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HMC volunteers install planters in a vertical garden wall at the Second Harvest
on October 04,2012 in Feature

HMC employees give back to their communities through toy drives and fundraising efforts like CANstruction, which benefits local food banks.

Four HMC professionals who were recently promoted to Associate talk about their
on October 04,2012 in Feature

Architecture firm take a multifaceted approach to professional development.

A Cal Poly Pomona student helps children at Santa Monica’s McKinley Elementary S
on October 04,2012 in Feature

Founded in 2009 with an initial endowment of $1.9 million, HMC’s nonprofit Designing Futures Foundation (DFF) has donated about $230,000 in its...

on October 04,2012 in Column

The American Institute of Architects has issued its triennial Survey Report of Firm Characteristics, “The Business of Architecture,” which...

The facility combines a specialized therapy room or “vault” to house the TomoThe
on September 28,2012 in Feature

By using modular construction and strategic site design, RAD Medical Systems built the first radiation center to receive LEED certification.

During the construction of Mountaineer Hall, 129 modules were set and sealed in
on September 19,2012 in Feature

By using modular construction, the university was able to open a dorm a full year earlier than a similar dorm built at the same time with...

USDA officials want their headquarters to be “a model facility for others wishin
on September 12,2012 in Feature

After installing 20 high-speed, energy-efficient hand dryers in restrooms throughout the USDA headquarters; the USDA reports seeing an immediate...

An automatic revolving door (DORMA 1000-A Series) installed at Detroit’s Greekto
on September 10,2012 in Feature

In the MasterFormat section 08 30 00, Specialty Doors and Frames, a number of door types are listed for special functions, access locations,...

on September 07,2012 in Feature

As PVs grow in popularity, nearly half of all installations require roof rack systems. Our expert tells how to do the job right and protect your...

on September 07,2012 in Feature

The topic on everyone’s mind was how the Affordable Care Act would impact healthcare design and construction––and whether the law would even make...

Repairs to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum’s 75,000-square-
on August 20,2012 in Feature

Roof leaks threatened to damage artifacts and disturb a delicately controlled indoor environment at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and...

 One World Trade Center aims to be one of the most sustainable office buildings
on August 09,2012 in Feature

Upon its scheduled completion in early 2014, One World Trade Center will rise 1,776 feet to the top of its spire, making it the tallest building...

Building Team: Hunt/Moss joint venture (CM); Populous (architect), Bliss & Nyitr
on August 08,2012 in Feature

BD+C's Giants 300 Top 25 AEC Firms in the Sports Facilities sector.

Building Team: DGA Builders (CM), Bergmann Associates (EA), Kennedy Mechanical (
on August 08,2012 in Feature

BD+C's Giants 300 Top 25 AEC Firms in the Science & Technology sector.

The Heritage Building in Philadelphia was in danger of closing permanently until
on August 07,2012 in Feature

Financial setbacks didn’t stop this Building Team from transforming the country’s first women’s medical school into a new home for college...

New glass walls make dancers at the Glorya Kaufman Dance Studio visible to neigh
on August 07,2012 in Feature

Renovating Pietro Belluschi’s Juilliard School opens the once-cloistered institution to its Upper West Side community.

The $65 million Westminster (Calif.) Police Department Headquarters. The 91,000-
on August 07,2012 in Feature

With a huge building stock at their disposal, state and local governments can be attractive clients, especially in these difficult economic times...

on August 07,2012 in Column

There’s a nasty brouhaha going on in Washington over green building standards. On one side is the U.S. Green Building Council, promulgator of the...

on July 23,2012 in Feature

An alphabetical index of the Giants 300 AEC firms and their ranking in specific categories.

“Leap,” by artist Lawrence Argent, at Sacramento International Airport. A key co
on July 20,2012 in Feature

Ranking the leading firms in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction.