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 | Aug 25, 2020
6 must reads for the AEC industry today: August 26, 2020
Big-box retailers’ profits surge, and rent payment tracker finds 90% of apartment households paying rent.
Coronavirus | Aug 25, 2020
7 must reads for the AEC industry today: August 25, 2020
Medical office buildings get a boost by demand and capital, and why the COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the need for telemedicine.
University Buildings | Aug 20, 2020
Student housing in the COVID-19 era
Student housing remains a vital part of the student and campus experience.
Coronavirus | LS3P | Aug 17, 2020
Covid-19 and campus life: Where do we go from here?
Campus communities include international, intergenerational, and varied health-risk populations.
Aug 12, 2020
Design Choices and Material Options to Fight Surface Contaminants
As we assess what we've learned from the COVID-19 pandemic so far, keeping interior spaces clean is…
Coronavirus | LS3P | Aug 10, 2020
Reimagining multifamily spaces in the COVID era
Multifamily developments pose unique challenges and opportunities.
Coronavirus | Stantec | Aug 3, 2020
Exploring the airborne transmission of the coronavirus and strategies for mitigating risk
Health authorities say it’s important to understand the dangers of microdroplets. How might indoor ventilation need to change?
Coronavirus | Jul 31, 2020
The Weekly show: Microhospitals, mass timber, and the outlook for 5 key building sectors
The July 30 episode of BD+C's "The Weekly" is available for viewing on demand.
University Buildings | Jul 24, 2020
A hybrid learning approach could redefine higher education
Universities reassess current assets to determine growth strategies.
Coronavirus | Jul 20, 2020
Student housing amid the pandemic, infection control in buildings, and future airport design on "The Weekly"
Experts from Core Spaces, Bala Consulting Engineers, and Populous were interviewed in the July 23 streaming program from Horizon TV.
