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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At the end of Q4 ‘20, projects currently under construction stand at 1,487 projects/199,700 rooms.
Cushing Terrell designed the project.
Comes as Biden Administration prepares ambitious clean energy agenda.
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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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In searching for an indoor air quality monitor, most devices will measure a combination of temperature, relative hu...
In its latest outlook report for the multifamily rental market, Yardi Matrix outlined several reasons for hope for...

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Claims ‘all-risk policies’ should have included millions of dollars of losses due to virus.

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Document assesses how to adhere to code requirements.

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Texas and Vermont have worst February-December losses while Virginia and Alabama add the most.

A new $2.8 billion South Terminal under construction for Orlando International Airport will be completed late this year. Business Traveller magazine reports that the terminal will include automated screening lanes at TSA checkpoints, an energy efficient baggage claim system, and facial recognition technology for international arriving and departing passengers. Image: Orlandoairports.net
A new report explores where and what spending for “smart” airports is likely to focus on.
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The architect partnered with CitySquare Housing on the project.
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Free Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance document now available.
All the students we interviewed were glad that they returned to campus in one form or another.
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The project is expected to cost $1.5 billion.
Five lessons from Asia and Europe to create more human-centric American cities.
The project will be located in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Code update would take effect in 2023.
The 1920s King Cole Hotel becomes the Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami in the largest residential adaptive reuse proje...
MBH Architects, in collaboration with Page & Turnbull, designed the project.
The best landscape architecture solves the problems most important to its community with robust engagement and uniq...

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‘Essential to ensuring the viability of the domestic steel industry.’
The tower is the first building completed in Casablanca Finance City.

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The pace of decline during December accelerated from November.