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The industry needs codes, specs, and plans operating in a single, connected workflow. When that coordination happens upstream, rework drops, resubmittals shrink, and the industry builds real capacity to close a housing gap that is only getting wider.

As healthcare design responds to climate pressures, aging infrastructure, and increasingly complex renovation cycles, the industry must move beyond fragmented specification toward integrated, continuous envelope design.

If done right, the next generation of sports infrastructure will not just host events—it will help shape the economic, social, and cultural trajectory of healthier and more vibrant cities for generations to come.

Using the momentum of JBG’s revitalization of Arlington, Virginia’s National Landing neighborhood, Calco Hospitality set out to transform an existing Marriott Hotel into an AC by Marriott, revitalizing the property and appealing to new audiences.

For brands and companies of all sizes, there are several key factors to consider when undergoing a rapid retail expansion, according to the retail design experts at Lawrence Group.

As schools and universities rethink what their campuses need to offer in an AI-driven world, two experts from Carnegie discuss how surfaces, acoustics, and material choices play a defining role in making those spaces work.

As part of a $90 million district-wide infrastructure improvement bond, Carpinteria Unified School District planned a new modular learning center and library for the shared campus of Canalino Elementary School and Canalino Family School.

Walls influence more than structure and sound. They quietly shape how a building feels to the people who use it: how it sounds, how the air smells, how a child with asthma sleeps at night, how a worker feels finishing the day. Insulation is part of that story.

The design team selected an all-mass timber structure, paired with wood infill walls, and wood fiber insulation; an all-wood assembly, sequestering biogenic carbon, at Passive House level energy performance; one of the first of its kind.

The newly constructed building demonstrates how Apogee Architectural Metals’ Wausau windows and Tubelite curtain wall support the comfortable, safe, therapeutic environment with a visually appealing, resilient, high-performance facade.