Building Design + Construction

February 08, 2021 | HGA Insights Blog | Lou Bunker-Hellmich and Terri Zborowsky

Prioritizing staff wellbeing: A call to action

Recent studies reveal that more than 50 percent of physicians and one-third of nurses experience burnout, HGA resea...

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Codes and Standards | February 08, 2021 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Alliance yields more accurate data for rating and certifying systems of construction materials

Crosswalk API offers trusted format to specify and procure healthier products.

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Office Building Design | February 08, 2021 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Walgreens Technology Center of Excellence completes in Chicago’s Old Post Office

Stantec designed the project.

Sponsored Content: Voice of the Brand

Brick’s Style Transcendence

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.

The Maryland Theatre addition exterior in Hagerstown

All Photos: Sam Kittner, Sam Kittner Photography

Reconstruction Awards | February 05, 2021 | David Malone, Associate Editor

The historic Maryland Theatre is reborn in Hagerstown

The Maryland Theatre project has won a Bronze Award in BD+C's 2020 Reconstruction Awards.

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Codes and Standards | February 04, 2021 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

2021 IBC requires automatic doors for entrances to public buildings

One door must be either a full power-operated door or a low-energy power-operated door.

Building Owner | February 04, 2021 | BD+C Staff

The Weekly show, Feb 4, 2021: The rise of healthy buildings and human performance

This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders from Brookfield Properties, NBB...

Market Data | February 04, 2021 | AGC

Construction employment declined in 2020 in majority of metro areas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Mass. have worst 2020 losses, while Indianapolis-...

Office Building Design | February 03, 2021 | David Malone, Associate Editor

NBCU News Group unveils new Washington bureau and studios

The project spans six floors and 80,000 sf.

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Codes and Standards | February 03, 2021 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Two new International Code Council online code tools released

Offer detailed information about global building code usage and U.S. adoptions.

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Market Data | February 03, 2021 | AGC

Construction spending diverges in December with slump in private nonresidential sector, mixed public work, and boom in homebuilding

Demand for nonresidential construction and public works will decline amid ongoing pandemic concerns.

Patient pavilion at Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Photos: Brad Feinknopf

Healthcare Facilities | February 03, 2021 | David Malone, Associate Editor

$545 million patient pavilion at Vassar Brothers Medical Center completes

CallisonRTKL designed the project.

The Helix, one of three buildings planned for Amazon's Virginia HQs.

Amazon's proposed design for the second phase of its corporate headquarters in Arlington, Va., is dominated by a corkscrew-shaped building, called The Helix, one of three office towers planned to open in 2025. Renderings: NBBJ

Office Building Design | February 03, 2021 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

A towering helix will mark the spot at Amazon’s corporate headquarters in Virginia

The tech giant has invested $2.5 billion in a project that will encompass five office buildings for 25,000 employee...