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May 03,2013

The Green Building Advisory Committee established by the General Services Administration, officially recommended to GSA that the LEED green...

May 02,2013

From the Great Pyramids of Giza to the U.S. Interstate Highway System, this infographic outlines interesting facts about some of the world's most...

May 01,2013

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

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Springfield, Va. Photo: Paul Warchol
April 29,2013

The Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn and the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., are among projects named 2013 IDEAS2 winners by the American...

Courtesy City of Cupertino
April 26,2013

Apple will delay the construction of a secondary research and development building on its "spaceship" campus in an attempt to drive down the cost...

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...

April 06,2013

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

April 05,2013

The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International and the Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBREB) released a report, “...

Courtesy Foster + Partners
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 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...

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,...

March 15,2013

The Chicago Preservation Society released its annual list of the buildings at high risk for demolition.

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...

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.

The glass façade of the new Wilshire Grand tower will incorporate LED lighting.
March 04,2013

The 1,100-foot Wilshire Grand will combine retail and restaurant space, offices, and a luxury hotel in the sky.