The Denver Zoo’s new Toyota Elephant Passage project, which will use renewable energy, recycled water, natural daylight, and other green design and construction practices, has...
When the design team DLR Group, Minneapolis, was ready to recommend wall panels for an Edison charter school in chilly Duluth, Minn., it wanted something that could be easily ...
The Human Resource Development Center of the Seoul City government in South Korea uses Dye Solar Cell (DSC) stained glass windows to generate clean, renewable electricity from...
Integrated Laboratory and Greenhouse Supports Scientific Research at UMassThe CNS Research and Education Greenhouse at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst is a 20,000-sf complex...
As BIM continues to exert its explosive impact on the AEC industry, one component that has been comparatively quiet is academia, specifically the world of architectural education...
In February, we opened our 2012 series on design and construction trends in university buildings with a report on “fusion facilities”. We continue the discussion with four more...
MHTN Architects, an integral member of the Salt Lake City business community since 1923, has designed many iconic structures throughout Utah over the past nine decades. In recent...
Since 1950, the College World Series has been played in Omaha, Neb., the only NCAA event that has stayed in one location for over 60 years. Over the course of six decades, the...
2012 Buiding Team Award Silver Award Shortly after the passage of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiated a radical reorganizat...
2012 Building Team Awards Gold Award Since the early 2000s, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has treated more than 200,000 Iraq- and Afghanistan-war veterans for post...
2012 Building Team Awards Platinum Award Six years ago, and worlds away in terms of economic conditions, Rush University Medical Center unveiled ambitious plans for a 10-...
Quick renovation planned for Minnesota’s Westgate MallEidco Construction will complete a 65,000-sf renovation of the Westgate Mall in Brainerd and Baxter, Minn. The project was...
This fall a team of environmental and computer scientists, along with architects and natural resources specialists at the University of Michigan, will launch a research project...
The Modular Building Institute’s Awards of Distinction program recognizes the best in commercial modular building design and construction. Judges scored entries on architectural...
The completion of the Zero Energy Research Laboratory at the University of North Texas offers students and researchers the tools to study the next generation of sustainable and...
HBD Construction announced the hiring of Steven Meeks as vice president, a position that expands their leadership team at the company. Meeks will provide expertise for the company...
Illinois state officials announced that Lafarge North America is moving its North America headquarters to Illinois from Virginia and will create up to 100 jobs. Lafarge will invest...
The commercial sector continues to lead the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) which has remained in positive territory for the fifth consecutive month. As a leading economic indicator...
As the nation gears up to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, The Princeton Review, in collaboration with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC),...
FMI Corp. announced the release of its latest whitepaper, “The Federal Construction Sector: Understanding a Transforming Market.” Given the rapid transformations occurring in ...
Jason Freeland, who was recently named to Building Design+Construction’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2012, has been promoted to vice president at Heery International. In his new position...
Altoon + Porter Architects has adopted a new firm name, Altoon Partners, to reflect the current structure of the partnership. “With the retirement of co-founder Jim Porter...
EYP Architecture & Engineering announced that Kenneth (Ken) B. Drake, AIA, NCARB, joined the firm as a senior project executive supporting the firm’s nationally recognized...
Arcadis, the international consultancy, design, engineering and management services company, signed a merger agreement through which it acquired the ownership of Davis Langdon...
The Modular Building Institute’s Awards of Distinction Contest recognizes the best in commercial modular building design and construction. This year’s contest garnered 147 entries...
Shawmut Design and Construction appointed Matthew Tripp as business development director in the company’s Hospitality Group. In his role, Tripp will be responsible for cultivating...
SSOE Group has acquired CRS Engineering & Design Consultants, a 50-person mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering firm with offices in Birmingham and Huntsville, ...
The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA), a national trade association representing manufacturers of cold applied protective roof coatings, cements, and suppliers of...
The USGBC announced that the 12,000th commercial project has earned LEED certification. Since its launch in 2000, the LEED green building program has been transforming the way...
Skanska USA’s civil business unit has promoted Chad Saunders to vice president and general manager of Bayshore Concrete Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of Skanska USA. Established...
Genivar Inc. announced that Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Inc. and Smith Carter LLC are joining the Genivar team. Headquartered in Winnipeg and with offices in Calgary...
