gb&d magazine

Story at a glance: The return to the office has happened, but the traditional work week did not return with it. Identity-first biometric access connects permissions to people rather than to keys, badges, or other tokens. Occupancy insights and retrofit-friendly hardware can help buildings adapt while reducing waste, disruption, and unnecessary resource use.

During a recent ...

Story at a glance: Perkins&Will and Washington University study a building’s long-term impact on its occupants. As part of this project, experts explored brain health—defined by how well we think, focus, connect, and recover from stress—as a form of compounding capital.

Practicing architecture during these transformational times, I find myself asking new questions—about...

Story at a glance: Students worked alongside professional mentors and tradespeople throughout construction, gaining experience with site preparation, concrete, carpentry, fabrication, and onsite assembly. The project shows the central purpose of ACE Mentor Chicago—helping young people see themselves as future designers, engineers, builders, and civic leaders while showing them ...

Story at a glance: Making proactive roofing decisions can save customers lots of time and effort down the road. FiberTite Roof Systems’ KEE roof membranes offer durability and long-term performance that can nearly double the life cycle of a roof compared to other membrane options.

In design and construction, roofing can end up out of sight, out of mind. Building owners and ...

Story at a glance: Severe convective storms generated $208 billion in insured losses globally over the past three years, with hail accounting for as much as 80% of those losses—and building codes are responding by merging resilience and sustainability requirements together. USG Corporation’s Securock Brand Weather Defense Roof Board became the first product to achieve FM approv...