September 18, 2018 | Products and Services | David Malone, Associate Editor
These products brought a unique element and provided solutions to these six projects.
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Engineers
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.
The first U.S. installation of the ShakeAlarm was installed in North Portland, Ore.'s Radiator Building. All images: CoreFirst
June 09, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The ShakeAlarm system recognizes and quantifies the faster but lower-energy seismic P-wave, which...
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The latest quarterly survey by FMI reported that many contractors are optimistic about growth. Image: Pixabay
June 05, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The overall economy, as well as the economy in which they do business, might be down, but contrac...
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In addition to the revitalization of existing buildings, a new trail and several landscaped surfaces will be woven throughout the waterfall’s area. Renderings courtesy Snøhetta, Mayer/Reed, and Dialog
June 02, 2015 | BD+C Staff
As part of the plan, an abandoned paper mill will be repurposed, while landscaping and running tr...
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Photo: Sean MacEntee via flickr
June 01, 2015 | Associated Builders and Contractors
Nonresidential construction is up by a solid 8.8% over the past year, consistent with ABC's forec...
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The Coltlite natural louvered ventilator provides buildings with both day-to-day ventilation and smoke control to aid building evacuation in the event of a fire.
May 27, 2015 | BD+C Staff
BD+C’s roundup features colorful sprinklers for offices, hotels, museums; a fire-rated curtain wa...
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On April 23, the Board of Directors of the Destination Medical Center Corporation formally adopted the development plan for Destination Medical Center, which would be comprised of six districts spread across 550 acres.
May 27, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The 20-year plan would also be a boon to Mayo Clinic, this city’s best-known address.
The three main massing elements (south bar, atrium, and north tower) are each designed with their own structural systems and floor-to-floor heights to maximize efficiencies. Image: Alene Davis
May 27, 2015 | AIA
Morphosis Architects' Emerson College building in Los Angeles and the University of Delaware’s IS...
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As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. Photo: Wholetone/Wikimedia Commons.
May 20, 2015 | AIA
Regional business conditions continue to thrive in the South and West
Keene (N.H.) State College hopes to meet the high standards of the AIA Architecture 2030 Challenge with a planned 350-bed living/learning residence hall, currently under design by Perkins+Will. Colleges and universities are using their construction projects to make important statements about their institutional goals and aspirations. Rendering courtesy Perkins+Will
May 19, 2015 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Building Teams that want to succeed in the higher education market have to help their clients fin...
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Prep spaces in Niagara County Community College’s Niagara Falls Culinary Institute provide future chefs with experience needed to operate foodservice venues. The institute is housed in a converted shopping mall. Photo: Tim Wilkes Photography
May 19, 2015 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
With capital budgets strained, renovation may be an increasingly attractive money-saving option f...
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The west entrance of the main campus of the University of Kansas with the Chi Omega Fountain. Photo: Quasselkasper via Wikimedia Commons
May 19, 2015 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
The P3 concept is getting a tryout at the University of Kansas, where state funding for construct...
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City Creek at City Creek Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo: Uncle Alf via Wikimedia Commons
May 18, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
With asset availability declining in several sectors, rents and transactions should rise.
A new report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the construction industry added 45,000 jobs in April. Image: Pixabay
May 08, 2015 | BD+C Staff
The construction industry saw an increase in jobs during the month of April after losing approxim...
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The Design-Build Institute of America released a full set of bonds for design-build projects. Image: Pixabay/jingoba
May 08, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The documents are the first of their kind to be coauthored by designers and builders.
Competition among buyers for quality firms of size in attractive growth markets is leading to favorable valuations for sellers. Image: Pixabay/Martinelle
May 06, 2015 | FMI
Large deals and the convergence of design and construction are spurring M&A activity in the e...
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According to research from George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis, apartments contribute more to the New York metropolitan area’s economy—$111.5 billion annually—than in any other market. Screen shot: WeAreApartments.com
May 01, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The groups claim that there are more than 37 million Americans—12% of the population—living in ju...
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The newest Construction Econmic Update from ABC revealed that nonresidential fixed investments declined during the first three months of the year. Image: Pixabay
May 01, 2015 | BD+C Staff
This is the first time that nonresidential fixed investment declined since the first quarter of 2...
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The Waterfront, a 128-unit wood-based residential development in Stavanger, Norway, designed by AART architects and Kraftvaerk for client Kruse-Smith. This first phase was completed last July; a second phase is under construction. More than 80 firms competed for the project. Photo courtesy AART Architects
April 26, 2015 | C.C. Sullivan, Contributing Editor
The recent push for larger and taller wood structures may seem like an architectural fad. But Bui...
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With a pinnacle height of 1,775 feet, Nordstrom Tower would be one foot shorter than One World Trade Center. Rendering via New York Yimby
April 23, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The latest renderings of 217 West 57th Street show a tower that would rise higher than the World...
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University Center, The New School, New York City. Image: James Ewing
April 22, 2015 | BD+C Staff
Seattle's Bullitt Center and the University Center at The New School are among AIA's ...
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Following a one-year measurement and verification period, it was established that the building’s energy performance is meeting the goal of more than 30% better than ASHRAE 90.1. All photos: Benjamin Benschneider / courtesy AIA
April 22, 2015 | AIA
The annual award recognizes green building projects that have quantifiable metrics demonstrating...
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KPMG International's Global Construction Survery 2015 reported that 53% of owners say they suffered one or more underperforming projects in the previous year. Image: Wikimedia Commons
April 20, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Causes for delays, overruns, and underperformance include project management talent shortages, di...
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The massing of the building steps and tapers to accommodate the changing floor plates of the various program types to offer a form that is efficient and identifiable. Renderings courtesy Goettsch Partners
April 17, 2015 | Goettsch Partners
The tower's design is derived from its multiple uses, which include 170,000 sm of Class A office...
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The tower is named after Potala Palace in the Tibetan mountains, former home of the Dalai Lama. Renderings courtesy Lobsang Dargey / Weber Thompson
April 16, 2015 | BD+C Staff
Construction on the 41-story Potala Tower in Seattle finally kicked off following a ground-breaki...
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The National September 11 Memorial Museum incorporates evocative artifacts of the destroyed Twin Towers, including the "Last Column" (pictured). It was honored with a Gold Award in BD+C's 2015 Building Team Awards. Photo: Jin Lee / courtesy 9/11 Memorial Museum
April 10, 2015 | BD+C Staff
From Lean construction to tri-party IPD to advanced BIM/VDC coordination, these 14 Building Teams...
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An 8x25-foot multi-trade rack containing mechanical, piping, and HVAC systems is lifted into place at Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver, by mechanical subcontractor U.S. Engineering. Photo: Ross Cooperthwaite
April 10, 2015 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
Mortenson Construction and its partners completed the 831,000-sf, $623 million Saint Joseph Hospi...
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The Building Team for the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center used a lightweight ETFE polymer roof system to overcome poor soil conditions. Photo: John Linden
April 10, 2015 | Sara Elliott, Associate Editor
Anaheim's Regional Transportations Intermodal Center is the largest ETFE project in North America...
PinnacleHealth’s new 108-bed, 188,000-sf West Shore Hospital provides acute care, surgical, cardiology, orthopedic, and stroke care services, and chronic disease management to patients on the west side of the Susquehanna River in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Photo: Jeffrey Totaro/Jeffrey Totaro Architectural Photographer
April 10, 2015 | Sara Elliott, Associate Editor
PinnacleHealth needed a new hospital STAT! This team delivered it in two years, start to finish....
The new arts venue at Virginia Tech is the ninth building on campus to be LEED-certified. Jeff Goldberg/Esto Photographics Inc.
April 10, 2015 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The STV-led Building Team creates a world-class performance and arts venue with learning and entr...
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The recreation center’s sloped running track is expressed on the building’s north elevation through a glass curtain wall system and roofline that are sloped to match the incline of the track. Photos courtesy Skanska USA Building
April 09, 2015 | David Barista, Editorial Director
A sloped running track and open-concept design put this Building Team to the test.