Recently, I took advantage of the July 4th holiday weekend to visit my alma mater, the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Ga. I cannot remember how long it had been for me between visits, but I know it had been too long. I knew there would be m
Nine Best in Class winners lead the 2015 Brick in Architecture Awards, eclipsing formidable compe
Organizers have announced the inaugural Building Content Summit (BCS), an RTC Events conference a
For nearly a century, throngs of area residents of Waltham, Mass., made their way to work in the iconic 1854 factory of the Waltham Watch Company along the Charles River. The first enterprise to produce watches on an assembly line, the company operated
Based on the company’s award-winning Profit Through Knowledge (PTK) technical seminars, this e-le
Amerimix, a manufacturer of preblended mortar, grout and stucco mixes, has released its new water
Save the Date! April 7, 2015 is the Chicago Masonry Expo at IMI’s Facility in Addison
The Nonresidential Construction Index from FMI, an organization offering management consulting, i
Firestone Building Products’ Enverge Air and Vapor Barrier is an asphalt-based, self-sealing wall barrier that provides energy savings...
Keene Building’s Driwall Rainscreen system is a drainage mat for exterior wall systems. The entangled net product eliminates incidental moisture problems in most exterior veneer applications...
Winter 2014-15: Table of Contents
When USGBC launched LEED v4, it significantly advanced its mission to “transform the way we think about how buildings and communities are designed, constructed, maintained, and operated.”
The Athena Sustainable Materials Institute has announced a new option that gives Mac users access to the Athena Impact Estimator for Buildings, its acclaimed life cycle assessment (LCA) software.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is offering a professional development course in May 2014 titled "Masonry: Learn to Do It Right."
Winter 2013-14: Table of Contents
Saving energy and creating jobs is a key challenge facing the design and construction industry, and a strengthened federal Energy Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction (179D) is the proposed solution. The AIA’s ongoing advocacy of this tax incentiv