Bjarke Ingels Group designs a mass timber cube structure for the University of Kansas

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and executive architect BNIM have unveiled their design for a new mass timber cube structure called the Makers’ KUbe for the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design. A six-story, 50,000-sf building for learning and collaboration, the light-filled KUbe will house studio and teaching space, 3D-printing and robotic labs, and a ground-level cafe, all organized around a central core.

Laboratories

Why lab designers should aim to ‘speak the language’ of scientists

Learning more about the scientific work being done in the lab gives designers of those spaces an edge, according to Adrian Walters, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal and Director of SMMA's Science & Technology team.

Airports

The next destination: Passive design airports

Today, we can design airports that are climate resilient, durable, long-lasting, and healthy for occupants—we can design airports using Passive House standards.

Codes and Standards

First federal blueprint to decarbonize U.S. buildings sector released

The Biden Administration recently released “Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy by 2050: A National Blueprint for the Buildings Sector,” a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from buildings by 65% by 2035 and 90% by 2050.

Green | Jan 30, 2018

Welcome to the Jungle: Amazon’s Spheres have opened to employees and the public

The Spheres provide the most unique aspect of Amazon’s downtown Seattle headquarters.

Resiliency | Jan 17, 2018

Climate adaptation project addresses current and future climate changes in Randers, Denmark

The C.F. Møller-designed project is slated for completion in 2021.

Sustainability | Gensler | Jan 16, 2018

The nation's capital of sustainable design

Major cities, like Washington, D.C., make up less than 2% of the world’s landmass, but they contribute 77% of the world’s CO2 emissions.

The path along the top of the Suzhou Science & Technology Museum

Museums | Jan 11, 2018

Suzhou Science & Technology Museum will highlight new cultural district in Shishan Park

The 600,000-sf museum will be about 62 miles northwest of Shanghai.

Urban Planning | Jan 10, 2018

Keys to the city: Urban planning and our climate future

Corporate interests large and small are already focused on what the impact of climate change means to their business.

Sustainability | Skanska | Dec 7, 2017

Busting the myths: What the “S-word” can mean for construction and development

Sustainability, it’s a trendy term. The problem, however, is that it’s being used in so many different ways that people don’t even know what it means anymore.