Although the sustainable design movement continues to grow exponentially in the new-construction market, energy-efficient design in the existing building stock remains a less mature practice area.…
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Tokyo-based airbag maker Takata made headlines recently as airbag-related fatalities forced the company to announce the largest auto recall in history. Takata had initially recalled faulty…
In 1895, Greenfield, Iowa, was recovering from a town fire and, as such, had just built a new, grand courthouse in the center of its town…
Building control systems with embedded communications technology—as well as those enabled via an Internet Protocol (IP) address—provide critical services that allow a building to meet the…
In 1914, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often called Mormons, began construction of what would become a beautiful, dignified home for one of…
Since performing its first concert in 1939, the West Michigan Symphony, a professional orchestra in Muskegon, Mich., has been a vital part of the region’s cultural…