Engineers

Leigh Mires joins Thornton Tomasetti as chief learning officer
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Leigh Mires has joined the firm in the newly created position of chief learning officer. Ms. Mires,...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 12:49
May your prospects be bright!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 - 11:14
Who’s the most important person in your firm? The biggest stockholder? The tree-shaker who brings in the biggest contracts? The top designer, engineer, or construction...
Sunday, December 9, 2012 - 14:44
Would architect Rick Joy’s Tucson studio be your choice for “iconic green buildi
What does a green building look like? How would you know one if you saw one? Maybe a trivial question to some, but of great interest to architects, designers, and other...
Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 15:56
First, the good news: Nearly two-thirds of executives at real estate companies and corporations (64%) said it is “extremely likely” or “very likely” that their companies...
Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 15:44

Engineers

NBBJ has released renderings of a revised plan for Amazon's new three-block headquarters in Seattle. The proposal would replace a previously approved six-story office building with a three-...
LED lighting technology provides unique advantages, but it’s also important to understand its limitations for optimized application.
Like digging a ditch with a spoon, retail demand driven by population growth has eaten away at the supply of available store space in the markets that have been slowest to recover from the downturn....
ASTM A1085 is a big step forward in simplifying HSS design and usage, thereby making it a more desirable option for HSS.
For the first time in 10 months, the AIA's Architecture Billings Index slipped into negative territory, falling to 48.6 in April, down from 51.9 the previous month. This is the ABI's lowest mark...
  British firm Foster + Partners has unveiled plans for two residential skyscrapers as part of a mixed-use development in north London.
Tile of Spain consultant and ceramic tile expert Ryan Fasan presented his "What's Trending in Tile" roundup at the Coverings 2013 show in Atlanta earlier this month. Here's an overview of Fasan's...
Survey of parking professionals reveals how technology is transforming the parking industry.
With healthier job growth numbers and construction volumes at near-historic lows, real estate experts at Jones Lang LaSalle see a rosy year for U.S. commercial construction.
The 70-page guide demystifies the processes of identifying building improvement opportunities and finance and implementation strategies.