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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HOK designed the project.
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read moreThere are two converging trends that will shape this ratio of lab-to-office in 2021.
The project will comprise 285 multifamily units and the shell for a future event center.
This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders from Procon Consulting, Virginia Tech, a...

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DOE study investigated items used to control lumen depreciation, chromaticity shifts, and changes in drivers.
The goal of the circular economy is to keep materials in circulation through reusing, repurposing, repairing, or re...

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Lessons learned could help US avoid that fate.
The building marks the latest phase of the Oakwood Shores revitalization plan.

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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Odessa, Texas have worst 12-month employment losses.
The facility began construction in August of 2019.
Energy efficient, healthy, and affordable: the predictable nature of seasonal daylight geometry makes it one of th...

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New projects in New York, Los Angeles on track to reach goal.
HMFH Architects designed the project.

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Addresses market trend toward heavy sliding doors.
FXCollaborative designed the original building in 2001.

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Rising costs, supply-chain woes, and cancellations threaten outlook.
Valerio Dewalt Train designed the project.
On a monthly basis, spending was down in 13 of 16 nonresidential subcategories.
CetraRuddy designed the project.

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Local governments lose influence on creating new energy efficiency rules.
Hartford, Conn.-based JCJ Architecture traces its roots to 1936, when the U.S. was just coming out of an economic d...

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Shrinking demand, soaring costs, and supply delays threaten project completion dates and finances.
The project will be built over two phases.
As part of a surge in new housing projects for freshman and sophomores, we are seeing increasing demand for double...