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• Orange Loft, a Chicago-based developer of networkable office management software for…
Updated daylighting standards, life cycle product assessment among upgrades to CHPS guidelines for high-performance schools
The Collaborative for High Performance Schools is set to release a new edition of its guidelines…
Hotel construction spending soars
The hotel market remains the hottest nonresidential construction segment. The value of hotel…
Projects Awarded
The Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is architect for the $89 million Joe and…
Early dip in nonresidential spending ominous
After recording 8.1 percent growth in 2000, nonresidential construction spending increased by…
Contractors plan for a mixed outlook in 2002
From the contractor's perspective, the construction outlook for 2002 is mixed, with the…
Contractors expect growth, tighter job market
The 2001 projection for the construction industry remains positive. While the industry has been…
New York gets its first green five-star hotel at Bryant Park
“1” Hotel and Residences, set to open during the first half of 2010, will be New York City's…
Nature's way: "Living machine" recycles nonpotable water
The Adam Joseph Lewis Center at Oberlin (Ohio) College incorporates a wastewater-treatment system-…
Biopharmaceutical Firm Plans New HQ in Manhattan
The New York office of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum is designing a 130,000-sf research…
Consumer confidence wanes with Wall Street's woes
Given the headline-grabbing swoon on Wall Street and continued revelations of corporate…
Nonprofit calls green office home
Access Living, a center providing support for the disabled, moved into its new 50,000-sf…
Ralph Johnson's latest condo tower will seek LEED certification
The Peshtigo Tower, designed by architect Ralph Johnson, a design principal with Chicago's…
Massive Industrial Park Welcomes First Building
Construction work has commenced on the first speculative industrial building in the 300-acre Agua…
Architectural Visualization Rendering the Future
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Three-dimensional design tools have revolutionized the way architects and engineers design…
Hospitality Renovations and Upgrades
Does the hospitality sector see a silver lining on the horizon? Although many are predicting that…
Foster's Glass Museum Nods to FLW
Foster + Partners' new Fortaleza Hall is open and inviting, a striking contrast to the…
Airport Restoration Soars with Custom LEDs
No one saw this plot twist coming: restoration of the domed ceiling in the Lambert-St.…
Modular Building Action Plan
“Cheap.” “Flimsy.” “Poor construction.” “Trailers.” Those are some of the derogatory terms…
