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This project was different. Everyone seemed to feel it. Perhaps it was the weight of local history: Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery—now known as the Buffalo AKG Art Museum—was founded in 1862 and opened its first building in 1905. Or maybe it was the scope of work: The four-y...

For builders looking for a modern, durable solution outside of traditional building materials, tensile architecture has become increasingly popular due to its adaptable nature and versatility for potential uses. This new building technology is a combination of lightweight constru...

Intriguing, creative conversion projects are reinvigorating moribund buildings and streetscapes throughout the United States today, taking a wide range of structure types and sizes in diverse locales from obsolescence to economic and environmental sustainability. While not new, t...

A former steel fabrication and manufacturing plant might not be the most obvious candidate for an adaptive-reuse project. But Grubb Ventures, which purchased the Peden Steel facility in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2017 following its previous redevelopment of Dock 1053 just across...

In past years, it was likely more difficult for companies to categorize renovation and repair projects as highly attractive. That may not be the case anymore. Public entities throughout the United States are designing extremely large renovation projects, and without a doubt, thes...

When Jason Hess first started walking the grounds of the onetime Catholic hospital that was slated to become the City of Knoxville’s Public Safety Complex, there weren’t any firefighters or police officers around. Instead, Hess—a senior project manager with Messer Construction Co...

Construction stakeholders know that the industry—accounting for11% of global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions—needs to take steps to improve sustainability. An SAP survey showed that most organizations that set sustainability goals fall short of achieving them. But that sa...

Will interest rates keep going up? Which sector looks better—nonresidential or residential? What role might government policies and incentives play when it comes to greenlighting projects? And, of course, what’s the deal with AI? We explore the many possibilities, pitfalls and po...

Founded in 1888, Schoel Engineering has provided civil engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, environmental, water resources, laser scanning and modeling, and utility infrastructure services across Alabama. With countless historical sites, multifamily complexes, gre...

A less known, and often overlooked, federal program, the Historic Preservation Fund,continually provides millions in funding to support projects that upgrade, repair, or improve the sustainability of historic sites and facilities. The federal law that created the program and fund...