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Nation's first set of green building model codes and standards announced
BD+C staff, March 11, 2010The International Code Council (ICC), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) announce the launch of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), representing the merger of two national efforts to develop adoptable and enforceable green building codes. More -
Construction employment declines between January '09 and '10
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'Design is a quest to solve real-world problems'
February 1, 2010Paul Goldberger is the architecture critic for The New Yorker. He holds the Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture at The New School in New York City and was formerly dean of Parsons, The New School for Design. In 1984, while at The New York Times, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism. More -
Construction spending hits six-year low as employment declines in 324 of 337 cities
January 5, 2010Construction employment declined in 324 out of 337 metropolitan areas over the past year as spending on construction projects dropped by over $137 billion in November to a 6-year low of $900 billion, according to a new analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of federal figures released recently. More -
High-Performance Workplaces
By C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, January 1, 2010Building Teams around the world are finding that the workplace is changing radically, leading owners and tenants to reinvent corporate office buildings to compete more effectively on a global scale. The good news is that this means more renovation and reconstruction work at a time when new construction has stalled to a dribble. More -
'Be diligent about weeding out bad clients'
January 1, 2010Mark Goodale is a principal with Morrissey Goodale LLC, a business consulting and research firm serving the AEC industry. Before helping to establish Morrissey Goodale, he was the corporate strategic marketing manager at PBS&J. He also worked at consulting and publishing firm ZweigWhite for 12 years, heading the firm's strategic business planning and marketing business units. More -
Minneapolis Public Housing authority, Honeywell launch energy retrofit program
December 14, 2009Minneapolis Public Housing Authority and Honeywell today announced a $33.6-million energy efficiency and facility renewal program that will help the housing authority improve its infrastructure, reduce its impact on the environment, and save more than $3.7 million in utility costs per year. Local contractors will also complete a majority of the work for the program, one of the largest of its kind for a public housing authority, helping boost the Twin Cities job market. More -
Skanska Promotes Richard Kennedy to COO for NY/NJ Metro Area
December 9, 2009Skanska USA Building Inc., headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., has announced that Richard Kennedy was promoted to Chief Operating Officer from his previous role as Senior Vice President – General Counsel. Kennedy’s promotion marks the latest addition to Skanska’s national leadership team. More
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Standard 189 is a great first step. However, Lighting, one of the three...
Gersil N. Kay, IESNA, AIA/HRC– 3/18/2010 7:03:50 PM
in response to Nation's first set of green building model codes and standards announcedStandard 189 is a great first step. However, Lighting, one of the three...
Gersil N. Kay, IESNA, AIA/HRC– 3/18/2010 7:03:48 PM
in response to Nation's first set of green building model codes and standards announcedAn amazing speech, an inspiration, and education, and a daunting map of what...
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