PA House Explosion Kills 5, Investigation Ongoing

On Saturday (Aug. 12), an explosion in Plum, Pennsylvania, leveled three homes and damaged dozens of others, leaving five dead and several injured.

DOE Funds Energy Efficient Building Projects

At the beginning of the week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $46 million in funding to develop building technologies and retrofit practices to cut energy waste emissions in resident...

Crane Catches Fire, Collapses at NYC Site

Last Wednesday (July 26), a 45-story crane collapsed at a luxury high-rise after a fire broke out in the cab, raining debris onto Manhattan and injuring 12 people.

Frank Lloyd Done Wrong

by Pamela Simmons

Hard to believe, but a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright may soon be torn down—and...

Between a Rock and a Really Cool Place

by Pamela Simmons

“Pop, someday I’m going to build a house with three walls and the fourth one is going...

A planning law for two U.K. cities are calling for all new building construction for structures measuring five meters (16 feet) or higher to require the use of special bricks capable for providing nests for _____.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced $1.4 billion in investments to preserve or construct how many homes across the state?

A Chinese company has 3D-printed a five-story apartment building. Would you live in it?

San Francisco has slapped "Earthquake Warning" labels on buildings whose owners are not complying with a new retrofit program. Owners are crying foul. What do you think?

How can I tell if my apartment building’s roof is suitable for installing a vegetative roof?

Do the balcony floor slabs on the high-rise seaside condo I’m working on in Florida really need cathodic protection?

2017 D+D Elevation Awards Showcase Exceptional Coatings Work: Announcing the First Class of Winners

from D+D In Depth, October 2017 ; by AMY WOODALL, DURABILITY + DESIGN

Seven projects earned a number of coatings professionals a D+D Elevation Award in thi...

Celebrating Coatings Excellence: A Closer Look at the 2017 D+D Elevation Awards: AWARDS PREVIEW

from D+D Print, Summer 2017 ; by Amy Woodall, Durability + Design, and Brandy Hadden, D+D News

AWARDS PREVIEW: For the inaugural year of the Elevation Awards competition, D+D is fe...

2016 International Builders' Show

January 19 - January 21, 2016

Reinvention 2014

October 13 - October 14, 2014

Smart Building Conference

October 7, 2014

E-Book: The Technology of Coatings in High-Rise Structures

Sponsored by AGC/Lumiflon

This eBook consists of articles from Durability + Design (D+D) and the former ...

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.