Spotlights

Cubellis & David Perry Studios form strategic alliance

Cubellis, an international architecture, interior design and engineering firm, headquartered in Boston, with an office in N.Y., has formed a...

No 50 year anniversary for the NYC Building Code?

As a dyed in the wool New York City MEP engineer, I am, to say the least, attached to my New York City Code. Although I've been in the field...

How the bailout and stimulus bill can promote green building design

The $700 billion Wall Street bailout package and the $787 billion stimulus package both included important provisions for promoting and cont...

Special inspections increases veracity, safety and quality of inspections performed

Controlled inspections and material testing play an indispensable role on any construction project. It is imperative that the proper materia...

IA Interior Architects receives Award for Excellence from IFMA

The Greater New York Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) presented its 2008 Award for Excellence for the Des...

State and federal governments seek to embrace alternatives to fossil fuels

If you will forgive the bad metaphors, the sun is shining brightly and a new wind is blowing as our state and federal governments seek to em...

Meltzer/Mandl Architects completes 116,000 s/f mixed-use complex at 75 Smith Street in Brooklyn

Meltzer/Mandl Architects has completed the design of The Smith, a new 13-story, mixed-use complex at 75 Smith St. in Brooklyn's Boerum Hill ...

B.R. Fries' NBC Universal World News Hdqtrs. wins IFMA Award

The 150,000 s/f, two-floor NBC Universal World News Headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, designed by TPG Architecture and constructed by B....

URS Corp. construction manager for $30 million Simons Center project

URS Corporation has been selected to perform construction management services for a major research facility for the State University of New ...

New ad campaign enhances the image of engineering

National Engineers Week comes around once a year, and usually goes unnoticed outside of the AE community. But this year felt different. With...