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Turner report: Activity in urban markets driving construction cost increases

Index shows costs up 1.18% since Q1 and up 4% since last year.
First look: Austin to get first high-rise since 2003

Developer Cousins Properties broke ground on the 29-story Colorado Tower in downtown Austin, Texas, the city's first high-rise building since Cousins' completed the Frost Bank Tower a decade ago.
Study analyzes effectiveness of reflective ceilings

Engineers at Brinjac quantify the illuminance and energy consumption levels achieved by increasing the ceiling’s light reflectance.
First look: Callebaut's eye-popping Möbius building for Taichung arts center

Dramatic plan would create three large interior vaulted spaces around a central plaza.
Purdue, industry partners test light steel framing for seismic safety

Reasearch will conclude with shake table testing of structural and non-structural components.
7 great places that represent excellence in environmental design

Program celebrates professional and scholarly excellence in environmental design, with emphasis on human activity or experience.
‘Culture of solutions’ makes this fast-track office project a reality [2013 Building Team Award winner]

Working together for the first time, a unified Building Team executes a large pharmaceutical office program in just 12 months—while meeting the needs of two demanding clients.
Vertical urban campus fills a tall order [2013 Building Team Award winner]

Roosevelt University builds a 32-story tower to satisfy students’ needs for housing, instruction, and recreation.
Building a better box: High-bay lab aims for net-zero [2013 Building Team Award winner]

Building Team cooperation and expertise help Georgia Tech create a LEED Platinum building for energy science.
Finnish elevator technology could facilitate supertall building design

Carbon-fiber ropes could offer significant advantages in energy consumption, downtime, compared with conventional technology.

Perkins+Will names Beets Managing Director of Houston office

Jun 18, 2013

Architecture firm Perkins+Will has named Raymond L. Beets, FAIA as Managing Director of the Houston office. He has been a Principal since 2003 when his firm, B2HK, merged with Perkins+Will. Dave Mueller, who previously managed the Houston...

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Report: HVAC occupancy sensors could slash building energy demand by 18%

Jun 18, 2013

Researchers at the DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory conclude that significant energy savings can be achieved by varying ventilation levels based on the number of people in a given space.

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Turner report: Activity in urban markets driving construction cost increases

Jun 18, 2013

Turner Construction Company announced that the Second Quarter 2013 Turner Building Cost Index – which measures costs in the non-residential building construction market in the United States – has increased to a value of 859. This reflects...

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First look: Austin to get first high-rise since 2003

Jun 17, 2013

Developer Cousins Properties broke ground on the 29-story Colorado Tower in downtown Austin, Texas, the city's first high-rise building since Cousins' completed the Frost Bank Tower a decade ago.

News - BD+C Staff

Study analyzes effectiveness of reflective ceilings

Jun 17, 2013

Engineers at Brinjac quantify the illuminance and energy consumption levels achieved by increasing the ceiling’s light reflectance.

News - C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett

DOE launches database on energy performance of 60,000 buildings

Jun 17, 2013

The Energy Department today launched a new Buildings Performance Database, the largest free, publicly available database of residential and commercial building energy performance information.

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AIA CES class: New trends in ceiling designs and materials

New trends in ceiling designs and materials [AIA course]

Jun 17, 2013

A broad array of new and improved ceiling products offers designers everything from superior acoustics and closed-loop, recycled content to eased integration with lighting systems, HVAC diffusers, fire sprinkler heads, and other overhead...

Feature - C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett

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First look: Callebaut's eye-popping Möbius building for Taichung arts center

Jun 14, 2013

French design firm Vincent Callebaut Architectures has released renderings of "Swallow's Nest," an entry in a design competition for a new cultural center, fine arts museum, and public library in Taichung City, Taiwan...

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A view of the two-story test building. Photo: Kara Peterman

Purdue, industry partners test light steel framing for seismic safety

Jun 14, 2013

A partnership of leading earthquake engineering researchers from top U.S. and Canadian universities and design professionals from the steel industry have begun the final phase of a three-year project to increase the seismic safety of...

News - Purdue University

7 great places that represent excellence in environmental design

Jun 13, 2013

An adaptive reuse to create LEED Platinum offices, a park that honors veterans, and a grand national plaza are among the seven projects named winners of the 2013 Great Places Awards. The Environmental Design and Research Association...

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