Author: Caryn Norton

Layton’s Matt Brower sat down with Kate Lyle, Director of Industrial Cold & Food at Ware Malcomb to discuss the future of cold storage.

The U.S. office market has faced volatility since the onset of the pandemic, but a new JLL report predicts stabilization is right around the corner.

A Seattle Amazon Fresh location has received a Zero Carbon Certification from the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), becoming the world’s first grocery store—and Amazon’s first building—to receive the certification. ILFI awarded the certification in September, and is currently evaluating four additional Amazon locations, which are on track to achieve this validation of their carbon-reduction efforts.

Working with governmental agencies to build new facilities requires a partner that is invested in the outcome. We sat down with Layton leadership in Arizona, California, and Utah to get insight on what it means to build for these clients, how to be a true public partner, and the lessons our teams have learned along the way.

Grade B office vacancy in the City of London is falling from high levels amid an emerging “trifurcation” in the office market.

Though we’re a few years past the initial shutdown from the Covid-19 pandemic, many people still remember when ‘supply chain disruption’ became a household topic of discussion. But it was more than just speculation. The evidence was plain to see: store shelves were empty and refrigeration aisles circulated cold air around the few lonely perishables grocers could keep stocked.

Going green can save green and ensure long-term success, industry leaders say.

For that reason, construction executives continue to stress the need for environmental, social and governance initiatives and integration within construction, according to a recent panel session during the 2023 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo.

Turner Construction, STO Building Group, DPR Construction, Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., and Clark Group head the ranking of the nation’s largest general contractors, CM at risk firms, and design-builders for nonresidential buildings and multifamily buildings work, as reported in Building Design+Construction’s 2023 Giants 400 Report.

The tower’s innovative HVAC system features geothermal, radiant heating and cooling, and AI-driven building controls.

Buildings that offer flexibility allow future generations to reuse, restore, and adapt it for other uses.