Content | Green | January 26, 2015 | Panasonic Eco Solutions
A historically progressive campus known as a leader in climate and energy research, the University of Colorado Boulder is always looking for new wa...
Renderings courtesy MVRDV
Mixed-Use | January 26, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The twist maximizes floor space and decreases the amount of shadows the building will cast on the surrounding area.
January 22, 2015 | AIA
The American Institute of Architects reported the December ABI score was 52.2, up from a mark of 50.9 in November. This score reflects an increase...
Photo: Terence Wiki via Wikimedia Commons
Multifamily Housing | January 22, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Investors bet big time on demand for rental properties over homeownership in 2014, when sales of apartment buildings hit a record $110.1 billion, o...
January 21, 2015 | Autodesk
Schneider Electric has announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding, which states that Schneider Electric and Autodesk plan to collabor...
Rendering courtesy Tesla
January 21, 2015 | John Caulfield
Tesla Motors’ “gigafactory,” a $5 billion project on 980 acres in Sparks, Nev., could annually produce enough power for 500,000 electric cars.
Modular Building | January 21, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The building components were prefabricated piece by piece using a printer that is 7 meters tall, 10 meters wide, and 40 meters long.
January 20, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The Dutch practice NL Architects designed a proposal for a chain of hotels shaped like a rock cut in half to reveal a gemstone inside.
January 20, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The 270-meter tower, dubbed the No. 1 Undershaft, will stand next to the city's "Cheesegrater" building.
