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40 Under 40: Meet the contractors
Learn about the 10 up-and-coming construction professionals to make Building Design+Constructions 40 Under 40, Class of 2013.
Learn about the 10 up-and-coming construction professionals to make Building Design+Constructions 40 Under 40, Class of 2013.
Of the 40 young AEC professionals to make Building Design+Construction's 8th Annual "40 Under 40" class, 10 make their living as contractors. They include Patti Neal, Senior Vice President of Development at Carter, who once completed the Ironman Triathlon, and Tanuja Shukla, Chief Strategy Officer with ITSI Gilbane, who teaches international dance on the side. Learn about the 10 contractor superstars below.
To view the entire 40 Under 40 Class of 2013, see our landing page.
Jones Lang LaSalle: All U.S. real estate sectors to post gains in 2013—even retail
Although 2013 isn’t likely to be anyone’s idea of a blockbuster year for real estate performance, landlords across an array of commercial property types are gaining pricing control and increased rental income from their assets. Keys to the equation for property types other than apartments are construction volumes near 40-year lows and incremental job gains from a handful of growth sectors, including energy and technology.
Accelerating GDP and mildly positive employment growth keep commercial real estate fundamentals on a recovery track, while retail occupancy steadily improves.
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.
7 tile trends for 2013: Touch-sensitive glazes, metallic tones among top styles
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. His trends range from high-tech products that incorporate nanotechnology to tile with depth and movement.
Here's an overview of Fasan's emerging tile trends for 2013 (via Tile of Spain's Pinterest page):
Ceramic tile expert Ryan Fasan presents his top trends for tile in 2013
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 emerging tile trends for 2013.
4 emerging trends in parking structure design
According to the results of a just-released survey, the country is undergoing a parking revolution as the industry embraces a variety of new technologies that make it easier for people to find and pay for parking, and for parking authorities to better manage it.
Survey of parking professionals reveals how technology is transforming the parking industry.
Survey of parking professionals reveals how technology is transforming the parking industry.
40 Under 40: Meet the engineers
Learn about seven highly talented engineers who made Building Design+Construction's "40 Under 40" class for 2013.
Learn about seven highly talented engineers who made Building Design+Construction's "40 Under 40" class for 2013.
The editors of Building Design+Construction recently named the winners of the 8th Annual "40 Under 40" competition. Of the up-and-coming AEC professionals to be named to the class of 2013, seven make their living as engineers.
The winners include Cierine Nicolas (pictured at left), an electrical engineer who holds a brown belt in Krav Maga, and Emily Guglielmo, a structural engineer and former elite gymnast. Read about the engineer winners below.
Center for Green Schools, Architecture for Humanity release new tool for green schools
The Center for Green Schools and Architecture for Humanity released a new tool for catalyzing school building improvements in communities across the country. The Green School Investment Guide for Healthy, Efficient and Inspiring Learning Spaces outlines the steps that any school stakeholder – from school administrators and elected officials to staff and students to parents and businesses – can take to transform their local schools.
The 70-page guide demystifies the processes of identifying building improvement opportunities and finance and implementation strategies.
The 70-page guide demystifies the processes of identifying building improvement opportunities and finance and implementation strategies.
Chicago unveils $1.1 billion plan for DePaul arena, Navy Pier upgrades
Crain's Chicago Business' Greg Hinz sheds light on a bold plan by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to boost the city's tourism and entertainment industries.
Deal also includes two hotels near McCormick Place convention center south of Loop.
Hoping to send a loud message that Chicago is serious about luring tourism and entertainment spending, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has released details of two initiatives that have been developing for more than a year and that it says will mean $1.1 billion in investment in the McCormick Place and Navy Pier areas.
LEED v4 has provision to reduce water use in cooling towers
The next version of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system, LEED v4, will expand water-savings targets to appliances, cooling towers, commercial kitchen equipment, and other areas that consume a huge proportion of water in many buildings.
Reducing water lost through blowdown, when water is drained from cooling towers to reduce mineral and sediment accumulation, is the focus of LEED v4’s cooling tower credit. Projects pursuing the credit increase the number of cycles through which water can be re-circulated before it is removed by blowdown.
The next version of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system will expand water-savings targets to appliances, cooling towers, commercial kitchen equipment, and other areas.
First look: HKS' multipurpose stadium for Minnesota Vikings
65,000-seat facility will host professional football and soccer, college basketball and baseball, high school sports, motocross, concerts, conventions, and other large events.
The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA), the Minnesota Vikings and HKS Sports & Entertainment Group have unveiled the design of the State’s new multi‐ purpose stadium in Minneapolis, a major milestone in getting the $975 million stadium built on time and on budget.
University labs double as K-12 learning environments
Increasingly, college and university research buildings are doing double duty as homes for K-12 STEM programs. Here’s how to create facilities that captivate budding scientists while keeping faculty happy.
Increasingly, college and university research buildings are doing double duty as homes for K-12 STEM programs. Here’s how to create facilities that captivate budding scientists while keeping faculty happy.
The cliché of science as the domain of eccentric geniuses was long reinforced by facility design. Combination lab/offices functioned as enclosed fiefdoms, separating researchers from each other and hiding them from public view. Traditional teaching labs put the focus on faculty but were seldom conducive to group work.
