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April 01,2013

A survey of 291 building owners by IDC Energy Insights shows that 50% of owners use smart building technologies, such as HVAC controls, lighting...

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.

March 24,2013

Sabey Data Center Properties last week celebrated the completion of the first phase of an adaptive reuse project that will transform the 32-story...

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 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...

201 Folsom St. in San Francisco
March 01,2013

China Vanke Co., Ltd., is making its debut in the U.S. property market with a joint venture high-rise condominium project at 201 Folsom St. in San...

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...

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...

February 20,2013

Commercial buildings have seen a drop in their energy intensity of more than 40% since 1980, according to a recent report from Bloomberg New...

Fast Company's Nina Mandell writes about how an early adopter of UV infection-co
February 18,2013

Fast Company's Nina Mandell writes about how an early adopter of UV infection-control robotics—St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse—is...

Minneapolis is the latest major metro to require large commercial buildings to b
February 14,2013

Minneapolis is the latest major metro to require large commercial buildings to benchmark and disclose their energy and water use.

5 forces driving hotel investment
February 05,2013

Jones Lang LaSalle’s Hotels & Hospitality Group believes that signs point to an on-going uptick in Americas hotel transactions activity sooner...

Amy Wincko, First Vice President, Construction Operations, Tishman Construction,
January 16,2013

Building Design+Construction's 40 Under 40 is open to AEC professionals from around the globe.

The Secon Nile Towers will feature two 23-story buildings: one five-star hotel t
January 15,2013

The Secon Nile Towers will feature two 23-story buildings: one five-star hotel tower and one residential and retail tower.

January 02,2013

Total global investment in data centers is expected to slow down somewhat this year but still increase at a respectable 14.3%, according to DCD...

December 13,2012

Greater adoption of existing efficiency technologies, enabled by chemistry, could lower energy use in buildings by 41% by 2050, according to new...

Sections of turf are creating grassy oases of calm in the lobbies of Cornell Uni
December 06,2012

Potted plants and comfortable chairs are placed around the grass, encouraging students to lounge there during one of the most stressful times of...

The hybrid mechanical system has an energy modeled savings of 40% beyond ASHRAE
December 04,2012

MKK provided mechanical, plumbing and fire protection consulting services on this LEED-NC Gold project.

Euclydes Trovato, director of engineering, is the local manager of the new offic
December 04,2012

The move to São Paulo is strategic and timely, as the country continues preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de...

December 04,2012

Acquisitions of C3TS and Architecture 2000 also completed.