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Leers Weinzapfel Associates: UMass Amherst HUB Underway

CCR Magazine

A wildflower-lined bioretention system, designed with a series of weirs and spillways, daylights stormwater run-off, minimizing underground pipes and cisterns. First floor classes can spill out into the Commons and then onto the plaza, which is sized to accommodate tent events. Its form anticipates campus expansion in the future.

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The next steps for a sustainable, decarbonized future

BD+C

Efficient projects don’t have to be dramatically more expensive; the payback on many projects for energy-efficient systems and renewable energy is often years, not decades. The AIA 2030 Commitment target is now an 80% average pEUI reduction from set baselines, an important step toward the ultimate goal of carbon neutrality.

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8 ways to cool a factory

BDC Network

Sergio Sádaba, Principal Industrial Facilities Designers Lists HVAC Mechanical Systems For most industrial factories, it’s process over people. In many North American factories, even those that make electric vehicles, this has translated into potentially sweltering, uncomfortable places. million skilled jobs by 2030.

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Bruner/Cott Completes Aliki Perroti & Seth Frank Lyceum

CCR Magazine

An open, central commons created by the adjacencies of the Lyceum’s offices, classrooms, and ground floor event space along with outdoor terraces provide a vibrant place for the community to share thoughts, ideas, and work. kbtu/sf/year of operational carbon.

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Read About the Latest News on Construction Cost Stabilize, Submarine Construction Facility in Mobile, and US Army Engineers

Construction Daily News

Meanwhile, according to a regulatory filing on Friday, an Alabama shipyard was awarded a $450 million contract by submarine producer General Dynamics Electric Boat to grow its submarine building business. General Dynamics Electric Boat trusts Austal USA to deliver high-quality Virginia- and Columbia-class submarine components.

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Virginia office complex achieves urban integration with inventive design

Construction Specifier

The building’s floor plan is an irregular A-shape, drawn so the office tower would be situated on the taller scale of Water Street, and the retail and coworking portions nestled around a triangular courtyard that opens onto the mall. The team drove the massing of the project to adhere to a strict 15.2-m

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Virginia office complex achieves multiple goals with inventive design

Construction Specifier

The building’s floor plan is an irregular A-shape, drawn so the office tower would be situated on the taller scale of Water Street, and the retail and coworking portions nestled around a triangular courtyard that opens onto the mall. The team drove the massing of the project to adhere to a strict 15.2-m