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New York City Studies Feasibility of $1B Passenger Rail Line

ENR Construction

Design firms AECOM and WSP awarded $1.3 million contract to study 16-mile Brooklyn to Queens line.

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Implementing an ‘asset drawdown strategy’ for site decarbonization

BD+C

Office Buildings Engineers M/E/P Systems Reconstruction & Renovation Resiliency Sustainable Design and Construction The trend toward building electrification in commercial properties with a view toward decarbonization is increasingly at the forefront of the effort to mitigate climate change.

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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities

BD+C

rcassidy Tue, 01/02/2024 - 14:16 John Sullivan, AIA A new study by a collaboration of design, engineering, and construction firms describes cost-effective strategies for building laboratories and science+technology facilities using mass timber. Here are five reasons why.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

Several mid-rise residential projects currently under construction will more than quadruple the number of available units and triple the square footage of Passive buildings. And there is Cornell University’s 250 foot tall 26 story high rise under construction on Roosevelt Island that may be the tallest and biggest Passive building.

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What’s Driving the Demand for Single-Family Rental Homes?

Pro Builder

The Synergy of Industrialized Construction and Built-for-Rent Housing. The for-sale home marketplace hits the news daily, with regular reports of skyrocketing prices, bidding wars, and supply issues. Metros Where New Rental Construction Is Thriving. Design Ideas for Single-Family Built-to-Rent Homes.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney MFPRO+ Blog High-rise Construction Apartments Office Buildings Engineers Codes Regulations Adaptive Reuse Reconstruction & Renovation Seismic Design Office-to-residential conversion seems like a simple solution to a problem. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units. has adopted SFBC 503.11.1,

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Maximize Your Construction Estimating Efficiency

Construction Business Owner

Maximize Your Construction Estimating Efficiency Tools, tips and insights you can use right now to make use of your valuable time. mhodges Thu, 07/06/2023 - 10:23 Prior to a new construction build or renovation, cost estimates are used to evaluate information and determine project feasibility, funding, logistics and other required resources.