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Urban Planning

Bridging the gap: How early architect involvement can revolutionize a city’s capital improvement plans

Capital Improvement Plans (CIPs) typically span three to five years and outline future city projects and their costs. While they set the stage, the design and construction of these projects often extend beyond the CIP window, leading to a disconnect between the initial budget and evolving project scope. This can result in financial shortfalls, forcing cities to cut back on critical project features.



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Jun 11, 2013

Music/dance building supports sweet harmony [2013 Building Team Award winner]

A LEED Gold project enhances a busy Chicago neighborhood, meeting ambitious criteria for acoustical design and adaptability.

Jun 11, 2013

Finnish elevator technology could facilitate supertall building design

KONE Corporation has announced a new elevator technology that could make it possible for supertall buildings to reach new heights by eliminating several problems of existing elevator technology. The firm's new UltraRope hoisting system uses a rope with a carbon-fiber core and high-friction coating, rather than conventional steel rope.

Jun 4, 2013

SOM research project examines viability of timber-framed skyscraper

In a report released today, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill discussed the results of the Timber Tower Research Project: an examination of whether a viable 400-ft, 42-story building could be created with timber framing. The structural type could reduce the carbon footprint of tall buildings by up to 75%.

May 17, 2013

40 Under 40: Meet the engineers

Learn about seven highly talented engineers who made Building Design+Construction's "40 Under 40" class for 2013.

Rob Cassidy | Apr 28, 2013

Can you guess how many LEED APs there are?

Go ahead, take a guess. 10,000? Way low. 50,000? You're still off by an order of magnitude. 100,000…
Apr 26, 2013

Schneider Electric to build new R&D Innovation Center in Andover, Mass.

ANDOVER, Mass. – April 26, 2013 – Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management,…
Rob Cassidy | Apr 13, 2013

More on your responses to '10 Buildings That Changed America'

Thanks for your thoughtful responses to the post about the upcoming PBS special, ’10 Buildings That…
Apr 10, 2013

23 things you need to know about charter schools

Charter schools are growing like Topsy. But don’t jump on board unless you know what you’re getting into.

Rob Cassidy | Apr 1, 2013

Are these the '10 buildings that changed America'? Not likely

The other day we posted an announcement to the effect that PBS and the Society of Architectural…
Julie S. Higginbotham | Feb 27, 2013

Editorial opportunity: Projects and products

I'm delighted to join the BD+C team as Senior Editor, and I'm so looking forward to meeting many of…
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