As trends shift within the construction industry, one question is still in the forefront: How do we make our buildings efficient, sustainable, and cost neutral? For this reason, the Passive House Standard has become more prevalent within growing economic markets as well as larger cities pushing to meet demanding carbon reduction goals. Passive House construction significantly contributes to carbon reduction and aligns well with net-zero design ambitions in many ways.
After decades of vacancy, Google is transforming the historic site of Bolands Mills in Dublin into a new commercial center and vibrant city quarter. As one of the largest regeneration projects in the Dublin Docklands, the project is already bringing an influx of business and buzz to the city’s tech hub.
Beaches. Warm weather. Low taxes. There are a lot of reasons Florida is the fastest-growing state in the US. As more people move in, companies across the state are competing for this influx of talent, from relocating to more trendy locations to upgrading to modern, amenity-heavy workplaces.
Built in 1914, the Lord & Taylor Building in Manhattan served as the retail giant’s flagship store for over a century and helped shape the city’s identity, including introducing Fifth Avenue as a premier shopping destination. In March 2020, Amazon purchased this landmark, transforming the department store (along with the neighboring Dreicer Building), into a modern, dynamic workplace for more than 2,000 employees. This new tech hub is known as “Hank.”
Safety is more than an obligation: it’s a mindset. At Structure Tone New York, safety also means looking out for one another, particularly during projects, resulting in minimal injuries and incidents on jobsites.
In today’s fast-paced construction landscape, persistent challenges haunt project schedules and budgets. Delays and cost overruns often arise due to fragmented communication among stakeholders, design discrepancies discovered during the construction phase, and the need for late stage change orders.
Blueprint Robotics, a Baltimore-based company that produces wood-frame construction products is planning to build a 450,000-square-foot production facility in Windsor, Connecticut, that is said to be the largest North American industrial building erected entirely of mass timber.
As the trend for more open, collaborative workplaces moves into the post-pandemic era, the feature staircase continues to add a “wow” factor to an office. But it’s also becoming more than a mere statement piece. Today, businesses use interconnecting steps as a unique design element to promote corporate culture, to encourage wellness, and to inspire collaboration and cooperation.
Going into the new year, staying on top of new tech trends is important to builders looking to maximize output and slash costs.
Inherently complex, light manufacturing project —especially in the food and beverage sector often involve highly specialized systems that demand the coordination of skilled tradespeople in power, cooling, process piping, ammonia-based refrigeration, and low-voltage controls.
Atlantic Equity Partners launched a new fund aimed at acquiring and sustainably redeveloping hospitality real estate, the company announced Wednesday.
Enormous factories are sprouting outside of this capital city. Now comes the hard part—finding people to work in them.