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NEWS VIEWS
Trusses Solve Design Challenges for Columbia Science Building
How New Building Standards on Construction Site Waste Affect You
New Economical Moment Frame Solution
FBMA Successfully Lobbies for New TPI 1 2007 Standard
Above Average Hurricane Season Predicted for 2009
Website for Civil Engineers Interested in BIM
What Does BIM Mean for Civil Engineers?
Urban Planner Predicts Major Changes from Obama Presidency
ANSI Announces 2009 Open Forum for Standards Developers
Robots Designed to Perform Dangerous Construction Tasks
NASA: Global Warming to Increase Severe Storms, Rainfall
New International Standard Guides Recycling of Earth-Moving Machinery
ANSI Announces Dates for World Standards Week 2009
ACLASS Signs International Cooperation Agreement for Reference Material Producers
U.S. Army Corps Launches $695M Surge Barrier Project
Overwhelming Public Response Extends Crane Rule Comment Period
Disaster Aid: HUD Provides $2 Billion for Rebuilding
AIA Aims to Set Example with Headquarters Renovation
AIA's Committee on Design Crosses Borders—and Disciplines
Federal Agenda for High-Performance Buildings Released
Model Behavior: Anticipating Great Design
Architect Salaries Rose Nearly 30 Percent in Six Years
ACI Foundation and Charles Pankow Foundation Team Up for Concrete Industry
Private Foundation Funds Work to Improve Building Quality
Report: Concrete Outperforms Steel as Bridge Material
Fired School Board Building Inspector Wins Appeal
Fall Injuires at Shopping Areas and Theme Parks
Contractor: Chaos without Building Code Department
Fire Official Warns of Inspection Impersonators
Remodeling Permits Outnumber Building Permits
GREEN SCENE
A Home Run for Energy-Efficient Homes
Building Designs Come Closer to Achieving Energy Efficiency
Harvard, BMW Collaborate on "Elastic Skin" Houses
Carbon Calculator Shows Difference Construction Materials Can Make
Top 3 Business Sustainability Trends for 2009
FSC May Require Green Lumber Dealers to Adhere to Global Labor Laws
Building Information Modeling and Sustainable Design for Civil Engineers
New GreenPrint Smart Growth Tool Unveiled
Ethics and Sustainable Development
America's Untapped Energy Resource: Boosting Efficiency
The Top Green Building Stories of 2008
DoE Seeks to Recognize High-Performance Green Building Partnership Consortia
USGBC Reaffirms Commitment to Standard 189.1 P
BuildingGreen Unveils New Online Tool
Dozens of Eco-Products Get the Green Light from SCS
Institute Launches Public Database of Nature-Inspired Design
UN: Financial Crisis Delaying Green Projects
City Planning For the Car-Free Future
Obama's HUD Selection a Champion of Green Building
Tax Credit Promotes Green Roofs in NYC
Chicago Takes the Lead in Green Hotels
Proximity Hotel in North Carolina is First to Earn LEED Platinum
RECESSION REPORT
Trade Associations Feeling Their Members' Pain
Foreclosures Decline in November
New-Home Sales Continue Downward In November
Decline in Housing Production Accelerates in November
Builder Confidence Remains at Record Low in December
Layoffs Sweep Architecture Profession as Economy Worsens
Architectural Billings Index Hits All-Time Low
Dealing with the Construction Market Meltdown: GO BACK TO BASICS
Architects Head South to Weather the Economic Storm
PMG NEWS
ISH-Europe 2009: Solutions for Sustainable Water and Energy Usage
WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition issues Call for Abstracts
WaterSense New Home Certification Available for Comment
Alliance for Water Efficiency Submits Postion Paper on Water Efficiency to Congress
Comment Period Extended for IAPMO Solar, Swimming Pool Codes
New Facility Uses Advanced Stormwater Treatment Technology
COAST TO COAST
1,600-Ton Hawaiian Temple Is Built by Hand
Portland Green Building Policy Open for Public Comment
California Earthquake Drill Finds Weaknesses in Steel High-Rises
Spending to Fight California Wildfires Tops $1 Billion
Study: South Most Common Area for Natural-Disaster Deaths
107 Oklahoma Elevators Fail Inspection
Three Workers Injured in Nebraska Wind Farm Fire
Building Lots of Differences in Texas
Atlanta Bridge Collapses While under Construction
First "Make It Right" Homes Completed in New Orleans
Young Engineers Bring Talents to New Orleans
Regional Report: 2009 Southeast Construction Outlook
Florida County Building Boss Sent a Message
Dropped Tool Kills North Carolina Worker
Maryland Unveils Smart Growth Tool: GreenPrint
Massachusetts Settles With Epoxy Maker over Fatal Big Dig Accident
Philadelphia's Tallest Building Gets Zoning Approval
Manslaughter Charges Expected in New York Crane Collapse
Amish Sue over Upstate New York Town's Building Rules
Contractor-Safety Managers Indicted for Ground Zero Fire
INTERNATIONAL
Foreign Markets No Longer a Refuge for U.S. Firms
U.S. Grant Will Help China Boost Energy Efficiency in Buildings
United Arab Emirates Has the Right Green Thinking Approach
Regulations Raise Sydney Building Costs by up to 14 Percent
Holl Designs “Shaking Hand” Towers for Copenhagen
Spanish Companies Eye Middle East Construction Market
Oslo Firm Designs World’s Largest Mobile Theater
Europe’s Height-Record Buster Is on Russia’s Cutting Edge
Is Latin America the New Dubai in Terms of Construction?
Work Begins on Super-Tall Shanghai Tower
Dubai Chamber and Emirates Green Building Council Push for Greener Buildings
Dubai Chamber Inks Agreement on Green Building
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