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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Widespread project postponements and cancellations force layoffs.
Gensler, Jacobs, and PCL Construction top BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest retail sector architecture, engin...
Gensler, AECOM, and Turner Construction top BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest university sector architecture,...
Clark Group, Humphreys & Partners Architects, and Kimley-Horn head BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest mult...
Viracon's Thermal Spacer and YKK's YWW 50 TU Thermally Broken Window Wall are among the 7 new glass and glazing pro...
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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Eliminates requirement for a Passive House consultant and attendant modeling.

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Residential construction expands as many commercial projects languish.
AECOM, Hensel Phelps, and PGAL top BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest airport sector architecture, engineering...

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For a building to be truly sustainable, it must maintain the three corners of the triangle paradigm throughout the...

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Most of the movement seems permanent.
Sherwin-Williams' Emerald Rain Refresh and James Hardie's Aspyre Collection are among the 23 new building envelope...
Merger will expand both firms’ geographic reach and services.
The project is located in Johannesburg.

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New programs, updates will spur shift to regenerative strategies.
International Code Council and FLASH celebrate the most comprehensive study conducted around hazard-resilient build...

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FGIA document was last updated in 2013.

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Appeals process nixed requirement for residential electrification readiness.
Jacobs, AECOM, and Kimley-Horn top the rankings of the nation's largest engineering architecture (EA) firms for non...
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
Gensler, Perkins and Will, and HKS Architects top the rankings of the nation's largest architecture firms for nonre...
Stantec, HDR, and HOK head the rankings of the nation's largest architecture engineering (AE) firms for nonresident...
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
Turner, Whiting-Turner, and STO Building Group head the rankings of the nation's largest general contractors, CM at...
The Fibonacci House, which we have named after Leonardo Fibonacci, the medieval Italian mathematician, illustrates...
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
Strategic acquisitions are also fueling growth objectives.
Positions of passivity and cost-cutting run counter to the key lessons from AEC leaders who successfully navigated...