Executive of the Month: Chin, SVP of healthcare, at Structure Tone brings a unique perspective to project approach; 30-year construction industry veteran, 20 years in healthcare

After 30 years in the construction industry, 20 of them in healthcare in N.Y.C., Joe Chin knows that collaboration is the fulcrum upon which...

Goodbye Islanders - Hello public private partnerships opportunity

Public private partnerships ("P3s") are gaining some steam in the construction marketplace today. A P3 is a contractual agreement between a ...

10 key things that can go wrong on a renovation project

People who want to embark on a renovation project tend to focus most of their energy on the total amount they want to spend and when they wa...

AKF receives three ACEC NY 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards

According to AKF, three of the firm's projects have received 2013 ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards from the American Council of Engineerin...

What happens to all that technology when the lights go out?

I have a superintendent in an upper eastside cooperative apartment house that spent six months last year going to school to learn about a ne...

Understanding challenges to develop sustainable building structures and environments

Nowadays customers face ever greater challenges in a world where the harsh economic realities put pressure on decision making, where cost sa...

Don't be unattended! New technologies make having a remote doorman more cost effective

New technologies make having a remote doorman more cost-efficient than "humanly" possible. More than a decade ago, Virtual Doorman® revo...

My prediction for the environmental industry: Mold - Hurricane Sandy - Changes

I am a 23 year environmental industry expert and principal of LEW Corporation. One important aspect of my job involves evaluating and antici...

Feature of the Month: Bleecker Street subway station given a new link and restored by Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects; a $94.5 million joint venture project with Weidlinger Associates, structural engineers

The MTA's $94.5 million rehabilitation of the Bleecker St. station complex, designed by Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects (LHPA) in a joint vent...

Increased savings for R.E. professionals: Meeting the strict rules by making an aggregated election

Most individuals cannot offset their earned or investment income with net rental losses unless they are a real estate professional (REP). If...