Snøhetta, alongside collaborators R8 Property, Skanska, and Asplan Viak, has completed its fourth energy-positive building in its powerhouse portfolio. As part of the Powerhouse series, Powerhouse Telemark, Norway, sets a new standard for the construction of environmentally sustainable buildings by reducing its yearly net energy consumption by 70 percent...
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The Howard Hughes Corporation has announced plans for an affordable housing development at 250 Water Street in Lower Manhattan and a revived South Street Seaport Museum as part of the broader Seaport vision. The plans were designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM).
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Voting season can be stressful for everyone, but in Kansas City, Hufft, a locally based fabrication and design firm, is helping create a fun, innovative way to welcome new voters to the political process.
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Hauser & Wirth’s new art gallery building in Manhattan, New York, designed by Selldorf Architects, is now open. The five-story gallery is Hauser & Wirth’s first purpose-built, ground-up building.
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Franklin & Marshall College celebrated the completion of its Winter Visual Arts Building, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with a virtual event where professor Kostis Kourelis said “our new building is itself a philosophical machine.”
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Construction management firm Adolfson & Peterson Construction (AP) and general contractor Billingsley Company have completed an office building and a campus amenity center in Billingsley’s International Business Park, Plano, Texas.
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An article in our newest, sponsored e-book, Designing with Glass, discusses the steps to be taken to avoid condensation in buildings. To get your copy of this free, downloadable resource in either pdf or digital edition, visit www.constructionspecifier.com/ebook/agc-glass-north-america-designing-with-glass-e-book.
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Congratulations to the 2020 CSI award winners. Recipients will be honored during the virtual CSI Honors and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, November 5, starting at 3 p.m.
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A Federal court has ruled that New York City’s failure to provide accessible pedestrian signals (APS) at 96.6 percent of its signalized intersections violates the civil rights of people with disabilities. APS are push-button devices attached to crosswalks that convey visual crossing information in audible and vibro-tactile formats accessible...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released a new resource and 3D illustrations for election administrators that provides strategies for reducing COVID-19 transmission risk in polling places. Developed in an effort to protect voters and polling place workers on election day, the resource provides architectural, engineering, operational, and administrative strategies...
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