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Hines acquires Archstone's interest in $700 million CityCenterDC project
March 03,2013

The Washington D.C. office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced the acquisition of the ownership interest of their partner,...

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...

Tax incentive database for reflective roofs available
February 26,2013

The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) and the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) created a database...

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.

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...

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,...

Sliced Porosity Block combines concrete and glass towers with public plazas.
February 21,2013

Architect Steven Holl has released two short films describing the development of Sliced Porosity Block in Chengdu, China...

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.

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...

CoreNet encourages real estate execs to consider energy-efficient design.
February 20,2013

CoreNet Global, a major international association for corporate real estate and workplace executives, has released a public policy statement...

Pakistan to get world's tallest tower in $45 billion deal
February 17,2013

Newly signed mega deal will fund construction of several massive developments in Karachi, including a mixed-use tower that will dwarf the Burj...

Boxman Studios has launched a new division aimed at sustainable solutions for th
February 14,2013

Boxman Studios has launched a new division aimed at sustainable solutions for the Built Environment. The Boxman Studios Buildings Division will...

The project used Guardian UltraWhite low-iron glass produced at Guardian’s Carle
February 14,2013

Guardian Industries DiamondGuard glass was recently installed on the 102nd story of the Empire State Building in New York City as part of an...

OMA's 'perimeter core' design wins competition for Essence Financial Building in
February 12,2013

OMA partners David Gianotten and Rem Koolhaas rethink traditional office tower design with a plan that shifts the building's core to the edge for...

Photo: Pacific Medical Buildings - www.pacificmedicalbuildings.com
February 06,2013

RSMeans' February 2013 Cost Comparison Report breaks down the average construction costs per square foot for four types of office buildings across...

Delinquency rate for U.S. commercial real estate loans hits 11-month low
February 01,2013

The delinquency rate for U.S. commercial real estate loans in CMBS fell 14 basis points in January to 9.57%. This is the lowest level in 11 months...

The Opus Group completes construction of corporate HQ for Church & Dwight Co
January 31,2013

The Opus Group announced today the completion of construction on a new 250,000-square-foot corporate headquarter campus for Church & Dwight Co...

More cities requiring large buildings to use EPA’s energy management and reporti
January 31,2013

In 2012, Philadelphia joined several other U.S. cities in passing a requirement that large buildings use Portfolio Manager, the Environmental...

January 29,2013

The new headquarters for Astellas in the Americas in Northbrook, Ill., has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the USGBC.

The form of the Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)-designed Zhengzhou Greenland
January 16,2013

The 2.59-million-square-feet building houses a mixed-use program of offices on its lower floors and a 416-room hotel.