public works

Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Metamorphosis Awards

2019 Metamorphosis Awards Winners November 4, 2019

Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Retrofits a Public Works Building into a Green Example

With block wall masonry, a flat roof and no windows, the former public works building that was the site of this adaptive-reuse project in Pittsburgh…

Home, Transformation September 9, 2019

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Proves Any Building Can Become Green

Exploring the Exhibit Staging Center today, visitors see a beautiful building at the cutting edge of sustainability. For decades, though, the facility sat largely unused,…

Industry News July 16, 2018

ASTM Standard Helps Communities Form Resilience Plans

A new ASTM International standard will support cost-effective ways for communities to respond, withstand, and recover from a wide range of potential catastrophes, such as…

Industry News July 6, 2018

Public Works and Nonresidential Building Show Gains in New Construction Starts

At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $783.6 billion, new construction starts in May advanced 15 percent from April, according to Dodge Data & Analytics….

Industry News April 30, 2018

Public Works and Electric Utilities Rebound in March

New construction starts in March increased 11 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $785.2 billion, according to Dodge Data…

Industry News January 5, 2018

Decreased Activity Is Reported for Nonresidential Building and Public Works

At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $650.5 billion, new construction starts in November dropped 12 percent from October, according to Dodge Data & Analytics….

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