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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

What's Next for LEED APs?

The Future of Green Design

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

Green Building Sets the Code



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

High-Rise Fever Hits Moscow

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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