When construction is complete in 2015, the Gensler-designed "Tower at PNC Plaza" in Pittsburgh, PA will meet 80 percent of its daily water demand with a blackw...
Even though the focus of most restroom projects is water conservation, that doesn’t mean energy-management improvements aren’t also possible. Because restrooms ...
As water conservation efforts across the United States continue to increase, building owners are no longer just looking for ways to reduce usage – they’re also ...
Builders of Harrah's new $160 million high-rise hotel, located north of San Diego, wanted a plumbing system that would stand the test of time, so they decided ...
It may seem like all touchless restroom faucet fixtures are created equal (and have been that way for the past few years). Recently, however, manufacturers have...
Martins Maintenance is one of the largest family-run commercial cleaning companies in the northeast with over 200 clients in 10 states. Among those clients is a...
Buckhead Tower at Lenox Square, a high-rise commercial office building in Atlanta, recently finalized its LEED performance period and has formally applied for c...
If I were to write an article on restroom trends in high-rise properties in the mid-1990s or 2000s, the emphasis would likely have been on luxury. The “functional look” of commercial restrooms, commonly found in the 1980s and earlier, was no longer en vogue. It had been replaced with marble, granite, and high-end restroom fixture designs.
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a type of intelligent design process that allows for complete three dimensional representation of the physical space and ...
The 18-story Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, OR, is in the midst of a massive modernization designed to make it a high-performance green...
The combined effects of a sluggish economic recovery, high energy prices and changing environmental requirements continue to put pressure on owners and operator...