For the Multifamily Sector, Product Innovations Boost Design and Construction Success
This course covers emerging trends in exterior design and products/systems selection in the low- and mid-rise market-rate and luxury multifamily rental market. Topics include facade design, cladding material trends, fenestration trends/innovations, indoor/outdoor connection, and rooftop spaces.
Mar 26, 2019
See-through and Safe
Failure modes of glass systems under the extreme heat and pressures of building fires are reasonably well known, yet still hard to predict. In a…
Sep 10, 2018
Urban Placemaking: Building Equity by Design
The U.S. is in the midst of an urban renaissance. People are returning to cities, sparking new investment and growth. This renewed interest in cities…
Aug 22, 2018
Storefront Rehabilitation and Design
Rehabilitation and design of storefront systems demands consideration of many factors, from thermal performance and operability to historic landmark…
By C.C. Sullivan, Contributing Editor | May 24, 2018
Sandwich Cladding Primer
Sandwich claddings consist of a panel or shell made of two durable, resilient face sheets and a low-density insulating core, often with a decorative…
By Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor | May 10, 2018
Building Passively
The concept of “passive house” originated in North America in response to the OPEC oil embargo of 1973 and the subsequent energy crisis. At that time…
By C.C. Sullivan and Alex Abarbanel-Grossman, Contributing Editors | Apr 26, 2018
Creating Real Estate Value with Commercial Office Reconstruction
The commercial office sector shows few signs of slowing down. According to a 2017 end-of-year survey from real estate firm Transwestern, fourth-…
By Debbie Gregory, DNP, RN; James M. Hunt, AIA; Kimberly Newton McMurray, AIA, EDAC; and Ben Szela, PE, CEA | Mar 23, 2018
Designing Behavioral Health Facilities
Behavioral health facility construction is experiencing a spike in the U.S., due in part to enhanced benefit provisions in the Affordable Care Act…
BY C.C. SULLIVAN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR | Oct 3, 2017
Barriers and Screens Further the Art of Cladding
Is moisture control the absolute for building design decisions? Ask users, owners, occupants, and investors—and expect a chorus of agreement. They’ll…
Feb 23, 2017
Growing Demand for U.S. Expertise: Service Providers Are Exporters Too!
Did you know that service exports comprise 1/3 of total U.S. exports? Most people think of exporting as selling hard goods overseas. What is less…
Nov 4, 2016
Sound-Masking Systems: Optimize Speech Privacy in the Workplace
Since most office-based workers spend more than half their time on focus work and on the telephone, speech privacy and noise control are vital to…
