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How an Engineer Can Save you Time and Money Time and money are often of the essence when undertaking any new project. This truth might make it tempting to bring on the engineer a little later and [...]

“Smart windows” are the way of the future, according to a recent report released by industry analyst n-tech Research. The report estimates that the market for materials used to create “smart [...]

It’s imperative that a building be inspected after construction and routinely thereafter. However, inspections can not only incur great expense but often come with great risk to the [...]

Continuity is king when it comes to designing a building envelope. In order to create a successful design, there must be continuity in all aspects of the building facade including movement [...]

Your mother always advised you to dress in layers. Who knew that her advice would be relevant to your career in construction and architecture? Karol Kazmierczak, a building facade consultant, [...]

Is the future of glass in danger? A genius new development in Sweden might boot glass to the side as a suitable material for the manufacture of solar panels. At Stockholm’s KTH Royal [...]

You can’t visit Detroit and not notice it’s beautifully constructed architecture. Someone familiar with the area probably can’t even imagine the city without landmarks such as [...]

Builders are becoming more and more inventive in reusing old structures instead of building new ones. This ingenuity can’t be ignored when you see the functional, rustic, and downright [...]

Construction is always a multi-step team project. Depending on the amount of complexity, it can be difficult to communicate effectively to all involved in the project. The purpose of BIM [...]