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Steel structures offer faster path to climate benefits

Faster delivery of buildings isn’t always associated with sustainability benefits or long-term value, but things are changing. An instructive case is in the development of steel structures that not only allow speedier erection times, but also can reduce embodied carbon and create durable, highly resilient building approaches.




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Structural | Steel Buildings | Nov 7, 2022

Steel structures offer faster path to climate benefits

Faster delivery of buildings isn’t always associated with sustainability benefits or long-term value, but things are changing. An instructive case is in the development of steel structures that not only allow speedier erection times, but also can reduce embodied carbon and create durable, highly resilient building approaches.

Structural | BD+C University Course | Oct 15, 2021

7 game-changing trends in structural engineering

Here are seven key areas where innovation in structural engineering is driving evolution.

Continuing Education and Life Time Learning | Apr 3, 2020

Online technical training sessions on tankless water heaters and boilers

Tankless water heaters and boiler training for plumbing contractors.

Continuing Education and Life Time Learning | Nov 22, 2017

A new vocational center in Colorado hones high school students' woodworking and construction skills

The MILL National Training Center will extend its curriculum to vets and businesses in 2018.

Dec 28, 2014

New trends in ceiling designs and materials [AIA course]

A broad array of new and improved ceiling products offers designers everything from superior acoustics and closed-loop, recycled content to eased integration with lighting systems, HVAC diffusers, fire sprinkler heads, and other overhead problems. This course describes how Building Teams are exploring ways to go beyond the treatment of ceilings as white, monolithic planes.

Mar 20, 2014

Common EIFS failures, and how to prevent them

Poor workmanship, impact damage, building movement, and incompatible or unsound substrate are among the major culprits of EIFS problems. 

Sep 15, 2013

How to build a rainscreen using fiber cement panels - AIA/CEU course

This course will review the cause and effects of moisture intrusion and explain how fiber cement panels can be used as a rain screen to reduce moisture build-up, rotting interior walls, and mold growth.

David Barista | Aug 26, 2013

13 must-attend continuing education sessions at BUILDINGChicago

Building Design+Construction's new conference and expo, BUILDINGChicago, kicks off in two weeks. The three-day event will feature more than 65 AIA CES and GBCI accredited sessions, on everything from building information modeling and post-occupancy evaluations to net-zero projects and LEED training. Here are 13 sessions I'm planning to attend. 

Jul 19, 2012

Suffolk Construction launches subcontractor development series

Professional certificate program to provide core construction management skills to disadvantaged, minority, and women business enterprises.

Jul 16, 2012

BD+C Under 40 Leadership Summit scheduled

Attendee registration for U40 Summit II now open.

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