Resiliency

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Resiliency

Hurricane-Proofing Schools for Student Safety and Storm Shelter Compliance

In this Q+A, Dr. Neall Digert, Vice President of Innovation & Market Development at Kingspan Light + Air, shares valuable expertise on proactive measures schools can take ...
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Concrete

Rock Solid

The Biomimicry Institute and the Ray C. Anderson Foundation have announced this year’s Ray of Hope Prize has been awarded to ECOncrete Tech., a science-based company that develops...
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Stair & Railing Systems

Flexible in Movement

Construction Specialties (CS) has engineered DriftReady Stairs, a solution for occupants’ and first responders’ egress and ingress during and after a seismic event. Architects...
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Solar & Renewable Power

Live/Work Lifestyle

Aggressively incorporating PV into its campus, The Univ. of California-Davis’ growing net-zero West Village is expanding to provide housing for faculty and staff—a...
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Multifamily

Beating the Heat

Even for Phoenix, temperatures in its Edison Eastlake neighborhood are hot—and in fact, are among the hottest in Maricopa County. On average, the mercury hits 105°F ...
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Office

Monsoon Proof

LOCATION:Shanghai, China DESIGN TEAM:Gensler Gensler recently completed the Johnson Controls Asia-Pacific Headquarters in Shanghai, China. Building in a mega-city that is vulnerable...