The Biden Administration’s first-ever Federal Building Performance Standard sets an ambitious goal to cut energy use and electrify equipment and appliances in 30 percent of the building space owned by the Federal government by 2030.
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Loyola Marymount University’s Westchester campus’ new School of Film and Television facility, and an outdoor performance stage are both designed with rich materials supporting a minimalist aesthetic and prioritizing functionality to promote the broader learning purpose and connections.
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The renewed and expanded campus of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum will stretch alongside the city’s Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Delaware Park, with three new points of entry, to increase the accessibility of the facilities and engage all members of its community with an inclusive, interactive, and porous site.
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Park Union Bridge in Colorado Springs, Colo., inspired by the gravity-defying motion of athletes, masterfully combines truss and arch forms into a curved hybrid steel structure, to pay allegiance to its context and serve as a landmark site providing visual and pedestrian access to key areas in downtown Colorado.
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The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has released the first comprehensive building code on the use of nonmetallic, glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars in structural concrete applications, which builds on an earlier steel reinforcement code and provides an alternative to the reinforcement’s applications.
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The team behind Audrey Irmas Pavilion—designed as a gathering space complementing the Wilshire Boulevard Temple—has won an award for this new monument in L.A., which stands apart from the historical temple with its contrasting architectural form yet pays deference to it.
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Two new buildings are now part of Columbia Business School’s campus in Manhattanville neighborhood, N.Y., both designed in a layer cake format, with a system of varied glass exterior walls to align with different programming needs, let in natural light, and views of the city, and foster creativity, innovation,...
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The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VFMA) in Richmond has selected the Gilbane Building Company as the Construction Manager at Risk, charged with planning and supervising construction of the museum’s upcoming renovation and expansion project, the largest expansion in its history.
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A contract of $57.2 million by NASA to a construction tech and 3D-printing firm will aid in the research and development of space-based construction systems relying on lunar and Martian resources as building materials, supporting planned exploration of the Moon and beyond.
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John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport’s new $4.2 billion Terminal 6 will furnish a 111,484-m2 (1.2 million sf) space with 10 new gates—including nine wide-body gates—bright and airy check-in halls, and arrival areas—for a transformed customer experience.
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