ICC Announces Availability of New Green Building Code
The International Green Construction Code has been designed and released as the path to safe, sustainable, economical construction.
Commercial Sector Expected to Lead Real Estate Recovery
Slight increase in nonresidential construction spending expected in 2012 with substantial growth projected for 2013.
New York Passes Design-Build Legislation
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed New York Works Infrastructure Fund Act, which will permit design-build on infrastructure projects for the first time...
ABI Drops For Fifth Straight Month
The new projects inquiry index was 53.7, a considerable slowdown from a reading of 58.1 in June.
Design-Build Project Delivery Used for 40%+ of Projects
From 2005 to 2010, numbers are up 10% for design-build project delivery, an integrated approach that delivers design and construction services under one contract with a single point of responsibility.
Architecture Billings Index Continues Positive Momentum
On the heels of its highest mark since 2007, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) jumped more than two points in December.
Real Estate Recovery Led by Large Corporate Users in Gateway Markets
The U.S. industrial property sector has experienced steady growth, thanks to an uptick in leasing from heavyweight corporates, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s third quarter North America Industrial Outlook report.
Flood Map Experts Needed by FEMA
The National Institute of Building Sciences is seeking qualified scientific and technical professionals from the public, private, and academic sectors to serve on Scientific Resolution Panels (SRPs).
CSI And CSC Release 2010 Edition of UniFormat
CSI and CSC have released a 2010 edition of UniFormat, a method of arranging construction information based on functional elements, or parts of a facility characterized by their functions, without regard to the materials and methods used to accomplish them.
BOMA Industrial Measurement Standard ANSI Accredited
The standard, developed by BOMA International and the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® provides guidance on how to measure the floor area of industrial buildings.
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Airport Planning FAIL
Gibraltar Airport is famous for two things: transporting British tourists to and from the Iberian Peninsula and its proximity to the city it serves. While incredibly convenient, this close proximity--less than 1/3 of a mile--creates some major problems.
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Risky Business
The backlash proved too much to go ahead with opening this facility.
Renewable Energy Goal Reached
Dow Chemical, DuPont, Georgia-Pacific, IBM, Interface Inc., and Pitney Bowes Inc. are among the group of corporate energy buyers that reached a collective goal of purchasing 1,000 megawatts of power generated from renewable energy sources.
Campbell Soup Building Topped Off
The company marked the completion of the steelwork phase of an expansion of its world headquarters facility last Friday.
Infrastructure Spending Fast Forwards in Missouri
The first infrastructure project to move forward under the new federal economic stimulus package was announced earlier this week on 2/24/09.
First Higher Ed Contract Under Clinton Climate Initiative Signed
Lee College has entered into an energy savings performance contract with Johnson Controls, Inc. to perform energy retrofits on its campus in Baytown, TX.
Federal Agency Issues Agenda On Net-Zero Energy Buildings
The report, "Federal R&D Agenda for Net-Zero Energy, High-Performance Green Buildings," was produced by the National Science and Technology Council’s Buildings Technology Research and Development Subcommittee.
New Building Code Revisions Adopted By ICC
The International Code Council (ICC) has approved 23 building and fire code changes based on recommendations from the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) investigation of the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) on 9/11.
McGraw-Hill Executive Comments On Economy and Construction
Robert A. Murray, vice president of economic affairs at McGraw-Hill Construction Research and Analytics Group in New York City, issued a statement on the expected impact on construction activity.