If you were to visit the site of a new building project and were asked to examine the hardscaping design, your natural inclination would be to look down at the ground. In most instances, you wouldn’t be wrong in making that choice. But if you were to vis

Engineer Challenges Historical Theories on Building of Egypt’s Pyramids

Laticrete reveals PLASMA, a “revolutionary” read

Project managers have been named for the four major project areas of Phase II of the Building Information Modeling for Masonry (BIM-M) Initiative, which will be implementing the roadmap developed in Phase I.

Trelligence, Inc. will be demonstrating a number of the new, cloud-based features of its Trelligence Affinity™ software at the Revit Technology Conference (RTC) at Stone Mountain, Ga., from June 28-30, 2012.

In 2003, a team led by King Roselli Architetti (an English/Italian partnership that quickly was establishing a name for itself) embarked on a challenging, three-year project to expand a university library within The Vatican while adhering to considerable

Design-Build is by far the fastest growing method of project delivery in the country. Its popularity is owner-driven, primarily because of shortened project delivery times and the single point of responsibility for project design and construction.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently publicized the results of two studies that confirm that certified LEED and Energy Star buildings outperform other buildings in energy efficiency, and in sale, rental and occupancy rates.

According to the FMI/CMAA Eighth Annual Survey of Owners, there is a continued lack of investment in information technology (IT) in the construction industry, despite the expanding use of Building Information Modeling (BIM).

Whether innocent or guilty, anyone who is designing, constructing, buying, owning or selling can be sued.

Previous articles in this series covered general principles and drainage. The first article states that lawsuits can be minimized by good ethics, well-written contracts, clear communication, and by following directions (e.g., building codes). The second

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