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May 15,2013

The 70-page guide demystifies the processes of identifying building improvement opportunities and finance and implementation strategies.

May 01,2013

More than 350 companies urge rejection of special interest efforts to gut key parts of Energy Independence and Security Act

© Michael Green Architecture
April 30,2013

The Wood Innovation Design Center (WIDC), Prince George, British Columbia, will exhibit wood as a sustainable building material widely available...

April 25,2013

DLR Group and the Institute for the Built Environment at Colorado State University have collaborated on a research project to evaluate the effect...

April 24,2013

North Carolina lawmakers have introduced state legislation that would restrict the use of national green building rating programs, including LEED...

April 24,2013

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants cool roofs added to the city’s building code. He is also asking the Department of Water and Power (...

Charles David Keeling Apartments, La Jolla, Calif., by KieranTimberlake. Photo:
April 22,2013

The AIA's Committee on the Environment selected its top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and...

April 19,2013

Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill's whimsical Dancing Dragons tower in Seoul is among the compelling high-rise projects in the works across the globe...

A view of the new medical school from Main Street (Rendering by HOK)
April 10,2013

The University at Buffalo (UB) has unveiled HOK's dramatic design for its new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building on the Buffalo...

Image © Mark Herboth courtesy NCSU
April 05,2013

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

James H. Clark Center - Bio-X Stanford University
March 27,2013

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

Photo: Chance Agrella @ChanceAgrella
March 21,2013

A recent post on Atlantic Cities highlights research by the U.S. Census Bureau's Stephanie Ewert that shows a correlation between the growth of...

Singapore's CREATE facility is Lab of the Year 2013. Courtesy Perkins+Will.
March 15,2013

Singapore CREATE R&D campus takes top honor in Lab of Year competition, sponsored by R&D Magazine.

March 14,2013

Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Chicago top EPA's list of the U.S. cities with the greatest number of Energy Star certified buildings in 2012...

A view of Loring Park, Minneapolis. Credit: Dan Wick
February 25,2013

Charlotte, Denver, and Milwaukee are among 10 U.S. cities ranked recently by the conservation organization American Forests for having quality...

Suffolk University’s $62 million academic building gets the go-ahead
February 17,2013

The Boston Redevelopment Authority board yesterday unanimously approved Suffolk University’s plans to move forward with a new campus building at...

George W. Bush Presidential Center among award-winning roofing projects honored
February 06,2013

Winners of the 2012 Contractor Project of the Year Competition were announced this week by Sika Sarnafil. The annual competition highlights...

8 eye-popping wood building projects
February 05,2013

From 100-foot roof spans to novel reclaimed wood installations, the winners of the 2013 National Wood Design Awards push the envelope in wood...

More severe wind storms should prompt nationwide reexamination of building codes
January 31,2013

The increased number and severity of storms with high winds nationally should prompt a reexamination of building codes in every community, says...

Steven Stainbrook, AICP
November 28,2012

Stainbrook has 16 years of experience as a strategic planner and urban designer working on complex projects on- and off-campus.