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Code wars

Building-code developments are not typically exciting news, but drama has been injected into…

Starwalk space frame

Visitors have a unique way of entering the Orlando Science Center-through a 200-ft.-long pedestrian…

Laser show

An emergency light features a laser option to direct occupants to exits during power outages and in…

Asian art revitalizes old library

Shuttered after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, San Francisco's Main Library was reincarnated…

Hotel construction market positioned for comeback in 2003

Last year was emphatically a down year for hotel construction, and indicators point to a…

Ten years after, Chicago looks back on fluke flood

Much water has flowed under the bridge since building owners in downtown Chicago suffered one…

Clinic Set for Construction at Alabama Hospital Campus

The Simon-Williamson Clinic recently broke ground on a new clinic site in Birmingham, Ala. The…

Riverfront Leed Building Planned for Milwaukee

Gilbane Building Co., Providence, R.I., was selected as construction manager for the new…

News bits

Solar flare Compiled by the American Society of Solar Energy, this "fact base" serves as a resource…

Italian porcelain tiles

A unique collection of glazed porcelain tiles from Italy includes four color-glazed porcelain tiles…

San Bernardino health center doubles in size

Temecula, Calif.-based EDGE was awarded the contract for California State University San…

Twin towers to rise in Panama as part of mixed-use development

Destination design firm Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, Honolulu, has unveiled the design for…

Capitol Visitor Center project nears halfway mark

The ninth — and largest — addition to the U.S. Capital in Washington, D.C., is more than 40%…

Handheld devices measure up on jobsites

Handheld devices, such as palm pilots, pocket PCs, digital cameras, and smart phones, are…

BD&C Online Poll

Here are the results from our March BDCnetwork.com poll, which asked BD&C readers…

Fiber-optically speaking

The 701 illuminator generates about 7,000 lumens through 10 feet of stranded or large core fiber.…

Destination hotel boom not over... yet

The hotel market continues to be the fastest growing commercial building segment, but…

News briefs

Enron fallout will hike Houston vacancies. The problems of fallen energy giant Enron will…

University of Chicago selects architects for arts center

The University of Chicago announced that New York architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien…

Chip off the old glass block

Prefabricated glass-block windows manufactured to withstand extreme temperatures are produced ready…