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Credit freeze weakens construction outlook

The construction outlook for 2009-10 has been downgraded as a result…

For boosting business

Manual push-up door offers savings over motorized mechanical doors, cutting installation time and…

Penn State wins race for first LEED-certified stadium

The Washington Nationals are promising a green stadium with reserved parking for fuel-…

A sporting solution

A multipurpose rubber flooring system absorbs heavy impact and mutes sounds from foot and rolling…

A cooler landscape

The load on a building's HVAC system can be most brutal in urban areas because of an effect known…

People/firms

EMCOR Group Inc., Norwalk, Conn., has acquired Consolidated Engineering Services Inc.,…

Pre-War Design Re-Created in Condo Plan

Designers of Philadelphia's newest upscale condominiums, located in Rittenhouse Square, seek…

Factors combine to slow multifamily activity

Another 315,000 housing units will be started in multifamily buildings this year, a number not…

AEC professionals sound off on what's hot in green products and programs

In a pair of podcasts, BD+C Managing Editor Dave Barista asked two industry professionals to…

Projects awarded

The Denver-based team of Fentress Bradburn Architects and PCL Construction Services was…

Cast the first stone

The renovation and restoration of the Broome Boulevard Shopping Centre in Broome, Western Australia…

E-learning

PM Basics software allows students to learn the fundamentals of project management conveniently and…

Burbank, California, to get a 'green' planning building

Construction work has begun on a new municipality building in Burbank, Calif., that will house…

Thornton Tomasetti joins Pelli and Hines on $1B Transbay Transit Center

The Los Angeles and New York offices of structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti will join the…

Global economic growth makes comeback

As it turns out, fears of a global economic recession were overblown. Worldwide economic…

PROJECTS AWARDED

The Atlanta office of Princeton, N.J.-based A/E CUH2A Inc. is architect for a $132 million Emerging…

Plumbing costs dip with housing

Inflation in the plumbing fixtures and brass fittings market reached its highest level in four…

With new standard, industry groups hope to take high-performance building practices mainstream

A new minimum standard for high-performance buildings is in development for 2007. Co-sponsored…

Rules of thumb: Estimating loadbearing masonry structures

When designing a loadbearing masonry structure, certain rules of thumb can help building designers…

People/firms

Dennis Barrie has joined Westlake Reed Leskosky, Cleveland, as associate and director of…