Greening and Upgrading Today's Vertical Transport Systems

The conveyance industry has come a long way since the country’s first passenger elevator was installed in a New York City store, back in 1856, by ...

Enclosures and Cladding: Boost Building Energy Efficiency

Between the roof and the foundation, Building Teams encounter a veritable warehouse of potential energy savings and efficiencies. These advances in ...

Improving the Performance of Existing Commercial Buildings: The Chemistry of Sustainable Retrofits

There are approximately 4.8 million existing commercial buildings in the United States. Commercial buildings have an impact and an influence on every ...

Public Building Design: The Evolving Library

Learn how the traditional library is turning into a digital forum.

Greening the Bottom Line

Take this course and learn how you can green your bottom line.

Energy Star for Engineers: New and Existing Buildings

Learn how ENERGY STAR is being used by engineers and owners for new and existing buildings.

High-Performance Workplaces: Integrating Technology and Architecture

Read this white paper and learn about high-performance workplaces.

PVC Single-Plies as Sustainable Roofing Systems

Learn about PVC single-ply roofing and how it aids with high-performance design.

BD+C Green Healthcare

Green healthcare design promotes a healing environment through natural daylight, improved ventilation, better indoor air quality, outdoor views, ...

Plumbing Technologies: New Ways to Improve Water Efficiency

This course covers the fundamentals of efficiency in plumbing technologies.

Emission Compliance for Fleets of Construction Equipment

After running on diesel power for over 50 years, our industry finds itself being powered by something new – rapidly changing emission standards.

Metal Framed Assemblies CAD Drawings

Take this course and learn about metal framed assemblies.

Sustainable Design: Integrating Lighting and Daylight

Learn about integrating lighting and daylighting in this exciting course.

Glazed Building Systems: The Structural Power of Glass

Take this course and learn about glazed building systems and the structural power of glass.

Smart Specification of American Hardwoods and their Future Role in Carbon-Neutral Buildings

Packing a powerful message for responsible specifiers, active in the green-building movement and seeking information, is a 24-minute podcast offered ...

Building in Coastal Regions: High-Velocity Hurricane Zones

Take this course and understand how weather events impact building performance and the best remedies for this situation.

MEP Technologies for Eco-Effective Buildings

In this course you will learn about the fundamentals of MEP systems and technologies for sustainable building.

Enclosure Strategies for Better Buildings

Sustainability and energy efficiency depend not only on the overall design but also on the building's enclosure system.

The Next Generation in Energy Efficient Window Design

This course will give an overview of the current energy codes, including: who wrote them, what is driving the energy codes, who is driving the ...

Building with Concrete: Design and Construction Techniques

"Building with Concrete: Design and Construction Techniques" focuses on one of the most widely used building material globally in a century: Concrete.

A Comparison of Energy, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Transparent Low-E Glasses

The following paper summarizes the energy and environmental performance of Solarban 70XL glass, dual-pane tinted glass and other commonly specified ...

Architectural Applications for Liquid and Powder Fluoropolymer Coatings: An Objective Review

This White Paper will review the advantages of liquid and powder coatings by comparing their respective protective and decorative properties, as well ...

We Can’t Afford Not to Insulate

This course will review the process of selecting affordable building insulation.

Water delivery systems for green building

In this exciting course you will gain insight into the benefits and increasing popularity of green building and water efficiency.

Concrete: New Technology, New Approaches

Durable, versatile, dependable, and easily available, concrete is among the world’s time-honored structural and finish materials. Even more ...

Design Criteria for Windows + Doors

Whether it’s offering a pleasant view, providing a fresh breath of air, or contributing to overall comfort and mood, windows and doors go a long ...

Using Wood for Sustainable Design + Construction

While wood has long been considered an environmentally friendly resource, more and more focus is being placed on the recycling and renewability ...

Lighting Fixtures and Energy Efficiency

One of the easiest ways to cut energy costs is to use energy saving light fixtures. Simply choosing the right fixtures can make a world of difference ...

Insulation Energy Savings: Key Issues and Performance Factors

This white paper discusses the impact of energy performance in commercial construction, the key issues in building-envelope design and how ...

BD+C's 2007 Green Buildings Research White Paper: Where Building Owners, End Users, and AEC Professionals Stand on Sustainability and Green Building

This whitepaper provides exclusive data on how building owners, operators, facilities directors, and real estate executives view green ...

BD+C White Paper 2006: Green Buildings and the Bottom Line The ‘New Reality’ of Green Building From Environmental Cause to Financial Opportunity

Green building has changed in recent years. Take this course and learn about how you can build high quality, high performance structures without ...

BD+C's Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability White Paper 2005

Life cycle assessment, or LCA, is arguably today’s most talked-about topic in the green building movement.

BD+C's White Paper on Sustainability 2003 A Report on the Green Building Movement

Sustainable development is the most vibrant and powerful force to impact the building design and construction field in more than a decade.

BD+C's Progress Report on Sustainability 2004

A year ago, we described sustainable development as “the most vibrant and powerful force to impact the building design and construction field in ...

AEC professionals sound off on what’s hot in green products and programs

In a pair of new podcasts, BD+C Managing Editor Dave Barista asked two industry professionals to pick their favorite new products and programs from ...

Building With Steel

Structural steel has been the framing material of choice for more than a century. By the start of World War II the steel frame had become an ...

Green Power: Sustainable Building Techniques and Technologies

There are many ways to be green, but three energy-related technologies stand out for their potential to positively impact the planet. As prices for ...

BD+C's 2008 White Paper: Green Buildings + Climate Change

In this White Paper, we provide concrete ways in which AEC professionals can have a positive role in addressing climate change.