Skanska Tops Out $65M North Carolina State Laboratory Project

Skanska has topped out a $65-million renovation and expansion project at the North Carolina Dept. of Environmental Quality’s Reedy Creek Laboratory in Raleigh. Totaling 86,000 sq ft, the project aims to enhance research capabilities and optimize workflows at the 35-year-old facility, which currently houses labs serving the agency’s Air Quality and Water Resources divisions. DEQ’s […]

Sickened Employees at Kimley-Horn Lead to Multimillion Dollar Rent Dispute

Last month Kimley-Horn employees returned to their customary desks in a Reston, Va. office building, certain now that the indoor air pollutants they believe had sickened about half of them had fallen back to safe levels. What’s left of the health scare and temporary relocation of more than 200 employees is a multimillion dollar lawsuit […]

Boards approve streamlined licensure paths

The agreements expand access to international reciprocity, allowing qualified architects from each country to pursue licensure through a streamlined process. Photo © Dreamstime The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ (NCARB) member licensing boards have ratified two new Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) with its counterparts in Canada and South Africa. The agreements expand access to […]