Technical Glass Products introduces the new standard in school safety
To meet the growing need for safer school and institutional environments, Technical Glass Products introduces Fireframes Designer Guard™ System. It …
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More than $80M in government funds to help flooding in California
The California Natural Resources Agency awarded a total of $87.6 million to 26 projects that employ a mix of traditional and green infrastructure solu…
Pipe updates announcement of proper use and description
The fifth edition of the updated American Water Works Association (AWWA) C906-21 standard further clarifies the proper use and description of PE4710 h…
Shanghai health center developed by NY architects as a ‘social condenser’
Steven Holl Architects, a New York-based architecture firm, completed the new Cofco cultural and health center along Punan Canal in Shanghai’s Fengx…
FGIA releases updated document on testing multi-bar hinges in windows
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released an updated version of a document with new test methods for multi-bar hinges in wind…
Design team transforms 1960s hall into modern academic hub at Portland State University
Hacker, a Portland-based architecture studio, transformed the outdated fortress-like 1960s Neuberger Hall (currently named Fariborz Maseeh Hall) into …
Pittsburgh airport breaks ground on first post-pandemic terminal
Officials broke ground on a new 65,032-m2 (700,000-sf) terminal project, marking Pittsburgh International Airport as the first terminal in the United …
The state of energy efficiency covered in latest ebook
Today, the path to energy code compliance can be nuanced and complicated, requiring knowledge not just of standards and materials, but a basic underst…
Glass has a new day job
Seamlessly integrated into buildings, Solarvolt BIPV lites by Vitro Architectural Glass combine new possibilities for renewable power generation and d…
Two construction companies promote construction trades education and careers
Building Talent Foundation (BTF) and Simpson Strong-Tie have created a strategic alliance to promote the growth of the residential construction indust…
