Codes and Standards
New Calif. law mandates use of lead-free plumbing fixtures
California recently passed a new law requiring “lead-free” endpoint plumbing devices by 2023.
All…
Museums
Kunsthaus Zürich extension opens to the public
The new extension to the Kunsthaus Zürich art museum in Zürich, Switzerland has completed and…
Multifamily Housing
27-story Bronx tower will include retail, 200 apartment units
A new CetraRuddy-designed tower has broken ground in the South Bronx at 2413 3rd Avenue.
The 27-…
Laboratories
Pandemic puts science and technology facilities at center stage
Most AEC executives would probably agree with Greg Peele, Skanska’s Executive Vice President for…
Market Data
Climate-related risk could be a major headwind for real estate investment
The institutional investment capital that’s been flowing into real estate globally is expected to…
sponsored Coatings
Identifying Color Trends: Then and Now
History provides an incredible perspective of color. As colors have made their mark in various time…
Codes and Standards
Building industry leaders urge governments to boost emissions reductions targets
More than 60 of the largest and most influential global architecture, landscape architecture,…
Market Data
Prices for construction materials continue to outstrip bid prices over 12 months
The prices contractors pay for construction materials far outstripped the prices contractors charge…
Laboratories
‘Next-generation’ Quest Diagnostics lab unveiled in New Jersey
Quest Diagnostics has recently unveiled its new 250,000-sf laboratory facility located in Clifton,…
Reconstruction & Renovation
Restoration of Ramova Theater in Chicago’s Bridgeport Neighborhood begins
The renovation of Chicago’s Ramova Theater, a 36,000-sf building in the Bridgeport Neighborhood,…
Contractors
Chicago-based Pepper Construction named the most innovative company in the construction industry
Chicago-based Pepper Construction was named the most innovative construction firm in the country…
Codes and Standards
FEMA’s new flood insurance plan will sharply raise insurance costs for seaside properties
FEMA’s new flood insurance plan will drastically raise the cost of insuring coastal properties.…
Hotel Facilities
World’s first net zero carbon hotel launches in West London
The world’s first whole life net zero carbon hotel will launch in Chiswick, West London at the end…
Multifamily Housing
Affordable and sublime: 13 projects that represent the future of affordable housing
The statistics are grim. According to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, nearly half of…
Building Owners
6 ways building owners can own their construction projects
Why do some building projects run like clockwork, while others seem to go on and on, encumbered by…
Multifamily Housing
New multifamily community completes in Austin
A new multifamily development has completed in Texas Hill Country just minutes away from Downtown…
Codes and Standards
Three new laws expected to spur more affordable housing in California
California recently passed three new laws that are expected to promote construction of more…
Hotel Facilities
510-room Hyatt Place Hotel completes in Chelsea
Omnibuild has completed construction of The Hyatt Place New York Chelsea Hotel, a 45-story, 510-…
Mixed-Use
Manhattan West opens the heart of New York City’s Far West Side
Manhattan West, a mixed-use neighborhood comprising six buildings in New York City’s Far West Side…
Codes and Standards
New program to promote mass timber construction launched in Boston
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) and Boston Society for Architecture (BSA)…
