Building Design & Construction - February 1, 2009
Features
AIA Course: Selecting, specifying, and building with wood products
Although wood interiors have been a long-favored residential choice, more and more nonresidential projects are incorporating wood floors, ceilings, and wall systems, particularly in office suites, lobbies, banks, retail settings, hotels, convention centers, and healthcare facilities. This free AIA/CES course from Building Design+Construction offers guidance and how-to advice on selecting, specifying, and building with wood products.
- Departments
- 2008 record year for skyscraper construction
- News Briefs: Architecture firm uses Craigslist to find owner for skyway... Chicago 2016's plans put Olympic tennis center near bird sanctuary... NFL encouraging Raiders and 49ers to share a new stadium
- People+Firms Report: Anshen+Allen Architects names new principals... Ed Friedrichs joins Miyamoto... Ledcor Construction opens Irvine office
- Healthcare and transportation among 2009's 'hot' building sector markets
- Editorial
- Dear POTUS: Here's that climate change strategy [proposal to President Obama for developing a strategy on climate change and greenhouse gas reduction]
- Industry Data
- Federal construction funds delayed until late '09
- RSMeans building cost comparisons: Office complexes and medical office buildings
- Information Technology
- Hop in, as we road test HP's 3D desktop solutions
- Letters
- BD+C Letter to the Editor: 'Economics skews benefits of energy-saving technologies'
- New Project Portfolio
- ASU's 'chicken coop' transformed into bright, open sustainability school
- Construction completed on St. Louis Gateway Transportation Center
- From hardware store to architecture school: Woodbury University's design campus open for business in San Diego
- Chicago Marriott gets a makeover
- Dell Children's first hospital to achieve LEED Platinum
- On The Drawing Board
- Patient-centered replacement hospital breaks ground in Joliet
- Miami to get mixed-use hotel
- NCAA College World Series to get a new home
- Health sciences building under way at Santa Fe Community College
- Dallas suburb of Burleson breaks ground on long-awaited recreation center
- UC Irvine tops out Humanities Gateway
- Auburn basketball arena will put fans close to the action
- Luxury senior living planned along Pompano Beach
- Elementary school façade will tell Connecticut town's history
- Products at Work or Editors' Picks
- Hamilton College addition gets green ceiling
- Hospital enhances patient experience with LEDs
- Thought Leaders
- Arthur A. Spruch: 'University campus design starts at the back door'
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