New York – DXA studio, a New York City-based architecture and design firm, has announced that they have been selected as the design architects for 269 4th Avenue in Park Slope, a new mixed-use development in one of Brooklyn’s most sought after areas. …
HDR Becomes Fitwel Champion, Certifies First Office with 3 Star Rating
(OMAHA, Neb. — April 10, 2018) — HDR has adopted Fitwel, a global building certification system that promotes health, and has certified its first…
Cement Companies Must More Than Double Efforts to Meet Paris Climate Goals
April 9, 2018, London: A new report ‘Building Pressure’ analysing 13 of the world’s largest publicly-listed cement companies reveals that they need…
Pittsburgh’s Energy Innovation Center (EIC) Showcases Siemens’ Smart Building Technologies
Originally built in 1930, the EIC now showcases the newest energy efficient Siemens’ building solutions. The building is LEED Platinum® Certified and serves as a living laboratory. Announced at Siemens U.S. Innovation Day, Pittsburgh’s Energy Innovation…
Big Win for 24 Stories, Energy Efficiency Retrofit in Phoenix, AZ
The BOMA Green Building Committee Kilowatt Krackdown was recently awarded to 3200 N. Central Avenue – a retrocommissioned, 24 stories, 345,000 SF building in Phoenix AZ built in 1986 – for achieving the highest Energy Star score of 98 in the competition.…
World Economic Forum Opens Stunning 39,000-square foot New York Headquarters Designed by Montroy Andersen DeMarco
New York, NY – Interior designer Montroy Andersen DeMarco (MADGI), and affiliate of Montroy DeMarco Architecture, has completed the New York headquarters for the World Economic Forum, a Geneva, Switzerland-based non-profit organization with the mission of…
Urban Land Institute Report Proposes Ten Principles for Building Resilience
WASHINGTON – A new report from the Urban Land Institute’s Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance outlines ten fundamental principles for building resilient cities and regions that successfully anticipate, respond to, and recover from…
AISI Publishes New Report on Thermal Analysis of CFS Wall Assemblies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published the findings from research conducted to support the development of a calculation methodology for determining the U-factors and R-values for wall assemblies containing cold-formed…
Trimble’s Cloud-Based Seismic Monitoring Transforms Earthquake Event Reporting for Buildings
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today Trimble® 4D Go™ for Buildings, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) that enables a new workflow for building owners and structural engineers in seismically active areas. The service…
Western Specialty Contractors Restores Facade of Largest Skyscraper on Downtown Manhattan’s Waterfront
(St. Louis, MO) – Western Specialty Contractors - New York City Metro Branch has completed a year-and-a-half long project to restore and waterproof the facade of Downtown Manhattan's largest waterfront skyscraper. Once recognized as the largest office building…
