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on May 17,2013 in Feature

Learn about seven highly talented engineers who made Building Design+Construction's "40 Under 40" class for 2013.

on April 10,2013 in Feature

Charter schools are growing like Topsy. But don’t jump on board unless you know what you’re getting into.

on December 15,2012 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

SAIC, McLean, Va. (2011 construction revenues: $185,390,000), said it plans to cut its workforce by 700 employees in order to remain competitive...

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...

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

Would architect Rick Joy’s Tucson studio be your choice for “iconic green buildi
on November 11,2012 in Column

What does a green building look like? How would you know one if you saw one? Maybe a trivial question to some, but of great interest to architects...

The design for Joplin Interim High  took advantage of large openings, oversized
on October 05,2012 in Feature

At 5:41 p.m. CDT on Sunday, May 22, 2011, an EF5 tornado touched down in Joplin, Mo. In the next 31 minutes, the mile-wide, multiple-vortex...

The Pomeroy Senior Apartments building, in Chicago’s Bryn Mawr district. The ext
on October 05,2012 in Feature

The entire interior of the building was renovated, from the first floor lobby and common areas, to the rooftop spaces. The number of living units...

After years of neglect, the Building Team returned the lobby of the former Hotel
on October 05,2012 in Feature

In April 2010, the Building Team of Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio, Stanley D. Lindsey & Associates, Leppard Johnson & Associates, and Choate...

A former movie house, the Allen Theatre was built in 1921 to seat more than 3,00
on October 04,2012 in Feature

The $30 million project resulted in three new theatres in the existing 81,500-sf space and a 44,000-sf contiguous addition: the Allen Theatre, the...

The Building Team preserved more than 65,000 glass blocks, which, if laid end to
on October 04,2012 in Feature

Reconstruction centered on Building 91.1, a historic (1937) five-story former machine shop, with its distinctive façade of glass blocks, many of...

The historic naval facility at NAS Pensacola, Fla., required extensive renovatio
on October 04,2012 in Feature

The Building Team, led by local firms Caldwell Associates Architects and Greenhut Construction, had to tackle several difficult problems to make...

City Hall, as viewed through historic City Hall Park . Designed by architects Jo
on October 04,2012 in Feature

New York's City Hall last received a major renovation nearly a century ago. Four years ago, a Building Team led by construction manager Hill...

on October 04,2012 in Feature

Presenting 11 projects that represent the best efforts of distinguished Building Teams in historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and renovation...

on October 04,2012 in Feature

To a large degree, building security is driven by the integration of a variety of electronic security systems. The market and engineering of these...

Classroom at Ross (Calif.) School with balanced daylighting. School districts ar
on September 07,2012 in Feature

When educators and school administrators describe their vision for new K-12 school buildings as ‘21st-century learning spaces,’ they’re not...