Building Design + Construction

HMC is using Ultimaker 3D printers to produce mask parts remotely

HMC Architects is using Ultimaker 3D printers to produce mask parts remotely. Photo: HMC

Coronavirus | April 02, 2020 | ROBERT CASSIDY, EXECUTIVE EDITOR

COVID-19: HMC Architects using 3D Printers to make face shields for healthcare workers

HMC staff is producing 3D-printed parts from their homes as they self-isolate.

SafetyTek COVID-19 Workforce Health Analysis Solution-Dashboard.png

SafetyTek Software's Workforce Health Analysis includes a dashboard that allows managers to track which workers are sick or able. Image: SafetyTek Software

Coronavirus | April 02, 2020 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

As virus spreads across North America, software providers step up with cost-free offerings

The goal is to keep construction projects moving forward at a time when jobs are being postponed or canceled.

Courtesy Pixabay

Coronavirus | April 02, 2020 | National Electrical Construction Association

SBA and Treasury begin effort to distribute $349 billion in emergency small business capital

The new loan program will help small businesses with their payroll and other business operating expenses.

Sponsored Content

Fast Edge®: The Next Generation of Corner Bead

Trim-Tex recently rolled out its latest vinyl corner bead innovation, Fast Edge®, promising to drastically cut down on the time and material it takes to finish drywall corners. How much can these corner beads actually save contractors? They put it to the test!

Courtesy Pixabay

Coronavirus | April 02, 2020 | AIA

New webinar explains how AIA Contract Documents can address business disruptions due to Covid-19

The webinar was recorded March 27.

Courtesy Pixabay

Coronavirus | April 02, 2020 | Rider Levett Bucknall

Informed by its latest Crane Index, Rider Levett Bucknall anticipates the effect of coronavirus on the construction industry

While total crane count holds steady, turbulent economic conditions indicate a recession-based drop in construction...

Coronavirus | April 01, 2020 | BD+C Editors

How is the coronavirus outbreak impacting your firm's projects?

Please take BD+C's three-minute poll on the AEC business impacts from the coronavirus outbreak.

What can we learn from the coronavirus pandemic?

By 2030, experts are almost certain that climate change’s effects will begin to resemble a continuous pandemic, threatening daily life in our cities and suburbs and on our farms–droughts, floods, fires, heat waves, and tropical diseases spreading north. Photo: Pixabay

Coronavirus | April 01, 2020 | Jerry Yudelson, LEED Fellow

Opinion: What can we learn from the coronavirus pandemic?

The coronavirus pandemic will soon end, soon be in the rear-view mirror, but we can still take lessons learned as d...

Coronavirus | April 01, 2020 | Cannon Design Blog | Michael Tunkey

Three reasons you should keep sewing face masks (as long as you follow simple best practices)

Here are three reasons to encourage sewists coast to coast to keep their foot on the pedal.

TLC Engineering Consultants' guidance on ventilation in COVID-19 patient rooms

TLC Engineering Consultants' guidance on ventilation in COVID-19 patient rooms.

Coronavirus | April 01, 2020 | ROBERT CASSIDY, EXECUTIVE EDITOR

TLC’s Michael Sheerin offers guidance on ventilation in COVID-19 healthcare settings

Ventilation engineering guidance for COVID-19 patient rooms

Market Data | April 01, 2020 | ABC

February’s construction spending decline indicates what’s to come

Private nonresidential spending declined 2% on a monthly basis and is down 0.7% compared to February 2019.

Courtesy Pixabay

Coronavirus | April 01, 2020 | AGC

February rise in construction outlays contrasts with pandemic-driven collapse in March as owners, government orders shut down projects

Survey finds contractors face shortages of materials and workers, delivery delays and cancellations.

Coronavirus | April 01, 2020 | Abundance: The Paladino Blog | Amanda Cunningham

Green cleaning and the coronavirus

If your cleaning teams use bleach to disinfect buildings from Coronavirus, will you put your LEED certification at...

Courtesy Pixabay

Codes and Standards | April 01, 2020 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Standards and codes meetings halted, postponed

ASTM International cancels in-person standards meetings; DOE’s National Energy Codes Conference postponed.

Rendering courtesy HDR

Wood | April 01, 2020 | David Malone, Associate Editor

HDR will design a mass timber Ramada Hotel

The hotel will be located in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Courtesy Pixabay

Sustainability | March 31, 2020 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Passive house standard becoming increasingly popular for multifamily housing development

Residents reap healthier indoor environment, lower utility bills.

FAAB Architecture's vertical oasis system integrates terraces of plants and microorgansms into the building's facade. Image: FAAB

Cladding and Facade Systems | March 31, 2020 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

A Poland firm takes vegetative façade design to a new level

FAAB’s Vertical Oasis System is a series of components that harvests sun power and filters the air.

As cities scramble for hospital beds to treat COVID-19 patients, Leo A Daly offers a hotel-to-hospital solution

This cutaway rendering shows some of the changes that would need to be made to convert a hotel room to a hospital room capable of handling patients infected with the coronavirus. Images courtesy of LEO A Daly

Coronavirus | March 31, 2020 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

As cities scramble for hospital beds to treat COVID-19 patients, Leo A Daly offers a hotel-to-hospital solution

The firm has devised three conversion models, for different levels of healthcare required.

Open-plan offices in the age of COVID-19

Open-plan set-ups like this are common in about 70% of U.S. office workplaces. Photo courtesy Pexels

Coronavirus | March 30, 2020 | Rob Cassidy |

Your turn: Has COVID-19 spelled the death knell for open-plan offices?

COVID-19 has designers worrying if open-plan offices are safe for workers.

Coronavirus | March 30, 2020 | GBBN Insights | Marcene Kinney

Learning from covid-19: Campuses are poised to help students be happier

Overcoming isolation isn’t just about the technological face to face, it is about finding meaningful connection and...

COVID-19 innovation: Setting parameters for hotel-to-hospital conversions

Infographic courtesy tvsdesign (see full verson below)

Coronavirus | March 30, 2020 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

COVID-19 innovation: Setting parameters for hotel-to-hospital conversions

tvsdesign breaks down different room types and how they might help free up hospital beds for coronavirus patients....

A demonstration project in Los Angeles County will build a complex of four small single-family houses using 3D printing to form their shells. Renderings: HDR

AEC Tech | March 30, 2020 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Will 3D printing be an answer for building more affordable homes?

A project in southern California will put onsite fabrication to the test against other construction modes.

Life of an Architect Podcast | March 30, 2020 | Bob Borson, FAIA

Working from home

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, business as usual is anything but. Andrew and I felt like we should interrupt our reg...

Courtesy Pixabay

Coronavirus | March 30, 2020 | AGC

New Department of Homeland Security guidance clarifies construction's role in supporting essential critical infrastructure

Construction officials say new federal guidance should signal to state and local officials the need to allow constr...

The 170,000-sf replacement hospital, under construction in Uvalde, Texas, deployed a collaborative design process advocated by the project's GC Hoar Construction. Rendering and photos courtesy of Hoar Construction

Healthcare Facilities | March 29, 2020 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

A ‘roadmap’ for building hospitals in rural and underfunded markets

Hoar Construction’s formula emphasizes preconstruction planning and input from healthcare workers.