Outdoor Amenities: Essential for Today’s Lifestyle
From grilling areas and wine bars to outdoor fitness and meditation spaces, architects and builders are now designing to provide the quality exterior amenities that…
Course Category: Building Design & Construction
With Affordability and Innovation for All: Multifamily Ideas Break Barriers
With a growing need for multifamily housing solutions at all income levels, the U.S. market is seeing a proliferation of inventive projects. Alongside the creativity…
4 steps to a better building enclosure
Dividing the outside environment from the interior, the building enclosure is one of the most important parts of the structure. The enclosure not only defines…
Fire safety considerations for cantilevered buildings
Cantilevered buildings seem to be everywhere in New York City these days, as developers and architects strive to maximize space, views, and natural light in…
Steel structures offer faster path to climate benefits
Faster delivery of buildings isn’t always associated with sustainability benefits or long-term value, but things are changing. An instructive case is in the development of…
Flood protection: What building owners need to know to protect their properties
Historically, flooding is one of the costliest natural disasters in the United States on an annual basis. Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) attempt to address…
7 Game-changing Trends in Structural Engineering
The built environment, which consists of construction plus real estate, represents almost $6 trillion in U.S. GDP per year. It is the largest industry in…
Choosing the right paver system for rooftop amenity spaces
COVID-19 laid bare shortcomings that many city-dwellers face, as stay-at-home guidelines confined people to apartments, often without access to safe outdoor spaces. A priority that…
For glass openings, how big is too big?
Advances in glazing materials and glass building systems offer a seemingly unlimited horizon for not only glass performance, but also for the size and extent…
Planning for hospital campus access that works for people
This course defines the elements of hospital campus access that are essential to promoting the efficient, stress-free movement of patients, staff, family, and visitors. Campus…