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75 Top Building Products
75 top building products for 2023
From a bladeless rooftop wind energy system, to a troffer light fixture with built-in continuous visible light disinfection, innovation is plentiful in Building Design+Construction's annual 75 Top Products report.Â
Sustainability
Researchers create building air leakage detection system using a camera in real time
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a system that uses a camera to detect air leakage from buildings in real time.
Products and Materials
Top building products for October 2023
BD+C Editors break down 15 of the top building products this month, from structural round timber to air handling units.
Aug 11, 2010
PCA partners with MIT on concrete research center
MIT today announced the creation of the Concrete Sustainability Hub, a research center established at MIT in collaboration with the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) Research & Education Foundation.
Aug 11, 2010
SimplexGrinnell earns certified status in Microsoft Partner Program for 9th year in a row
ANAHEIM, CA. (September 22, 2009) – For the ninth consecutive year, SimplexGrinnell has earned…
Aug 11, 2010
CTBUH conference on future of tall buildings set for October 22-23, 2009 in Chicago
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2009 Conference, "Evolution of the…
Aug 11, 2010
29 Great Solutions for the AEC Industry
AEC firms are hotbeds of invention and innovation to meet client needs in today's highly competitive environment. The editors of Building Design+Construction are pleased to present 29 "Great Solutions" to some of the most complex problems and issues facing Building Teams today. Our solutions cover eight key areas: Design, BIM + IT, Collaboration, Healthcare, Products, Technology, Business Management, and Green Building.
Aug 11, 2010
New ASHRAE Publication Provides Energy Efficiency Guidance for Hotels
ATLANTA – When visiting your next hotel this summer, check to see if energy efficiency is on the…
Aug 11, 2010
Portland Cement Association offers blast resistant design guide for reinforced concrete structures
Developed for designers and engineers, "Blast Resistant Design Guide for Reinforced Concrete Structures" provides a practical treatment of the design of cast-in-place reinforced concrete structures to resist the effects of blast loads. It explains the principles of blast-resistant design, and how to determine the kind and degree of resistance a structure needs as well as how to specify the required materials and details.
Aug 11, 2010
Building Systems commissioning and retro-commissioning training program: Chicago, September 23, 2009
Building Systems: Commissioning and Retro-commissioning
Presenter: Rebecca Ellis, P.E., LEED AP…
Aug 11, 2010
'Flexible' building designed to physically respond to the environment
The ecoFLEX project, designed by a team from Shepley Bulfinch, has won a prestigious 2009 Unbuilt Architecture Design Award from the Boston Society of Architects. EcoFLEX features heat-sensitive assemblies composed of a series of bi-material strips. The assemblies’ form modulate with the temperature to create varying levels of shading and wind shielding, flexing when heated to block sunlight and contracting when cooled to allow breezes to pass through the screen.
Aug 11, 2010
ASHRAE issues correction on changes to addendum r to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007Â on ventilation for IAQ
Earlier today, ASHRAE distributed a news release, ASHRAE Proposes Mechanical Ventilation…
Aug 11, 2010
Lafarge's investment in Coeymans, N.Y., cement facility draws support from Governor Paterson, other elected officials
Ravena, N.Y. - September 25, 2009 - Key elected officials from New York today announced support for…
