The project updates key visitor areas while reinforcing the museum’s interdisciplinary approach. See the details here.

Put your construction know-how to the test with this week’s Building Blocks puzzle from The Construction Specifier. Can you ...

BIM coordination helps architects, engineers, and trade partners align architectural, structural, and MEP systems from ...

“Revolving Voices” sits at the edge of the New York City Public Housing development, next to the Astoria waterfront and ferry ...

Designing for life safety is complex and multifaceted, and fire-related issues comprise a large portion of model codes. For nearly 15 years, a mechanics-based design method has been used in the United ...

Advantages in economics, ease of construction, and an abundance of proprietary wall systems have increased the popularity of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. The contract delivery methods ...

The design of contemporary cavity wall assemblies is the result of a century of trial and error. During the transition from mass masonry walls to the “four barrier ...

The marriage of shape and sound are used to create world-class acoustical experiences inside the New World Center, designed by Frank Gehry, and the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, designed by ...

Fires can spread through buildings even without the involvement of the cladding system materials. There are numerous examples of fire spread from the room of origin to the space above via vertically ...

Stainless steel is often used as a railing material, especially where corrosion resistance is a major concern. Stainless steel tube and pipe railings are not extruded as some would think, but rather ...

The global anti-static floor market was valued at $3.1 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach $4.09 billion by 2025, according to Crystal Markets Research. It is not just the electronics ...

Failure of plaster ceiling due to additional weight of attached metal and wood ceilings.Photos courtesy Wiss, Janney, Elstner (WJE) Associates Inc. Plaster ceilings are often found during renovations ...