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Sydney’s new sky scrapper launches Australia’s largest automated car parking system

November 8, 2022 - in Buildings

Lödige Industries delivers Australia’s first robotic car park system for “The Lennox”   Sydney, Scherfede – Lödige Industries, a leading provider of automated parking technologies, has completed a fully autonomous car park for the new luxury…

1st Hotel at Piarco Int’l Airport Breaks Ground, Investment/Design by NYC-based Urbahn

November 4, 2022 - in Buildings, News

Developers and designers STAGES Group and Urbahn Architects, who are the founders of Prestige Hotels Limited, investor SEAF Caribbean SME Growth Fund,…

McKinsey launches Net Zero Built Environment Council to decarbonize the built world

November 3, 2022 - in Buildings, News

Alliance of industry leaders to accelerate race to net zero   3rd November 2022: McKinsey has today announced the launch of a Net Zero Built Environment…

National Institute of Building Sciences Announces Upcoming Release of COBie v3.0

November 2, 2022 - in Buildings, News

The release takes place as buildingSMART International begins development of its Asset Operations Handover project   (WASHINGTON, DC, November 2, 2022) – The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Building Information Management Council (BIMC)…

The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Achieves LEED Gold Certification

October 28, 2022 - in Buildings, News

Convention Center officials celebrate the Center achieving LEED gold certification. Left to Right: Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Commissioner Geri Baloney Broussard; Convention Center Vice President of Operations Adam J. Straight;…

Milwaukee Building Owner Leverages SolarEdge Technology to Create 83ft Vertical Solar Array on High-Rise Office Building

October 25, 2022 - in Buildings, News

Tenants of one of the largest office buildings in Shorewood, WI, can look forward to a reduction in their annual energy bills following the completion of an innovative 83ft vertical solar array   120-module, 54kW solar array is forecast to produce 58,000kWh…

Transbay Study Group Makes Recommendations

October 14, 2022 - in Buildings, News, Structural components

CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction’s ad hoc task group on Transbay has wrapped up its work and made its recommendations to the AISC Committee on Specifications. The group was formed after cracks were discovered in steel members in the…

DuPont™ Tedlar® and Seaman Corporation Announce New Shelter-Rite® High Light Transmission Architectural Fabric

October 13, 2022 - in Buildings, Structural components

WILMINGTON, Del. – DuPont and Seaman Corporation today  announced the launch of a new Shelter-Rite® High Light Transmission architectural fabric using transparent Tedlar® PVF film. This new architectural fabric is ideal for structures that require…

Climate Change and the Construction Industry: Small Changes with Big Impact

October 12, 2022 - in Buildings

Our long-term reliance on fossil fuels makes buildings one of the most significant sources of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), contributing to climate change, smog, and air pollution. Two powerful solutions are emerging: building electrification and FreMarq…

Stora Enso launches building solution for low carbon construction

October 12, 2022 - in Buildings

To meet the demand for sustainable and innovative construction solutions, Stora Enso launches Sylva™ by Stora Enso. Sylva is a massive wood building kit comprising pre-manufactured, custom-made applications delivered just-in-time to the building site.…