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May 20,2013

Survey of parking professionals reveals how technology is transforming the parking industry.

St. Joseph Patient Care Center, Orange, Calif. Photo: Tom Kessler
May 17,2013

Low-emissivity glasses are critical to making today’s buildings brighter, more energy-efficient, and more sustainable. Here are five tips to help...

May 14,2013

US-based wind energy company SheerWind just unveiled the ...

May 07,2013

The 400-meter-high, 116-story Imperial Tower in Mumbai will feature a slender, rounded form optimized to withstand the area's strong wind currents...

May 02,2013

From the Great Pyramids of Giza to the U.S. Interstate Highway System, this infographic outlines interesting facts about some of the world's most...

May 02,2013

A nationwide group of Building Information Modeling users, known as the BIMForum, is seeking industry input on a proposed set of standards...

May 01,2013

A new book from LEGO master builder Warren Elsmore offers instructions for creating scale models of buildings and landmarks with LEGO.

April 30,2013

Designed specifically for hospitals, nursing homes, child care centers, and other healthcare facilities where infection control is a concern, the...

April 23,2013

Milliken recently debuted a flexible fabric that allows for concrete installations on slopes, in water, and in other hard to reach places—without...

April 19,2013

Construction crews are going to extremes to save the ornate brick façade of the Provo (Utah) Tabernacle temple, which was ravaged by a fire in...

April 15,2013

This webinar will focus on a new software subscription service that will help construction companies, general and specialty contractors connect...

April 08,2013

Analysis of daylighting control systems in 20 office and public spaces shows that while the automatic daylighting harvesting schemes are helping...

April 03,2013

The Modular Building Institute recently revealed the winners of its annual Awards of Distinction contest. There were 42 winners in all across six...

March 26,2013

An Australian architect is exploring the benefits of augmented reality in the design and construction process.

March 24,2013

Sabey Data Center Properties last week celebrated the completion of the first phase of an adaptive reuse project that will transform the 32-story...

Algae "farms" sandwiched between glass façade panels.
March 06,2013

Exterior of carbon-neutral demonstration building consists of hollow glass panels containing micro-algae "farms."

Legendary structural engineer Gene Corley passes away
March 04,2013

CTLGroup, an expert engineering and materials science firm located in Skokie, Illinois, is saddened by the news that W. Gene Corley, Ph.D., S.E.,...

The New York Modular Construction Summit will be co-hosted by the Modular Buildi
February 28,2013

The New York Modular Construction Summit will be co-hosted by the Modular Building Institute and Pratt Institute School of Architecture on May 16...