Growing as a Subcontractor in Architecture: Opportunities in Texas
Here are key ways subcontractors in architecture can grow in Texas.
Texas Society of Architects to Host 85th Annual Conference & Design Expo in October
The theme for this year’s conference, “The Bridge,” highlights the importance of connecting architecture with evolving technology, sustainability, and community.
PBK Announces Sandra Paret as Chief Strategy and Growth Officer
PBK, a nationally acclaimed architectural planning and design firm, today announced that Sandra Paret has joined as its new Chief Strategy & Growth Officer.
First Look at the Rice Nexus, Rice University’s Premier Innovation Factory at the Ion
Located in the heart of the 16-acre Ion District, the Rice Nexus will open this fall, offering a dynamic space for collaboration and creativity in technology development.
Starlab Space Announces Strategic Partnership with Palantir Technologies, Inc.
Starlab Space and Palantir will leverage data modeling through digital twins and AI technologies to enhance Starlab’s operations throughout the enterprise.
Texas A&M University System Selects Architect, Construction Manager for Clinical Veterinary Teaching and Research Complex
The Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) will partner with Page and Texas-owned Vaughn Construction to design and build its new facility.
Rice University to Open Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall Next Fall
The Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall is set to open at Rice University in fall 2025, marking a significant milestone in the university’s commitment to advancing its growing arts program.
LEVY DYKEMA Announces Merger with COTERA+REED ARCHITECTS
LEVY DYKEMA, with offices in Austin and Corpus Christi, expands value and benefits to their clients through the addition of Cotera+Reed’s experience in civic, municipal, institutional, lower education, and higher education projects.
Proper Protective Equipment Needed on Every Jobsite
Work Safe Austin believes all construction contractors should provide employees with the proper PPE based on the assigned task to help reduce the risk of injury.
Michael Hsu Seeks Texas Nonprofit for $20K Pro-Bono Design Services
Texas-based architecture and interior design firm Michael Hsu Office of Architecture (MHOA) is launching its third annual Design for All Partnership.
San Antonio Joins U.S. Cities in Transforming Construction Waste Management
For years, the construction industry has followed a linear process: extract raw materials, build structures, demolish them, and dispose of waste in landfills. This method has harmful environmental and social impacts and is unsustainable. Rethinking traditional approaches requires collaboration from all stakeholders and urgency from authorities. In the U.S., cities are enacting new policies to…
Can Buildings Revolutionize Energy Storage?
The imperative for new energy sources amid environmental degradation prompts a reevaluation of energy storage methods. Lithium-ion technology, once dominant, faces criticism, leading the construction industry to propose innovative alternatives. Bricks, cement, and minerals integral to construction emerge as components of Thermal Energy Storage (TES) systems, turning buildings into thermal batteries. High-rise buildings offer potential…
Austin City Council Gives Green Light to Zilker Metropolitan Park Plan
The Zilker Metropolitan Park vision plan in Texas is in the clear after the Austin Parks and Recreation Board voted in its favour. According to the board, the plan would serve as a guide for the coming decades of maintenance, environmental restoration, and development. However, this comprehensive plan for the 351-acre downtown park is still…
Kay Davis Associates Bringing a personal touch to project management
For almost 20 years, Dannette K. Davis worked as a Project Manager and Director in Construction. But after years of working for someone, she knew there was a better way to do the work that had consumed her for almost two decades. So, she stepped out and started her own company. Kay Davis Associates (KDA)…
Important Downtown Dallas Restoration Project Looks Up For Green Power
1808/GoodWork Project To Be Solar Powered by Sunfinity Solar By News Provider DALLAS, Nov. 16, 2017– A once-abandoned building on the edge of Downtown is being reincarnated as an eco-friendly, people-friendly mixed-use destination that offers coworking, loft living, green space, commercial office space and a coffee shop, and developers have been awarded a$300,000 grant to install a solar…
Ghafari Opens its Newest Office in Fort Worth, Texas
After designing projects in the state for many years, Ghafari makes it official with their first office in the Southwest By News Provider DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 25, 2017 Ghafari Associates, an award-winning architecture, engineering, process design and construction services firm, announces the opening of its newest office in Fort Worth, Texas. James E. Jobes, AIA has been promoted…
Toyota Takes The LEED In Texas
Toyota Headquarters Campus Achieves LEED Platinum from the U.S. Green Building Council,The Largest Commercial LEED Platinum Project in The State Of Texas, To Date By News Provider PLANO, Texas, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Everything is bigger in Texas. Everything, that is, except Toyota’s environmental footprint. Toyota Motor North America’s (TMNA) headquarters campus in Plano, Texas has officially achieved LEED Platinum from…
Klyde Warren Park Receives ASLA Design Award of Excellence
OJB Landscape Architecture wins the ASLA Design Award of Excellence for Klyde Warren Park, a 5-acre freeway deck park in Dallas, Texas. By Subcontractors USA News Provider SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31, 2017 — The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) today announced Klyde Warren Park, a freeway deck park in Dallas designed by OJB Landscape Architecture (OJB), as the recipient…
Rimkus Consulting Group Leverages Global Forensic Expertise to Form Full-Service Engineering and Technical Firm, Rimkus Building Consultants
Rimkus Consulting Group Leverages Global Forensic Expertise to Form Full-Service Engineering and Technical Firm, Rimkus Building Consultants. A worldwide provider of forensic consulting services, today announced the strategic expansion of its business operations with the formation of a new company, Rimkus Building Consultants. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the firm will help clients from coast-to-coast proactively…
AIA Houston News! Made/UnMade Houston: Technology, Fabrication & Design
By Subcontractors USA News Provider AIA Houston is the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects. AIA Houston is a community of architects coming together to accomplish things in their practices and in our communities that no single architect can do alone. AIA has recently come together for Made/UnMade Houston: Technology, Fabrication, and Design….