The magazine’s series of sponsored e-books continues with a discussion on the sustainability aspects of concrete. Concrete is a relatively low-impact material, not only due to its durability, long service life, and recyclability, but also because of increasing investments in sustainable manufacturing technologies.
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released strategies and 3D models for office spaces and retail stores that can help employers and businesses reopen more safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design strategies provide a holistic approach to modifying stores and offices using a 17-point architectural, engineering, and administrative framework based...
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Hip Hop Architecture is challenging everyone—architects, students, designers, artists, singers, rappers, and hip hop fans—to use hip hop’s protest music as prompts for imagining a ‘Just City.’ The current pandemic has challenged everyone to reimagine how spaces will be used in a post-COVID-19 society.
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released four new Safety First Pilot Credits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The credits outline sustainable best practices that align with public health and industry guidelines related to cleaning and disinfecting, workplace re-occupancy, HVAC, and plumbing operations.
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The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is going all-virtual. It will be taking place from November 10 to 12. The event experience, originally scheduled to take place in San Diego, California, from November 4 to 7, will now unfold over several weeks with three digital summits.
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ODA New York’s new 361-m (1185-ft) Seattle Tower design reflects its founding principal Eran Chen’s belief that every city dweller should have access to outdoor space in their homes. Located in the city’s downtown, the tower has retail, parking, and co-working spaces on the lower floors, and 1080 residential...
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Architecture and design firm Rockwell Group has created a template for outdoor dining—an adaptable kit-of-parts, accommodating a range of restaurants and street conditions following COVID-19. The solution offers five scales of cost-effective interventions, from minimal to more complex, and provides restaurants the flexibility to easily customize their own outdoor...
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Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools (LAB) has launched “Back to School Facilities Tool Kit” to serve as a resource for schools nationwide to create fair, equitable plans to reopen their doors, while protecting the well-being of all students, teachers, staff, and their families. The tool kit was developed through a...
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The Construction Specifier has announced the newest volume in its series of free, downloadable e-books—a technical discussion of concrete construction.
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Tech-driven construction company Katerra has named Paal Kibsgaard as CEO. Kibsgaard joined Katerra in 2019 as COO and has served on Katerra’s board of directors since 2016. Kibsgaard succeeds outgoing CEO and co-founder Michael Marks.
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