November 20, 2018 | Codes and Standards | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
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Long-delayed rules accept certifications by type or type and capacity.
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December 13, 2017 | BD+C Staff
HDR, HOK, and Interior Architects top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest science + t...
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November 07, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Skanska USA, Webcor Builders, and AECOM top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest trans...
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November 06, 2017 | BD+C Staff
AECOM, STV, and Arup top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest transit sector engineeri...
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November 06, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Jacobs, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and Perkins+Will top BD+C’s ranking of the natio...
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November 06, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Fluor, Gilbane Building Co., and Hensel Phelps top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s larges...
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The Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla
November 03, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Burns & McDonnell, AECOM, and Mason & Hanger Group top BD+C’s ranking of the nat...
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November 03, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Jacobs, Michael Baker Intl., and HDR top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest military...
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November 02, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Walbridge, Jacobs, and Fluor top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest industrial secto...
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November 01, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Jacobs, Stantec, and BRPH top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest industrial sector a...
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The five-story, 230,000-sf Mueller Multifamily residences in Austin, Texas, earned LEED Platinum certification and an Austin Energy Green Building 1-star rating. Its 279 units use 12% less energy and between 16% and 25% less water than conventional apartments, and feature eco-friendly building materials that improve indoor air quality. Xeriscaping reduces outdoor water usage. Page designed the units to be constructed with energy-efficient plumbing, electrical, and HVAC.
October 31, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Zero-net energy, sustainability, and wellness are goals more developers and AEC teams strive for....
Mercedes Benz Stadium. Rendering courtesy of HOK.
October 30, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Turner Construction Co., Clark Group, and AECOM top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s large...
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October 30, 2017 | BD+C Staff
WSP, AECOM, and Arup top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest green sector engineering...
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The Vancouver office of CBRE Group, Inc. Photo courtesy of Perkins + Will.
October 30, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Gensler, Stantec, and HOK top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest green sector archit...
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October 30, 2017 | Mike Plotnick, Contributing Editor
Businesses, developers, and civic leaders are repurposing existing structures to celebrate histor...
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Photo courtesy Mortenson Construction.
October 26, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Gilbane Building Co., Structure Tone, and Turner Construction Co. top BD+C’s ranking of...
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The recent restoration of the Gothic Revival facade of the 12-story 36 Gramercy Park East building in Manhattan required replicating and replacing 1,500 terracotta elements, and resetting another 1,500. Image: Ola Wilk/Wilk Marketing Communications.
October 26, 2017 | BD+C Staff
WSP, Jensen Hughes, and STV top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest reconstruction se...
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Rendering courtesy of ©601w Companies | Gensler
October 24, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Gensler, Jacobs, and Stantec top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest reconstruction s...
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Last fall, the University of Cincinnati unveiled its newly renovated and expanded West Pavilion at Nippert Stadium, one of the nation’s oldest collegiate football stadiums. The five-story, 115,000-sf pavilion offers much-needed events and meeting space and luxury seating options. Architecture Research Office and Heery International led the $65 million project.
October 23, 2017 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Colleges are going all out to optimize the fan experience and make the most of student athletes’...
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October 20, 2017 | BD+C Staff
WSP, Walter P Moore, and ME Engineers top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest sports...
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T-Mobile Arena. Photo: Courtesy Populous, Jeff Goldberg
October 20, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Populous, HOK, and HKS top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest sports sector architec...
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The headquarters of the Dairy Farmers of America is an example of a new breed of suburban corporate campuses that complement an emerging growth corridor—in this case, Kansas City, Kan.—that already included retail, restaurants, and residential. The 110,000-sf building was designed with an eye toward recruitment and retention. HOK was the design architect for the office; JE Dunn Construction built it. Photo: Michael Robinson.
October 19, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Is the shift toward attracting younger workers too much or not enough?
Halkin Mason Photography, Courtesy of KSS Architects
October 18, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Turner Construction Co., Structure Tone, and Holder Construction top BD+C’s ranking of t...
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Photo: Wright Heerema Architects
October 17, 2017 | BD+C Staff
AECOM, WSP, and Thornton Tomasetti top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest office sec...
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Photo: Davis Architects
October 17, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Gensler, Jacobs, and HOK top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest office sector archit...
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A growing number of businesses are outsourcing their vital IT infrastructure to mega-co-location facilities like the newly built 550,000-sf, 62MW Aligned Energy Phoenix data center. The energy-efficient facility is designed to achieve an annualized power usage effectiveness (PUE) rating of 1.15. Courtesy of Aligned Energy.
October 16, 2017 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Look for mission-critical construction to double in the next few years.
Engineers with Glumac look to bring an increased level of comfortable to office workers, with the development of G Cloud. This personal environmental control platform incorporates radiant cooling, acoustics absorption, direct/indirect lighting, and a white noise system—all fixed above a single workstation. Courtesy Glumac
October 14, 2017 | David Barista, Editorial Director
Here’s a recap of the noteworthy innovations reported by engineering and E/A firms as part of...
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October 12, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Syska Hennessy Group, AECOM, and Morrison Hershfield top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s...
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October 11, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Jacobs, Corgan, and Gensler top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest data center secto...
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The 250,000-sf Lee Magnet High School, East Baton Rouge, La., is organized around three academies, each with 400 students, specializing in STEM, biomedical, and digital arts. Photo: Michael Robinson Photography.
October 09, 2017 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Some long-term K-12 trends—like beefing up safety and security, and designing for more natural li...
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Instead of a library, Hermantown High School, near Duluth, Minn., has a wired media center. Books are available in a high-density storage area. Photo: Steve Silverman Photography.
October 09, 2017 | BD+C Staff
Gilbane Building Co., Balfour Beatty US, and Skanska USA top BD+C’s ranking of the natio...
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