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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40 Under 40 | December 08, 2020 |
BD+C Editors
These AEC stars are making their mark in business, philanthropy, and in their communities.
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All photos: Virgin Hyperloop
Transportation & Parking Facilities | November 13, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The pod achieves Hyperloop travel at speeds over 1000km/hour.
The Omniverse platform is derived from Pixar's widely adopted Universal Scene Description, onto which Nvidia can apply multiple GPUs. Image: Leeza Soho - Zaha Hadid Architects
AEC Tech Innovation | November 13, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Nvidia’s Omniverse will go open beta later this year.
Daylighting | November 13, 2020 | Abundance: The Paladino Blog |
Daylight modeling is a tool to examine how daylight interacts with a building, and how that natural light behaves w...
Long Beach, Calif.’s new Civic Center includes the 93,500-sf Billie Jean King Main Library, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 2019. Photo: Benny Chen| Fotoworks
Government Buildings | November 13, 2020 |
By John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Federal contracts are proceeding, but states and cities are delaying, deferring, and looking for private investment...
Concepts' newest store in Boston is laid out like an arti gallery to give shoppers a different experience with each display and floor. Images: Concepts
Retail Centers | November 12, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The streetwear retailer forges its online and brick-and-mortar presence.
AEC Tech | November 12, 2020 |
BD+C Editors
BD+C editors speak with experts from ALICE Technologies, Build Group, Hastings Architecture, Nvidia, and Woods Bago...
Sponsored Content: Voice of the Brand
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 12, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Golden State voters reject Proposition 21.
All photos: Dave Burk | SOM
Museums | November 12, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
SOM designed the building.
Offices were emptied as a result of the coronavirus, but many of their buildings continued to use the same amount of energy, according to recent surveys by Carbon Lighthouse and Johnson Controls. Image: Pixabay
Energy Efficiency | November 11, 2020 |
John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Two surveys found that, despite much lower occupancy rates, energy consumption in most commercial buildings didn’t...
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....
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...
All images: Viewpoint Studios
Office Building Design | November 09, 2020 |
David Malone, Associate Editor
The building will become a new hub for innovative companies in Brooklyn.
Photo: Michael Grimm Photography
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.
Courtey Pixabay
Codes and Standards | November 06, 2020 |
Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Safety training cited as a cause of improvement.
All images courtesy Thornton Tomasetti
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.
All renderings courtesy BIG
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.
Photo: Jason O'Rear/Chase Center
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...
