Semans-Griswold Environmental Hall, designed by Ayers Saint Gross, is home to Washington College’s Center for Environment and Society and commands a picturesque site on the Chester River. The river is a living laboratory that provides students with an immersive experience in support of the building’s programs in environmental science and sustainability. Photo courtesy Ayers Saint Gross
The 2020 Giants 400 Report features more than 130 rankings across 25 building sectors and specialty categories.
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The 752,000-sf patient tower represents the first significant transformation of Vassar Brothers Medical Center in 133 years. Images: Brad Feinknopf
The pavilion includes a 66-room Emergency Department.
This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders about innovations in Passive House desig...
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3XN designed the project.
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Environmental and planning groups note soaring claims, flood insurance debt.
Now is the right and necessary time for the commercial real estate industry to shift its environmental strategy fro...
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U.S. construction activity is expected to bounce back in 2021, after a slowdown in 2020 due to challenges brought b...
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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Construction costs rose marginally in the latest quarterly tracked by the consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall. Image credit: RLB
Rider Levett Bucknall’s latest cost report singles out unemployment and infrastructure spending as barometers.
ABC’s Construction Confidence Index readings for sales, profit margins, and staffing levels increased in December....
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New procedure would diminish influence of local code officials.
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Energy-intensive sector comprises 10% of all commercial real estate.
The video game company is currently valued at over $17 billion thanks to Fortnite, its massively popular battle roy...
The 800-unit NEMA Chicago, recently completed by McHugh Construction, is the city’s tallest rental tower, at 896 feet. Photo: Courtesy Crescent Heights
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LMN Architects designed the $187 million project.
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Restraints include high upfront cost, and lack of universal definition and approaches.
SourceBlue draws upon 20 years of supply chain management experience in the construction ind...
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First update of ‘safe harbors’ in 15 years provides better clarity for design and construction firms.
Central Station at its opening in October 1914 and the revitalized hotel in 2020. Photo: VRX Studios
The under-construction Ohana Center for Health in Monterey, Calif., reflects a growing need for mental heathcare. Images: NBBJ
NBBJ is among the firms tapping into this trend.
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Gains are likely temporary as new industry survey finds widespread pessimism for 2021.
A green wall frames a properly masked student resident at ōLiv Tucson, near the University of Arizona, which operated on a hybrid Covid-19 schedule until Thanksgiving, then was scheduled to go all virtual. Photo: Nathan Oppenheim
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, many college and university residences were completed in time for classes, live o...
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Battle over IP property claims by ICC and other codes bodies continues.
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Businesses that install green roofs, rain gardens, permeable pavement, and rainwater harvesting are eligible.
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Skylab designed the project.
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New industry outlook finds most contractors expect demand for many categories of construction to decline.
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May limit the number of firms that could compete for contracts.
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Projects include new General Assembly Building, outpatient facility at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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The Edward J. Stemmler Hall project has won a Bronze Award in BD+C’s 2020 Reconstruction Awards.
Dwindling list of project starts forces contractors to lay off workers.
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Will accelerate pace of lead service line replacement.
