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on January 09,2011 in Product Review

An office building at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., suffered from indoor temperatures as high as 90°F due to direct sun exposure. To...

on January 09,2011 in Product Review

The York model YK-EP Energy Plus large capacity centrifugal chiller features a patent-pending mechanical compression economizer cycle that...

on December 20,2010 in Feature

Adrian D. Smith, FAIA, RIBA, is co-founder (with Gordon Gill) of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, Chicago. Previously, he was a design...

DuPont
on December 20,2010 in Product Review

As part of an effort to revitalize a neighborhood in Bordeaux, France, that was bombed during World War II, local design firm Architecture King...

on December 20,2010 in Product Review

The Jubilee Park Resource and Communities Centers wanted its building to blend old and new architecture styles to visually unify its Dallas...

on December 20,2010 in Product Review

New aLuminate light shelves help buildings earn LEED points by increasing the effect of natural light and decreasing the need for artificial...

Armstrong flooring
on December 20,2010 in Product Review

Enterprise Middle School in Compton, Calif., was in such a state of disrepair that NBC selected it for a makeover on the show “School Pride...

Firestone Building Products
on December 20,2010 in Product Review

The SkyScape vegetated roof system consists of double interlocking trays in modular or multi-layer options. Each system features a protective root...

Sage Electrochromics Inc.
on December 20,2010 in Product Review

As part of its quest for a LEED Silver rating for its Community and Student Services Center, Chabot College in Hayward, Calif., aimed for a 42%...

Dow Building Solutions
on December 20,2010 in Product Review

Looking to save money on capital costs and energy on Syracuse University’s new Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center, local firm King &...

on December 20,2010 in Product Review

Duro-Last Roofing’s PVC roofing system gives buildings a reflective white membrane that helps reduce energy costs and contributes to LEED...

CalStar Products
on December 20,2010 in Product Review
Another Broken Egg Café at Evening Rose, a planned community in Tallahassee, Fla., earned LEED certification with the help of CalStar Modular Face...
Park Hotel Hyderabad
on December 17,2010 in Feature

The Park Hotel Hyderabad in Hyderabad, India, was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to combine inspirations from the region’s...

Ayagina’ar Elitnaurvik
on December 17,2010 in Feature

Ayagina’ar Elitnaurvik, a new K-12 school serving the Lower Kuskikwim School District, is now open in Kongiganak, a remote Alaskan village...

College of Electrical and Computer Engineering
on December 17,2010 in Feature

A new $90 million, 250,000-sf classroom and laboratory facility with a 450-seat auditorium for the College of Electrical and Computer Engineering...

VietinBank Business Center
on December 17,2010 in Feature

The 300,000-sm VietinBank Business Center in Hanoi, Vietnam, designed by Foster + Partners, will have two commercial towers: the first, a 68-story...

Camp Pendleton
on December 17,2010 in Feature

The team of Clark/McCarthy, HKS Architects, and Wingler & Sharp are collaborating on the design of a new naval hospital at Camp Pendleton in...

Sloan School of Management
on December 17,2010 in Feature

University architects representing four prominent institutions of higher learning tell how your firm can get the inside track on major projects....

on December 06,2010 in Feature
Rising energy costs and a tough economic climate have forced the nation’s school districts to defer facility maintenance and delay construction...
on November 29,2010 in Feature

Power consumption for data centers doubled from 2000 and 2006, and it is anticipated to double again by 2011, making these mission-critical...