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New SJI Rule on Steel Joists
on January 03,2012 in Feature

A new rule from the Steel Joist Institute clarifies when local reinforcement of joists is required for chord loads away from panel points. SJI...

Rental Renaissance, The Rebirth of the Apartment Market
on January 03,2012 in Feature

Across much of the U.S., apartment rents are rising, vacancy rates are falling. In just about every major urban area, new multifamily rental...

AIA Rainscreens BD+C DEcember 2011
on December 10,2011 in Feature

Rainscreen system installed at the west building expansion of the University of Arizona’s Meinel Optical Sciences Center in Tucson, with its...

Glass balconies BD+C December 2011
on December 10,2011 in Feature

Operable glass balcony glazing systems provide solution to increase usable space in residential and commercial structures. 

on November 08,2011 in Feature

Originally built in 1973, the building had received several alterations over the years but the progressive deterioration caused by the harsh salt...

on October 14,2011 in Feature

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The new outer envelope of the A.J. Celebrezze Federal Building serves as a therm
on October 12,2011 in Feature

An aged federal building gets wrapped in a new double wall glass skin.

on August 23,2011 in Feature

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on April 12,2011 in Feature

Single-skin metal panels, metal composite panels, and insulated metal panels can add both aesthetic and functional value to your projects, if you...

on March 28,2011 in Feature

Between the roof and the foundation, Building Teams encounter a veritable warehouse of potential energy savings and efficiencies. Highly insulated...

on March 16,2011 in Product Review

Island Exterior Fabricators of Calverton, N.Y., completed the exterior envelope of the 45-story Cassa Hotel & Residences  in midtown...

on February 21,2011 in Product Review

Electric-red decorative metal columns from Móz Designs were used in the Art Deco-inspired lobby bar and reception center at the 3.2-million-sf...

on February 17,2011 in Product Review

Nearly 650 gallons of StoGuard was applied to the SOF Aviation Battalion Education Center at Lewis-McChord Air Force Base, in Washington state.

on February 17,2011 in Product Review

The new Cherokee Casino in West Siloam, Okla., features a design with lots of floating clouds between soffits and radius columns with light coves...

on February 15,2011 in Product Review

A $35 million makeover turned a crumbling, four-story parking garage in downtown Tacoma, Wash., into a new six-story mixed-use building with 68,...

on February 15,2011 in Product Review

After Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the Superdome’s exterior walls, the home of the 2010 Superbowl-winning New Orleans Saints needed to...

on February 11,2011 in Feature

What do a panelized wall system, a newly developed roof hatch, spray polyurethane foam, and a custom-made curtain wall have in common? They’...

on January 12,2011 in Product Review
Zinc panels provide natural-looking, durable cladding for an administrative building and toll canopies at the newly expanded Queenstown Plaza U.S.-...
on January 10,2011 in Product Review

The 47-year-old East Hills Mall in St. Joseph, Mo., was in need of a facelift, so Hollis+Miller Architects, headquartered in Overland Park, Kan.,...

on January 09,2011 in Product Review

During its recent expansion, Piper High School in Kansas City, Kan., added both school spirit and functionality with the installation of a pirate...