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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 06,2013

GlaxoSmithKline and Liberty Property Trust/Synterra Partners transform the work environment with the opening of Five Crescent Drive

April 05,2013

A reference manual published by the American Subcontractors Association,...

April 05,2013

A seven-story apartment tower under construction in Bangkok has started to tilt and is on the verge of toppling.

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April 05,2013

The new Hunt Library at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, incorporates advanced building...

April 05,2013

Whole Foods and partner Gotham Greens will create a 20,000-sf greenhouse atop one of the retailer's Brooklyn supermarkets. Expected to open this...

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April 05,2013

Campus 2, Apple Inc.'s proposed ring-shaped office facility in Cupertino, Calif., could cost $5 billion to build, according to...

April 05,2013

Master LEGO builder Mike Doyle unveils his latest creation, an out-of-this-world micro city that celebrates peaceful alien contact.

Total spending of all types of construction will grow just over 7% year over yea
April 03,2013

The monthly rate of construction spending is up 20% in 24 months and increased in 18 of the last 24 months, which is a good leading indicator for...

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...

April 02,2013

A new book from leading sustainability, green building author and expert Jerry Yudelson challenges assumptions about the value of sustainable...

March 29,2013

 

The global engineering and construction company M+W Group has announced 
that their operations in the Americas...
Washington Dulles International Airport
March 29,2013

WTTW Chicago, in partnership with the Society of Architectural Historians, has produced "10 Builidngs That Changed America," a TV show set to air...

March 29,2013

Construction on multiple projects in Guangdong Province—including the 660-m Ping'an Finance Center—has been halted after inspectors in Shenzhen,...

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March 27,2013

Construction market analysts from RSMeans offer construction costs per square foot for four building types across 25 metro markets.

March 26,2013

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

March 22,2013

A soaring opera center in Hong Kong and a multi-tower music center in Calgary are among the latest cultural projects.

March 22,2013

The DOE'S Building Technologies Office this morning put out a call to the AEC industry for expert reviewers for its new energy-efficiency...

March 21,2013

Turner Construction Company announced that the First Quarter 2013 Turner Building Cost Index – which measures costs in the non-residential...

March 20,2013

The American Institute of Architects reported the February ABI score was 54.9, up slightly from a mark of 54.2 in January. This score reflects a...