Though suspended ceilings (above, right) remain the most popular ceiling system option, facility managers report that 17% of their total building square footage still features an open plenum ...

Individual energy-saving habits help, but buildings consume far more energy. Here’s what really drives efficiency.

“The most consistently depressing thing in U.S. buildings, almost without exception, is the ceilings.” Mike Taylor doesn't mean any offense by his blunt observation. It's just that the British ...

Rather than criticizing design itself, the report examines the structural flaw in the traditional architect-first model. Plans are created in isolation from construction reality. When theory meets the ...