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As cities grow ever more crowded, multifamily housing construction is more necessary than ever. Finding ways to compress housing into smaller spaces while still creating true homes calls for a complex blend of innovative design and engineering.

 

Apr 24, 2013

Los Angeles may add cool roofs to its building code

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants cool roofs added to the city’s building code. He is also asking the Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to create incentives that make it financially attractive for homeowners to install cool roofs.

Apr 22, 2013

Top 10 green building projects for 2013 [slideshow]

The AIA's Committee on the Environment selected its top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment.

Apr 19, 2013

7 hip high-rise developments on the drawing board

Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill's whimsical Dancing Dragons tower in Seoul is among the compelling high-rise projects in the works across the globe.

Apr 16, 2013

5 projects that profited from insulated metal panels

From an orchid-shaped visitor center to California’s largest public works project, each of these projects benefited from IMP technology.

BD+C Staff | Apr 10, 2013

NYC condo project brings new life to century-old building

  Located at the southeast corner of 72ndStreet and Lexington Avenue, 150 East 72nd Street has…
Drew Ballensky | Apr 9, 2013

Renovation of former Domino refinery part of $1.5B proposal to redevelop Brooklyn site

A proposed $1.5 billion redevelopment project in Brooklyn would include renovation of the Domino…
Apr 5, 2013

Bangkok gets a leaning tower, that may topple

A seven-story apartment tower under construction in Bangkok has started to tilt and is on the verge of toppling.

Apr 3, 2013

KTGY's Manny Gonzalez Speaks on the Future of Multifamily Apartment sector

  IRVINE, Calif. - April 3, 2013 - According to award-winning national architecture and planning…
Apr 3, 2013

5 award-winning modular buildings

The Modular Building Institute recently revealed the winners of its annual Awards of Distinction contest. There were 42 winners in all across six categories. Here are five projects that caught our eye.

Mar 27, 2013

RSMeans cost comparisons: college labs, classrooms, residence halls, student unions

Construction market analysts from RSMeans offer construction costs per square foot for four building types across 25 metro markets.

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