Design / Build

The Brodsky Organization celebrates topping out of City Tower; 48-story COOKFOX-designed tower slated to be completed late 2015

The Brodsky Org., (www.brodskyorg.com) one of New York City's premier developers, owners, and managers of residential and commercial space, ...

Technology design for higher education: Protecting facilities from obsolescence

Shen Milsom & Wilke is seeing greater demand placed on technology infrastructure across a wide spectrum of educational facilities, from perf...

2015 union or non-union: Narrowing the cost gap in the construction industry

One of the major issues that will confront our industry in 2015 will be the narrowing of the cost gap between union and non union work. One...

Professional Profile: Stephen Whitehorn, 2015

Name: Stephen Whitehorn Title: Managing Principal Company: Whitehorn Financial Group, Inc. Location: Millburn, N.J. and Philadelphia, PA Bir...

Shopping malls get a facelift and find savings by accelerating depreciation

Popular media is full of gloom and doom predictions regarding the death of the shopping mall, citing the fact that 400 shopping malls in the...

Professional Profile: Jennifer Cronan, 2015

Name: Jennifer Cronan, P.E., LEED AP Title: Senior Project Manager Company: Trinity Building + Construction Management Corp Location: ...

Professional Profile: Shawn Marren, 2015

Name: Shawn Marren Title: Associate Company: Francis Cauffman Location: 40 Worth St., New York, N.Y. Birthplace: Norristown, PA Education: B...

Professional Profile: Fernando Villa, 2015

Name: Fernando Villa, AIA, LEED AP BD +C Title: Principal Company: Magnusson Architecture and Planning, PC (MAP) Location: New York, N.Y. B...

In some instances there are no substitutes for well-trained and effective officers

When you report to C-level executives it can be critical to have clear proof that every dollar you are spending makes an impact. And if you ...

Preserving/protecting concrete foundations and other below ground areas from water infiltration

An old adage in construction is that concrete comes with two guarantees: It will harden and it will crack. The question becomes not "if" or ...