BD+C

JANUARY 10, 2024

Award-winning civic design firm RossDrulisCusenbery joins DLR Group DLR Group today announced the acquisition of Sonoma, California based civic and public safety design firm RossDrulisCusenbery (RDC). The addition of RDC adds focused design excellence of new building types to DLR Group’s global Justice+Civic studio.

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Construction Marketing

JUNE 13, 2022

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a certification that aids in improving building performance and reduces the impact on the environment. LEED certification verification means a building has been designed and constructed using strategies to improve performance across all metrics under LEED’s five main categories.

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Certification Design Environment Sustainability 156

BD+C

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group Design veterans Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new sustainability initiative for Suffolk. Contractors Sustainability Sustainable Design and Construction Suffolk Construction, headquartered in Boston, has established the Suffolk Sustainability Group.

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Sustainability Life Cycle Commissioning Construction 105

Wolgast Corporation

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

What you should know before expanding your business Many of our clients begin their business expansion quest by attempting to add on to their existing building rather than moving their operation, and most of the time they’re able to move ahead without any problems. It depends on the desire and budget of the client.

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Zoning Budgeting Budget Remodeling 62

BD+C

MARCH 20, 2023

3 ways prefabrication doubles as a sustainability strategy 0 qpurcell Mon, 03/20/2023 - 11:09 Modular Building Corie Baker, AIA, shares three modular Gresham Smith projects that found sustainability benefits from the use of prefabrication. Utilizing Prefabrication as a Sustainability Strategy 1. for the cases considered.

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Construction Specifier

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

By Gary Madaras Suspended acoustic ceilings are mainstream inside many types of buildings and can serve four main sound-related roles. The designer and specifier decide which of these roles the ceiling will take on in any project. Photo by Halkin Mason Photography/courtesy Rockfon.

Office 67

Office Zoning Equipment Design 67

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

Commercial real estate development involves the process of acquiring, designing, constructing, and leasing or selling commercial properties such as office buildings, retail centers, and industrial parks. Design and Planning Phase The design and planning phase is essential to commercial real estate development.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Modern healthcare interiors: Healing and care from the outside in 0 qpurcell Fri, 09/08/2023 - 08:06 Healthcare Facilities CO Architects shares design tips for healthcare interiors, from front desk to patient rooms. The mark these events have left on the way we approach designing spaces of healing and medicine are unmistakable.

Kansas City 111

Kansas City Innovation Design Kansas 111

Wolgast Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Healthcare practitioners can have a difficult time deciding when to start an occupied office remodel due to the speculation of shutdown inconvenience, operations minimization, or the lessening of their income. Design changes are made more easily during preconstruction and are typically much more costly once construction starts.

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Remodeling Office Schedule Design 62

BD+C

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Kimley-Horn, the national engineering, planning, and design consulting firm, today launched TREDLite EV, a cloud-based tool that helps organizations develop and optimize their EV charger deployment strategies based on the organization’s unique priorities. Kimley-Horn has planned, designed, or permitted more than 15,000 EV chargers nationwide.

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Electrical Site DC Retail 52

BD+C

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The Canada Green Building Council recently certified the first 10 projects under its Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Standard. The projects include new and existing offices, schools, and warehouses, with each demonstrating that buildings of all types and age can achieve zero carbon emissions, according to a Council news release.

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Certification News Green Office 94

Wolgast Corporation

JANUARY 12, 2023

You can build with speed, quality, and customer service support that best suits your project type. To us, that means that we are comprehensive and specialized in whatever is the best way to complete any type of building and solve our customer’s construction needs. Construction Management.

Commercial 91

Commercial Construction Retail Michigan 91

cnstrctr

JANUARY 4, 2020

What exactly is a construction contract, how can it be used and what are the different types? Construction Contract Types. As not every project is the same, there are various types of contracts between the owner and contractor which depending upon which is chosen can change your responsibilities drastically. Lump Sum Contracts.

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Contract Construction Finance Documentation 88

Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 16, 2022

You see, grandchildren are a different type of kid , which means I get to treat them different than the kiddos living under my roof. The contract was a design-build contract. The contractor submitted a Request for Equitable Adjustment, alleging that it had encountered a Type I differing site condition—i.e,

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Claims Bidding Contract Construction 62

BD+C

JUNE 12, 2023

Building Perimeters are Only One Layer in Safe School Design 1 kcichowicz Mon, 06/12/2023 - 09:23 Hardening entryways and exterior windows is a step toward safer school design. While these updates to state building codes can contribute to safer school design, they are just one layer within those guidelines.

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Design Security Guidelines Safety 98

BD+C

MARCH 29, 2024

Demystifying carbon offsets vs direct reductions 0 qpurcell Fri, 03/29/2024 - 11:18 Sustainability Chris Forney, Principal, Brightworks Sustainability, and Rob Atkinson, Senior Project Manager, IA Interior Architects, share the misconceptions about carbon offsets and identify opportunities for realizing a carbon-neutral building portfolio.

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Sustainability Income Risk Claims 111

Pro Builder

MAY 2, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) announced six finalists in the Equitable and Affordable Solutions to Electrification (EAS-E) Prize , which awards innovative solutions that advance electrification retrofits across various residential building types and geographies with $2.4 Category Innovators Remodelers Building Tech Smart Home Products

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San Francisco Innovation Electrical Remodeling 98

BD+C

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

3 important early considerations for office-to-residential conversions 0 qpurcell Fri, 11/10/2023 - 09:42 Office Buildings Scott Campagna, PE, Senior Director of Housing, IMEG Corp, shares insights from experts on office-to-residential conversion issues that may be mitigated when dealt with early.

Residential 52

Residential Office Budgeting Budget 52

Construction Specifier

APRIL 30, 2021

Preventing noise from transmitting between enclosed rooms is important in buildings. A conversation between a doctor and patient in a medical exam room, or between a lawyer and client in an office, should be confidential. Requirements in building standards. Images courtesy Rockfon. by Gary Madaras, PhD.

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Guidelines IRS IIC Concrete 98

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2021

An independent Government estimate of construction costs shall be prepared and furnished to the contracting officer at the earliest practicable time for each proposed contract and for each contract modification anticipated to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. building type), and/or temporize cost data.

Estimating 149

Estimating Construction Contract Renovating 149

BD+C

JANUARY 22, 2024

and purpose-build labs. David Cole, AIA Laboratories Designers In the dynamic world of laboratory design, where cutting-edge research and innovation thrive, creating functional and efficient lab and office spaces requires meticulous planning and a comprehensive understanding of various factors. Kemper, AIA and R.

Zoning 52

Zoning AIA Schedule Equipment 52

Wolgast Corporation

JUNE 14, 2023

Wall panel system construction is gaining popularity due to its labor and time savings to erect a building envelope. Precast concrete walls with conventional steel roof framing are one option to use on a large commercial building. Wolgast can design and/or build your precast panel system construction.

Concrete 91

Concrete Construction Retail Transportation 91

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 10, 2018

Building owners that utilize ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager will see a dramatic change in the 1 to 100 ENERGY STAR scores after August 26, 2018. commercial building space is benchmarked in Portfolio Manager (versus less than 1% of U.S. commercial building is LEED certified). building stock in recent years.

Certification 149

Certification Commercial Modeling Deals 149

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

For CONUS, the JOCPB shall be developed using commercially available pricing tools to ensure consistent and comprehensive pricing of tasks unless the contracting officer determines the use of a commercially available pricing tool is not in the best interest of the government. shall not be acquired under a JOC. 5117.9004-2 Solicitation. (a)

Contract 226

Contract Office Negotiation Documentation 226

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Beyond that, field teams must collaborate closely with folks in the office to ensure the seamless flow of information. By staying in sync with office teams, those in the field can minimize errors and ensure projects stay on track. They’d use that information to gauge their progress, identify issues early, and report to clients.

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Autodesk Las Vegas Modeling Schedule 102

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 23, 2024

This month, we have 40+ product releases across Autodesk Construction Cloud , including Autodesk Build, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, Autodesk Takeoff, BuildingConnected, and Assemble. Correspondence | Correspondence Types** – Users can now better organize and standardize their project Correspondence.

Products 105

Products Autodesk BIM Accounting 105

Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Despite the ongoing debate about remote versus in-office work, the genie cannot be put back into the bottle. As a result, companies are rethinking their need for space, asking different questions about how to use the space they have, and seeking guidance on how to build for the future. Planning for a hybrid workforce.

Office 57

Office Design Conference Modeling 57

BD+C

AUGUST 17, 2023

How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel 0 qpurcell Thu, 08/17/2023 - 09:52 Adaptive Reuse Gresham Smith demonstrates the opportunities of adaptive reuse, specifically reusing empty big-box retail and malls, many of which sit unused or underutilized across the country. Take a multidiscipline approach.

Design 98

Design Retail Tampa Zoning 98

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Robotic-furniture company Ori is designing expandable apartments that use spatial technology to allow occupants to live large even in small spaces. The company is offering four types of expandable apartment designs ranging in price from 5,000 to $11,000: the pocket closet, pocket office, pocket studio, and cloud bed. .

Housing 52

Housing Boston New York Design 52

BD+C

APRIL 20, 2023

13 trends, technologies, and strategies to expect in 2023 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/20/2023 - 08:21 Sustainability Biophilic design, microgrids, and decarbonization—these are three of the trends, technologies, and strategies IMEG’s market and service leaders believe are poised to have a growing impact on the built environment.

Education 98

Education Environment Green Organization 98

BD+C

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In markets around the country, the most in-demand building type isn’t an office, K-12 school, or hospital. Once those factors are settled, the size and scope of rec centers almost invariably expand beyond the project’s initial design plans to meet stakeholders’ expectations. It’s a multigenerational recreation center.

Office 102

Office Plans Design 102

Wolgast Corporation

APRIL 25, 2022

Office Remodel (Part II). Currently popular in office settings is open daylighting, LED lamps, replaceable carpet squares and work stations with standing options. Depending on how long you’ve been in your building, it’s a good idea to refresh yourself on your remodeling stipulations.

Leases 62

Leases Remodeling Negotiation Office 62

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The requirements of site for buildings with different occupancies are different. So all the buildings proposed for different purposes have different requirements and thus different considerations for their site selection. The site should be in fully developed area or in the area which has potential of development.

Residential 240

Residential Site Plans Concrete 240

GCP Applied Technologies

MARCH 21, 2018

As buildings soar higher and higher, it’s fascinating to see new technologies emerging to meet this demand. Here are three trends to keep an eye on if you’re designing or planning a new high rise building. Reports show that this type of steel/concrete construction can save time and money compared to traditional construction.

Concrete 95

Concrete Construction Office Innovation 95

BD+C

JUNE 18, 2014

Using the latest 3D printing techniques, or more accurately, "additive manufacturing," the Arup team has produced a design method for critical structural steel elements for use in complex projects. The work signals a whole new direction for the use of additive manufacturing in the field of construction and engineering.

Fabrication 102

Fabrication Airports Education Retail 102

GCP Applied Technologies

MARCH 21, 2018

As buildings soar higher and higher, it’s fascinating to see new technologies emerging to meet this demand. Here are three trends to keep an eye on if you’re designing or planning a new high rise building. Reports show that this type of steel/concrete construction can save time and money compared to traditional construction.

Concrete 90

Concrete Construction Office Design 90

The Constructor

MARCH 25, 2012

Use of Precast Concrete in frames: There are two main types of precast building frame. Structural frames are mainly used for offices, car parks and retail developments. Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates.

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Concrete Foundation Maine Materials 233