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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Considered one of college basketball's most intimidating places to play, Oklahoma State University's Gallagher-Iba Ar...
September 01, 2002 | By Walker Lee Evey
I joined the Pentagon Renovation Program (PENREN) almost five years ago and began my first career experience with maj...
September 01, 2009 |
Astor Court sits at the heart of the 265-acre Bronx Zoo, and its six Beaux Arts buildings were constructed at the tur...
February 01, 2009 | By Dave Barista, Managing Editor
When it comes to controlling moisture and increasing energy efficiency in buildings, windows and doors are among the...
March 01, 2009 |
For nearly 80 years, BLDD Architects positioned itself as a community builder, not only in the marketplace, but also...
August 01, 2003 | By Gordon Wright, Executive Editor
With features that include a cable-supported, stainless steel-topped roof and exhibit halls naturally illuminated by...
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In 2005, the commercial modular market experienced remarkable growth, but Hurricane Katrina played a significant role...
November 01, 2007 | By Dave Barista, Managing Editor
While environmental impact and wind-uplift issues are becoming more important factors in evaluating and specifying ro...
September 01, 2004 | Staff
For more than half a century, Glenview Naval Air Station occupied a 1,121-acre site in the Chicago suburb from which...
May 01, 2004 | By Dave Barista, Associate Editor
Residents living in Dallas's Cedars community could not have asked for a more ideal neighbor. Ever since the Dallas P...
July 01, 2004 | Staff
Ah, 2003! For our Giants, it was neither the best of years nor the worst of years. Most firms saw modest single-digit...
January 01, 2009 |
Senior project manager P1 Group, Las Vegas EDUCATION BS, University of Nebraska ACCOMPLISHMENTS In 2007, hired to ope...
April 01, 2003 | By Gordon Wright, Executive Editor
One of the first modern mixed-use buildings in the tradition-rich city of Prague, Czech Republic (population 1.2 mill...
July 01, 2007 | Jim Haughey, Director, Research and Analytics, Reed Construction Data
Construction spending for government buildings—excluding housing, education, and healthcare—expanded 14% in the fisca...
November 01, 2001 | By Gordon Wright, Editor
The new headquarters of the California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notable for more than its abundance o...
April 01, 2002 | By Larry Flynn, Senior Editor
San Francisco holds a special place in the national psyche, known for its beauty, romance and earth-shifting danger.B...
October 01, 2002 | By Gordon Wright, Executive Editor
For as long as most Milwaukee area residents can recall, a complex of buildings on the south side of Wisconsin Avenue...
June 01, 2008 | By Jay W. Schneider, Senior Editor
Shouldn’t major financial investments in new schools benefit both the students and the greater community? Conventiona...
March 01, 2004 | By Gordon Wright, Executive Editor
Like many other building components, curtain walls do not last forever. "These installations have a finite service li...
August 01, 2002 | By Larry Flynn, Senior Editor
Rich in texture, diverse in color, durable and of the earth, stone possesses an inherent sense of solidity and streng...
March 01, 2001 | By Larry Flynn, Senior Editor
Issues such as sustainability, changes in project delivery methods and technological advancements are impacting the w...
September 01, 2007 | By Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, Contributing Editor
As a shining symbol of civic pride in Los Angeles County, Pasadena City Hall stood as the stately centerpiece of Pasa...
August 01, 2003 | By Larry Flynn, Senior Editor
The transition from "slot box" to mega-resort marks the true arrival of Native American owned-and-operated casinos on...
July 01, 2008 |
During the past year, more than 13,300 design and construction professionals in the U.S. earned their green stripes b...
July 01, 2003 | By Staff
The true test for champion Building Team firms comes not in times of bull markets and plentiful investment capital, b...
November 01, 2002 | By Larry Flynn, Senior Editor
The era of the domed stadium was launched on April 9, 1965, when the Yankees' Mickey Mantle blasted a homer into orbi...
September 01, 2009 | By Dave Barista, Managing Editor
The popularity of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels has exploded during the past decade as Building Teams look to maxi...
November 01, 2006 | Joe DeSisto, Contributing Writer
One year ago, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) released a new version of the national standard for po...
July 01, 2008 |
The office sector is the strongest commercial market because the rollover of leases negotiated in 2001-03 kept office...
April 01, 2005 | By Barbara Horwitz Bennett, Contributing Editor
As Israel's second most popular tourist site, after the Western Wall, the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum takes its visit...
