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Modine Offers Latest in Classroom HVAC Noise Reduction

December 15, 2016 - in Buildings, Structural components

Racine, Wis. – Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD), a leader in technology in the HVAC industry, has introduced the STUDY Package, an upgrade to their ClassMate vertical unit which achieves the highest standard for noise reduction in its class. With…

Video: Construction Climate Talks Episode 8

December 12, 2016 - in Buildings

The first seven episodes in the Construction Climate Talks series has looked at sustainable development in the construction industry and the concept of…

Dr. Todd Helwig Delivering NASCC Keynote Address

November 30, 2016 - in Buildings, People

Todd Helwig, PhD, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, is the 2017 recipient of the T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award. His lecture will focus…

Success at Hong Kong Green Building Awards

November 28, 2016 - in Awards, Buildings

Arup has won four Grand Awards and six Merit Awards at the Green Building Awards (GBA) 2016. Co-organised by the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) and the Professional Green Building Council (PGBC), this biennale award is one of the highest accolades…

How Safe Are Our Crumbling Bridges And Vulnerable Buildings?

November 17, 2016 - in Buildings

America’s bridges need work. So do some of the nation’s buildings – both old and new – that were designed to avoid collapsing during an earthquake or other major catastrophe, but aren’t quite up to the task of remaining inhabitable after disaster…

WakeMed North Family Health & Women’s Hospital Expansion Project Wins Best in BIM Award

November 11, 2016 - in Buildings

Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas award recognizes use of BIM to convert healthplex into licensed acute care hospital. The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas recognized the WakeMed North Family Health & Women's…

Young Architects Worldwide Create Solutions for Urbanization in the “City Above the City” Competition

November 2, 2016 - in Buildings

Metsä Wood’s competition has inspired architects worldwide to design wooden extensions to city centres. Entries from 40 countries proposed wooden solutions to the challenges of urbanization. Best winning designs were made to New York, Shanghai and Tampere,…

Dewberry Receives Jurors’ Special Citation Award

October 27, 2016 - in Awards, Buildings

Dewberry was awarded a Jurors' Special Citation Award for the 2016 Metals in Construction design challenge. Designers were invited to submit their vision for recladding New York City's MetLife building (formerly known as the Pan Am building) while meeting…

Adolfson & Peterson Construction Breaks Ground on the New UNC Campus Commons

October 27, 2016 - in Buildings

Greeley, Colo. -  Adolfson & Peterson Construction (AP), in partnership with design teams Semple Brown Design and Handprint Architecture, celebrated the groundbreaking of the new and innovative University of Northern Colorado (UNC) Campus Commons project.…

First University of Central Asia Campus Opens in Mountain Community of Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic

October 21, 2016 - in Buildings

The first phase of a major international project to deliver state-of-the-art university campuses in Central Asian mountain communities was celebrated today with the inauguration of the University of Central Asia (UCA) Campus in Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic. The…