Category: Construction Design & Engineering

Crystal Window & Door expands engineering assistance services

Crystal Window & Door expands engineering assistance services

January 21, 2020
Queens, NY Crystal Window & Door Systems has expanded its offerings of project engineering assistance services for architects and fenestration trade customers. The Crystal R&D/Engineering Department has
180,000 s/f Hyatt Place designed by Gene Kaufman Architect opens

180,000 s/f Hyatt Place designed by Gene Kaufman Architect opens

January 21, 2020
Manhattan, NY A 180,000 s/f Hyatt Place hotel designed by Gene Kaufman Architect (GKA), located at 350 West 39th St., is now open. The 25-story Hyatt Place New York City/Times Sq. offers
The Collective reveals new $150 million co-living development in Brooklyn

The Collective reveals new $150 million co-living development in Brooklyn

January 21, 2020
Brooklyn, NY The Collective, a global co-living company based in New York, London and Berlin, revealed its latest co-living development, 292 North 8th St. in central Williamsburg. The $150 million project is The
DeSimone Consulting Engineers honored by CTBUH for two projects

DeSimone Consulting Engineers honored by CTBUH for two projects

January 21, 2020
New York, NY The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has recognized two high-rise structures designed by DeSimone Consulting Engineers as part of the 2020 Award of Excellence competition. The winning projects include
DXA studio welcomes Lee, Witteman, and Gao

DXA studio welcomes Lee, Witteman, and Gao

January 21, 2020
New York, NY DXA studio welcomed Janghee Lee, Alex Witteman, and Xiaoyi Gao as junior designers.
JSA designs apartments at The River Club at Hudson Park in Yonkers

JSA designs apartments at The River Club at Hudson Park in Yonkers

January 21, 2020
Yonkers, NY JSA Inc., an architecture, planning, and interior design firm, completed the interior design of the River Club at Hudson Park waterfront apartment complex. Located on the city’s waterfront along the Hudson River,
15-member NYC Climate Advisory Board appointed

15-member NYC Climate Advisory Board appointed

January 21, 2020
New York, NY Mayor Bill de Blasio and speaker Corey Johnson appointed 15 individuals to the New York City Climate Advisory Board. Local Law 97 is one of the most ambitious plans for reducing emissions in the city, enacting the Climate Advisory Board to provide
Brookfield Properties and Park Tower Group break ground on next phase at Greenpoint Landing

Brookfield Properties and Park Tower Group break ground on next phase at Greenpoint Landing

January 21, 2020
Brooklyn, NY Brookfield Properties and Park Tower Group broke ground on the next phase of development at Greenpoint Landing, including one acre of additional public waterfront open space designed by James Corner Field Operations and two new
Stantec recognized for design of Albany Skyway by ACEC NY 2020 Engineering Excellence Awards

Stantec recognized for design of Albany Skyway by ACEC NY 2020 Engineering Excellence Awards

January 21, 2020
strong>Albany, NY Design firm Stantec has received a Diamond Award in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) New York 2020 Engineering Excellence Awards for work on the Albany Skyway, a unique infrastructure renewal project poised to be
Passero Associates' project Irondequoit Public Library honored by APWA; Served as project architect and overall project manager

Passero Associates' project Irondequoit Public Library honored by APWA; Served as project architect ...

January 19, 2020
Irondequoit, NY According to Passero Associates, the Irondequoit Public Library is receiving a Project of the Year Award for Structures Projects in the $5-25 million category from the Genesee Valley Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA). This award honors outstanding public projects in the area
Question of the Month: How will smart technology be integrated into current construction tools? - by Peter Simon

Question of the Month: How will smart technology be integrated into current construction tools? - by...

December 17, 2019
The construction industry has had a reputation for being resistant to change and slow to integrate new technologies that are often more quickly adopted by other industries, but that is rapidly changing. The construction industry is gradually using
Executive of the Month: Charlie Avolio of Suffolk Const. leveraging technology with a hands-on approach

Executive of the Month: Charlie Avolio of Suffolk Const. leveraging technology with a hands-on appro...

December 17, 2019
New York, NY The New York Real Estate Journal (NYREJ) sat down with Charlie Avolio, this month’s Design/Build Executive of the Month, for a question and answer session. Avolio is the president and general manager of Suffolk Construction’s New York office.