Director at Indiana architecture school blames poor urban planning for climate change

Professor Marianne Cusato from Notre Dame University School of Architecture, who is leading the effort to revitalize Indiana’s South Bend Farmers Market district, has identified thoughtless urban planning to be the “disease” responsible for climate change, calling for a shift in the discipline.

University of Alabama team wins national PCI design competition with concrete beam

A team from University of Alabama won the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)’s 2022 Engineering Design Competition, also known as the Big Beam competition.

NYC Dept. of Buildings lacks in construction site safety action: report

An audit released by the New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) needs to be more aggressive in its oversight, inspections, and use of enforcement powers to ensure violations are corrected, in helping prevent construction-related accidents, injuries, and fatalities.

Article on sustainable resilient flooring specifications featured in ebook

When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. They are not mutually exclusive, but rather completely integrated. Both are affected by the material science that goes into the product. After delving into the materiality of the flooring, from a performance standpoint, even a sustainably made floor must be installed correctly to be truly sustainable.

Hotel memorializes Texas preservationist Albert Keidel

Architectural firm, Clayton Korte, and hospitality management company, New Waterloo, have designed Albert Hotel in Fredericksburg, Texas, to pay tribute to the legendary Texan preservationist architect Albert Keidel.

Choosing the right commercial door

Commercial garage doors are essential, high-use components of the built environment. Their performance directly impacts the safety, security, and functionality of the structures in which they are installed, as they are often cycled dozens of times a day to help protect people and property, and help keep industries moving.

Using exterior-grade waterproofing in interior applications

The use of exterior-grade waterproofing within interior space has fire- and life-safety code implications that require analysis. If the exterior-grade waterproofing is noncombustible, the fire- and life-safety code analysis is easy. However, if it is combustible, the analysis is more complex and code requirements often constrain the waterproofing design.