Clark Construction, in partnership with HKS Architects, in June broke ground on the University of California, San Diego’s Living and Learning Neighborhood at North Torrey Pines, a 1.5-million-sf, seven building mixed-use complex whose passive features include a modular micro-aerobic digester that will process food waste into biogas and fertilizer for community gardens. Courtesy Clark/HKS
Green | October 15, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Architecture firms are answering the call of local governments and institutional clients for higher standards in green building design.
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35 Hudson Yards, a 1,009-ft-tall mixed-use tower, is one of several major projects that will be completed between now and 2020, when a new report says New York's construction spending will start leveling off. Image: Courtesy of Related-Oxford
Market Data | October 19, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Nonresidential building could still add more than 90 million sf through 2020.
David Blackwell Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, exceeded the clients’ expectations for energy and water use efficiency, and is the model for Berkeley’s on-campus student housing expansion campaign. David Wakely, Courtesy of Solomon Cordwell Buenz.
Greenbuild Report | October 19, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
A closer look at new projects on three college campuses reveals more attention being paid to energy and water use....
Codes and Standards | October 19, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Australian program recognized by WELL, claims compliance with LE.
Courtesy OZ Architects.
Senior Living Design | October 19, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Chicago-based CA Senior Living LLC is developing the project.
A proposed 21-story residential tower in Milwaukee, Wis., would be the tallest in the country if approved by the city. Image: Korb + Associates Architects
Wood | October 19, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The developer is confident that the city will approve construction, which is scheduled to start next year.
Codes and Standards | October 18, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
FEMA dollars pay for reconstruction, but local decision-makers ignore climate change impacts.
Courtesy KJTMA
Education Facility | October 18, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The school will accommodate 900 students each year.
Industrial Facility | October 18, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Construction is expected to begin soon.
Sponsored Content | Steel Construction and Products | October 17, 2018 | New Millennium
In downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, a steel and glass tower gives rise to a dramatic cantilever over Richards St...
Codes and Standards | October 17, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Of the 50 largest U.S. cities, Philadelphia is one of just six that still require metal pipes.
Green | October 17, 2018 | USGBC
Can healthier, more sustainable buildings give employers a hiring edge to attract best in class talent?
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University Buildings | October 17, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The building was designed by a former RISD student.
Metals | October 16, 2018 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Architects wanted a graphic treatment with a lot more pop for the third building in the complex.
Building Team | October 16, 2018 | PDR Blog | Marc Bellamy
The competition for great tenants has rarely been as fierce as it is today.
Codes and Standards | October 16, 2018 |
Provides incentives for communities to modernize and enforce codes.
Photo: Adam Mørk
Library | October 16, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Less than a decade ago, the city was devastated by four major earthquakes.
Sponsored Content | BIM and Information Technology | October 15, 2018 | Robyn M. Feller
At the top of the list of challenges for the Sandia project was that the building’s walls were being constructed enti...
Clark Construction, in partnership with HKS Architects, in June broke ground on the University of California, San Diego’s Living and Learning Neighborhood at North Torrey Pines, a 1.5-million-sf, seven building mixed-use complex whose passive features include a modular micro-aerobic digester that will process food waste into biogas and fertilizer for community gardens. Courtesy Clark/HKS
Green | October 15, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Architecture firms are answering the call of local governments and institutional clients for higher standards in gree...
Image courtesy of Shoreline Development Partners, LP
Mixed-Use | October 15, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Studio One Eleven designed the tower.
eSentire sent out 57,000 alerts about potential threats in the second quarter of 2018, and Construction was among the top five industries to receive them. Image: eSentire
Building Technology | October 15, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The latest report from eSentire finds a total of 4 million “hostile events” against all sectors during the spring mon...
Little Caesars Arena is a multipurpose venue shared by the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings and NBA’s Detroit Pistons. It anchors The District Detroit, a 50-block mixed-use development in the heart of the city. Photo Michael Robinson, courtesy HOK
Giants 300 | October 12, 2018 | Mike Plotnick, Contributing Editor
Professional and collegiate facilities invite fans to engage with the community.
©Hoachlander Davis Photography
Healthcare Facilities | October 12, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
To date, seven NICoE Spirit satellite centers have been built on the grounds of Fort Belvoir in Virginia, Camp Lejeun...
Codes and Standards | October 12, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Mayors of 15 cities set goal of 185,000 new homes by 2030.
Courtesy CitizenM.
Modular Building | October 12, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The hotel was originally designed as a cast-in-place concrete structure.
The PCL|Turner joint venture used construction technologies to build an Arrivals Facility five times larger than previous building.
Sponsored Content | October 11, 2018 | Bluebeam
The contractors relied on a suite of technologies to manage document coordination and review, especially Bluebeam Rev...
Courtesy Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.
Urban Planning | October 11, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners is designing the project.
Courtesy Chapman University
University Buildings | October 11, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
AC Martin designed the building.
Codes and Standards | October 11, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Manager training, data sharing are critical to meeting 20% utility cost reduction goal.
A rendering of an office building being considered for the Riverfront Square redevelopment project in Newark, N.J., which would be made from mass timber. Image: Lotus Equity Group and Michael Green Architecture
Wood | October 10, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The products’ future, though, could hinge on approval of proposed code changes.
Codes and Standards | October 10, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Urban heat island effect can vary by as much as 37°F in the same city.
