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October Architecture Billings Index drops below 50 for third consecutive month

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The West and Northeast regions were reporting the biggest impact. The AIA stated that billings were, however, “universally soft” across the entire country. Sector index breakdown: commercial/industrial (43.7); institutiona. The October score of 44.3 offers a slight decrease from September’s total of 44.8.

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Further action on decarbonization in the construction sector is needed, urges UN/Yale study

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A new report driven by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Yale University 's newly-formed Yale Center for Ecosystems + Architecture (Yale CEA) has recommended drastic reductions in the industry’s use of certain construction materials as it faces the environmental headwinds of sector-wide change.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

As municipal governments, developers, universities, and corporations begin to collect emissions data, either voluntarily or to comply with local regulations, experts say that the building sector will need better standards for reporting embodied carbon data. “We Image courtesy Climate Positive Design.

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An Off-Grid Tiny Home Experiment Puts a Group of Students to the Test

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A class at the University of Coburg tries out a pint-size solution to the building sector’s big carbon emissions problem. So, the idea came about to design and build an alternative research building and monitor its performance with one or two inhabitants over a period of five years.

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BDP Architecture Practice Information + News

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BDP Architects Offices, Building Design Partnership News, Studio Designs, UK Practice. International Architects Practice – Buildings + Designs: Office News Updates. BDP’s annual financial report shows a turnover of £136.6million in the year to 30 June. • Edinburgh St James building: image courtesy of architects practice.

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Mass timber should "always start with forest health" says timber industry expert Arnie Didier

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It holds a yearly conference on mass timber in Oregon and publishes an annual study on the sector. Didier also said that willingness from tech giants such as Google , Microsoft , Facebook and Amazon to use timber in their buildings is a driving force in the wider acceptance of the product. The top photo is by Tom Harpel.

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Top 90 University Engineering Firms for 2019

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Jacobs, IMEG, Affiliated Engineers, Vanderweil Engineers, and Dewberry head the rankings of the nation's largest university sector engineering and engineering architecture (EA) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction 's 2019 Giants 300 Report. .