Building Design + Construction

Prefabrication and modularization are two construction techniques that are likely to attract investment in the coming years, according to a new McKinsey & Co. report. Image: Pixabay

Building Technology | September 13, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

McKinsey report assesses where opportunities could lie in construction technology

McKinsey & Co. sees systems integration and talent acquisition as key investment drivers.

Images courtesy Brunel University London

Sustainability | September 13, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Under-development solar panels snap together and turn waste heat into hot water

The project is being developed at Brunel University London.

Metal mesh leaf graphic created by Cambridge Architectural for Thornton Flats luxury apartments in Austin. Photo: PSW Homes.

Sponsored Content | Metals | September 12, 2018 | Cambridge Architectural

Austin apartment façade branded with metal mesh

Cambridge Architectural creates powder-coated design incorporating community’s leaf graphic.

Education Facility | September 12, 2018 | NACLab Blog | Michael Pinto, AIA, Principal and Randy Wilson, AIA, LEED AP Principal

Security vs. 21st century learning: We shouldn’t have to choose

In order to effectively talk about school design, we need to start by understanding what a school is designed to do. ...

Codes and Standards | September 12, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Saltwater incursion into Miami’s aquifer may make city uninhabitable later this century

Rising sea levels likely to claim drinking water before land is under water.

Market Data | September 12, 2018 | ABC

Construction material prices fall in August

Softwood lumber prices plummeted 9.6% in August yet are up 5% on a yearly basis (down from a 19.5% increase year-over...

Photo: Kate Glicksberg

Education Facility | September 12, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor

350,000-sf High Tech High School opens in Secaucus, N.J.

The technical school is on the Frank J. Cargiulo Campus.

Codes and Standards | September 11, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Smart Surfaces Coalition will help cities reduce urban heat island effect

Surfaces can reflect away heat and help prevent flooding.

Urban Planning | September 11, 2018 | GS&P Dialogue |

The advantages of alleys

Believe it or not, alleys started off as public spaces.

Green | September 11, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Chicago becomes seventh city in the world to achieve LEED for Cities Platinum certification

It is the highest level of certification available from the U.S. Green Building Council.

The Morningstar solar house is one of the features at Penn State's Sustainability Experience Center, where the university is contemplating a permanent structure for classrooms, research labs, and offices that would be built to Living Building Challenge standards. Image: Patrick Mansell

Sustainability | September 10, 2018 | John Caufield, Senior Editor

At Penn State, sustainability is more than a goal

The university, encompassing 13 colleges and 24 campuses, adheres to protocols established by the UN.

HOK employed virtual reality for the modernization and expansion design of the domestic passenger terminal (above) at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Virtual Reality | September 10, 2018 | HOK | James Vandezande

Virtual reality as a design tool: What we've learned and where we're going

Given the dizzying speed in which the technology has caught on, it’s worth taking a moment to look at what we’ve lear...

© Mika Huisman.

Museums | September 10, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor

Helsinki’s underground art museum opens to the public

JKMM designed the space.

A rendering of the $32 million, 94,000-sf medical office building for Main Line Health in partnership with Axia Women’s Health, which broke ground in June in King of Prussia, Pa. NELSON is the architect, Bohler Engineering the CE, Pisarek Enigneering the MEP, O’Donnell & Naccarato the SE, Perkins Eastman the design consultant, and Glackin Thomas Panzak the landscape architect. Image: courtesy of IMC Construction, the project’s CM.

Healthcare Facilities | September 07, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Medical office construction isn’t keeping pace with the aging of America

A new Transwestern report suggests a “rethinking” of healthcare delivery approaches that lean heavier on technology....

Image courtesy of Adam America Real Estate

Sponsored Content | September 07, 2018 | New Millennium

Multi-unit Lower East Side project features versatile long-span composite flooring system

New Millennium Building Systems provides the balance between engineering expertise and logistical know-how to navigat...

Market Data | September 07, 2018 | USG Corporation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Safety risks in commercial construction industry exacerbated by workforce shortages

The report revealed 88% of contractors expect to feel at least a moderate impact from the workforce shortages in the...

Codes and Standards | September 07, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

Certified Green Buildings may have an advantage in capital markets

Research supports financial case for certification.

Codes and Standards | September 07, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor

NIST releases report outlining steps to bolster disaster resiliency

Offers immediate occupancy building codes and performance standards strategies.

19 decommissioned shipping containers become downtown Phoenix’s hottest marketplace

Photo courtesy Local Studio

Building Tech | September 06, 2018 | BD+C Staff

19 decommissioned shipping containers become downtown Phoenix’s hottest marketplace

September 1 marked the opening of downtown Phoenix’s newest restaurant and retail marketplace—and its latest commerci...

S/L/A/M's merger with Frank Webb Architects could be a springboard for more aggressive national growth. Image: The S/L/A/M Collaborative

Architects | September 06, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

S/L/A/M Collaborative completes merger with L.A.-based firm

The healthcare sector is one of Frank Webb Architects’ strengths.

Shive-Hattery designed this pocket park in the alley between two buildings owned by Accesso Services on West Madison Street, Chicago. Photo: AJ Brown Imaging.

Giants 300 | September 06, 2018 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor

What's happening at 90 design firms

The latest developments at 90 of the nation's largest architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms.