A modular construction solution to the mental healthcare crisis
Maria Ionescu, Senior Medical Planner, Stantec, shares a tested solution for the overburdened emergency department: Modular hub-and-spoke design.
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Office Buildings
Conference room design for the hybrid era
Sam Griesgraber, Senior Interior Designer, BWBR, shares considerations for conference room design in the era of hybrid work.
Airports
How to keep airports functional during construction
Gensler's aviation experts share new ideas about how to make the airport construction process better moving forward.
Apartments
Apartment developer survey indicates dramatic decrease in starts this year
Over 56 developers, operators, and investors across the country were surveyed in John Burns Research and Consulting's recently-launched Apartment Developer and Investor Survey.
Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has severly impacted the $800 billion U.S. commercial and institutional construction industry. Since March 2020, Building Design+Construction has dedicated significant editorial resources to research and report on breaking news, industry reports, and trends and innovations related to COVID-19 and its short- and long-term impacts on the nation's architecture, engineering, construction, and building owner/developer firms.
This news channel includes more than 100 coronavirus-related news posts. For more coronavirus news, check out our newsfeed: COVID-19 and real estate: How the coronavirus is impacting the AEC industry.
Coronavirus | Mar 31, 2020
As cities scramble for hospital beds to treat COVID-19 patients, Leo A Daly offers a hotel-to-hospital solution
The firm has devised three conversion models, for different levels of healthcare required.
Coronavirus | Rob Cassidy | Mar 30, 2020
Your turn: Has COVID-19 spelled the death knell for open-plan offices?
COVID-19 has designers worrying if open-plan offices are safe for workers.
Coronavirus | GBBN | Mar 30, 2020
Learning from covid-19: Campuses are poised to help students be happier
Overcoming isolation isn’t just about the technological face to face, it is about finding meaningful connection and “togetherness”.
Coronavirus | Mar 30, 2020
COVID-19 innovation: Setting parameters for hotel-to-hospital conversions
tvsdesign breaks down different room types and how they might help free up hospital beds for coronavirus patients.
Coronavirus | Mar 30, 2020
New Department of Homeland Security guidance clarifies construction's role in supporting essential critical infrastructure
Construction officials say new federal guidance should signal to state and local officials the need to allow construction activity to continue, or resume, during coronavirus-related work stoppages.
Coronavirus | Mar 27, 2020
Sharp jump in owners cancelling or delaying construction projects across the country, new survey finds
After 42 states added jobs in February, coronavirus is taking a swift and severe toll on the industry, prompting association officials to call for additional measures to help workers and firms recover.
Coronavirus | Mar 27, 2020
Covid-19 stalls demand for design services
Two thirds of architecture firms report slowing or stoppage of projects due to COVID-19.
Coronavirus | Stantec | Mar 26, 2020
It’s not if, but when: Designing healthcare spaces that support pandemic response
What can we learn from Singapore’s response to COVID-19? How does it impact the next generation of hospitals?
Coronavirus | Mar 26, 2020
AIA praises Congress for advancing desperately needed COVID-19 relief
Approval for the latest relief legislation advances a number of AIA-supported measures to help meet the needs of firms and members.
Coronavirus | Rob Cassidy | Mar 25, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic's impact on U.S. construction, notably the multifamily sector - 04-30-20 update
Coronavirus pandemic's impact on U.S. construction, notably the multifamily sector - 04-30-20 update
