For a number of years, New York-based A/E firm HLW International (#27 on BD&C's Giants 2005 A/E list) and Accu-Cost Construction Consultants have kept tabs on lab construction and reconstruction costs....
"Continuing education in many professions is a proven means for ensuring that the profession remains current." So stated the American Institute of Architects in its 2003 report, "The Business of Architecture." For...
At the time of its construction in the mid-19th century, Tweed Courthouse was at the center of political corruption in New York City.
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After a hiatus of more than 20 years, dual-façade systems, commonly used in European construction, are slowly reemerging in U.S. buildings. Recent examples include the Seattle Justice Center; Levine Hall, on the...
Fierce competition and phyllo-thin profit margins are keeping both independent and chain restaurateurs on their toes.
In today's climate, "there's a much more...
It's five o'clock in the morning, and a small group of Loyola University Chicago students are nestled into plush leather chairs along the east-facing glass wall in the campus's new digital library building....
Like a lump of coal that in time and under pressure transforms into a diamond, Memphis' AutoZone Park, home of minor league baseball's newly franchised Triple A Redbirds, was a long time in the...
For almost all AEC firms, recruiting and retaining high-quality professional employees is a top concern, if not the top concern.
Good people are hard to find, and they...
Construction spending growth will stay at 3-3.5% in 2004, but the timing and mix will be very different from last year. The growth pace will be 2-2.5% early in the year as new residential activity slows. The pace...
The office market began to grow rapidly late last year after declining since 2000. The turnabout was driven by the strengthening economy, which reduced office vacancy rates and pushed rent increases up to a 6% per...
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