With a total of 32 schools slated to be built by 2025, the City of Berlin, Germany, found sustainable wooden modular construction offered the short construction time it desired while simultaneously establishing the city as one of the world’s major metropolises for wood construction. Six schools have already been successfully completed. The modular structures were […]
Chicago, IL – James Hardie Industries, producer and marketer of high-performance fiber cement and fiber gypsum building solutions, showcased its mission to transform the way the world builds through new award-winning products during the 2022 NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS) held in Orlando in February. James Hardie’s immersive, state-of-the-art booth experience featured industry-first new product innovations, […]
Watershed is a deeply green, mixed-use project that has achieved both Living Building Challenge (LBC) petal certification and Seattle’s aggressive Living Building Pilot Program (LBPP) standards. In designing the project, both the developer and architect teams sought to find a way to stand out among the progressive city’s many sustainably designed projects. “The stakes were […]
This blog was contributed by Suzie Wilson, Happier Home. If you can’t find your dream home on the market, you may decide to build your own. When constructing a house from scratch, the right support is essential. To help you put together the ideal team, KB-Resource discusses several types of professionals who can help below. […]
This blog was contributed by Duravit USA. There’s no question about it: the bathroom is one of the most important rooms in the home, whether we want it to be or not. Everyone in a home uses the bathroom, and despite varying needs with accessibility, there are elements that when carefully considered every member of […]
Des Plaines, IL – It is with profound sadness that Geberit North America, a global leader in sanitary products, announces that Andreas Nowak, the company’s former President/CEO, passed away on the evening of March 2. For almost 20 years, Nowak put his knowledge and skills at the service of Geberit. He joined the company in […]
Janesville, WI – With an air of post-Covid celebration, The Mercury Store opened in June of 2021. The start-up space of 13,000-square-feet for entertainers is located in a 100-year-old metal foundry. To separate the massive space into two sound-resistant performance areas, CO Adaptive Architecture specified two movable Hufcor partition walls – each with an STC […]
Contest will involve operators, spectators and small businesses, and will conclude in 2023 at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas. Deerfield, IL – Caterpillar Inc. invites machine operators around the globe to put their skills and precision to the test in the 2022-2023 Global Operator Challenge. The challenge allows men and women to prove their excellence in […]
“Design at theMART” Programming & Event Series, theMART 2.0 Renovations, & More in the Works for 2022. Chicago, IL – theMART is pleased to announce big plans for the iconic national headquarters for the best in design. It all begins with the launch of Design at theMART programming featuring dynamic and engaging events, training sessions, […]