Ken Hercenberg does not suffer fools lightly. As technical resource manager for the 800 architects worldwide that form Baltimore-based RTKL, Hercenberg has been known to throw building product representatives out the...

August 11, 2010

When it comes to the disposal of construction demolition and waste materials, contractors are cleaning up their act, and with good reason: at least one state is about to tighten up its construction waste regulations...

August 11, 2010

Green buildings are growing by leaps and bounds. Between 2005 and 2006, project registrations in major LEED categories grew by more than 50%, while project certifications were up 67%.

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August 11, 2010

Gilbane content to feast on home cooking

While many of its competitors are subsidiaries of foreign construction organizations, Providence, R.I.-based Gilbane...

August 11, 2010

Thriving Turner celebrates somber centennial

For industry stalwart The Turner Corp., Dallas, the last 10 months have truly been the best of times and the worst of...

August 11, 2010

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August 11, 2010

As Princeton University's first residence hall designed in the Collegiate Gothic style, Blair and Buyers Residence Hall is one of the more decorated structures dotting the campus of the famed Ivy League school. The...

August 11, 2010

As the march of technology advances, it's a constant curve to deliver buildings capable of meeting end users' needs. Nowhere is this more telling than in computer-intensive facilities such as telecom and data centers...

August 11, 2010

America needs more schools. Forty-five percent of the nation's elementary, middle, and high schools were built between 1950 and 1969, according market research firm ZweigWhite, Natick, Mass. Yet even as the stock of...

August 11, 2010

What's covered under the warranty? What are the annual repair and maintenance costs? Does the manufacturer have a recycling program?

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August 11, 2010