In the building team's quest to reduce energy costs, insulation is becoming an important component of building design because of its role in moderating fluctuations in outside temperatures. But insulation systems...
Multifamily housing starts dropped to 100,000 in April—the lowest level in several decades—due to still-worsening conditions in the apartment market. Nonetheless, the April total is below trend, so starts will move...
The success of a multi-tenant, speculative office building is dependent on the developer's ability to convince tenants that by moving to its building they can expect to experience one or more of the following...
High schools led the growth in K-12 construction spending during the last year with peak enrollment now in the 10th grade. Middle school construction spending fell 15%.
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Summary: Wood has long been considered an environmentally friendly resource. Today, even more focus is being placed on the recycling and renewability aspects of wood, as well as the use of certified forest land. This report...
Built in 1928 as a shining Art Deco beacon for the upper Midwest, the Sears building...
Jim Whitaker will never forget the day he first met Maurice Rhude.
It was early 2004, and Whitaker and his design-build team from Skanska USA Building Inc.,...
Brick walls may look sturdy, strong, and ready to take on the fiercest storms that Mother Nature can conjure up, but brick construction has proven to be vulnerable during high-wind storms, especially hurricanes....
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