Performance-based design (PBD), as opposed to prescriptive design, enables building owners and operators to customize the building design based on long-term goals.

Veteran leader brings more than 30 years of experience to new position.

Are there lessons from Fibonacci ratios that could be used by engineers to improve fans blades for air movement, size HVAC ducts, or design economical mechanical systems?

The A/E and construction industries have been working to mitigate global climate change for more than four decades. 

Since 1975, Valley Regional Medical Center has offered critical health services across more than 25 specialties to the community in Brownsville, Texas. After decades of use, the hospital’s existing cooling towers and piping displayed signs of deterioration. While maintenance teams performed work to control leaking, a replacement was necessary to prevent system failure.

What should a facility manager look for via trending data and/or spot checking equipment and materials?

High school auditorium design has taken a dramatic turn over the last five years.

Regardless of location or the age in which it was built, each civic center has a purpose—which is aspirational—and a function—which is fundamental.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), passed by Congress in 2022, allocates $1 billion for efficiency upgrades to state and local government buildings.

The design and construction teams cannot continue to wear blinders when drafting the owner’s project requirements, construction budget, and job’s timeline.