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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The Ritz-Carlton Residences sits on a 36-slip private marina in Miami Beach, Fla. The project team for Lionheart Capital’s 111-condominium community was led by Stantec (AOR). Residences are priced from $2 million to $40 million. Photo: Kim Sargent
Multifamily Housing | January 20, 2021 |
Mike Plotnick, Contributing Editor
The 1920s King Cole Hotel becomes the Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami in the largest residential adaptive reuse project in South Florida.
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101 Top Products | December 03, 2020 |
BD+C Editors
Viewrail's Terrace floating stair system and USG's EcoSmart Panels are among the 10 new structural products to make...
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Market Data | December 03, 2020 |
AGC
Widespread project postponements and cancellations force layoffs.
CallisonRTKL worked with Fido, a cellphone service provider, on a store redesign that moves away from the strictly transactional to a more relaxed environment that encourages conversation between staff and customers. Photo: ©Ben Rahn/A-Frame, courtesy CRTKL
Giants 300 | December 02, 2020 |
BD+C STAFF
Gensler, Jacobs, and PCL Construction top BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest retail sector architecture, engin...
Arup and Suffolk Construction are part of the Building Team for Northeastern University’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering complex. Photo: Evan Patten
Giants 300 | December 02, 2020 |
BD+C STAFF
Gensler, AECOM, and Turner Construction top BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest university sector architecture,...
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Giants 300 | December 02, 2020 |
BD+C STAFF
Clark Group, Humphreys & Partners Architects, and Kimley-Horn head BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest mult...
101 Top Products | December 02, 2020 |
BD+C Editors
Viracon's Thermal Spacer and YKK's YWW 50 TU Thermally Broken Window Wall are among the 7 new glass and glazing pro...
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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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101 Top Products | December 02, 2020 |
BD+C Editors
Mad Elevator's Toe-To-Go and GE's UltraFresh Washers are among the 12 new building systems products to make Bui...
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Market Data | December 02, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contirbuting Editor
Eliminates requirement for a Passive House consultant and attendant modeling.
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Market Data | December 02, 2020 |
AGC
Residential construction expands as many commercial projects languish.
Rendering: LaGuardia Airport redevelopment. Courtesy LaGuardia
Giants 300 | December 02, 2020 |
BD+C STAFF
AECOM, Hensel Phelps, and PGAL top BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest airport sector architecture, engineering...
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Modular Building | December 02, 2020 |
Matthew Mueller, AIA, Partner, PBDW Architects
For a building to be truly sustainable, it must maintain the three corners of the triangle paradigm throughout the...
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Codes and Standards | December 01, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Most of the movement seems permanent.
101 Top Products | December 01, 2020 |
BD+C Editors
Sherwin-Williams' Emerald Rain Refresh and James Hardie's Aspyre Collection are among the 23 new building envelope...
Contractors | December 01, 2020 |
STO Building Group
Merger will expand both firms’ geographic reach and services.
All images courtesy Adjaye Associates
Library | November 30, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The project is located in Johannesburg.
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Codes and Standards | November 30, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
New programs, updates will spur shift to regenerative strategies.
Market Data | November 30, 2020 |
International Code Council
International Code Council and FLASH celebrate the most comprehensive study conducted around hazard-resilient build...
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Codes and Standards | November 30, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
FGIA document was last updated in 2013.
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Codes and Standards | November 30, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Appeals process nixed requirement for residential electrification readiness.
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Giants 300 | November 29, 2020 |
BD+C Staff
Jacobs, AECOM, and Kimley-Horn top the rankings of the nation's largest engineering architecture (EA) firms for non...
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Giants 300 | November 29, 2020 |
BD+C Staff
WSP, Terracon, Tetra Tech, and Arup top the rankings of the nation's largest engineering firms for nonresidential b...
Located in New York’s Financial District, 77 Greenwich, a 42-story high rise with 89 condo units, mixes retail, education, and residential programming. It includes a new 450-seat public grade school, a portion of which will occupy the renovated Dickey House (bottom right in rendering), one of five Federalist-era row houses remaining in Lower Manhattan. Rendering: Binyan Studios, Courtesy of FXCollaborative
Giants 300 | November 29, 2020 |
BD+C Staff
Gensler, Perkins and Will, and HKS Architects top the rankings of the nation's largest architecture firms for nonre...
Emory University’s Health Research Science Building 2 is scheduled to open in Atlanta in 2022. HOK’s design supports Emory’s campus-wide sustainability efforts and aggressive goals for energy use reduction. Photo: HOK
Giants 300 | November 29, 2020 |
BD+C Staff
Stantec, HDR, and HOK head the rankings of the nation's largest architecture engineering (AE) firms for nonresident...
Arup and Suffolk Construction are part of the Building Team for Northeastern University’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering complex, whose second phase is currently in the works. Photo: Evan Patten, courtesy Arup
Giants 300 | November 29, 2020 |
BD+C Staff
Jacobs, CBRE, VCC, and JLL top the rankings of the nation's largest construction management (as agent) and program/...
Designed by BIG and Leo A Daly, with Gilbane Building Company as CM at-risk, the Arlington (Va.) Public Schools Heights Building features a cascading design that is meant to connect and encourage collaboration among the school’s vertical spaces and different educational programs. The 181,800-sf school includes four terraces, a green roof, classrooms, labs, music rooms, gym, cafeteria, media center, and auditorium. Photo: Jim Tetro, courtesy Gilbane
Giants 300 | November 29, 2020 |
BD+C Staff
Turner, Whiting-Turner, and STO Building Group head the rankings of the nation's largest general contractors, CM at...
Fibonacci House, a 3D-printed structure using Laticrete 3D printing mortar. Photo: Twente Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing | November 27, 2020 |
MATTHEW CARLI, KHO VERIAN, AND IAN COMISHIN
The Fibonacci House, which we have named after Leonardo Fibonacci, the medieval Italian mathematician, illustrates...
Indiana Toll Road's LEED Gold Administration and Operations Building. Photo courtesy SmithGroup
Government Buildings | November 25, 2020 |
SMITHGROUP
New LEED Gold facility consolidates operations for tollway authority.
“Shorter Than the Day,” by contemporary artist Sarah Sze, is one of four permanent art installations at the 850,000-sf LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall. The joint venture design and construction team included: HOK, Skanska USA, Walsh Construction, and WSP USA. Photo: Nicholas Knight
Engineers | November 25, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Strategic acquisitions are also fueling growth objectives.
Stanford's Morphogenesis architectural mesh display responds to the human touch through an interactive system. Photo: Gabe Border
University Buildings | November 25, 2020 |
GKD METAL FABRICS
Stanford University's ...
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Architects | November 24, 2020 |
David Barista, Editorial Director
Positions of passivity and cost-cutting run counter to the key lessons from AEC leaders who successfully navigated...
