Whitepapers

2012 White Paper: High-Performance Reconstructed Buildings: The 99% Solution

Making the Most of the Reconstruction Boom Reconstruction in its many forms—tenant improvements, retail fitouts, adaptive reuse, historic preservation, gut rehab, and so on—is keeping many design and construction firms...

Soy materials for building construction are renewable, environmentally friendly and ideal for green building. Benefits as compared to petrochemical and other material stocks show a range of performance and environmental...

Codes harvest rainwater

The topic of water shortages is nothing new, as cities around the globe struggle with drought, water quality, supply constraints, and failing infrastructures. However, the idea of new plumbing codes and design standards...

Guard booths, stations and shelters are defense strategy linchpins, becoming increasingly integral to perimeter defense planning. Before evaluating the efficacy of different guard booth configurations, and before selecting a...

From the company that brought you Construction Computing Magazine’s 2011 BIM Product of the Year ArchiCAD 15, the “Get There Faster with ArchiCAD” whitepaper examines five critical areas to explore before making your final...

2011 Zero and Net-Zero Energy Buildings + Homes