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ASHRAE introduces building energy label prototype

Most of us know the fuel efficiency of our cars, but what about our buildings? ASHRAE is working to change that, moving one step closer today to introducing its building...

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 15:46

New website highlights government tax incentives for large commercial buildings

Energy Retrofit Group (ERG), the subsidiary of 40-year-old, award-winning Adache Group Architects, Inc., has announced the creation of their new energy conservation web...

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 15:48

IFMA workplace study: Average space per employee up 40 sf since 2007, likely due to corporate layoffs

The International Facility Management Association has released “Operations and Maintenance Benchmarks, Research Report #32,” a study outlining the facility trends...

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 15:50

Turner Building Cost Index dips nearly 4% in second quarter 2009

Turner Construction Company announced that the second quarter 2009 Turner Building Cost Index, which measures nonresidential building construction costs in the U.S., has...

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 15:40

Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council Program Place Project Houston, Texas

The Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council Program Place is the headquarters for the largest Girl Scout Council in the U.S., with 63,000 scouts. The building houses the...

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 15:41

Office Building

The Ball State geothermal heating and cooling system will save $2 million annual

Ball State University completes nation's largest ground-source geothermal system

Ball State's geothermal system will replace four aging coal-fired boilers to provide renewable power that will heat and cool 47 university buildings, representing 5.5-million-sf on the 660-acre...

According to a Ponemon Institute study, an outage can cost an organization an av

10 common data center surprises

Technologies and best practices provide path for better preparation.

New office designs at San Diego’s Sunroad Corporate Center

Traditional office space being transformed into a modern work environment, complete with private offices, high-tech conference rooms, a break room, and an art gallery, as well as standard facilities...

The repair was not proposed as a permanent solution to the building's flaws, but

Temporary fix to CityCenter's Harmon would cost $2 million, contractor says

By contrast, CityCenter half-owner and developer MGM Resorts International determined last year that the Harmon would collapse in a strong quake and can't be fixed in an economical way. It favors...

The revised design keeps the obelisk form of the original with enclosed space gi

Plans for San Francisco's tallest building revamped

The glassy white high-rise would be 60 stories and 1,070 feet tall with an entrance at First and Mission streets.

The warp-speed construction is a startling illustration of the building boom in

China's high-speed building boom

A 30-story hotel in Changsha went up in two weeks. Some question the safety in that, but the builder defends its methods.

Today, just 24% of the respondents reported that the average space per office wo

Worker office space to drop below 100-sf in five years

The average for all companies for square feet per worker in 2017 will be 151 sf, compared to 176 sf, and 225 sf in 2010.

Improving the performance of existing commercial buildings: the chemistry of sustainable construction

Retrofitting our existing commercial buildings is one of the key steps to overcoming the economic and environmental challenges we face.

The Firestone BP iPad app offers building owners, facility managers, contractors

Firestone iPad app offers touch technology

Free app provides a preview of Firestone’s Roots to Rooftop Building Envelope Solution with an overview of all the products from ground and stormwater management solutions, to complete wall...