As architects design high-performing commercial buildings, supporting life safety via perimeter fire containment systems is critical. Specifying a tested, listed assembly that incorporates six essential design elements and withstands extreme testing conditions can help architects support passive life safety and optimize opportunities for egress during a commercial building fire.
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Industry Research | April 09, 2021 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
BD+C’s first-ever owners’ survey finds them focused on improving buildings’ performance for higher investment returns.
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Data Centers | February 18, 2021 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The concept looks to create an entire floating city centered around a data center.
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Codes and Standards | February 17, 2021 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Poor planning, complex contracting, a lack of accountability and high levels of collusion to blame.
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Building Tech | February 17, 2021 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The solution uses FAR-UV light technology.
Market Data | February 17, 2021 |
AGC
Association officials call for removing tariffs on key materials to provide immediate relief for hard-hit contracto...
February 17, 2021 | Clark Nexsen Blog | Wes Parker
Well-designed streetscapes provide a wealth of benefits for their respective communities.
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Codes and Standards | February 16, 2021 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Senate bill proposes pilot program to reknit communities.
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Get inspired! Brick’s adaptability has made it the premier building material for centuries even as styles come and go. Nothing says “classic” like brick, but nothing says “innovative” like brick either. Check out some examples of how fired clay brick remains a major presence in the 21st Century designer’s palette.
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All photos: Tim Street-Porter
Hotel Facilities | February 16, 2021 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
Howard Laks Architects designed the project.
Photos: Studio Gang
University Buildings | February 16, 2021 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
Studio Gang designed the project.
February 16, 2021 | Sasaki Ideas |
As the COVID crisis continues to disrupt higher education, Sasaki is working with our campus clients on space plann...
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Codes and Standards | February 16, 2021 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Experience designing resilience standards to aid effort to protect communities from extreme heat.
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Arena | February 16, 2021 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The facility is located at Red Bull’s Milton Keynes Technology Campus.
The former Horlick Malted Milk factory in Racine, Wis., is getting a complete makeover for market-rate and affordable apartments. The original complex dates back to 1875. Image: J Jeffers & Company
Adaptive Reuse | February 14, 2021 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Historic tax credits helped pave the way, but preservation required creative solutions.
Sasaki’s Space Dashboard factors a range of inputs like employee counts by department, employee growth projections by department, work from home assumptions, storage needs, and workstation requirements, to optimize office space for current and future operations. Images courtesy Sasaki
Great Solutions | February 11, 2021 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
A new web-based tool from Sasaki takes the guesswork out of heading back to the workplace.
Vertical Transportation | February 11, 2021 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
55 Hudson Yards in NYC is the first building to pilot the technology.
Multifamily Housing | February 10, 2021 |
BD+C Staff
This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders from Bozzuto Management Company...
Waterline Square, a three-tower, luxury residential development on West 61st Street in Manhattan, features amenities like a children's playroom (pictured), an art rools, and a skatepark. Photo: Evan Joseph
Multifamily Housing | February 10, 2021 |
ROBERT CASSIDY,, EDITOR, MULTIFAMILY DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION
Seattle's new twisting condo tower and Rem Koolhaas's first residential building are among 10 notable multifamily h...
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Building Technology | February 10, 2021 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The device helps to prevent heat injuries on job sites.
All photos: Willett Photography
Education Facility | February 10, 2021 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The original school’s alumni includes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Walt Frazier.
Life of an Architect Podcast | February 08, 2021 | Bob Borson, FAIA
Becoming an architect is hard, but we all know that. You go to school for a long time and work and study, but upon...
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Codes and Standards | February 10, 2021 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Half of survey respondents say 2020 project profitability decreased due to pandemic.
February 10, 2021 | Gresham Smith Blog | Mike Sewell, P.E.
Our new technology called Gresham Smith’s Empathic Analytics allows us to measure and record a user’s perceived saf...
Images courtesy Morphosis
University Buildings | February 09, 2021 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
Morphosis designed the project.
Market Data | February 09, 2021 |
ABC
Despite the monthly uptick, backlog is 0.9 months lower than in January 2020.
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Codes and Standards | February 09, 2021 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Homebuyers must be given option for charging station on new construction.
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February 09, 2021 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The facility will be dedicated solely to the care of orthopedic patients.
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Market Data | February 09, 2021 |
USGBC
The Top 10 States for LEED green building is based on gross square feet of certified space per person using 2010 U....
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Codes and Standards | February 09, 2021 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Measure removes restrictions for ADUs in urban areas and master planned communities.
All images courtesy Fentress Architects
Government Buildings | February 09, 2021 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
Fentress Architects, in collaboration with TreanorHL, designed the project.
An inviting courtyard adds to the sense of community at Veterans Village of Carson, Calif. PHOTO: JIM SIMMONS
Multifamily Housing | February 08, 2021 |
Withee Malcolm Architects
Withee Malcolm Architects designed the supportive housing community for developer Thomas Safran & Associates....
February 08, 2021 | HGA Insights Blog | Lou Bunker-Hellmich and Terri Zborowsky
Recent studies reveal that more than 50 percent of physicians and one-third of nurses experience burnout, HGA resea...
