Confessions of a cold storage architect
Designing energy-efficient cold storage facilities that keep food safe and look beautiful takes special knowledge.
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AEC Innovators
How Suffolk Construction identifies ConTech and PropTech startups for investment, adoptionÂ
Contractor giant Suffolk Construction has invested in 27 ConTech and PropTech companies since 2019 through its Suffolk Technologies venture capital firm. Parker Mundt, Suffolk Technologies’ Vice President–Platforms, recently spoke with Building Design+Construction about his company’s investment strategy.Â
MFPRO+ Special Reports
Crystal Lagoons: A deep dive into real estate's most extreme guest amenity
These year-round, manmade, crystal clear blue lagoons offer a groundbreaking technology with immense potential to redefine the concept of water amenities. However, navigating regulatory challenges and ensuring long-term sustainability are crucial to success with Crystal Lagoons.
AEC Tech
AI for construction: What kind of tool can artificial intelligence become for AEC teams?
Avoiding the hype and gathering good data are half the battle toward making artificial intelligence tools useful for performing design, operational, and jobsite tasks.
Aug 11, 2010
New book provides energy efficiency guidance for hotels
Recommendations on achieving 30% energy savings over minimum code requirements are contained in the newly published Advanced Energy Design Guide for Highway Lodging.  The energy savings guidance for design of new hotels provides a first step toward achieving a net-zero-energy building.
Aug 11, 2010
Silent Knight by Honeywell launches educational series on scalable fire alarm systems
NORTHFORD, Conn., June 10, 2009 - Silent Knight by Honeywell (NYSE:HON) announces the kick-off of a…
Aug 11, 2010
American Concrete Institute conferences in Spain to focus on superplasticizers, sustainability
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (July 28, 2009) – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) will be hosting two…
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
SimplexGrinnell shows life-safety capabilities at NFPA in Chicago
CHICAGO, Ill. (June 8, 2009) – SimplexGrinnell, a Tyco International company, made its single-…
Aug 11, 2010
Section Eight Design wins 2009 Open Architecture Challenge for classroom design
Victor, Idaho-based Section Eight Design beat out seven other finalists to win the 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom, spearheaded by the Open Architecture Network. Section Eight partnered with Teton Valley Community School (TVCS) in Victor to design the classroom of the future. Currently based out of a remodeled house, students at Teton Valley Community School are now one step closer to getting a real classroom.
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…
Aug 11, 2010
Energy use in buildings can be cut 60% by 2050, says global study
Today, buildings use more energy than any other sector in the world - approximately 38 percent of…
Aug 11, 2010
RAND Corporation report on building energy-efficiency programs in EU and Australia offers lessons for U.S. on use of energy performance certificates
September 21, 2009 - The United States can become more energy efficient and create more "green"…
Aug 11, 2010
University of Florida aiming for nation’s first LEED Platinum parking garage
If all goes as planned, the University of Florida’s new $20 million Southwest Parking Garage Complex in Gainesville will soon become the first parking facility in the country to earn LEED Platinum status. Designed by the Boca Raton office of PGAL to meet criteria for the highest LEED certification category, the garage complex includes a six-level, 313,000-sf parking garage (927 spaces) and an attached, 10,000-sf, two-story transportation and parking services office building.
