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PDX Gets Back to its Roots with Engineered Wood
Evoking the serenity of a Pacific Northwest forest, this massive airport redesign features glulam timber and mass plywood panels from local manufacturers.
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GBBN | Nov 11, 2020
Passive house design: A key to sustainable community building
Passive House is a high-performance building standard that emphasizes tightly insulated enclosures, heat recovery, and monitors airflow to reduce energy consumption.
sponsored | Metl-Span | Nov 5, 2020
Metl-Span Delivers Lesson in Energy Efficiency at California Charter School
How do you construct a net-zero energy, state-of-the-art charter school that also reflects the area’s heritage? Designers for Rocketship Delta Prep School in Antioch, California, went to the head of the class by tapping into the energy efficiency and versatility of Metl-Span’s insulated metal panels.
sponsored | Bijan Mansouri, TYPAR | Oct 28, 2020
UV Exposure and its Impact on Weather-Resistant Barriers
sponsored | Bijan Mansouri, TYPAR | Oct 28, 2020
Air Barriers 101: Controlling the Movement of Air in Exterior Walls
sponsored | APA – The Engineered Wood Association | Oct 26, 2020
2019 Timber-Strong Design Build Competition
Six student teams competed at the National Council of Structural Engineers Association (NCSEA) Summit to design and build the most efficient and creative wood structure.
HGA Insights Blog | Oct 22, 2020
Envisioning libraries as community hubs
In the following, HGA Vice President and Senior Designer Jane Dedering discusses her passion for libraries, community engagement, and how the current pandemic will influence libraries moving forward.
Clark Nexsen | Oct 20, 2020
Best practices in S+T office design
Within the constraints of the typical COVID-19 office protocols, lab users face the additional challenge of working with hands-on processes, tight schedules, and shared resources.
sponsored | Bill O'Keeffe | Oct 19, 2020
Going virtual
Manufacturers use virtual platforms to help architects meet CEU requirements.
CannonDesign | Oct 19, 2020
Flexible design helped the University of Kansas Strawberry Hill Behavioral Health Hospital adapt to the coronavirus
The University of Kansas Strawberry Hill Behavioral Health Hospital had been open for just over six months when it was faced with the global coronavirus pandemic.
Burns & McDonnell | Oct 14, 2020
Altering facilities for a post-COVID-19 world
There are several possibilities when it comes to reconfiguring or adjusting a space to maintain the health and safety of workers, from reorganizing spaces to enable social distancing measures to full teardown and reconstruction of a plant.
sponsored | Star Building Systems | Oct 13, 2020
Wakarusa Township fire station meets innovation
Kuehler worked in partnership with Lawrence, Kansas-based architectural firm Hernly Associates and together, they created a vision for the new, nearly 14,500-square-foot station.
Proving Ground | Oct 8, 2020
4 challenges of realizing BIM's value for an owner
In recent years, we have found our consulting practice engaging more and more with owners that are questioning the value of BIM and how they can make use of potentially data-rich BIM assets.
