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BD+C's 2011 White Paper: Zero and Net-Zero Energy Buildings + Homes
on February 21,2013 in Feature

We submit our eighth White Paper on Sustainability in the hope that it will inspire architects, engineers, contractors, building owners,...

In this White Paper, we provide concrete ways in which AEC professionals can hav
on February 21,2013 in Feature

In this White Paper, we provide concrete ways in which AEC professionals can have a positive role in addressing climate change.

White Paper: Anoka-Hennepin School District
on February 17,2013 in Feature

This White Paper from Siemens describes how burner modulation controls reduced annual energy consumption by 8.5% at Blaine High School in the...

5 radical trends in outpatient facility design
on February 14,2013 in Feature

Building Design+Construction combed the healthcare design and construction sector to evaluate the latest developments in outpatient facility...

To maximize daylight and views for the children, alternating windows of the firs
on January 03,2013 in Feature

A bold renovation enables a small church to expand its mission on a grand scale.

Decorative concrete is growing in popularity for both interior and exterior appl
on January 03,2013 in Feature

Designing and installing decorative concrete is a lot more difficult that you might think. A veteran of many such installations offers a handful...

on January 02,2013 in Column

May your prospects be bright!

BIM models (as in the above project) have evolved to a level of information beyo
on December 09,2012 in Feature

A case study in disruption.

Douglas Durst
on December 09,2012 in Feature

Douglas Durst on the practicalities of development: “You must think about a building from the inside out.”

The classroom’s exterior cladding consisted of fiber cement boards of varying co
on December 09,2012 in Feature

SAGE modular classroom opens eyes, minds at Greenbuild 2012.

This free-form floating ceiling uses aluminum to add drama to healthcare think t
on December 09,2012 in Feature

Welcome to the third installment of Building Design+Construction’s “Great Solutions,” highlighting 14 innovative technologies and...

Don’t touch the ivy—it’s historic! The U40 Leadership Summit participants assemb
on November 11,2012 in Feature

More than 70 young—that is, under age 40—architects, engineers, and construction professionals descended on Chicago in early October with one...

Workers repair a failed glass curtain wall. “As glazed curtain walls age, many o
on November 11,2012 in Feature

Preventing and treating failure in glazed curtain wall systems. Earn 1.0 AIA/CES learning units by studying this article and successfully...

A ceiling-high stone fireplace framed by rustic wooden logs was created by artis
on November 11,2012 in Feature

Hotel boom signals good news for greener lodging facilities

The 15,000-sf 911 facility in Morris, Ill., designed and built by Wight & Co. fo
on November 11,2012 in Feature

Public sector remains a bastion of sustainability

The Edwin and Nancy Van Brunt Central Energy Plant, which powers the entire 34-a
on November 11,2012 in Feature

Green medical facilities extend beyond hospital walls

The LEED Platinum-rated Panama Commons, in Panama City, Fla., is a community of
on November 11,2012 in Feature

Sustainably designed apartments are apples of developers’ eyes

The LEED Platinum, net-zero-ready campus police substation at Miramar College, a
on November 11,2012 in Feature

More and more colleges and universities see sustainainably designed buildings as a given

College Park Elementary School, Virginia Beach, Va., has an integrated wetland g
on November 11,2012 in Feature

High-performance schools put ‘sustainability’ in the lesson plan