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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Investors would be tapped for damages on such cases.
SERA Architects and Lendlease will design and build the project.

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Goal is to identify high-impact areas for application in design and construction.

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Incoming president and congress should focus on enacting measures to rebuild infrastructure and revive the economy....
The phrase “virtual office” has a much different ring and connotation to it now than it did just a few months ago....
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.
read moreThe retail giant will also open four more bulk warehouses, including a 1.2-million-sf DC in Alabama it is building...
The building will become a new hub for innovative companies in Brooklyn.
Recipients’ designs enhance student learning experiences.

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As AEC firm leaders consider worst-case scenarios and explore possible solutions to surmount them, they learn to be...

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A growing number of project cancellations risks undermining future industry job gains.

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Safety training cited as a cause of improvement.
Open source app provides customizable health reporting and contact tracing capabilities.
A new ULI-Heitman report states that the biggest challenge to valuation is measuring urban risk mitigation.
The new center will become the heart of the university’s campus.
BD+C editors speak with experts from Cooper Robertson, Life of an Architect, and MJ12 Design Studio on the November...

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Insurers’ fears of civil unrest in wake of election prompt builder’s risk coverage moratoriums.
The Statue of Liberty Museum, Allianz Field, and the Long Beach Civic Center are three of the projects awarded with...

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Lease or ownership models for PVs make more sense than ever.

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Association officials warn that demand for nonresidential construction will slide further without new federal relie...
This project used over 4,100 pieces of cross-laminated timber. It's the fourth CLT hotel in the Army's housing port...

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Asthma seems to be aggravated by cooking with flame.

Birmingham’s Firehouse Shelter opened in February. In addition to living spaces, the shelter has medical exam rooms, a restful courtyard, a chapel, a classroom/training area, and case management offices where social workers can consult privately with residents. All photos: Edward Badham / EB Visual Productions
A coalition of ministries raised millions to build a new home for homeless men in Alabama’s largest city. The Fireh...
Among the sixteen nonresidential subcategories, thirteen were down on a monthly basis.
Poettker Construction’s new headquarters in rural Breese, Ill., is recognized with a Bronze Award in BD+C’s 2020 Bu...
The first location to use this rebuild style reopens on Oct. 15 near Atlanta.
The Long Beach Civic Center is honored with a Bronze Award in the 2020 Building Team Award...

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Updated building codes could mitigate the danger.

DelWebb at North Ranch, an age-qualified community in North Las Vegas with homes starting from the low $300s. Access to resort living is relatively rare for older adults, according to a new paper on livability that also finds Americans over the age of 55 are underrepresented in communities that are safe, affordable and allow for aging in place. Image: DelWebb
The Joint Center for Housing Studies and AARP’s Public Policy Institute connect livability with income, race, and h...
The new home of the Minnesota United soccer club wins a Silver Award in BD+C’s 2020 Building Team Awards.