Skanska signs lease with Telia for their Danish headquarter in the office building Nest45 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Skanska has signed an 8-year lease agreement with Telia for approximately 6,000 square meters in the Nest45 office building in Ørestad City, Copenhagen, Denmark. With this lease the building is now about 90 percent occupied. Telia will move into its new premises in November 2022. The office building is located 50 meters from the nearest metro station and is within cycling distance of Copenhagen. The lease covers approximately 6,000 square meters office and additional 140 underground parking s...
Auburn University researchers part of interdisciplinary team seeking to make strides in future manufacturing, including homes constructed via 3D printing
Auburn University faculty are part of an interdisciplinary research team that received a multimillion-dollar grant from the National Science Foundation’s Research Infrastructure Improvement Program to develop composite materials from waste resources for additive manufacturing—more commonly known as 3D printing—to create more affordable and environmentally friendly housing or building components. Pictured, from left, are Auburn’s lead scientists, Maria Auad of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineeri...
American Steel Can Be Onsite for Bridge Projects Faster than Other Materials
Chicago - Recent media reports have bemoaned extended delivery schedules for raw steel. But is this accurate--and is it impacting steel bridge projects? "Steel projects are still being delivered on schedule," according to Charles J. Carter, SE, PE, PhD, executive director of the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA). Carter added that during the past year lead times have become extended for all construction materials. "Typical lead times for steel plate are in the 8-10 week range, while la...
Avocet Tower, Designed by Pickard Chilton, Incorporates View Smart Windows to Deliver One of the Healthiest, Most Energy Efficient Buildings in DC Area
Washington, D.C.— View, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIEW) (“View”), the leader in smart building technologies, has installed its Smart Windows as an integral design element of Avocet Tower, a highly-anticipated 22-story, 370,000-square-foot office building with wellness-focused amenities designed by award-winning architecture firm, Pickard Chilton. The Class-A building is a joint venture between Invesco Real Estate and Stonebridge that puts tenant health and wellness at the forefront of its design. Floor-t...
COP26: Industry calls for action from government and business to address embodied emissions in building construction
Representatives of Stora Enso, Google, Lendlease, WEB Limited Group, World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Green Building Council call on governments and industry to make urgent commitments to tackle climate change and achieve a net zero society. GLASGOW, UK, 12th November 2021: Yesterday, leading voices from the building sector came together to call on world governments and the industry to reduce the sector’s environmental impact and accelerate its contribut...
Dow plans to introduce the world’s first commercially available program for carbon-neutral silicones in building façades
PAS 2060-certified carbon-neutral silicones will decrease the environmental impact of buildings and contribute to achieving regional and global targets for CO2 reduction. DOWSIL™ Carbon-Neutrality Program to offer silicones for structural glazing, insulating glass, and weathersealing. MIDLAND, Mich. – Dow (NYSE: DOW) today announced the plans for 2022 to launch the world’s first commercially available carbon-neutrality program for silicone materials used for structural glazing...
MdeAS Breathes New Life into Historic McGraw-Hill Building at 330 West 42nd Street
Tower - Credit MdeAS Architects (New York, N.Y.) – MdeAS (em-dee-a-s), a New York based architecture firm known for modern design and focused on redefining Class A buildings, interiors and public spaces, is currently working on the revitalization of the historic McGraw-Hill building at 330 West 42nd Street in Manhattan. The firm worked extensively to ensure that the landmarked building’s upgrades met the proper guidelines while adding elements that would reestablish the property as a des...
New Blackwater Community School Continues to Serve as a Hub for Education and Culture for Generations to Come
Rosendin Completes Construction on the New School for Gila River Indian Community Tempe, Arizona (October 13, 2021) – Construction on the new Blackwater Community School, a two-story structure on the Gila River Indian Community, located southeast of Phoenix, Arizona, was completed on August 31, 2021. The school serves pre-school, the Family And Child Education Program (F.A.C.E.) and K-5 Grade School. The two-year long build on the 7.43 acre campus was in conjunction with Rosendin, the nation’...
GSA & DOE Seek Technologies for Net-Zero Carbon Buildings
The U.S. General Services Administration’s Green Proving Ground (GPG) program, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to obtain responses from vendors and other interested parties on technologies that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial buildings. The RFI invites industry to submit information on early-commercial technologies that are ready for evaluation in occupied, operational buildings. This year’s RFI focuses...
AISC Offers $5,000 for the Next Great Steel Floor Beam Connection
CHICAGO - Structural steel is already the gold standard for rapid erection. But what if we could make it even faster? The American Institute of Steel Construction is offering $5,000 for up to three great ideas to revolutionize steel floor beam connections. Your back-of-the-napkin, so-crazy-it-just-might-work concept could become the next revolutionary, non-proprietary connection system! The key words are FAST and EASY--to design, fabricate, and erect safely. The ideal solution will be fast...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
