Construction & Retrofits

China has maintained its reign as the most prolific country when it comes to the construction of tall buildings, with 88 completions in 2018.

A sustainable, zero-waste ecosystem, AgWorks at CCA uses fish to fertilize plants, bio-controls in place of pesticides, and solar panels supply energy to power the facility.

Verti-Lift scissor lift tables with tilt capabilities for ergonomics and product positioning are now available in stainless steel washdown designs.

Through its advanced data-driven infrastructure, Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities' HouseZero aims to shift the design and operation of buildings.

Nearly half of survey respondents expect to make 60% of their construction projects green in the next three years.

The Insurance Institute For Business & Home Safety offers a set of building guidelines and standards for protecting against extreme weather for increased resilience.

The Center for Active Design bestowed a Fitwel 2 Star Rating to theMART, an iconic four million square foot Chicago property.

An online tool from Vortec allows users to determine cooling requirements for their specific enclosure in a wide range of industries and applications.

Building owners and parking operators are rethinking parking structure design and operation to support more sustainable mobility.

It may have cost The Godfather’s Luca Brasi his life to sleep with the fishes, but if you’ve got $50K a night you too can sleep with the fishes... and live to tell about it.

A result of collaboration between the International Code Council, U.S. Green Building Council, ASHRAE, and the Illuminating Engineering Society, the new IgCC aims to help governments streamline code development and adoption for improved sustainability around the world.

Fir Tree Partners hired Kostow Greenwood Architects for its most recent (sustainable) office upgrade in New York City.

The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District (DRRSD) in Massachusetts is improving facility conditions through a multi-year energy conservation program with Trane.

Facility managers should use an FCA as part of a technical investigation, to review assets or systems looking into the root causes of deterioration, and as a source for determining a building's replacement value.

This provider of engineered fabric structures designed a new tensioned roof fabric storage facility at the Sanford/Seacoast Regional Airport in Maine.

Designed to earn LEED Silver certification, the NBA team’s new Fiserv Forum features glass that is visible to birds to help prevent collisions.

Chicago’s Richard J. Daley Center’s achieved recertification via the new LEED v4.1 performance path.

Consider these green building strategies, inside and out, when planning facility upgrades.

A series of roundtable discussions convened by BHDP Architecture reveals importance of “three Ds” of workplace innovation.

Whether building a new facility or expanding, site water management should be an early consideration.

The October 2018 issue features green building, workplace design, zero energy, recycling furniture, and anti-terrorism security. Plus, we celebrate our 30th anniversary.

The deadline to submit your project for a National Institute of Building Sciences 2018 Beyond Green™ Award is approaching!

The company's acoustic solution was customized to reflect an elementary school's ties to the seashore.

MagnaShear electric release spring set motor brakes employ oil shear technology and are designed for cranes, loaders, trippers, and palletizers.

A new report from JLL details nine features that are transforming industrial properties.

The Garland Company's High-Performance Membrane brochure is a complete menu of roof membrane systems that will answer questions for architects, design professionals, building owners, and facility managers.

MedModular is the world's first application of prefabrication and modular technology of hospital rooms to ensure faster delivery and build times, and minimized budgets.

Completed in 1923 at a cost of $156,558, Corbin Hall has been reimagined for its next 100 years on the university's Lawrence, KS campus.

Tile Redi has partnered with Granite and Trend Transformations, provider of customized, patented surface overlays, to produce a complete shower surround for remodeling projects. This will streamline renovations, substantially reducing the time, labor and cost of traditional shower renovation projects.

The 350,000-square-foot technical school meets LEED Gold standards, and includes water efficient landscaping, geothermal heating, a green roof, and wind turbines.

A 32-foot-tall demonic horse, gargoyles, and underground cities inhabited by lizard people are just some of the strange stories surrounding Denver International Airport.

Following a series of large earthquakes in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas in the mid-1990s, seismic risk recommendations were changed to requirements.

On September 20, 2018 in Philadelphia, this one-day event will include a talk offering insights into professional development for current and future facility management professionals.

Beer lovers rejoice! BrewDog has opened the doors to the world’s first craft beer hotel, located inside its Columbus, OH brewery.