Design: Outlawing the Modern Skyscraper; ... It will limit large-scale building citywide to an annual aggregate of 950,000 sq. ft., the equivalent of two or three medium-size office towers a ...

Energy-efficient building design starts with the building envelope, but the building systems have a tremendous impact on energy use as well. Commercial buildings consume a large portion of energy in ...

This 10-story building is a beautiful example of what timber can do and how it can be used for sustainable, modern design to build a better tomorrow. + DARK Arkitekter Images via Einar Aslaksen ...

List and describe the building features that can impact the success of office-to-apartment conversion. Explain how the dimensions and characteristics of 1633 Broadway's floor plate, ceiling height, ...

For decades, modern office buildings have been pretty much covered in glass curtain walls. Some are high performance and very expensive, like the super-green LEED Platinum Bank of America Building ...

In Oak Brook, Ill., about 15 miles west of downtown Chicago, McDonald’s former corporate headquarters has been transformed into a modern office building for its new tenant, Ace Hardware. Now for the ...

The first skyscraper to break the half-kilometer mark, the world's tallest building between March 2004 and March 2010 is also one of the greenest -- certified LEED platinum in 2011.

From the screen-clad Federal Courthouse and Post Office to the contemporary modern buildings being erected at Innovation Square, Gainesville has a tradition of design creativity that spans from ...

She added that the building is a proof of concept that passive house design can be implemented at a large scale. Buildings represent about 70% of carbon emissions in Boston and about 30% in ...

A public-private partnership is eyeing a notoriously gloomy Downtown Brooklyn office building for an ambitious overhaul. The all-black, seven-story office building at 395 Flatbush Ave. Extension ...