As the population ages, designers of commercial and multifamily applications are incorporating new solutions to meet those demands. Ergonomics can be an integral part of design, manufacturing, and use. Nowhere is this more critical than in bathroom design.
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Engineering goes hand-in-hand with design, putting a practical lens on the architect’s vision and finding the best way to make it happen. Without a talented engineer, the project will never reach completion, and certainly will not reach the standards of functionality and sustainability that the architect and client are seeking.
Engineering and construction executives that comprise the NRCI panel are strongly optimistic about both the economy and their businesses. Photo courtesy of Vhanepfu/Wikimedia Commons.
February 23, 2015 | BD+C Staff
Construction companies face the challenge of having enough people to keep up with increasing back...
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What does a green building look like? How would you know one if you saw one? Maybe a trivial ques...
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The Bickman Fitness Center expansion at Clark University, completed in September 2013, provides space for an expanded cardio fitness program, with additional room for equipment storage and multipurpose events. Photo: John Horner Photography / courtesy Perkins+Will
February 21, 2015 | C.C. Sullivan, Contributing Editor
Adopting facility layouts from Asian and European models, today’s sports and recreational buildin...
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Security experts contend that camera surveillance loses its effectiveness if the images are not continuously monitored, as shown here in the University of Pennsylvania’s public safety command center. Penn is experimenting with using cameras to remotely identify people entering buildings. Photo: John Caulfield, BD+C
February 20, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
In 1996, the University of Pennsylvania’s sprawling campus in Philadelphia was in the grip of an...
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The proposed site is a 168-acre parcel at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of the 405 freeway and Del Amo Boulevard. Renderings courtesy of Scott Boehm/Manica Architecture.
February 20, 2015 | BD+C Staff
Two rival teams may bring the NFL back to Los Angeles.
Overall, there were 21 mega deals last year, totaling $127 billion. The greatest number of deals took place in Asia and Oceania. Image courtesy of MorgueFile/hotblack
February 20, 2015 | BD+C Staff
Worldwide engineering and construction industries closed 218 M&A deals in 2014 worth more tha...
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Last year, the 340,000 multifamily units started represented the highest level of construction since the 1980s. Photo: Uploader via Wikimedia Commons
February 19, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Contractors are pushing full speed ahead, but CoStar Group thinks a slowdown might be in order th...
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Construction input prices were down in January, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Prices for other materials were also down on both a monthly and yearly basis.
February 19, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The decline in oil and petroleum prices finally showed up in the produce price index data, accord...
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February 18, 2015 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Research at Case Western Reserve University has found that buildings that rock during an earthqua...
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February 18, 2015 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
LEED administrators are concerned about a small group of developers or project owners who tout th...
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Brookfield Properties' 1225 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid via Wikimedia Commons
February 18, 2015 | NAIOP
The outlook for the commercial real estate industry remains strong despite growing concerns over...
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The building’s façade will face toward Badouzi harbor. Renderings courtesy Foster + Partners
February 18, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The museum will be home to an aquarium, exhibition space, and waterfront views.
Card-swipe technology has become a popular security feature on most campuses. Colleges usually require users to punch in a PIN code to enter a building or transverse a secure space. Photo: John Caulfield, BD+C
February 18, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Seven years after the mass shootings at Virginia Tech, colleges and universities continue to shak...
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For the University of California–San Diego’s Health Sciences 2 Research Laboratory Building, ZGF Architects used a mix of lighting techniques to enhance safety. Occupancy sensors control lighting use in labs and offices. The ground-floor lobby is on a timer so that it can be illuminated at night. Photo: Nick Merrick © Hedrich Blessing
February 17, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Campus crime—whether real or perceived—presents Building Teams with more opportunities for early-...
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HUD has also committed to support California’s creation of another pilot financing program for multifamily building, where most or all of the energy use is billed through a common meter. Photo: Almonroth via Wikimedia Commons
February 17, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The Obama Administration and the state of California are teaming with the Chicago-based MacArthur...
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Telus Sky Tower will be the home of Telus, a telecommunication company, as well as 320 serviced residences. Renderings courtesy Bjarke Ingels Group
February 17, 2015 | BD+C Staff
Construction on Calgary’s newest skyscraper, the 66-story Telus Sky...
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An aerial view of the proposed tower, standing next to the new downtown arena in Sacramento. Renderings courtesy Rios Clementi Hale Studios.
February 13, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The project, named Downtown Plaza Tower, will have 16 stories and will include a public lobby, re...
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The High Line in Manhattan, New York City at West 20th Street, looking downtown (south). Photo courtesy of Beyond My Ken/Wikimedia Commons
February 13, 2015 | BD+C Staff
Rem Koolhaas is the latest addition to the list of starchitects working on projects near the High...
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The proposal defines biomass as organic material, such as wood and crop waste, that can be burned to generate thermal energy. Photo: Kapilbutani via Wikimedia Commons
February 12, 2015 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
The proposal would add biomass to approved renewables.
Hillsdale Library, Portland, Ore. Photo: M.O. Stevens via Wikimedia Commons
February 12, 2015 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
The Institute’s Commercial Green and Energy Efficient Addendum offers a communication tool that l...
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By the end of 2014, 80 buildings with about 18 million sf of office space were started in Greater Houston, according to CoStar Group. Photo: Mike Russell via Wikimedia Commons
February 12, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
More than 13 million sf could be completed this year, adding to this metro’s double-digit vacancy...
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Rendering: Green Jeans Farmery
February 12, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The Green Jeans Farmery already has a hydroponic farm component courtesy of owner and entrepreneu...
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The firm hopes the project can kickstart efforts to turn subterranean London into a thriving public space. Renderings courtesy Gensler London
February 12, 2015 | BD+C Staff
Unused tube lines would host pedestrian paths, cycle routes, cultural spaces, and retail outlets....
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February 11, 2015 | Andrew Sumner, CBRE Healthcare
As pressure increases to understand capital cost prior to the first spade touching dirt, more hea...
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Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas. The Lone Star State capital ranked number five. Photo courtesy city of Austin.
February 11, 2015 | BD+C Staff
Austin, Texas, and Troy, N.Y., are among the cities with the strongest safe streets policies, acc...
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The International Magnet School for Global Citizenship in South Windsor, Conn. Photo: Petersen Aluminum
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Perkins Eastman in Stamford, Conn., designed the school to emphasize and integrate the Internatio...
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Aerial view of Bell Labs Holmdel Complex. The Bell Labs building in Holmdel is an architectural heirloom, designed by renowned architect Eero Saarinen. Photo courtesy of Lee Beaumont/Wikimedia Commons.
February 11, 2015 | BD+C Staff
Designed by Eero Saarinen in the late 1950s, the two-million-sf, steel-and-glass building was one...
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Project Tango devices contain customized hardware and software designed to track the full 3D motion of the device, while simultaneously creating a map of the environment. Image: Google
February 10, 2015 | BD+C Staff
Google is said to be partnering with LG to create a version of the technology for public release...
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Two instructors and a doctoral student of the Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology at Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea, make up the team behind the discovery. Photo: Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology/Wikimedia Commons
February 10, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The new alloy makes steel as strong as titanium.
The building’s design consists of a translucent tower with research, retail, and restaurant spaces that rests on a horizontal slab filled with exhibition galleries. Renderings courtesy Herzog & De Meuron
February 09, 2015 | BD+C Staff
When completed, M+ will be one of the first buildings in the Foster + Partners-planned West Kowlo...
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