Higher education has historically been a mainstay for many AEC firms, but the economic downturn forced many colleges and universities to stretch out, stall, or even cancel capital...
The healthcare sector faces grave financial uncertainties, even with the June 28 Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act. To help us sort out the factors impacting...
High-end hotels in the U.S. have been having a good 2012 and can expect to do even better next year, with average daily room rates expected to be up 5.3% in 2013 compared to 4...
With the funding for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) pretty much dwindling away, Giants firms that perform work for the Pentagon and the military branches can expect fairly...
With the green building movement now in its second decade, Giants 300 firms have made sustainability comparable to breathing. They do it automatically. New this year: charts...
Reconstruction work is alive and kicking for many AEC firms. “Higher education is huge for us, and that sector just stopped spending when the recession hit,” recalls Mark DiNapoli...
Except for a few pockets of ultra-luxury condo action—New York, San Francisco, and parts of Florida, Hawaii, and metro Washington, D.C.—today’s multifamily story is all about ...
Government work is scattered among dozens of federal civilian agencies, the Pentagon and the military branches, the 50 states, and tens of thousands of municipalities. The only...
BIM has been paying off for AE firm NELSON. “Once a team becomes proficient in the BIM process, we see better margins for projects completed in Revit,” says John “Ozzie” Nelson...
Two of the biggest players in nonresidential construction are predicting a turnaround in the industry, despite the malaise in the general economy. “We feel that the construction...
Engineering firms and engineering/architecture firms—those that earn more than 50% of their revenues from engineering—have their sights set on foreign shores. Many are jumping...
Maybe it was too good to be true. For five consecutive months starting last December, the AIA’s Architectural Billings Index, a leading indicator of construction activity, was...
Architectural-grade insulation is energy-efficient, moisture resistantACH Foam Technologies’ new EPS architectural-grade insulation, Foam-Control Plus+, can be used in a wide ...
Panel wall system upgrades thermal efficiency at Birmingham AirportUndergoing a $201.6 million terminal modernization project, the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport...
New entertainment resort invites guests to ‘Revel’ in Atlantic CityRevel is a $2.4-billion beachfront resort in Atlantic City, N.J., covering 20 acres and more than 6.3 million...
JLL leading renewal of Salvation Army Regional Headquarters in PhoenixThe Salvation Army is planning a redevelopment of its Herberger Campus in Phoenix. A new social service and...
The Living Building Challenge has been selected as the winner of the 2012 Buckminster Fuller Challenge, the annual design science competition named "Socially-Responsible Design...
Skyline Construction recently named Rick Millitello as president. Millitello is a 31-year veteran who has overseen the construction of campus-size projects for top-flight companies...
Kris Yates has been named to lead the company’s expansion into the Architectural Products category. In her new position as Vice President of Architectural Products, she is responsible...
The Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) and the Fenestration Manufacturers Association (FMA) announced an agreement in principle to formally affiliate and eventually...
KLMK Group, Inc. has been awarded the contract for Phase I of Hospital Move Planning Services for the 2.5 million sf, 862-bed Parkland facility that has a total project budget...
In response to concerns by LEED users, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that it will delay the ballot on LEED 2012 until June 1, 2013 (or potentially earlier ...
John Shreve Arbuckle, Assoc. AIA, 48, New York business development manager for Hoffmann Architects, Inc., has been elected president of the New York/Tri-State Chapter of DOCOMOMO...
The New York City Department of Buildings recently unveiled a safety initiative that encourages contractors working on large projects to submit 3D/BIM site safety plans. The initiative...
The Green Building Initiative (GBI), a Portland, Ore. nonprofit organization, has had its new consensus-based standard for the design, construction, and operations of environmentally...
Perkins+Will is currently in discussions about the potential opportunity to join with London-based Pringle Brandon, an architecture and design firm based in the U.K. The London...
