Jeff Gavin

The lead architect for the newly renovated University of Chicago Keller Center aptly describes the project as a “thoughtful transformation.” Located on the university’s Hyde Park campus, the center is the permanent home for...

Once experimental, modular construction could lower costs, meet tight schedules and reduce waste. Planned flagship projects—such as the AC Hotel New York NoMad in New York (the world’s tallest at 21 modular floors)—illustrate...

5G is designed to take mobile and fixed wireless to a whole new level. In fact, “groundbreaking” is an appropriate word for this telecom advance that will offer speeds and bandwidth unheard of today. While cost, refinement...

From incremental improvements to something entirely new, today’s battery research and development is breaking ground in how we’ll store and deliver power. Today, one rechargeable battery type towers over the rest. The U.S....

Snowy Midwestern states bordering Canada might not seem like the place to bet on solar, but, in fact, Great Lakes states are aggressively ramping up their use of power from the sun. These states anticipate a sharp increase in...

Wireless connectivity may be a trend with staying power, but its successful installation in existing multitenant buildings can prove challenging. A lack of planning or training or a standing building’s infrastructure can...

We are halfway through 2019. It has been a period of tariff talks, crippling floods and an elusive infrastructure bill. Have these events thrown the 2019 construction forecast off its axis? The short answer is no. Dodge Data...

In new construction, creating a smart building can be straightforward if planned correctly and collaboratively. But the path to make an older building smart isn’t always straight. Electrical contractors can succeed by reading...

A new use of light emitting diodes (LED) has emerged. LED light is killing bacteria, fungus and mold, and the scientific community has validated the results. Lab researchers, diode fabricators and fixture manufacturers are...

Acoustics and lighting manufacturers have joined forces to raise awareness about the need for noise reduction. Contemporary design choices have amplified sound with opened or high ceilings and hard materials such as concrete,...

Self-generated power is an old idea gaining new currency. Thanks to an aging grid, a quest for different power solutions and the march of technology, time has caught up to the microgrid. It’s a market on the rise. “The...

It’s a new year, but will it be different from last year? From 2012–2015, the wind was to our backs, and we made great strides. Total construction starts (breaking ground) grew between 11–14 percent. In 2016–2017, we...