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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The Ritz-Carlton Residences sits on a 36-slip private marina in Miami Beach, Fla. The project team for Lionheart Capital’s 111-condominium community was led by Stantec (AOR). Residences are priced from $2 million to $40 million. Photo: Kim Sargent
Multifamily Housing | January 20, 2021 |
Mike Plotnick, Contributing Editor
The 1920s King Cole Hotel becomes the Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami in the largest residential adaptive reuse project in South Florida.
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Sustainability | November 11, 2020 | GBBN Insights | Phyllis Kim
Passive House is a high-performance building standard that emphasizes tightly insulated enclosures, heat recovery,...
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Codes and Standards | November 11, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Investors would be tapped for damages on such cases.
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Multifamily Housing | November 11, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
SERA Architects and Lendlease will design and build the project.
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Codes and Standards | November 10, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Goal is to identify high-impact areas for application in design and construction.
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Market Data | November 10, 2020 |
AGC
Incoming president and congress should focus on enacting measures to rebuild infrastructure and revive the economy....
Life of an Architect Podcast | November 09, 2020 | Bob Borson, FAIA
The phrase “virtual office” has a much different ring and connotation to it now than it did just a few months ago....
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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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Lowe's is leasing and building distribution and fulfillment centers to support both its stores across the country and its burgeoning ecommerce business. Image: Spectrum News 1 (North Carolina
Warehouses | November 09, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The retail giant will also open four more bulk warehouses, including a 1.2-million-sf DC in Alabama it is building...
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Office Building Design | November 09, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The building will become a new hub for innovative companies in Brooklyn.
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Education Facility | November 09, 2020 |
AIA
Recipients’ designs enhance student learning experiences.
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Coronavirus | November 09, 2020 |
Tami Hausman, PhD, and Lonny Rossman, AIA, NCARB
As AEC firm leaders consider worst-case scenarios and explore possible solutions to surmount them, they learn to be...
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Market Data | November 09, 2020 |
AGC
A growing number of project cancellations risks undermining future industry job gains.
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Codes and Standards | November 06, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Safety training cited as a cause of improvement.
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Coronavirus | November 05, 2020 |
Thornton Tomasetti
Open source app provides customizable health reporting and contact tracing capabilities.
Climate change is contributing to property damage on a major scale, causing more investors to look for better ways to gauge their risk. Image: Skeeze from Pixabay
Resiliency | November 05, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
A new ULI-Heitman report states that the biggest challenge to valuation is measuring urban risk mitigation.
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University Buildings | November 05, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The new center will become the heart of the university’s campus.
Museums | November 05, 2020 |
BD+C Editors
BD+C editors speak with experts from Cooper Robertson, Life of an Architect, and MJ12 Design Studio on the November...
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Codes and Standards | November 04, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Insurers’ fears of civil unrest in wake of election prompt builder’s risk coverage moratoriums.
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Building Team Awards | November 04, 2020 |
BD+C Staff
The Statue of Liberty Museum, Allianz Field, and the Long Beach Civic Center are three of the projects awarded with...
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Codes and Standards | November 04, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Lease or ownership models for PVs make more sense than ever.
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Market Data | November 04, 2020 |
AGC
Association officials warn that demand for nonresidential construction will slide further without new federal relie...
The West Building of Candlewood Suites at Fort Jackson, S.C., a project that's part of a public-private partnership that the Army has with Lendlease and IHG Army Hotels. Images: IHG Army Hotels
Hotel Facilities | November 03, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
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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Codes and Standards | November 03, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
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
Building Team Awards | November 03, 2020 |
Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
A coalition of ministries raised millions to build a new home for homeless men in Alabama’s largest city. The Fireh...
Market Data | November 02, 2020 |
ABC
Among the sixteen nonresidential subcategories, thirteen were down on a monthly basis.
Poettker Construction’s new headquarters brings together internal departments that had been spread over five buildings. Image: Courtesy of Poettker Construction
Building Team Awards | November 02, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Poettker Construction’s new headquarters in rural Breese, Ill., is recognized with a Bronze Award in BD+C’s 2020 Bu...
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Retail Centers | November 02, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The first location to use this rebuild style reopens on Oct. 15 near Atlanta.
This project was North American’s first design-build-finance-operate-maintenance contract, and the first to combine public infrastructure and private development. All Photos: Fukishima Photography.
Building Team Awards | November 02, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The Long Beach Civic Center is honored with a Bronze Award in the 2020 Building Team Award...
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Codes and Standards | November 02, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
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
Market Data | November 02, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The Joint Center for Housing Studies and AARP’s Public Policy Institute connect livability with income, race, and h...
Photo: James Ewing
Building Team Awards | November 02, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The new home of the Minnesota United soccer club wins a Silver Award in BD+C’s 2020 Building Team Awards.
