Category: Construction Design & Engineering

Bird-friendly glass façades: How fenestration providers add value during the design phase - by Steve Chen

Bird-friendly glass façades: How fenestration providers add value during the design phase - by Stev...

August 24, 2021
By now, architects, building owners, and contractors are well aware that municipalities around the nation are implementing “bird-friendly” glass requirements for new and renovated buildings.
RKTB Architects nears completion at 1425 Fulton St.

RKTB Architects nears completion at 1425 Fulton St.

August 24, 2021
Brooklyn, NY RKTB Architects is nearing completion at 1425 Fulton St. in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area and should see residents moving in this fall.
Eastman Cooke building Surgery Center in Midtown with MBH Architecture, LLC and ME Engineering

Eastman Cooke building Surgery Center in Midtown with MBH Architecture, LLC and ME Engineering

August 24, 2021
Manhattan, NY Eastman Cooke & Associates, a locally-based, mid-sized construction company, has been contracted to build the Fifth Avenue Surgery Center, an ambulatory surgery center,
Why now is the time to rethink workplace amenities - by Evan Danchenka and Erin Saven

Why now is the time to rethink workplace amenities - by Evan Danchenka and Erin Saven

August 24, 2021
As global enterprises prepare their return to the office, they are reimagining their real estate footprints through the lens of performance benefits and asking what spaces provide the highest ROI. A fundamental part of
Omnibuild completes $30 million renovation of Marriott Marquis in Times Square

Omnibuild completes $30 million renovation of Marriott Marquis in Times Square

August 24, 2021
Manhattan, NY The recent renovation of the Marriott Marquis in Times Square as completed by Omnibuild. The $30 million project includes upgrades to the hotel’s bars and
Executive of the Month: Abdolreza Jafari of AMAA is rapidly expanding material testing capabilities in New York City

Executive of the Month: Abdolreza Jafari of AMAA is rapidly expanding material testing capabilities ...

July 20, 2021
New York, NY Abdolreza Jafari, laboratory director, has guided Alan Margolin & Associates (AMAA) to be a leading provider of material testing services in the
Women-led team from Shawmut designs NY Liberty locker room

Women-led team from Shawmut designs NY Liberty locker room

July 20, 2021
New York, NY The New York Liberty have unveiled the completed design-build renovation of their 6,000 s/f locker room and lounge at Barclays Center. The compound was conceptualized and
EP Engineering completes 16,000 s/f Passive House project in Brooklyn

EP Engineering completes 16,000 s/f Passive House project in Brooklyn

July 20, 2021
Brooklyn, NY MEP and fire protection engineering firm EP Engineering completed 669 St. Marks, a five-story, 16,000 s/f Passive House
Handel Architects designs 374 units for Greenpoint Landing Associates: 22-story building to be 100% affordable housing

Handel Architects designs 374 units for Greenpoint Landing Associates: 22-story building to be 100% ...

July 20, 2021
Brooklyn, NY According to New York City Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) and New York City Housing Development Corp., (HDC) it has closed with Greenpoint Landing Associates on the
Suffolk hires Whalen as VP of operations in New York

Suffolk hires Whalen as VP of operations in New York

July 20, 2021
New York, NY Suffolk has hired Joseph Whalen to serve as vice president of operations of its New York office. In his new role, Whalen will
Magnusson Architecture and Planning, PC celebrates Linden Blvd. Phase I completion

Magnusson Architecture and Planning, PC celebrates Linden Blvd. Phase I completion

July 20, 2021
Brooklyn, NY Magnusson Architecture and Planning, PC celebrated the Phase I completion of its Linden Blvd. project for their client, Radson Development.
The fifth façade: Rethinking urban rooftops for the post-pandemic office building - by Ambrose Aliaga-Kelly

The fifth façade: Rethinking urban rooftops for the post-pandemic office building - by Ambrose Alia...

July 20, 2021
Revitalized rooftops have become one of the biggest rediscovered opportunities in real estate development. Once a forgotten space used only for cooling towers, water tanks, and