Since Mayor Nutter issued his “Complete Streets” executive order in 2009, the city has been working to transform its nearly 2,600 miles of streets into “complete streets” – those that accommodate all ...

The American Concrete Institute has released the new ACI Reinforced Concrete Design Handbook as a three-volume handbook providing guidance to professionals engaged in the design of reinforced concrete ...

The Handbook of Interior Design explores ways of thinking that inform the discipline of interior design. It challenges readers to consider the connections within theory, research, and practice and the ...

In 2008, ASHRAE introduced Standard 170 – Ventilation of Health Care Facilities, which defined ventilation system design requirements for infection control. Considered a breakthrough in the industry, ...

Last December, San Diego released a draft update of its "Street Design Manual," a handbook that guides traffic engineers in the design of city streets. The highly technical document, which was last ...

Architecture can seem complicated, mysterious or even ill-defined, especially to a student being introduced to architectural ideas for the first time. One way to approach architecture is simply as the ...