During Design and Construction Week, the ICC Family of Companies sponsored a number of activities to network and learn about the latest trends and technologies in the building industry.

In the decades of U.S. presidencies preceding the current White House occupant, a preoccupation with long-term climate change and cheap imports to win over the U.S. population’s multi-millions have increasingly shrunk America’s once globally dominant manufacturing sector.

For smart cities to become a functioning reality, water treatment and reuse must be part of the equation.

To overcome various obstacles, health care architects, contractors and owners are shifting their paradigm and increasingly moving toward modular design and prefabrication.

ASHRAE looks to manufacturers for help planning and executing tomorrow’s HVAC equipment and building energy efficiency to reach a net-zero impact goal.

According to NAHB, while multifamily housing starts in 2018 came close to the sector’s 2015 peak, production levels are expected to moderate somewhat in 2019.

The project includes the design and construction of a new boiler plant, the removal of three 70-year-old boilers, and the design and installation of two new dual fuel high pressure steam boilers.

Harbert brings significant energy industry and policy expertise to the role from a variety of leadership positions in Washington, including her current role as president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute.

The aim, when taking a holistic approach to building design, is to consider all the factors that affect thermal comfort, and apply that knowledge to make the majority of people comfortable for the majority of the time.

Illinois takes the top spot as USGBC defines the next generation of green building with LEED v4.1.