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Bold cantilevered designs are prevalent today, as developers and architects strive to maximize space, views, and natural light in buildings. Cantilevered structures, however, present a host of challenges for building teams, according to José R. Rivera, PE, Associate Principal and Director of Plumbing and Fire Protection with Lilker Associates Consulting Engineers.
A team of students at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed a process to grow bricks using bacteria.
Design for Freedom by Grace Farms and the U.S. Coalition on Sustainability formed a partnership to advance shared goals regarding sustainable and ethical building material supply chains that are free of forced labor.
New Buildings Institute (NBI) has released the Existing Building Decarbonization Code.
Bold cantilevered designs are prevalent today, as developers and architects strive to maximize space, views, and natural light in buildings. Cantilevered structures, however, present a host of challenges for building teams, according to José R. Rivera, PE, Associate Principal and Director of Plumbing and Fire Protection with Lilker Associates Consulting Engineers.
A team of students at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed a process to grow bricks using bacteria.
Design for Freedom by Grace Farms and the U.S. Coalition on Sustainability formed a partnership to advance shared goals regarding sustainable and ethical building material supply chains that are free of forced labor.
New Buildings Institute (NBI) has released the Existing Building Decarbonization Code.
The city of Gainesville, Florida was recently recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Energy for an adopted ordinance that requires rental housing to receive a Home Energy Score during rental inspections.
A new report by the New York State Comptroller found that New York City construction site inspections and regulation enforcement need improvement.
Fairfax County, Va., in the Washington, D.C., metro region is considering a major code change to reduce the risk from floods.
California recently enacted new building codes that allow for high-rise mass-timber buildings to be constructed in the state.
Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis (CBRE) is forecasting a 14.1% year-on-year increase in U.S. construction costs by the close of 2022.
Converting office buildings to apartments is cheaper and greener than tearing down old office properties and building new residential buildings.
