The Urban Land Institute has released two new reports related to building for health and wellness – one addresses lessons from healthy affordable housing for the broader housing marketplace, and the other explores the development of agrihoods.
Read MoreVitro Architectural Glass announced that Ricardo Maiz has been named president of the company effective January 1, 2019, succeeding Richard Beuke, who has held the post since 2016.
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“HouseZero’s flexible, data-driven infrastructure will allow us to further research that demystifies building behavior, and design the next generation of ultra-efficient structures,” said Ali Malkawi, founding director of the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities and the creator and leader of the HouseZero project. “By creating both a prototype and an infrastructure for long-term research, we hope to raise interest in ultra-efficient retrofits and inspire substantial shifts in the design and operation of buildings.”
Read MorePPG today announced that it will implement a 10 percent price increase on all of its industrial coatings products globally. The change will be effective Jan. 1, 2019, or as permissible by contract, and will apply to all industrial coatings end-use segments.
Read MoreCONSTRUCT is an AEC Conference & Expo specifically designed to provide the construction teams with real-world, practical design/construction solutions, education, products and networking. Our participants design, build, specify, engineer, renovate and operate in the built environment and are hungry for knowledge. The CONSTRUCT Education team and Advisory Council is seeking presentations from industry experts covering topics including design and construction, emerging trends, innovative projects, documentation, building science, technology, preservation, resilience, methods, and much more.
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Blueprint Robotics and Metsa Wood work closely together to improve the efficiency of construction. Both parties have put an effort into understanding each other’s business and sought mutual benefits from the start.
Read MoreLockheed Martin earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® certification for superior energy performance on seven buildings, and U.S. Green Building Council LEED Silver ratings on three buildings over the last twelve months. The company is an official ENERGY STAR partner.
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Designed by the architecture firm of Perkins+Will, along with HOK, WSP, SmithGroup and Affiliated Engineers, the facility was designed and built to achieve LEED Gold BD+C certification. Ryan Fieldhouse and Walter Athletics Center took the top honor at the ENR Midwest Best Projects Awards.
Read MoreAs North America’s most tightly focused event dedicated exclusively to stormwater and surface water quality professionals, StormCon provides speakers with significant opportunities to gain industry exposure, share their knowledge and experiences, and help guide the important conversation on managing stormwater-related urban flooding and water pollution.
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As lighting trends continue to shift toward slimmer light coves, Armstrong Ceiling Solutions has responded by introducing the Axiom® Indirect Light Ledge, the industry’s first fully-integrated, low-profile light ledge that provides predictable lighting performance in a wide variety of drywall applications.
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