Phius sets the standard for passive building in North America using five core principles to create safe, resilient and energy-efficient buildings for commercial, residential and multifamily projects. This article highlights the requirements of the newest Phius 2024 standard, active as of Sept. 1, 2025.
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Location: Chesapeake, VA
Products: Reynobond (MCM); Fabral (PSS)
General Contractor: Heartland Construction
Architects: Dills Architect
Crestwood Elementary School underwent a renovation and expansion that added more students, a redesigned cafeteria and classrooms. The new campus, which now houses K-5 students, opened in September 2025. For this project, MillerClapperton fabricated and installed 2,200 square feet of Metal Composite Material (MCM) panels and 30,400 square feet of Profiled Single-Skin (PSS) panels.
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In this blog post on Building Design + Construction, Mitchell R. Hein, Architect, and Darrell Stelling, AIA, DBIA, Senior Principal and Global Justice+Civic Leader at DLR Group, share insights on how public-private partnerships (P3) projects transform project delivery by fostering collaboration, defining clear outcomes and balancing cost with architectural quality. Having been part of more than two dozen P3 projects, Hein and Stelling share what they’ve learned.
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Are you sending your crew out to the jobsite with the best information on performance? This article on Construction Business Owner goes over some the things you need to know as a construction organization on creating a high-performance culture for your teams. A well-thought-out strategy is key to planning for success.
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Recommendation: “The Education of a Design Writer,” by Steven Heller and Molly Heintz
Written by Steven Heller and Architectural Record contributing editor Molly Heintz, “The Education of a Design Writer” is a comprehensive guide for effective communication about objects from products to buildings. The book has more than a dozen contributors that offer real-world examples and provides a tool kit for a range of prose from interviews to scholarly essays and criticism.
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