Denver’s tallest mass timber building project to break ground in July

Tres Birds, an architecture firm based in Denver, Colorado, has confirmed construction of the city’s tallest mass timber building will begin in July 2023.

Case filed against consortium in multimillion-dollar NYC construction scam

Manhattan’s District Attorney (DA) recently filed charges against 50 people and companies allegedly involved in a construction bribery scheme amounting to $7 million in kickbacks—robbing developers of millions and foiling dozens of private sector contracts.

National firm hires highly experienced senior project architect in Missouri

KAI Enterprises, a national design and build firm, has hired Andrew Kerr-Grant, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C as its newest senior project architect at its St. Louis, Missouri, office.

Oregon library renovation marks start of bright, new chapter

The Salem Public Library’s downtown location in Oregon recently underwent a transformation to bring daylight into the center of the fortress-like building and reorganize its spaces for greater community involvement.

Clearing specifiers’ misconceptions about lightweight concrete

Despite having well-documented performance capabilities, lightweight concrete often conjures several questions in the minds of specifiers. From its lead times to cost, unanswered questions can cause some professionals to steer away from the material, even when its use would enhance the building’s design and support cost-savings for the project.

Cool roofs 101: Planning and specification considerations

Each of these solutions is an important part of an integrated strategy to build heat resilience. Cool roof and wall materials are widely available in North America and can cover nearly every type of roof and wall structure. Cool roof and wall solutions can be applied at various stages, including when a building is retrofitted, when a roof is being repaired or replaced, or simply over an existing functional roof or wall.