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Frank O. Gehry, the architect whose buildings forced contractors, engineers and fabricators to reinvent how complex structures are delivered, died Dec. 5 at age 96 in Santa Monica, Calif., after a brief respiratory illness, Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff of Gehry Partners LLP, the firm of which he was a partner, told media. Internationally known…

Construction has been halted for several months on The Edison, a $230-million, 32-story mass timber-concrete hybrid tower in downtown Milwaukee. Now, the project’s general contractor has filed more than $14 million in construction liens against the developer for unpaid work on The Edison and on a second project in Madison, Wis. C.D. Smith Construction, based…

Dive Brief: Amazon reduced energy use in its grocery fulfillment centers by nearly 15% as part of a pilot program at three facilities with climate technology firm Trane Technologies, according to a Dec. 1 press release. The e-commerce giant deployed Trane Technologies’ BrainBox AI tool, in conjunction with Amazon Web Services, at three grocery fulfillment…

  Next month sees the full implementation of climate legislation that is already reshaping global decarbonization efforts. But many sustainability professionals remain only dimly aware of its existence. By deciding to charge a fee on the embodied carbon in imports from hard-to-abate sectors, the European Union has triggered new climate initiatives around the world. Companies…

Rising workplace violence, especially in healthcare and other client-facing sectors, points to a growing security challenge that demands facility managers’ attention. According to recent research from Verkada and The Harris Poll, 82% of healthcare workers want their employers to increase security measures, with 77% reporting no improvements in the past year. While strong security has…

  The role of the owner’s representative has evolved beyond project advocate to strategic campus planning consultant. Healthcare systems nationwide are confronting challenging financial realities as care delivery costs continue to climb while reimbursements are increasingly delayed. This cash flow uncertainty shapes the way healthcare executives prioritize capital budgets for aging infrastructure and growth-oriented projects….