My last two columns have, instead, reviewed the critical modern technologies shaping our 2010s and 2020s built environment. It’s time to return to some actual projects.

This is the continuation of a series of columns covering only the code changes that were approved as submitted from 2018 to the 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC) change hearings.

The annual competition recognizes excellence in design and execution; wood tones, sculptural elements and textural accents were among the elements featured in this year's winning designs.

The project increased the number of student beds at the residence hall from 693 on four floors to 756 on five floors, while preserving a significant amount of the structure's historic Georgian Revival-style exterior.

The project tasked students with developing a proposal to be the prime contractor on a chiller and cooling tower replacement project in the Penn South building in New York City.

The two organizations will continue to work together to build and donate specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 veterans.

The event marked the beginning of the renovation on a two-story, 66,700-square-foot building located in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. 

No one goes to work expecting to be seriously injured — or worse — but, unfortunately, it happens. In the latest figures released (for 2017), 5,147 workers died during their duties on jobsites.

With remodeling activity expected to stall in the first three quarters of 2020, it’s time for showrooms to get creative about how they bring in new and existing clients.