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The research can help designers identify which products should be subjected to e

October 16, 2014 | Perkins+Will

Perkins+Will white paper examines alternatives to flame retardant building materials

The white paper includes a list of 193 flame retardants, including 29 discovered in building and...

Photo courtesy Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities

October 15, 2014 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor

Harvard launches ‘design-centric’ center for green buildings and cities

The impetus behind Harvard's Center for Green Buildings and Cities is what the design school’s de...

At Ohlone Community College in Fremont, Calif., CannonDesign, in association wit

October 13, 2014 | Raissa Rocha, Associate Editor

AIA 2030 commitment: Five years on, are we any closer to net-zero?

This year marks the fifth anniversary of the American Institute of Architects’ effort to have arc...

The 170,735-sf net zero emissions office building prototype in St. Louis, Mo., d

October 09, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Regulations, demand will accelerate revenue from zero energy buildings, according to study

A new study by Navigant Research projects that public- and private-sector efforts to lower the ca...

Photo: Samuel Boisvert via Wikimedia Commons

September 24, 2014 | AIA

Architecture billings see continued strength, led by institutional sector

On the heels of recording its strongest pace of growth since 2007, there continues to be an incre...

September 22, 2014 | Julie Higginbotham, Senior Editor

Sound selections: 12 great choices for ceilings and acoustical walls

From metal mesh panels to concealed-suspension ceilings, here's our roundup of the latest acousti...

Photo: Tomasz Sienicki via Wikimedia Commons

September 08, 2014 | Megan Donham, Associate Consultant, CBRE Healthcare

Behind the scenes of integrated project delivery — successful tools and applications

The underlying variables and tools used to manage collaboration between teams is ultimately the d...

City of Galveston (Texas) Fire Station #4. Photo: courtesy HDR

September 04, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Ranked: Top local government sector AEC firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

STV, HOK, and Turner top BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest local government design and cons...

Tesoro Corporation headquarters in San Antonio, TX, a LEED-certified building. P

September 03, 2014 | Green Building Certification Institute

New designation launched to streamline LEED review process

The LEED Proven Provider designation is designed to minimize the need for additional work during...

Berea Colleges Deep Green residence hall, designed by Hastings+Chivetta Archi

September 03, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Ranked: Top green building sector AEC firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

AECOM, Gensler, and Turner top BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest green design and construct...

Office reconstruction to suit new work styles is becoming a hot category. A Buil

July 29, 2014 | Julie S. Higginbotham

Reconstruction market benefits from improving economy, new technology [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Following years of fairly lackluster demand for commercial property remodeling, reconstruction re...

July 29, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Reconstruction Sector Construction Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Structure Tone, Turner, and Gilbane top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the larges...

July 29, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Reconstruction Sector Engineering Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Jacobs, URS, and Wiss, Janney, Elstner top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the lar...

July 29, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Reconstruction Sector Architecture Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Stantec, HDR, and HOK top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the largest reconstructi...

July 23, 2014 | AIA

Architecture Billings Index up nearly a point in June

AIA reported the June ABI score was 53.5, up from a mark of 52.6 in May.

Tidewater Community College/City of Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Calif. Photo

July 22, 2014 | Julie S. Higginbotham, Senior Editor

Economists ponder uneven recovery, weigh benefits of big infrastructure [2014 Giants 300 Report]

According to expert forecasters, multifamily projects, the Panama Canal expansion, and the petrol...

Lookout Mountain Elementary School, Phoenix, Ariz. Photo: courtesy Adolfson & Pe

July 18, 2014 | Robert Cassidy, Editorial Director

Contractors warm up to new technologies, invent new management schemes [2014 Giants 300 Report]

“UAV.” “LATISTA.” “CMST.” If BD+C Giants 300 contractors have anything to say about it, these new...

Riyadh Metro Station, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, with engineering servic

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Top Construction Management Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Jacobs, Barton Malow, Hill International top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the l...

Contractor Turner Construction is focusing its international efforts in Europe,

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Top Contractors [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Turner, Whiting-Turner, Skanska top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the largest co...

The 73-year-old Naval Reserve Armory building on Seattles South Lake Union dock

July 18, 2014 | David Barista, Editor-in-Chief

Engineering firms look to bolster growth through new services, technology [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Following solid revenue growth in 2013, the majority of U.S.-based engineering and engineering/ar...

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Top Engineering/Architecture Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Jacobs, AECOM, Parsons Brinckerhoff top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the larges...

At 206,000 sf, San Diego State Universitys Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union is

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Top Engineering Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Fluor, Arup, Day & Zimmermann top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the largest...

The shale gale of petroleum development is bringing economic growth to numerou

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

Top Architecture Firms [2014 Giants 300 Report]

Gensler, Perkins+Will, NBBJ top Building Design+Construction's 2014 ranking of the largest archit...

Los Angeles International Airport is undergoing a massive improvement program, e

July 18, 2014 | BD+C Staff

2014 Giants 300 Report

Building Design+Construction magazine's annual ranking the nation's largest architecture, enginee...

July 17, 2014 | BD+C Staff

A harmful trade-off many U.S. green buildings make

The Urban Green Council addresses a concern that many "green" buildings in the U.S. have: poor in...

New metal buildings have helped boost productivity at Perrault Farms in Yakima V

Sponsored | July 17, 2014 | Star Building Systems Sponsored Content

A major hop forward

The construction of efficient metal buildings has helped Perrault Farms expand its hops-harvestin...

July 15, 2014 | BD+C Staff

A look into the history of modular construction

Modular construction is more than a century old, and throughout its lifespan, the methods have be...

For the west faade of the 77,000-sf Farm Credit Services of America Corporate O

July 07, 2014 | Brick Industry Association

7 emerging design trends in brick buildings

From wild architectural shapes to unique color blends and pattern arrangements, these projects de...

Rubber floor tiles in 24x24-inch modules were water-jet cut to accommodate custo

July 02, 2014 | C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett

Emerging trends in commercial flooring

Rectangular tiles, digital graphic applications, the resurgence of terrazzo, and product transpar...

June 30, 2014 | John Burns Real Estate Consulting

Gen X, not Baby Boomers, spending the most money on homes [infographic]

It turns out that Generation X, who have the highest incomes of the three generations surveyed, a...

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