The Advocate AV-Series Lavatory System provides a sink, soap, and a dual-sided hand dryer in one unit. Users begin with a touchless soap dispenser on the left, move right to a...
More than 70 young—that is, under age 40—architects, engineers, and construction professionals descended on Chicago in early October with one thought in mind: to learn how to ...
In a general sense, the term “curtain wall” refers to an exterior wall that does not support loads other than its own weight. Curtain walls are therefore nonstructural, and serve...
Hotels are expected to spend $5 billion on improvements this year, 33% more than in 2011, says Bjorn Hanson, a dean at NYU’s Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports...
Military and government clients—federal, state, and local—have been strong advocates of green building for more than a decade. They see sustainable design as vital to cost savings...
Healthcare construction has slowed a bit in the last few years, but it remains a critically important sector for many AEC firms. While healthcare clients are demanding sustainable...
Colleges and universities are among the most active players in the green building game, to the point where LEED Gold and even LEED Platinum are becoming de rigueur on campus. ...
From modular schools to a “test” classroom, green construction in the K-12 schools market has taken on many forms in the past decade. With school districts having to keep the ...
The green building movement is poised on the brink of a new, more mature stage of development. Net-zero energy, net-zero water, net-zero waste, even net-zero stormwater projects...
Architecture firms are pursuing transparency and disclosure en route to achieving high sustainability ratings for their clients’ buildings.“Transparency and healthy materials ...
