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Northglenn, a Denver suburb, opens a net zero, all-electric city hall with a mass timber structure. Photo courtesy City of Northglenn

Northglenn, a Denver suburb, opens a net zero, all-electric city hall with a mass timber structure

Northglenn, Colo., a Denver suburb, has opened the new Northglenn City Hall—a net zero, fully electric building with a mass timber structure. The 32,600-sf, $33.7 million building houses 60 city staffers. Designed by Anderson Mason Dale Architects, Northglenn City Hall is set to become the first municipal building in Colorado, and one of the first in the country, to achieve the Core certification: a green building rating system overseen by the International Living Future Institute.

Government Buildings

OSHA’s proposed heat standard published in Federal Register

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a proposed standard addressing heat illness in outdoor and indoor settings in the Federal Register. The proposed rule would require employers to evaluate workplaces and implement controls to mitigate exposure to heat through engineering and administrative controls, training, effective communication, and other measures.

Government Buildings

GSA posts new RFI for enabling energy efficiency, decarbonization in commercial buildings

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, recently released a new Request For Information (RFI) focused on enabling energy efficiency and decarbonization in commercial buildings. GSA wants to test innovative technologies through GSA’s Center for Emerging Building Technologies.

Curtain Wall

7 steps to investigating curtain wall leaks

It is common for significant curtain wall leakage to involve multiple variables. Therefore, a comprehensive multi-faceted investigation is required to determine the origin of leakage, according to building enclosure consultants Richard Aeck and John A. Rudisill with Rimkus.

Government Buildings

The halls of lawmakers, judges, and politicians demand a mix of functionality and awe-inspiring design. For an oasis of productivity on behalf of your nation’s people within the government’s budget, thinking outside the box is a requirement.

Image by 12019 from Pixabay - Top 20 Veterans Affairs Facility Engineering Firms for 2023

Giants 400 | Dec 12, 2023

Top 20 Veterans Affairs Facility Engineering Firms for 2023

IMEG, Specialized Engineering Solutions, KPFF Consulting Engineers, and Heapy head BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest Veterans Affairs facility engineering and engineering/architecture (EA) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

The 150,000-sf U.S. Tampa Veterans Affairs (VA) Mental Health Clinic in Temple Terrace, Fla., developed by Cullinan Properties

Giants 400 | Dec 12, 2023

Top 35 Veterans Affairs Facility Architecture Firms for 2023

LEO A DALY, Page Southerland Page, Guidon, and HDR top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest Veterans Affairs facility architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

Top 35 Military Facility Construction Firms for 2023 - Image by Peter Weideman from Pixabay

Giants 400 | Dec 12, 2023

Top 35 Military Facility Construction Firms for 2023

Hensel Phelps, DPR Construction, Walsh Group, and Whiting-Turner top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest military facility general contractors and construction management (CM) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

Image by Peter Weideman from Pixabay - Top 50 Military Facility Engineering Firms for 2023

Giants 400 | Dec 12, 2023

Top 50 Military Facility Engineering Firms for 2023

Jacobs, Burns & McDonnell, WSP, and AECOM head BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest military facility engineering and engineering/architecture (EA) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

Top 40 Military Facility Architecture Firms for 2023 - Image by ErikaWittlieb from Pixabay

Giants 400 | Dec 12, 2023

Top 40 Military Facility Architecture Firms for 2023

Michael Baker International, HDR, Whitman, Requardt & Associates, and Stantec top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest military facility architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

AI image created with Canva - Top 80 Local Government Building Construction Firms for 2023

Giants 400 | Dec 11, 2023

Top 80 Local Government Building Construction Firms for 2023

Turner Construction, Clark Group, Holder Construction, and Pepper Construction top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest local government building general contractors and construction management (CM) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

AI image created with Canva - Top 80 Local Government Building Engineering Firms for 2023

Giants 400 | Dec 11, 2023

Top 80 Local Government Building Engineering Firms for 2023

AECOM, Arup, KPFF Consulting Engineers, and WSP head BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest local government building engineering and engineering/architecture (EA) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

San Francisco City Hall, 1 Goodlett Place, San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Wikipedia - Top 150 Local Government Building Architecture Firms for 2023

Giants 400 | Dec 11, 2023

Top 150 Local Government Building Architecture Firms for 2023

Gensler, HOK, Stantec, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest local government building architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

Top 50 State Government Building Construction Firms for 2023 - Texas Capitol, Congress Avenue, Austin. Photo by Prasad Panchakshari on Unsplash

Giants 400 | Dec 11, 2023

Top 50 State Government Building Construction Firms for 2023

Hensel Phelps, Turner Construction, Clark Group, and PCL Construction top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest state government building general contractors and construction management (CM) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

Madison (Wis.) State Capitol. Photo by Karson on Unsplash

Giants 400 | Dec 11, 2023

Top 50 State Government Building Engineering Firms for 2023

AECOM, EXP, Arup, and PRIME AE Group top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest state government building engineering and engineering/architecture (EA) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

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