The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched a new Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) pilot credit designed to increase transparency in timber supply chains and reduce the risk of illegally harvested wood entering the buildings industry. The Timber Traceability credit is designed to up efforts to...
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The magazine’s series of sponsored e-books continues with a discussion on architectural coatings.
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The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has hired a design team to renovate its new global headquarters in Atlanta.
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International architecture firm Snøhetta opened the doors to Europe’s first underwater restaurant in Lindesnes, Norway. Half-sunken into the sea, the building’s 34-m (112-ft) long monolithic form breaks the surface of the water to rest directly on the seabed.
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BCCI Construction Company (BCCI), a commercial contractor in California, has earned the WELL v1 silver certification for it South Bay office in Mountain View from the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).
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Mjøstårnet, a mixed-use building in Brumunddal, Norway, is the world’s tallest timber building. At 85.4 m (280 ft), it is also the third-tallest building in Norway and the country’s tallest with mixed functions. The 18-floor building includes a hotel, private homes, and office space.
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The magazine’s series of sponsored e-books continues with an analysis of exterior coatings systems.
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San Francisco-based practice Pfau Long Architecture has now joined global design firm Perkins+Will.
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A major renovation campaign for the historic Chicago Union Station has culminated with the restoration of the Great Hall. This $22-million project, which took more than three years to complete, is the latest in a series of major redesign and restoration projects that started in 2010.
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The magazine’s series of sponsored e-books continues with a case study of the restoration of the building façade of the Westin Tampa Waterfront in Tampa Bay, Florida.
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