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Top 10 blog posts from 2013

BD+C editors and our contributors posted hundreds of blogs in 2013. Here's a recap of the most popular topics. They include valuable lessons from one of the first BIM-related lawsuits and sage advice from AEC legend Arthur Gensler.  

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Drew Ballensky | Mar 30, 2011

Historic find raises cost of NYC City Hall Rehab; PV panel plan scrapped

The discoveries of a colonial-era structure onsite and more serious structural deterioration than…
Drew Ballensky | Mar 16, 2011

Get vegetative roof installation right, to avoid costly repairs later

Proper installation is critical to green (vegetative) roofs because fixing problems later can be…
Drew Ballensky | Mar 9, 2011

Historic hotel finds new life as a public library

A grand Richardson Romanesque building that was a hotel for most of its existence has been…
Drew Ballensky | Mar 2, 2011

NRDC remodel earns highest LEED-CI rating ever

The rehab of one floor of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) New York City headquarters…
Drew Ballensky | Feb 23, 2011

Rec Center at UC Santa Barbara Goes for Zero Net Energy

Although transforming an energy hog into a LEED-EB Silver facility was a notable accomplishment,…
Drew Ballensky | Feb 16, 2011

The best times to do major energy retrofits

Certain situations provide optimal conditions for a wholesale retrofit of a building to increase…
Drew Ballensky | Feb 9, 2011

Cleveland Skyscraper To Get New Skin

Cleveland’s 32-story Celebrezze Federal Building will get a new exterior wall [http://www.…
Drew Ballensky | Feb 2, 2011

Superdome getting major overhaul

The big game is in Dallas this year, but New Orleans is already preparing for the return of the…
Drew Ballensky | Jan 26, 2011

Modern feature complements historic courthouse rehab

The renovation of the DC Appeals Courthouse [http://www.dcappeals.gov/dccourts/appeals/pdf/…
Drew Ballensky | Jan 19, 2011

Green roofs do their job even in winter

Michigan winters are not known for their greenery, and the green roof at Ford’s Rouge assembly…
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