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ACI 318-19 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete Now Available

New edition of popular American Concrete Institute resource now in full color FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute announces that ACI 318-19 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete is now available in print and digital formats.…

Annual Request for Research Proposals Now Open

August 2, 2019 - in Buildings, News, Structural components

Farmington Hills, Mich. – The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council (CRC) seeks to advance the concrete industry through the funding of concrete…

Bahamas Becomes the First International Country to Embrace the 3 in 1 Roof System

July 31, 2019 - in Buildings, News, Structural components

Bahamas Industries and Construction Company Ltd (BICC) has been granted approval by The Ministry of Public Works of The Bahamian Government to utilize…

Submit Your Ideas for the Next Version of LEED

July 31, 2019 - in Buildings, Featured, News

The call for proposals is a new addition to the process of developing LEED. On July 9, USGBC announced a 2019 call for proposals to solicit feedback and concepts for the future of LEED. USGBC is exploring how we can strengthen LEED v4.1 and plan what’s next…

Academic and Residential Complex at University of Illinois at Chicago Celebrates Opening

July 30, 2019 - in Buildings, News

Thornton Tomasetti, Solomon Cordwell Buenz and American Campus Communities Collaborate on Public Private Partnership   (Chicago, Illinois ) – Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, provided structural engineering services to architect…

GSky Living Green Walls Installs Living Green Pro Wall® System for iPic Entertainment

July 26, 2019 - in Buildings, News, Structural components

Pro Wall® Living Wall Design Creates Major Florida Exterior Art Piece Delray Beach, FL – GSky Plant Systems, Inc., a global industry leader in the design and production of interior and exterior green walls, announces installation of a custom Pro Wall®…

EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture’s Museum Hotel Antakya Shortlisted for WAF 2019

July 24, 2019 - in Awards, Buildings, News

New York – EAA’s Museum Hotel Antakya in Antakya, Turkey has been shortlisted for this year’s World Architecture Festival Award in the’ Hotel and Leisure’ category for completed buildings. The Museum Hotel Antakya was previously selected as winner…

Montroy Andersen DeMarco Completes Earthjustice’s Northeast Regional Office

July 18, 2019 - in Buildings, News

Montroy Andersen DeMarco (MADGI) has completed the new 11,000-square foot Northeast regional office of Earthjustice, the country’s largest nonprofit environmental law organization, at 48 Wall Street in Manhattan. Photo by Peter Dressel/Wilk Marketing Communications…

The Source Hotel Earns LEED Silver

July 18, 2019 - in Awards, Buildings, News

DENVER, Colorado – The Source Hotel has been awarded LEED Silver certification for its environmental performance and sustainable design. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building…

Sustainability in Hotels Explores Growing Emphasis On Green Building Practices in the Hospitality Industry

July 17, 2019 - in Buildings, News

WASHINGTON - A new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) suggests that sustainable building practices, including those involving energy and water conservation as well as waste reduction, are increasingly being incorporated throughout the hotel sector…