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June 18,2013

Researchers at the DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory conclude that significant energy savings can be achieved by varying ventilation...

June 18,2013

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

June 17,2013

Developer Cousins Properties broke ground on the 29-story Colorado Tower in downtown Austin, Texas, the city's first high-rise building since...

June 17,2013

Engineers at Brinjac quantify the illuminance and energy consumption levels achieved by increasing the ceiling’s light reflectance.

June 17,2013

The Energy Department today launched a new Buildings Performance Database, the largest free, publicly available database of residential and...

A view of the two-story test building. Photo: Kara Peterman
June 14,2013

A partnership of leading earthquake engineering researchers from top U.S. and Canadian universities and design professionals from the steel...

June 13,2013

An adaptive reuse to create LEED Platinum offices, a park that honors veterans, and a grand national plaza are among the seven projects named...

June 13,2013

The WorkingBuildings Companies, a leading provider of comprehensive Owner-based solutions for the built environment, announces the acquisition of...

June 13,2013

John L. Knott Jr. has been named as the Health Product Declaration Collaborative’s (www....

June 13,2013

The program will award a total of $30,000 to three winning designs, divided equally between three locations: Joplin, Mo., New Orleans, and New...

June 12,2013

More than 90% of New York City schools have at least one outstanding building code violation. Loose wires, stuck doors and inadequate ventilation...

KONE UltraRope elevator hoisting machine.
June 11,2013

KONE Corporation has announced a new elevator technology that could make it possible for supertall buildings to reach new heights by eliminating...

June 10,2013

When the Lake Washington School District outside Seattle needed a new high school built on an ambitious permitting and construction schedule of...

June 07,2013
Looking to create a unique atmosphere using natural materials for the Prahran Hotel pub near Melbourne, local architect Techné Architects...
June 07,2013

The University of Utah broke ground on its cutting-edge College of Law building, which will facilitate new approaches to legal education based on...

June 07,2013

The design scheme by Lake|Flato and Shepley Bulfinch incorporates reading "porches" and a light-filled, six-story atrium.

June 05,2013

A recent survey of more than 40 Boston-area architecture and engineering companies by consulting firm DiCicco, Gulman & Company confirms...

June 05,2013

In an effort to accelerate sustainable development around the world, the U.S. Green Building Council is offering free LEED certification to the...

The Timber Tower, @SOM
June 04,2013

In a report released today, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill discussed the results of the ...