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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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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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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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...
Photo: Pashminu Mansukhani, Pixabay
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...
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Codes and Standards | November 23, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Organization assesses sustainability performance of real estate and infrastructure portfolios and assets.
Photo: Erol Ahmed
November 23, 2020 | VIATechnik's The Edge | Danielle Dy Buncio, VIATechnik, CEO
There has been a fundamental shift in how human beings live, work, and play. The built environment must shift in re...
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Codes and Standards | November 23, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contirbuting Editor
Contributes toward LEED v.4.0 and v.4.1 materials and resources requirements.
Renderings courtesy HOK
Healthcare Facilities | November 23, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The project will be New Jersey’s first comprehensive cancer center.
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Market Data | November 23, 2020 |
AGC
This news comes even after 36 states added construction jobs in October.
Life of an Architect Podcast | November 23, 2020 | Bob Borson, FAIA
It’s that gift-giving time of the year, and if you have an architect in your life, you know that getting them the p...
Airports | November 20, 2020 |
Populous
Survey data points to achievable solutions for airports around the globe.
Smart and Resilient Cities | November 20, 2020 |
BD+C Staff
The November 19 episode of BD+C's The Weekly is available for viewing on demand.
Allen Hall at Western Carolina University promotes a vibrant experience for its 612 freshmen occupants. Our design team worked closely with the precast manufacturer, Metromont, to support a social atmosphere and create open, welcoming entries and inviting commons spaces. Photo courtesy Vannoy Construction.
University Buildings | November 20, 2020 |
Peter Aranyi
A variety of material solutions are emerging to accelerate construction timelines, and precast concrete has become...
