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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.

 

May 30, 2018

Accelerate Live! talk: An AEC giant’s roadmap for integrating design, manufacturing, and construction

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), Skender CEO Mark Skender and Chief Design Officer Tim Swanson present the construction giant’s vision for creating a manufacturing-minded, vertically-integrated design-manufacturing-build business model.
May 30, 2018

Accelerate Live! talk: From micro schools to tiny houses: What’s driving the downsizing economy?

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), micro-buildings design expert Aeron Hodges, AIA, explores the key drivers of the micro-buildings movement, and how the trend is spreading into a wide variety of building typologies.
Codes and Standards | May 30, 2018

Silicon Valley cities considering taxes aimed at large employers

The aim is to offset the impact on housing costs and homelessness by tech companies.

Multifamily Housing | May 30, 2018

Concentrated redevelopment: Apartment complex takes mixed use to the next level

An “intergenerational” mixed-use apartment complex may be a prototype for reenergizing neglected neighborhoods in America’s largest county.

May 24, 2018

Accelerate Live! talk: Security and the built environment: Insights from an embassy designer

In this 15-minute talk at BD+C’s Accelerate Live! conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago), embassy designer Tom Jacobs explores ways that provide the needed protection while keeping intact the representational and inspirational qualities of a design.
BD+C University Course | May 24, 2018

Building passively [AIA course]

17 tips from our experts on the best way to carry out passive house design and construction for your next multifamily project. This AIA CES course is worth 1.0 AIA LU/HSW.

Multifamily Housing | May 23, 2018

Yankee Dandies: Century-old New England mills become multifamily residences

Having long outlived their original uses, two century-old New England mills have become valuable community assets once again—as multifamily residences.

Multifamily Housing | May 16, 2018

Pampering the pups: Why dog-washing stations are a must-have in multifamily developments

Self-serve dog-washing stations are reinforcing strong bonds between multifamily residents and their beloved canines.

Multifamily Housing | May 14, 2018

Yardi Matrix report shows U.S. rent surge in April

Year-over-year rent growth leaders in April were Orlando, Fla., Sacramento, Calif., Las Vegas, Tampa, Fla., and Phoenix.

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