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March 14,2013

Shawmut Design and Construction, located at 560 Harrison Avenue in Boston, has announced the promotion of Randy Shelly to Vice President of the...

Photo: U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, N.Y./courtesy GSA.gov
March 13,2013

The March 2013 report from RSMeans offers construction costs per square foot for four building types across 25 metro markets. Building types...

Bullitt Center will open this spring. Photo: John Stamets
March 12,2013

Superefficient Seattle office building is designed to meet the ambitious goals of the Living Building Challenge.

Hunters Point South, Phase 1. Rendering courtesy SHoP Architects
March 06,2013

With the construction of Hunters Point South, New York City will get its first large new housing development for middle-class...

New TED videos describe a wide variety of creative approaches to urban issues.
February 28,2013

Thought leader TED has released eight new videos from winners of its 2012 TED Prize: the City 2.0. The prize went to 10 winners involved in...

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...

Green roofs will be a hallmark of Samsung's Silicon Valley complex.
February 28,2013

Samsung Electronics' new 1.1 million sf San Jose campus will support at least 2,500 sales and R&D staff in the company's semiconductor and...

Lend Lease builds world's tallest timber apartment building
February 28,2013

Construction giant Lend Lease recently put the finishing touches on Forté, a 10-story apartment complex in Melbourne, Australia's Victoria Harbour...

2012 Brick in Architecture Winner: Ogden International School of Chicago. Photo:
February 28,2013

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has opened entry submissions for its 2013 Brick In Architecture Awards—with a new Renovation/Restoration...

Residents of energy-efficient complex will reap the benefits of hydropon farm.
February 27,2013

The New York City Housing Authority has opened Arbor House, a 124-unit LEED Platinum complex in the Morrisania...

The new "Googleplex" will feature green roofs and common spaces.
February 25,2013

The new California "Googleplex" will be engineered to make sure no Google employee will be more than a 2.5 minute walk away from any other.

The American Institute of Steel Construction seeks assistance from BIM users in
February 25,2013

The American Institute of Steel Construction seeks assistance from BIM users in identifying and documenting best practices to facilitate the long-...

To speed construction of the $110 million Capitol Hill Station light-rail statio
February 25,2013

To speed construction of the $110 million Capitol Hill Station light-rail station in Seattle, general contractor Turner Construction will use an...

Renovation will expand second-floor office space.
February 22,2013

Local firm Westlake Reed Leskosky has been chosen to design renovations to the Cleveland Browns' Training and Administrative Complex in Berea,...

Integral bacteria make limestone when water infiltrates concrete, sealing cracks
February 22,2013

Two researchers from Delft Technical University in Holland have developed a self-healing cement that can stop microcracks from forming in concrete...

This hospital at Virginia's Fort Belvoir recently achieved LEED Gold.
February 22,2013

An independent report on energy efficiency and sustainability standards used by the Pentagon for military construction affirms the value of LEED-...

Hub airport for southeastern England would take pressure off overburdened Heathr
February 22,2013

The Mayor of London has appointed Zaha Hadid Architects to help create a major new airport in southeastern England.

Female construction executives launch professional organization for women in con
February 21,2013

Sarah Creighton and Holly Cindell of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. of Newport Beach are among a group of pioneering women from Southern...

At more than 1 km, Kingdom Tower will be the world's tallest building.
February 21,2013

Construction team chosen for world's tallest building in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Atlanta's @1377 complex will feature brick cladding and stucco accents.
February 19,2013

Hines Multifamily is building @1377, a luxury complex comprising 215 "urban-style residences" in Atlanta's Brookhaven...