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Ford's new Rouge plant gets "living roof"

Ford Motor Co. last month unveiled a huge green roof at its new truck plant in Dearborn, Mich…

Projects Awarded

Chattanooga-based Derthick, Henley & Wilkerson is architect for a $45 million expansion of…

Hines tower gets LEED CS Gold

Bellevue, Wash.'s Hines Expedia Tower has received LEED Core and Shell Gold certification. The…

Want a high-performance hospital? Help is on the way

The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems and Health Care Without Harm have released a…

News briefs

• First 'green' car dealership opens near Dallas. Gensler has designed the first car dealership to…

Chicago's North Side to get a new neighborhood

Parkside of Old Town, a 20-acre neighborhood with tree-lined streets, generous green spaces,…

Terra-cotta isn't stone, but looks like it

Terra-cotta was a popular exterior cladding material in the United States between 1880 and 1930.…

Banking Center on the Rise

The Wilmington Savings and Financial Services Bank Center is scheduled to open in December in…

Former site of Bethlehem Steel to get a performing arts complex

Set to break ground in January 2009 on the former site of Bethlehem Steel Corp. in Bethlehem,…

LEED Gold for Canada's latest water treatment facility

Heat recovery systems, a green roof, and natural ventilation are among the “green” features…

October rise masks erosion of hotel construction spending

The commerce department estimates that a total of $13.9 billion was spent for the construction of…

New hospital expands Idaho healthcare options

Ascension Group Architects, Arlington, Texas, is designing a $150 million replacement…

2.1 percent annual increase for window and door demand

The demand for doors and windows in the United States is expected to grow 2.1 percent annually…

News bits

Are builders online? Nearly half of construction firms are utilizing the Internet for…

People/firms

Mergers/acquisitions New York City-based E/A The Thornton-Tomasetti Group Inc., which is…

PEOPLE & FIRMS

In memoriam.Real estate mogul Edward S. Gordon, who most recently helped lead New York City-based…

People+Firms

•Thomas C. Leppert will step down as chairman and CEO of Dallas-based Turner Corp. at the end…

Tilting up Main Street

A tilt-up concrete structural system was employed to create the appearance of 60 unique storefronts…

Luxury condos coming to Houston's Upper Kirby/River Oaks area

Priced from $500,000 to more than several million dollars, each of the 96 condo units at the…

Ultra-Luxury Condominium Going up in San Diego

  Construction is under way on the 32-story mixed-use residential Sapphire Tower, which is…