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35 Stone is a five-story mass timber office and retail building in Seattle’s Lake Union area, designed under the city’s Living Building Pilot Program to showcase sustainable design with rainwater harvesting, reduced energy use, and environmentally conscious materials, including custom metal panels.

Shinsegae Namsan is a seven-story, 200,000-square-foot building for national retailer Shinsegae. It has a multi-purpose program, housing both educational, training, conference, and office space for staff, along with a venue for concerts, performances, lectures, and other cultural events.

Waterproofing buildings during construction is vital for maximizing building longevity. If industry professionals move beyond the fundamentals, they can master weatherproofing. What essential strategies must they learn?

The La Nube STEAM Discovery Center in El Paso showcases how ATAS wall systems shaped a cloud-inspired landmark that fosters creativity, learning, and civic pride.

Sacred Heart University (SHU), in collaboration with The S/L/A/M Collaborative, unveils final images for Pioneer Village—a landmark residential precinct that redefines the university’s-built environment and reflects SHU’s continued commitment to a thriving residential population and vibrant campus community.

Biophilic elements can be incorporated in higher education designs in a number of ways.

Joanna Giovanoli, Senior Marketing Manager for the Infrastructure and Wire & Cable markets at Dow, joins us to chat about the strategy behind high-performance building enclosures, and the advanced materials hidden within our walls, floors and foundations.

The genesis for the mixed-use residential Ellen Browning Building arose when a group of close friends considered how they could preserve their relationships during their last years.

A closer look at infiltration in building enclosure performance. Infiltration can have a major impact on building energy use and indoor air quality (IAQ) by allowing unconditioned and unfiltered air to penetrate a thermal enclosure. 

In San Diego’s Mission Valley, Civita demonstrates how natural cooling strategies, ecological restoration, and human-scaled planning can converge to transform a challenging site into a thriving, climate-resilient neighborhood.