Spotlights

GBC names 2008 Safety Excellence Award winners

GBC announced the seven winners of the 2008 GBC Safety Excellence Award. GBC member firms are required to meet certain criteria to even app...

Developers find real estate opportunities during challenging times at PWC forum

The speakers at the latest developers forum presented by Professional Women in Construction (PWC) National at The Yale Club in New York City...

Today's design concepts: Beginning of future innovations

What's considered new and innovative today in the world of green design will be tomorrow's standard according to engineers who are in the fo...

City council turns back the clock with flawed Intro 755-A

In a disappointing turn of events, on Thursday August 14, the City Council voted to pass Intro 755-A, which amends the City Charter to allow...

The Moinian Group launches $15m capital improvement program

The Moinian Group, an internationally prominent real estate company, has launched a $15 million comprehensive capital improvement program at...

Stott forms Steelbone Design Company

Richard Stott has formed Steelbone Design Company. Stott, an architect with extensive background in designing buildings, and formerly of Fly...

SHCA completes 88,000 s/f project for PS/IS 295 in Queens Village

PS/IS 295, a new Pre-K through 8th grade school in Queens Village, designed by Swanke Hayden Connell Architects (SHCA), has been completed. ...

Schneider of H2M passes CPE of AICP

According to H2M, a multi-disciplined engineering, architectural planning and laboratory analysis firm, Julia Schneider has passed the Compr...

Lester Evan Tour Architect to complete 102-unit project in Brooklyn

A major capital improvements program designed and managed by Lester Evan Tour Architect, PLLC is nearing completion at St. Ambrose Magnolia ...

WSP Flack + Kurtz new name change

WSP Flack + Kurtz is the new name, effective August 1, of the premier global mechanical and electrical engineering firm, formerly known as F...