Siemens Helps Design Miami Skyscraper’s Safety, Security, and Automation
Panorama Tower is currently tallest building on the East Coast, south of Manhattan With 2.7 million square feet of residential, commercial and retail space, building is “vertical city” Siemens smart building solutions allow for flexibility, future-proofing, and seamless transition from one part of building to another Siemens is working with Florida East Coast Realty (FECR) to implement smart building solutions in Miami’s 85-story Panorama Tower. Technologies used throughout the res...
ASI Architectural Implements Multi-Functional Design Solution for Major Metropolitan Train Stations
NEW YORK – ASI Architectural, dedicated to providing elegant solutions for the design and build industry, has supplied a durable, sophisticated, multipurpose acoustical solution to stand up to the harsh environments of New York City subway stations and neighboring Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) platforms. Currently installed at several train stations throughout the New York-metro area, ASI Architectural’s Linear wood ceiling and wall system combines stylistic design with the durability necessary f...
AISC Responds to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio: Sustainable Buildings Framed in Steel are Part of the Solution to Climate Change
CHICAGO -- The American Institute of Steel Construction released the following statement regarding New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposed regulatory changes, which he said are intended to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions of what he termed "steel and glass" skyscrapers: There are a number of factors that determine the environmental impacts of each of the iconic buildings in the most famous skyline in America. The activities of a building's occupants and other processes associated w...
National Building Museum Announces 20th Century Souvenir Buildings Collection
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today the National Building Museum announced the donation of over 3,000 souvenir buildings from the collection of David Weingarten. Amassed over 40 years and representing buildings from over 60 countries, the 20th Century Souvenir Buildings Collection is the leading and most extensive of its kind. The collection is comprised of 3,069 three-dimensional miniatures of actual buildings and monuments that exist or have existed in the real world. These pocket-sized buildings are at...
Western Specialty Contractors Recommends Creating a Building Component Inventory Prior to Inspections
(St. Louis, MO,) If you are a building owner or facility manager preparing to launch a new or revamped maintenance program, the first step, according to the experts at Western Specialty Contractors, is to create a building component inventory, even before you do an inspection. “While it sometimes feels like this step is unnecessary, it makes sense to do it because you’ll end up spending a lot more money and time if you don’t,” said Teddy Williams, Content Marketing Manager at Western Specialt...
Video: Restoring Paris’ Oldest Church
Built nearly 15 centuries ago, the church of Saint Germain des Prés features medieval architecture and strikingly beautiful artwork from the 19th century. Thanks to the work of non-profit organization American Friends for the Preservation of Saint Germain des Prés and their Parisian counterparts, funding for this remarkable project continues.
Western Specialty Contractors Cleans, Restores Limestone Façade of Historic Decatur, IL Courthouse
(St. Louis, MO, April 16, 2019) Throughout its history, the Macon County Courthouse in Decatur, IL has inhabited a variety of buildings, from a log cabin built in 1829 where Abraham Lincoln practiced law, to a stone and brick four-story building with a clock tower built in 1892 to its current location -- a five-story limestone building constructed in 1939. Façade expert Western Specialty Contractors - Springfield, IL branch was recently tasked with restoring the historic courthouse’s 80-year-old...
HLW New Jersey’s 2 Journal Square
In need of an innovative perspective that would help revitalize and reactivate Jersey City’s Downtown streetscape, Gaia Real Estate engaged HLW to refresh an existing 300,000 square foot building into a Class A office space with retail and restaurant capabilities on the ground floor. Originally constructed in 1987, HLW was tapped to handle full services for the renovation, which includes architecture, interiors, and signage as well as provide a landscape concept study in their redesign of the bu...
Western Specialty Contractors Provides “3 Keys to Doing Successful Property Inspections”
(St. Louis, MO ) If you are a building owner or manager and want to reduce facility maintenance costs, there are a lot of advantages to performing routine property inspections. To begin with, property inspections provide valuable information that makes the stressful maintenance decision-making process much easier and straightforward. Proper building inspections involve more than just walking around a property looking for potential issues. There are plenty of property inspections that don’t...
SG Blocks and Capital Plus Collaborate with EDS Development to Build 55 Houses in Guayama, Puerto Rico
BROOKLYN, N.Y.- SG Blocks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGBX)—a leading designer, fabricator and innovator of container-based structures—and Capital Plus Financial, a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and certified B Corporation, today announced a joint collaboration with EDS Development to construct 55 houses in Guayama, Puerto Rico by executing the finish out and site work of existing concrete shells. These homes will be sold to families displaced by Hurricane Maria, who will have...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
