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AIA Database Of Stalled Construction Projects

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:30:15 +0000

The AIA will establish a new survey that will begin to identify and analyze stalled projects from around the country that could be moved forward on almost any front but for the lack of financing.

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Facility Management Anticipates Increased Hiring and Spending

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 18 May 2011 14:30:32 +0000

The most recent results show a gradual increase from previous surveys in those who anticipate hiring additional FM staff in the next six months, with 24% reporting such plans.

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Winning Steel Framed Buildings Recognized By AISC

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 11 May 2011 17:01:19 +0000

Covering an array of building types, the 14 winners demonstrate the flexible solutions provided by structural steel.

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Maryland Adopts International Green Construction Code

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:30:14 +0000

Maryland’s adoption of the IGCC, effective in March 2012, will apply to all commercial buildings as well as residential properties more than three stories high.

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ABI Unchanged For First Quarter

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:43:24 +0000

The March ABI score was 50.5, a negligible decrease from a reading of 50.6 the previous month. This score reflects a modest increase in demand for design services. The new projects inquiry index was 58.7, up significantly from a mark of 56.4 in February.

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Campbell Soup Building Topped Off

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:25:12 +0000

The company marked the completion of the steelwork phase of an expansion of its world headquarters facility last Friday.

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Weird Wednesday: Smelly Visitors A Thing Of The Past!

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:44:57 +0000

Another group besides tourists will appreciate the new climate controlled Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC.

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Institutional Market Continues to be Lone Bright Spot in Non-Residential Sector

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:28:25 +0000

While conditions have improved somewhat for three consecutive months, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) continues to point to unfavorable conditions for the non-residential construction market.

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Bad News For Construction Forecasts

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:46:00 +0000

As the nonresidential sector has experienced cutbacks in demand for new space, the projections for construction activity for new nonresidential facilities are in for a mild decline in 2008, with a more significant downturn in 2009. The forecasts are more negative for commercial and industrial buildings, with an especially large drop-off in the office and retail sectors.

The two largest institutional categories, healthcare and education facilities, should see a slight increase this year and could help offset some of the losses in the other project categories. The continued increase in building material costs in recent years could also adversely

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FRIDAY FUNNY: The Mystery Facility

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:47:00 +0000

Guess what this is?

It’s a new prison in Austria!

The photographs show the Justice and Detention Center in Leoben, Austria. The building was completed in 2005 and comprises court facilities as well as a penitentiary. Modern architecture Web site MIMOA notes: Architect Josef Hohensinn did not find it all that far-fetched to take home comfort into consideration in his penitentiary design for the new Justice and Detention Centre in Leoben. Façades, layout of spaces, art concept – everything meets the highest Austrian standards.

“Lucky” Austrian prisoners enjoy not only clean and modern accommodation but can also

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