Acquire the ability to perform design tasks for building structures. Study advanced connections, complex structures, and system-level building design. Learn advanced techniques to evaluate structures ...

Study, Design, and Improve the Future of Buildings With a Graduate Certificate in Building Design From MTU. Building engineers are the foundation of any modern society. From evaluating structures, ...

It is important to us that our built environment promotes sustainable use of our natural resources. All new buildings are designed with our Sustainable Building Policy, adopted in May 2014, which is ...

An Obama Foundation official pushed back on criticism of the Obama Presidential Center’s design in a CBS interview, saying ...

Sustainable design and construction used to be fairly straightforward. Design firms and contractors would take the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ...

Energy codes around the world get stricter every year, architects need to prepare for various challenges ahead. The first step is to understand the key metrics needed to conduct early-stage analyses ...

In the Colombian city of Medellin, a new headquarters is being constructed for the Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano (Urban Development Company), combining optimal thermal performance with local urban ...

The construction industry plays a significant role in shaping our environment, from the design and construction of buildings around us to the materials used. Because of this large and impactful global ...

Turner Construction, Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., STO Building Group, DPR Construction, and Gilbane Building Company top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest general ...

Simulation of wind flows around the model of Austin’s 321 West 6th Street illustrates the E-SE wind direction that resulted in the largest cross-wind response on the 58-story high-rise. The hotter the ...