(New Haven, Conn.) – Pickard Chilton, an award-winning architecture studio best known for its innovative and cutting-edge design of corporate headquarters and campuses, announced that three of its recent projects each received a 2018 Americas Property Award…
EwingCole’s Net Zero Designed Unisphere Opens in Silver Spring
SILVER SPRING, Md.- EwingCole, one of the nation's leading architecture, engineering, and interior design firms, is pleased to announce that opening…
Simpson Strong-Tie Introduces the Yield-Link® Connection to Reduce Structural Steel Framing Costs
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has introduced a new, precision-made…
Sustainable Longhouse with Roof Made from GreenCoat® Steel Shown on Dutch Television
With a roof made from GreenCoat® color coated steel, from SSAB, the Longhouse has been featured on the Dutch TV program BinnensteBuiten, and has further increased interest in sustainable building trends. SSAB supplies innovative architects and building companies…
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Construction Manager The LiRo Group, and Architect Beyer Blinder Belle Complete New Boardwalk Café and East Games Area at the Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh, NY
The Boardwalk Café features an expansive outdoor area, including two levels of ipe wood terraces with tables, so that visitors can enjoy views of the beach and the ocean while having a meal or refreshments. The most interesting – and dramatic – architectural…
CTA Architects, P.C. Completes Final Phase of New $20 Million, Seven-Story Bronx Charter School for Excellence
Bronx Charter School for Excellence 101 med.jpg (Photo by Pericle Gheorghias) Bronx, NY – CTA Architects, P.C. (CTA) has completed the final phase of new construction, renovations, and expansions at the Bronx Charter School for Excellence for Excellence…
Startup ‘Module’ Constructs First Expandable, Energy Efficient Home Using Passive House Principles
Pittsburgh, PA - Module, a technology startup in Pittsburgh that designs homes that can grow as the owner’s needs, family or lifestyle changes, has pre-sold its first adaptable, energy efficient home to a customer in Pittsburgh. The home, a single-story,…
Vulcraft Announces Winners of 2018 NuHeights Design Awards
Norfolk, Neb. – Vulcraft has announced the winners of its 2018 NuHeights Design Awards. The competition is designed to acknowledge outstanding design, architecture and the diverse applications of building with steel joist and decking. The award winners…
New Wood-Metal Hybrid for Lightweight Construction
Wood foam and metal sponge – can they be combined? That was the question that experts at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI delved into in a project entitled "HoMe Foam" – with HoMe being a German acronym for wood-metal…
New Standard Provides Guidelines for Masonry Units Using Alternative Materials
ASTM International’s committee on masonry units (C15) has approved a new standard that provides guidelines for masonry units manufactured with materials not currently addressed by existing ASTM standards. Traditional ASTM masonry units are manufactured…
