As project delivery models evolve, designers rethink their role
BD+C
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Since opening in September 2017, Cornell Tech’s New York campus has gained attention for its inventive, ambitious design.
Students Design Tiny Homes for the Homeless
Natural Building
JUNE 26, 2022
Students from the University at Buffalo, New York, have embarked on the construction of three tiny homes to help combat homelessness. This initiative forms part of a design-build program within the school called the Small Built Works Project.
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New York Times Article about Lloyd Kahn
Natural Building
MARCH 20, 2020
The New York Times recently published a fine article about Lloyd Kahn , the builder and publisher of numerous books related to natural building through his Shelter Publications. He hopes his new book, The Half-Acre Homestead: 46 Years of Building and Gardening , out this month, will have broad appeal.
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Virtual reality as a tool for sustainable design
Construction Specifier
JUNE 4, 2020
Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for the visualization of unbuilt information as full-scale occupiable environments, providing previously unavailable insight to designers, clients, and other stakeholders. The design team used dedicated software to translate the BIM model into a VR-friendly environment.
3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement.
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Perkins Eastman and Pfeiffer Partners Architects merge
BD+C
MARCH 16, 2021
New York, N.Y. Perkins Eastman , a global architecture and design firm with more than 1,000 employees, has worked on projects on five continents in 60 countries. March 16, 2021) Perkins Eastman and Pfeiffer Partners Architects have announced their pending merger.
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More than 90% of New York City schools have code violations
BD+C
JUNE 12, 2013
More than 90% of New York City schools have at least one outstanding building code violation. Architects Codes Building Owner Contractors Regulations Designers Standards Engineers Education Facility Facility Managers School Construction' Harlem''s I.S. 195, with 124 violations.
New Straw Bale Home Helps Educate People About Climate Issues
Natural Building
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Kathleen Draper, a climate change activist has constructed a 1,500-square-foot, three-bedroom straw bale home that she said will help reduce global warming and keep her comfortable in the harshest New York winter. “I Last year, New York state passed some of the strongest climate change legislation in the country, Draper said.
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New York Incentives and Workforce Development Guide
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 8, 2016
For a list of New York economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Cash Incentives: New York State offers low-cost loans and grants to companies that invest significant capital in the State and commit to the creation and retention of private sector jobs.
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Webinars and Construction Events in March 2022
Autodesk Construction Cloud
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
With no shortage of networking and learning opportunities this month, you’ll find construction events happening from California to New York, and every time zone in between. NY Build Expo (New York, NY). No other conference brings health care planning, design, and construction decision-makers together like the PDC Summit.
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Designing worship spaces for “Zoom” congregations
Construction Specifier
DECEMBER 30, 2020
The fellowship hall designed for the Holy Trinity Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York, will feature a large liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor that will allow for service transmission to guests outside the sanctuary. Some have embraced technologies and new formats for virtual worship. Design considerations.
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Webinars & Construction Events in September 2022
Autodesk Construction Cloud
AUGUST 25, 2022
Autodesk University 2022 is happening in-person, in none other than New Orleans. Make sure to get your tickets now and get ready for an AU full of construction industry trends, deep dives, keynotes, product education, and so much more. Autodesk University (New Orleans, LA). The NYNJ Infrastructure Forum (New York, NY).
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Michael Sorkin, Architectural Critic and Educator, Dies of COVID-19 Complications
ENR Construction
MARCH 26, 2020
New York City-based practitioner, 71, was a distinctive voice for social justice and sustainability in design of the urban environment.
A harmful trade-off many U.S. "green" buildings make
BD+C
JULY 17, 2014
That is the conclusion that New York-based nonprofit Urban Green Council found in their research on “high cholesterol buildings.”. “Green” construction in the U.S. has mostly been on a fad diet – one where trimming energy consumption is focused on the present but not the long run. Body Image: read more.
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A Time Without Tap Water is Coming, Here’s How Builders Can Help
Pro Builder
JANUARY 20, 2021
Day Zero, the day tap water is no longer available, is creeping closer on major cities, such as Los Angeles and New York. Home design and construction are direct ways builders can help conserve water and stretch out the Day Zero timeline. Green Design. Green Design. Read More. . Environmental.
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constructionattorneyblog: New York court holds that contractor.
Construction Lawyer
APRIL 30, 2012
Sabo & Zahn: construction attorneys, architect/attorneys, architect-attorneys architect, construction, construction law, construction attorney, construction litigation, lawyer, A201, B141, B101, seminar, CEU, LU, HSW, AIA-CEU, AIA-LU, CE, construction seminar, health safety welfare, continuing education, learning units, continuing education units.
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First look: UC-Davis art museum by SO-IL and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
BD+C
MAY 2, 2013
The University of California, Davis has selected emerging New York-based practice SO-IL to design a new camp. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Higher Education Museums' Body Image: Exclude Content: Yes.
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Best practices for public-private partnerships: Free AIAI guide
BD+C
JULY 29, 2014
New York, NY, July 2014: The Board of Directors of the AIAI – the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure – recently introduced the AIAI Best Practices Guide, a game-changing educational resource for Public Private Partnerships (P3s). Architects Building Owner Designers Facility Managers'
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77 David Adjaye’s housing project in Sugar Hill nears completion
BD+C
JUNE 11, 2014
The $80 million affordable housing project in the Sugar Hill district of New York City is nearing completion. Led by British architect David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates , this textured, slab building will also include an educational and cultural arts center. Blog Author: BD+C Staff.
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David Adjaye’s housing project in Sugar Hill nears completion
BD+C
JUNE 11, 2014
The $80 million affordable housing project in the Sugar Hill district of New York City is nearing completion. Led by British architect David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates , this textured, slab building will also include an educational and cultural arts center. Blog Author: BD+C Staff.
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Best Universities for Masters in Architecture in the USA | Masters in Architecture in USA 2022
CivilJungle
APRIL 29, 2022
New York University. If you remain in university spaces , there is no affordable method of accomplishing this in global municipalities like New York and London. Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Rhode Island School of Design. Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Yale University.
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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize
Pro Builder
MARCH 16, 2023
Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize esorum Thu, 03/16/2023 - 09:09 This year’s finalists in the Construction & Design category include solutions to the labor shortage as well as environmentally friendly building solutions focused on decreasing construction time.
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The future of specifiers: The way forward
Construction Specifier
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
Cam Featherstonhaugh, AIA, CDT, associate, truexcullins Architecture + Interior Design; and Michael Chambers, FAIA, FCSI, CCS, associate vice-president, HGA Architects & Engineers were on the panel that was chaired by Mark Dorsey, CAE, FASAE, CEO of CSI. Software and the design process. Personal responsibility for technical design.
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97 Studio Gang tapped for American Museum of Natural History expansion
BD+C
DECEMBER 15, 2014
Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects has been commissioned to design the new Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The $325 million project will include 218,000 sf of new and existing space, ArchDaily reports. Architects Museums'
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40 Construction BIG DATA: Both grand and granular
GCP Applied Technologies
MARCH 7, 2018
Texas is one of the leading states in educational building construction. Education in any geographical area is typically driven by demographics. That's where the odds tell us there will be an increase in educational construction. Design Advantage experts provide technical consultation throughout project design and construction.
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Industry Protests Increased Use of Single-Step Design-Build by.
ENR Construction
JULY 22, 2012
Earn Continuing Education Credits. ENR New York. Industry Protests Increased Use of Single-Step Design-Build by Army Corps. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Sustainability.
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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction
Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 21, 2018
a comprehensive rating system that provides strategies and tools for resilient building and design, was approved last week and is being launched on Monday, November 12th. offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. The launch of RELi 2.0 Of note, RELi 2.0
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Bioengineered Building Materials
Natural Building
DECEMBER 6, 2021
. “This is a hybrid of what I call an ancient technology of mushrooms and a totally new technology of computation and engineering,” says architect David Benjamin. The 40ft (12m) structure he is referring to currently sits in a courtyard at MoMA PS1, an art gallery in New York.
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Construction BIG DATA: Both grand and granular
GCP Applied Technologies
MARCH 7, 2018
Texas is one of the leading states in educational building construction. Education in any geographical area is typically driven by demographics. That's where the odds tell us there will be an increase in educational construction. Before delegating design, consult your manufacturer. Design Advantage. Take Texas.
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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize
Pro Builder
APRIL 18, 2023
. $300,000 in prize money will be distributed between at least three winners selected across the three award categories—Construction and Design, Public Policy and Regulatory Reform, and Finance. Diamond Age is currently building entry-level homes for the 9th largest homebuilder in the U.S.
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Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 21, 2018
a comprehensive rating system that provides strategies and tools for resilient building and design, is expected to be launched on Monday, November 12th. offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. The launch of RELi 2.0 Of note, RELi 2.0 not RELi’s 500 year storm).
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Putting 9 senior living market trends into perspective
BD+C
AUGUST 7, 2023
Putting 9 senior living market trends into perspective 0 rcassidy Mon, 08/07/2023 - 20:26 Senior Living Design Brad Perkins, FAIA, a veteran of more than four decades in the planning and design of senior living communities, looks at where the market is heading in the immediate future. and around the world.
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97 The Top International Design Firms - ENR - McGraw-Hill Construction
ENR Construction
JULY 18, 2012
Earn Continuing Education Credits. ENR New York. The Top International Design Firms. Description: International Design Firms take stock in the market. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types.
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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Lesley Whatley, Director, START-UP NY
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 28, 2014
BF: START-UP NY will make SUNY campuses and other university communities in NY tax-free zones for new, expanding businesses. LW: START-UP NY is designed to attract businesses to relocate, start up or expand in New York State. Does this involve businesses working with higher education to develop new curricula?
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Passive House is “In” in 2017
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 8, 2017
Those design principles were systematized by Bo Adamson and Wolfgang Feist, who founded the Passive House Institute (Passivhaus Institut) in 1996 in Darmstadt, Germany. Governments in North America are beginning to drive Passive House. Information is available from events@psssivehousecal.org.
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Top 10 Construction Companies in the U.S.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
AUGUST 12, 2021
Location: New York, NY. Location: New York, NY. Location: New York, NY. Specifically, Gilbane leveraged prefabrication, design-assisted preconstruction processes, and virtual reality (VR) to meet the deadline and high-tech requirements. . Top 10 Construction Companies in the U.S. . The Turner Corp.
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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 1, 2013
New York State’s 54,556 square mile geography is divided into 10 economic regions (according to Empire State Development)—Western New York, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, Central New York, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Mid-Hudson, Capital District, New York City and Long Island.
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constructionattorneyblog: Fiduciary Duty by Design Professionals?
Construction Lawyer
APRIL 27, 2012
Sabo & Zahn: construction attorneys, architect/attorneys, architect-attorneys architect, construction, construction law, construction attorney, construction litigation, lawyer, A201, B141, B101, seminar, CEU, LU, HSW, AIA-CEU, AIA-LU, CE, construction seminar, health safety welfare, continuing education, learning units, continuing education units.
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Handcrafted Sandstone Girls School in India
Natural Building
MAY 14, 2021
In the heart of the Thar Desert in the Indian state of Rajasthan, this girls school was a pro-bono project by New York–based architect Diana Kellogg commissioned by a non-profit group. When I asked about different design ideas they smiled and proudly said, ‘We can do anything in stone.’”.
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52 U.S. Architect To Design Major China Project | ENR: Engineering.
ENR Construction
JULY 20, 2012
Earn Continuing Education Credits. ENR New York. Architect To Design Major China Project. Trahan Architects has been selected by the Henan Hongguang Industry Group to design an $880-million mixed-use project in Zhengzhou, the capital and largest city of Chinas Henan province. Search our site: Infrastructure.
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constructionattorneyblog: New York allows contractual indemnification
Construction Lawyer
OCTOBER 21, 2005
Sabo & Zahn: construction attorneys, architect/attorneys, architect-attorneys architect, construction, construction law, construction attorney, construction litigation, lawyer, A201, B141, B101, seminar, CEU, LU, HSW, AIA-CEU, AIA-LU, CE, construction seminar, health safety welfare, continuing education, learning units, continuing education units.
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40 Univ. of Ill. Voids Design Contract After Ethics Review | ENR.
ENR Construction
JULY 31, 2012
Earn Continuing Education Credits. ENR New York. Voids Design Contract After Ethics Review. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Sustainability. Haiti Reconstruction. Project Delivery.
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Tappan Zee Bridge Bidder's Cold Feet Costs Team $2.5 Million.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 9, 2012
Earn Continuing Education Credits. ENR New York. Description: One of the four teams contending for the estimated $5-billion Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project in New York State chose not to submit a bid at the last moment. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial.
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Fifth Avenue: A Top 10 Great Street For 2012
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
DECEMBER 12, 2012
The American Planning Association (APA) has announced the designation of Fifth Avenue as one of 10 Great Streets for 2012 under the organization’s Great Places in America program. With its vibrant, bustling street life, historic and unique architecture and innovative planning,” New York City Planning Commissioner Amanda M.
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