The New York Times
Leo L. Beranek, an engineer whose company designed the acoustics for the United Nations and concert halls at Lincoln Center and Tanglewood, then built the direct precursor to the internet under contract to the Defense Department, died on Oct. 10 at his home in Westwood, Mass. He was 102.

CISCA
Award winners will be recognized at the dinner on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, during the CISCA Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The awards ceremony features a multi-media presentation of all submissions and winning projects. Winners will be featured in the Acoustical Interior Construction magazine and will receive other public relations promotions.

Curbed
Museums with a focus on architecture often find themselves slightly out of time, focused on incredible works from the past, or inspired and educated guesses about a brighter future. But at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., a new exhibit, "Timber City," which examines tall-timber construction around the world, looks at the evolution and expansion of a contemporary trend, one poised to become a much more common sight in cities across the country.

Construction Dive
Architecture and engineering firms Perkins Eastman and Ewing Cole have released a white paper discussing the challenges and opportunities for successfully incorporating design research into improved design delivery.

Forbes
Millennials became the largest share of the American workforce last year, with adults aged 18 to 34 representing more than one-third of the labor pool. Young workers’ attitudes toward work are a bit different than Gen Xers and Baby Boomers, though. The most important factor when choosing a job for millennials: a good work-life balance, according to a survey of nearly 8,000 global millennials by Deloitte.

ForConstructionPros
In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, businesses are left picking up the pieces of the trail of destruction it left, not only in Florida and Georgia, but with widespread flooding in eastern North Carolina and South Carolina. Events like this always leave those with the question, how can we protect ourselves and our business from future hurricanes and storms?

Builder
September existing home sales, including single-family homes, town homes, condominiums and co-ops, soared to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.47 million from August's downwardly revised 5.3 million, up 3.2 percent month-over-month, the National Association of Realtors reported on October. The gain reversed a two-month decline.

Business Insider
The art of salary negotiation is a crucial skill to develop, whether you're accepting a new job or trying to earn a raise at your current gig.