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Final Design for NYC AIDS Memorial Unveiled
The New York City AIDS Memorial’s Board of Directors has revealed new renderings of the final design for the memorial and formally launched its capital campaign. The effort to build the memorial...
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Housing Starts Increase Between January and February 2013
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for February 2013. Single Owned Housing Starts...
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Call for Entries: Opportunity Detroit
Opportunity Detroit is hosting a free, open call for architects, designers, planners, artists, and community members to present ideas for innovative, creative and inspired designs for the future use...
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Traffic Congestion Jumps as U.S. Economy Rebounds
A new study by the INRIX Gridlock Index (IGI) showed an increase in traffic across the United States. Data from the study revealed that traffic jumped by nearly 10 percent during February. This was the...
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The Toilet Shaped House – Haewoojae
The toilet shaped house is named Hawoojae and is located in Suwon, South Korea. It was built in 2007 by the late mayor of Suwon, Sim Jae-Duck at a cost of $1.1 million. The 4,520-square-foot...
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Building a Green City
Richard Daley, the former mayor of Chicago, recently sat down with the editors of The Wall Street Journal to talk about ways they made the city ‘greener’ (and we’re not talking about the green dye...
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Stevens Institute Partners with Langan Engineering & Environmental to Protect...
Stevens Institute of Technology has formed a strategic partnership with Langan Engineering & Environmental Services to provide expertise related to flood mapping and deliver engineering solutions...
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Construction jobs expo
Spring jobs are blooming in the construction industry. This video is about the job fair hosted by Frankston Construction.
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The Best Mason Apprentices in the World
The 14th year annual Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) Masonry Skills Challenges was held at the “Masonry Madness Day” at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry in Vegas last February....
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AIA Celebrates National Architecture Week: April 7 – 13
Next week is slated for this year’s National Architecture Week, a public awareness campaign from the American Institute of Architects dedicated to increasing attention to the role architects play as a...
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Fannie Mae and The Housing Rebound
Home prices are up. Foreclosures are down. Construction is up. And now comes the latest sign of the U.S. home market’s revival: Fannie Mae, the mortgage giant that nearly collapsed five years ago, has...
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Post-Sandy Reconstruction Creates Opportunity to Improve Homes and Buildings...
National Gypsum’s Purple brand, a company that manufactures mold resistant materials, is urging victims of last year’s super storm Sandy to improve the quality of homes while rebuilding. The company is...
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Single Owned Housing Completions Increase Between January and February 2013
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for February 2013. Single Owned Housing Completions...
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Solar Energy On Track to ‘Pay Back’ What It Has Used
Solar Energy On Track to ‘Pay Back’ What It Has Used Those funky looking solar panels have used a lot more electricity than they produced, but they are now on track to ‘pay back’ the energy they’ve...
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Boeing Opens New Everett Delivery Center in Washington
Plane manufacturing giant Boeing opened its new Everett Delivery Center. The expansion of the center a world-class will be the home of deliveries for the 747-8, 767, 777 and 787. The company hosted a...
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Fourth Annual Groundbreaking Women in Construction Conference Heads to NYC
McGraw-Hill Construction’s Engineering News-Record is set to host its fourth annual Groundbreaking Women in Construction leadership conference May 14 – 15 at The McGraw-Hill Companies’ headquarters in...
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The Italian Crooked House
The Italian or Crooked House, built in 2003 by Allcon, is located in Sopot, Poland. It contains shopping and restaurants. This 4,000 square meter house was designed by the Polish architect Szotynscy...
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Delta Air Lines and Los Angeles World Airports Invest $229 Million to...
Delta Air Lines has partnered with the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles World Airports to significantly overhaul Terminal 5 at Los Angeles International Airport. The $229 million construction...
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