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on May 20,2013

Survey of parking professionals reveals how technology is transforming the parking industry.

St. Joseph Patient Care Center, Orange, Calif. Photo: Tom Kessler
on May 17,2013

Low-emissivity glasses are critical to making today’s buildings brighter, more energy-efficient, and more sustainable. Here are five tips to help AEC professionals understand the differences among low-e glasses and their impact on building performance.

on May 14,2013

US-based wind energy company SheerWind just unveiled the INVELOX – a tunnel-based wind turbine that can produce up to 600% more power than traditional wind turbines.

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on May 17,2013 in Feature

Increasingly, college and university research buildings are doing double duty as homes for K-12 STEM programs. Here’s how to create facilities...

on May 08,2013 in Feature

When embarking upon a roofing renovation project, one of the first decisions for the Building Team is whether to tear off and replace the existing...

on May 08,2013 in Feature

In many cases, curtain wall failures are caused by fairly simple errors that occur during the fabrication and installation process. This...

The design and construction of the hospital’s 42-foot-high, 60,000-sf mechanical
on May 01,2013 in Feature

The Building Team for the 23-story Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago implements an integrated BIM/VDC workflow to execute a complex vertical...

on April 16,2013 in Feature

From an orchid-shaped visitor center to California’s largest public works project, each of these projects benefited from IMP technology.

Jared Krieger (right) conducts a project coordination meeting with two of his Ge
on April 05,2013 in Feature

Gensler's Jared Krieger offers important tips and advice for managing complex BIM/VDC-driven projects.

Due to open in August 2013, the West Branch library in Berkeley, Calif., replace
on March 27,2013 in Feature

The Building Team for Berkeley, Calif.’s new 9,500-sf West Branch library aims to achieve net-zero—and possibly net-positive—energy performance...

on March 27,2013 in Feature

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...

on March 20,2013 in Feature

Single-glazed storefronts in the student center at California’s West Valley College were replaced with aluminum-framed, thermally broken windows...

on March 13,2013 in Feature

New elevator technology enables Detroit’s Cobo Center to replace its escalators without disruption to its convention business.