In her talk at Accelerate Live! 2018, micro-buildings design expert Aeron Hodges, AIA, Senior Designer/Manager Stantec Architecture, explored the key drivers of the micro-buildings movement, and how the trend is spreading into a wide variety of building typologies. Photo: BD+C
Accelerate Live! | June 24, 2018 | BD+C Staff
BD+C’s second annual Accelerate Live! AEC innovation conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago) featured talks on AI for construction scheduling, regenerative design, the micro-buildings movement, post-occupancy evaluation, predictive visual data analytics, digital fabrication, and more. Take in all 19 talks on demand.
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The Point, aka Pierce Boston is a new 34 story luxury residential tower in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston, home of the Boston Red Sox’ Fenway Park. The LATICRETE SUPERCAP System proved it was the solution to a time, cost and worker safety problem.
Sponsored Content | Flooring | June 25, 2018 | LATICRETE SUPERCAP
Time and money are both precious and often too easily compromised on construction projects. This study proves how on...
Education Facility | June 25, 2018 | GenslerOn | Santiago Rivera
Known as the Teacher coLab, the rejuvenated space takes inspiration from academic incubators in higher education.
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Codes and Standards | June 25, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
An Action Guide for Leaders offers answers to critical IPD questions.
The new 603,000-sf outpatient facility on the Richmond campus of Virginia Commonwealth University will consolidate many of VCU Health's services. Image: VCU
University Buildings | June 25, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
New buildings for outpatient care, engineering, and rehabilitation of serious injuries and debilities are scheduled t...
COurtesy: flickr, Maryland GovPics
Industrial Facility | June 25, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The warehouse will be Amazon’s fifth in Michigan.
In her talk at Accelerate Live! 2018, micro-buildings design expert Aeron Hodges, AIA, Senior Designer/Manager Stantec Architecture, explored the key drivers of the micro-buildings movement, and how the trend is spreading into a wide variety of building typologies. Photo: BD+C
Accelerate Live! | June 24, 2018 | BD+C Staff
BD+C’s second annual Accelerate Live! AEC innovation conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago) featured talks on AI...
Building Team | June 22, 2018 | Constructive Thinking Blog | Julie Hyson
Design-build is a method that brings one entity – the design-build team – under a single contract with the project ow...
Market Data | June 22, 2018 | Yardi Matrix
New report says strong economic fundamentals outweigh headwinds.
Rendering: Snøhetta/Plompmozes
Data Centers | June 22, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The concept has been dubbed The Spark.
Design Innovation Report | June 21, 2018 | BD+C Staff
What does it take to be a leading design-build firm? What's an athleticscape? Does bringing nature inside really help...
Flooring | June 21, 2018 | David Barista, Editorial Director
Project evolution from Ceramiche Caesar, Eminent Wood Maximum from Fiandre, and Voyage from Landmark are just three o...
Market Data | June 21, 2018 | AIA
Architecture Billings Index enters eighth straight month of solid growth.
Retail Centers | June 21, 2018 | CallisonRTKL blog | Matthew Usbeck
We talk a lot about how the retail landscape, particularly in the realm of shopping malls, has changed in this world...
Codes and Standards | June 21, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Startup offers plug-in that scans 3D models.
Codes and Standards | June 20, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contirbuting Editor
Analysis of property data identifies communities prone to frequent flooding.
Market Data | June 20, 2018 | Lodging Econometrics
There are 5,952 projects/1,115,288 rooms under construction, up 8% by projects YOY.
Photo: Ivan Dupont
Hotel Facilities | June 20, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Morpheus Hotel includes world’s first free-form high-rise exoskeleton
The hotel provides 147, 860 sm of space across 42 floors.
The design of the 17,000-sf R.W. Kern Center—whose function on the campus of Hampshire College includes admissions and greeting guests—strives to integrate the building into its surroundings through the use of locally sourced materials, full-glass walls, and positioning the building for maximum exposure to the outdoors. Planters that rim the indoor periphery of one wing of the building are irrigated by its grey water. Robert Benson Photography.
Design Innovation Report | June 19, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Bringing nature inside to improve the well-being of occupants has become a design imperative.
Codes and Standards | June 19, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Exempt products include structural plywood, oriented strand board (OSB).
New construction of single-family homes isn't keeping pace with demand around the country, and much of what's being build is too expensive for many potential buyers. Image: Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) State of the Nation's Housing
Market Data | June 19, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The latest report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies laments the paucity of subsidies to relieve cost burdens...
The three-building Athletes Village at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis is designed to reinforce the incoming student-athlete’s perception of the school’s sports as well as his or her place in that program. The facility’s Land O’ Lakes Center For Excellence and Gameday Experience room broadcasts digital content of the Gophers’ team highlights from a dozen customizable projectors with a total of more than 23 million pixels. The 340,000-sf facility’s “experiences” were created by Advent, the experiential design firm.
Design Innovation Report | June 18, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
These sports and recreation facilities go beyond glitzy buildings to tell a school’s story and reinforce the student-...
Urban Planning | June 18, 2018 | Stantec Blog | Joe Geller
Five years ago, experts were predicting continued urban rebound and suburban decline. What really happened?
Market Data | June 18, 2018 | GlobalData
Leading retailers including Amazon, Alibaba, Lowe’s and Tesco are developing their own AI solutions for automation, a...
Codes and Standards | June 18, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Measure was aimed at raising $50 million for homeless services, affordable housing.
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Office Building Design | June 18, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The David Chipperfield Architects-designed project began in 2010.
Bleacher seating was one of the requirements that the biopharmacutical company EMD Serono needed to meet to earn Gold-level certification from the International WELL Building Institute. Image: courtesy of EMD Serono
Laboratories | June 18, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Design changes in lighting and HVAC systems were required to meet compliance criteria.
Sponsored Content | AEC Tech | June 15, 2018 | Steven Burns |
Helpful tips for managing projects more effectively
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Industrial Facility | June 15, 2018 | BD+C Staff
Onsite construction has commenced in an effort to deliver the first FF91 by the year's end.
San Antonio-based design firm Lake|Flato finally found a design-build partner in Katerra to refine and execute its Porch House concept, a system of modules with floor-to-ceiling windows and connecting porches that link the single-family structure to the outdoors. Over the years, Lake|Flato has tried various delivery methods for these houses, which typically range from 1,500 sf to 2,500 sf, including factory assembly components and site-built construction. Courtesy Lake|Flato
Design Innovation Report | June 15, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Katerra strives to become a leading design-build firm with an integrated approach to production, architectural servic...
