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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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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Tighter security demands and greater technological innovation in courtroom presentation techniques, not to mention th...
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Had it not been for the commitment of the owner and the sensitivity of the locally based Building Team, Denver's new...
August 01, 2005 | Staff
The Uithof university campus southeast of Utrecht is famous far beyond the borders of the Netherlands for its modern...
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Structural steel has been a popular framing material for more than a century. This special report details new develop...
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For network communications giant Avaya Inc., attracting and retaining top research and development talent is of the u...
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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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Last year, some 35,000 continuing education learning units were made available to architects and other building profe...
January 01, 2004 | By Gordon Wright, Executive Editor
Ever since Washington, D.C.'s 103-mile metropolitan rail system began operating in 1976, development around its 83 st...
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“From eyesore to icon.” That's how Reconstruction Awards judge K. Nam Shiu so concisely described the restoration eff...
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A Matthew H. Johnson, PE Associate Principal Simpson Gumpertz & HegerWaltham, Mass. B K. Nam Shiu, SE, PEVP Walke...
August 01, 2009 | By Robert Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief; Jay W. Schneider, Senior Editor; Dave Barista, Managing Editor; and Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor
1. Riverwalk Transforms Chicago's Second Waterfront Chicago has long enjoyed a beautiful waterfront along Lake Michig...
July 01, 2002 | Larry Flynn
If the economy were a disease and the industrial building sector were a living being, it would be at death's door. Bu...
April 01, 2003 | By Robert Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief
Six years ago, Bayer Group, the $30-billion chemical, pharmaceutical, polymer, and agricultural products manufacturer...
February 01, 2006 | By Dave Barista, Assistant Managing Editor
When evaluating the merits of roofing systems, specifiers generally consider a product's performance record, warranty...
December 01, 2003 | By Larry Flynn, Senior Editor
Despite recent struggles, 2004 looks to be the year when nonresidential building returns to healthy growth. "There ar...
October 01, 2005 | Barbara Horwitz-Bennett
Flash back to 1910, when the newly opened Hotel Stockton was a classy 252-room hotel with shops, restaurants, a ballr...
January 20, 2009 | By C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett
Whether it's planting a green roof, installing building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems, or applying coatings...
April 01, 2007 | By Dave Barista, Managing Editor
Over a five-day stretch last December, students at the Carroll School in Lincoln, Mass., witnessed the installation o...
March 01, 2007 | By Jay W. Schneider, Senior Editor
Office design has always been linked to productivity—how many workers can be reasonably squeezed into a given space—b...
November 01, 2004 | By Larry Flynn, Senior Editor
The General Services Administration's great architectural awakening came 10 years ago, with the implementation of its...
May 01, 2007 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
SmithGroup has a rightful claim to the title of the country's oldest architecture/engineering firm. Sheldon Smith fou...
January 01, 2005 | By Gordon Wright, Executive Editor
By almost any measure, the design and construction of Grace Church in Eden Prairie, Minn., must be judged a remarkabl...
November 01, 2004 | By Robert Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief
As Chief Architect of the U.S. General Services Administration, Edward A. Feiner, FAIA, oversees an inventory of more...
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Construction executive Mortenson Construction, Madison, Wis. EDUCATION BS, Arizona State University ACCOMPLISHMENTS T...
August 01, 2005 | By Robert Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief
With 3,700 legal advisers in 28 offices in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, Clifford Chance holds the...
April 01, 2008 |
Earlier this year, New Millennium Building Systems surveyed architects, engineers, contractors, building owners, and...
January 01, 2001 | By
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When Congress passed the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) regulating water-flow rates for plumbing fixtures, enginee...
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Windows are among the most desirable features of most building types, welcoming in natural light, linking to the outd...
October 01, 2001 | By Larry Flynn, Senior Editor
Spiraling energy costs, energy conservation efforts and the beneficial effects of daylight exposure on worker product...
