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Emory University Student Center wins the top award in 2020 Building Team Awards

BD+C

In mid-2013, a university-commissioned feasibility study determined that Emory needed a new, larger student center to replace its original student union, Alumni Memorial University Center, built in 1950, and the 70,000-sf Dobbs University Center, which was added to the AMUC in 1986. .

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Manhattan’s Union Square gets its very own farmhouse

BD+C

GrowNYC, a sustainability-focused nonprofit, commissioned ORE Design to create the community events center and learning space, located near Union Square in Manhattan. Dubbed Farmhouse, the center includes a classroom forum, educational kitchen, and conference center. The rooms can be combined to operate as a fundraising venue.

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Workers' Survey Says Oil and Gas Projects' Pay, Benefits Exceed Renewables

ENR Construction

Studies commissioned by the building trades unions outline challenges of the transition toward renewable energy.

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Elegance personified: New life for a neglected but still imposing retail/office space.

BD+C

The Union Trust Building, commissioned by coal magnate Henry Clay Frick and completed in 1917, originally was a 240-store shopping arcade with 700 offices on its upper floors. This 11-story Flemish-Gothic–style building has had several owners.

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Tips for Enacting Workplace Mask, Vaccine Requirements

Pro Builder

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Workers who are part of a union may be subject to an employment agreement or collective bargaining agreement that impacts the situation, Conrad Kennedy said. But recent court decisions have provided legal support, Blue added, including one ruling upholding a Texas hospital's mandate.

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Los Angeles: Home of the Single-Family Streetscape

Pro Builder

Unlike New York City and other multifamily havens, Los Angeles has been an epicenter of single-family living for decades, attracting world-renowned architects commissioned by Hollywood’s finest actors from the 1920s to the late 20th century. . Today, however, the speckled masses of single-family L.A.

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Are We Missing an Important Element of Sustainability Reporting?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This year, the European Union finalized its corporate social responsibility reporting directive for listed companies, with rules being phased in over the next year. In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission has been deliberating on a proposed set of disclosure rules since the spring of 2022 and is expected to finalize them this fall.