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Mold causes rash-of IAQ suits. A building owned by Irvine Apartment Communities, Newport…

Calgary's new water-friendly Water Centre flush with gold

The city of Calgary's new $43 million Water Centre office building, which houses the city's…

Plumbing prices: copper/brass, plastics higher

Average prices for brass and copper plumbing products rose by less than 1% for the second year…

University of Florida's traditionally modern graduate building

The University of Florida's Hough Hall Graduate Studies Building was designed by…

Carpet for the birds

Decorative carpets have patterns inspired by migratory birds and are available for commercial or…

NIST WTC recommendations finally adopted in the model building codes

More than two years after the National Institute of Standards and Technology released its 30…

Bred to suit

Amherst Gray and Birmingham Buff sound like show-dog breeds, but they're actually sandstone species…

AAMA releases comparative performance analysis procedure for windows and doors

The newly created document from the American Architectural Manufacturers Association, AAMA…

Something New, Something Blue

Bernard Tschumi, former dean of architecture at Columbia University, has designed his first…

Firms Selected to Build Data Center for eBay

Holder Construction Co., Atlanta, and TiePoint Engineering, Baltimore, were selected last…

StrionAir air-purification system

The patented StrionAir system combines electrostatic, ionization, and mechanical filtration…

Construction begins on ambulatory center in New Hampshire

A joint venture of Suffolk Construction, Boston, and Eckman Construction, Bedford, N.H., broke…

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Multifamily residential looks to hold its own

Although single-family home construction contracted a bit last year, the multifamily residential…

Office work steady, to expand in '09

The value of office starts in 2008 is holding steady, according to Reed Construction Data.…

Year-to-date construction starts climb by 9.2%

The year-to-date value of construction starts through August 2006, excluding residential…

Industrial vacancy rates dip, even as construction of new factories and warehouse facilities soars

The factory and warehouse vacancy rate dropped 0.1% to 10.1% in the third quarter of 2005,…

High-tech incubator breaks ground at Kettering University

Hoping to attract science and technology start-ups to its Flint, Mich., campus, Kettering…

Get in shape, fast

Calculation of section properties for custom and assembled shapes is allegedly faster and more…

Eco-friendly school will use straw-bale construction for walls

When completed this spring, the 26,900-sf Friends Community School in Greenbelt, Md., will be…