5 more ProConnect events scheduled for 2024, including all-new 'AEC Giants'
SGC Horizon present 7 ProConnect events in 2024.
HORIZONTV FEATURING BD+C: WATCH EPISODES ON DEMAND AT HORIZONTV
75 Top Building Products
Enter today! BD+C's 75 Top Building Products for 2024
BD+C editors are now accepting submissions for the annual 75 Top Building Products awards. The winners will be featured in the November/December 2024 issue of Building Design+Construction.Â
Adaptive Reuse
Hotel vs. office: Different challenges in commercial to residential conversions
In the midst of a national housing shortage, developers are examining the viability of commercial to residential conversions as a solution to both problems.
Lighting
Illuminating your path to energy efficiency
Design Collaborative's Kelsey Rowe, PE, CLD, shares some tools, resources, and next steps to guide you through the process of lighting design.
Aug 11, 2010
New Watt Stopper emergency relay panel
Watt Stopper/Legrand has developed a new relay panel to provide fail-safe emergency lighting in a variety of commercial settings. The Emergency Relay Panel option is UL924 listed for use on emergency circuits. It is available as an option with Watt Stopper’s 24 or 48 relay size Lighting Integrator (LI) low voltage lighting control panels.
Aug 11, 2010
Best AEC Firms of 2011/12
Later this year, we will launch Best AEC Firms 2012. We’re looking for firms that create truly positive workplaces for their AEC professionals and support staff. Keep an eye on this page for entry information. +
Aug 11, 2010
U.S. Conference of Mayors, U.S. Green Building Council urge Congress to support Green Schools Legislation
June 19, 2009 (Washington, DC) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and U.S. Conference of…
Aug 11, 2010
Healthcare Design + Construction: Trends, Innovations, Opportunities
AIA Academy of Architecture for Health
American College of Healthcare Architects
July 24-26, 2009…
Aug 11, 2010
YKK AP launches enerGfacade family of building envelope products
YKK AP America, the leader in manufacturing high quality architectural products, today announced enerGfacade™, its new family of energy-efficient products, as part of the YKK Group’s 50 year anniversary in the architectural products business. The family includes several products, such as Luminance™, ThermaShadeTM and YOW350T.Â
Aug 11, 2010
YKK AP makes LEED Accredited Professional status a key for promotion
AUSTELL, Ga. (June 24, 2009) þuYKK AP is making knowledge of green construction practices a key…
Aug 11, 2010
NAVFAC releases guidelines for sustainable reconstruction of Navy facilities
The guidelines provide specific guidance for installation commanders, assessment teams, estimators, programmers and building designers for identifying the sustainable opportunities, synergies, strategies, features and benefits for improving installations following a disaster instead of simply repairing or replacing them as they were prior to the disaster.
Aug 11, 2010
Building Systems commissioning and retro-commissioning training program: Chicago, September 23, 2009
Building Systems: Commissioning and Retro-commissioning
Presenter: Rebecca Ellis, P.E., LEED AP…
Aug 11, 2010
National Lighting Bureau announces 30th annual High-Benefit Lighting Awards
Silver Spring, MD — The National Lighting Bureau’s 30th annual High-Benefit Lighting Awards Program…
Aug 11, 2010
Piano's 'Flying Carpet'
Italian architect Renzo Piano refers to his $294 million, 264,000-sf Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago as a “temple of light.” That's all well and good, but how did Piano and the engineers from London-based Arup create an almost entirely naturally lit interior while still protecting the priceless works of art in the Institute's third-floor galleries from dangerous ultravio...
