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MFPRO+ Special Reports

Top 10 trends in affordable housing

Among affordable housing developers today, there’s one commonality tying projects together: uncertainty. AEC firms share their latest insights and philosophies on the future of affordable housing in BD+C's 2023 Multifamily Annual Report.

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Contractors

Bringing the concepts of architects, engineers, and clients to life often requires problem-solving and compromise, and always requires hard work on the contractor’s part. Keeping construction within the allotted budget and up to the rest of the building team’s standards requires a combination of extensive technical and product knowledge.

Aug 11, 2010

Former Colorado Governor Bill Owens retained by PCL Construction as senior advisor

Bill Owens, former Colorado Governor, has been retained by PCL Construction as senior advisor for the company’s U.S. operations, headquartered in Denver, Colorado.  The PCL family of companies collectively form the seventh largest contracting organization in the U.S. with major offices in 29 locations across North America, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Caribbean.
Aug 11, 2010

Camp Pendleton Marine veterans train for new careers in construction

CAMP PENDLETON, CA – On June 30, 2009, a class of service members at Marine Corps Base Camp…
Aug 11, 2010

10 tips for mitigating influenza in buildings

Adopting simple, common-sense measures and proper maintenance protocols can help mitigate the spread of influenza in buildings. In addition, there are system upgrades that can be performed to further mitigate risks. Trane Commercial Systems offers 10 tips to consider during the cold and flu season.
Aug 11, 2010

Reed Construction Data files corporate espionage lawsuit against McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge

Reed Construction Data (RCD), a leading construction information provider and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reed Elsevier (NYSE:RUK, NYSE:ENL), today filed suit in federal court against McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge, a unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (NYSE:MHP). The suit charges that Dodge has unlawfully accessed confidential and trade secret information from RCD since 2002 by using a series of fake companies to pose as RCD customers.
Aug 11, 2010

NAVFAC releases guidelines for sustainable reconstruction of Navy facilities

The guidelines provide specific guidance for installation commanders, assessment teams, estimators, programmers and building designers for identifying the sustainable opportunities, synergies, strategies, features and benefits for improving installations following a disaster instead of simply repairing or replacing them as they were prior to the disaster.
Aug 11, 2010

Kingspan Benchmark, Morin panels in St. Louis medical office building

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - June 9, 2009 - Metallic panels from Kingspan Benchmark and Morin sleekly clad…
Aug 11, 2010

Jones Lang LaSalle Joins BICEP Coalition to Address Global Energy Policy

CHICAGO, June 24, 2009 — Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL), the leading integrated financial and…
Aug 11, 2010

LAUSD selects Clark Construction to build new South Los Angeles High School

Los Angeles, CA – Monday, July 27, 2009 - The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) awarded…
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

Construction employment shrinks in 319 of the nation's 336 largest metro areas in July, continuing months-long slide

Construction workers in communities across the country continued to suffer extreme job losses this July according to a new analysis of metropolitan area employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. That analysis found construction employment declined in 319 of the nation’s largest communities while only 11 areas saw increases and six saw no change in construction employment between July 2008 and July 2009.
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