(St. Louis, MO) An old hotel turned into trendy apartments; a restaurant built in a former bank; and a warehouse divided into cool office spaces are prime examples of adaptive reuse. In today’s climate of sustainability, the benefits of adaptive reuse are…
FK Architecture Unveils Casa Bel-Mar: South Tampa’s New Affordable Housing Community
FK Architecture, a Fugleberg Koch company, is pleased to announce the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Casa Bel-Mar, a new affordable housing development in…
Bruner/Cott Architects Completes First Phase of Renovation on Harvard University’s Renowned Gund Hall (Graduate School of Design)
The trays in Gund Hall. Photo: Noritaka Minami. The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) announces the completion of the first phase of an ambitious…
New Report from U.S. Green Building Council Details Data on Three Decades of Impact
LEED certified projects are estimated to save 120 million metric tons of CO2, setting a global standard for a sustainable, resilient built environment PHILADELPHIA – Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its USGBC Impact Report,…
USGBC Launches New Program to Transform Real Estate Portfolios into Sustainability Success Stories
Philadelphia —Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the release of PERFORM, a new offering that empowers organizations to transform real estate portfolios into sustainability success stories. PERFORM provides guidance, tools, and third-party…
Global Alliance Unveils New Report to Unlock Billions for Decarbonizing Buildings at Scale
Philadelphia, PA – A global alliance of green building organizations today launched a groundbreaking sustainable finance call to action aimed at bringing the vast majority of buildings up to modern sustainability standards. The report, “Building Transition:…
Carbon Upcycling, Minnesota DOT and National Road Research Alliance Joint Study Shows High-Performance Low-Carbon Concrete is 30% Stronger than Existing Roadways
Carbon Upcycling, Minnesota DOT and National Road Research Alliance (CNW Group/Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc.) Carbon Upcycling’s concrete mix demonstrated a 28% increase in strength at 28 days and a 32% increase in strength at 56 days, while…
Tishman Speyer Properties and Architect Richard J. DeMarco Complete Skylift At Rockefeller Center’s Top Of The Rock
Photo by Diane Bondareff, AP Images for Tishman Speyer The One-of-a-kind Attraction Elevates Visitors Nearly 900 Feet Above New York City New York, NY–Skylift at Top of the Rock, a new attraction atop 30 Rock, elevates visitors nearly 900 feet in…
Simpson Strong-Tie Joins VCWF’s Hands On Tools Mobile Construction Training to Build Paradise, CA, Home
Paradise, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, partnered with Valley Contractors Workforce Foundation (VCWF), the nonprofit arm of the Valley Contractors Exchange, to raise walls for a new home…
Rome Termini Station Renews Its Legacy: L35 Architects Redefines Italy’s Largest Intermodal Hub
The Restoration of the View Toward the Servian Wall. Photography: Simón GarcÃa Roma Termini, one of the busiest stations in Europe with 200 million annual visitors and a symbol of modernity in the Italian capital, has undergone a strategic transformation…
