Construction Dive
There's no denying it: Office construction in the U.S. is on the rise and will be for the foreseeable future. From the proposed tallest office-only skyscraper in Chicago since 1990 to the new Marriott headquarters planned for downtown Bethesda, Maryland, companies are getting to work in their quest to attract new employees in areas with robust economic growth.

Fortune
As the construction industry climbs back toward its pre-recession peak, accidents are rising with it. There were 937 fatal work injuries in private construction in 2015 — the highest number since 2008.

Consequence of Sound
The newly opened Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany, is a visually stunning structure from a design perspective, with its gorgeous wave-shaped facade, curved elevators and seemingly endless stairs. However, the focal point of the $843 million building is its one-of-a-kind central auditorium designed specifically for a balanced sound throughout the concert hall.

The New York Times
At a meeting with the leaders of several construction and building trade unions, President Trump reiterated on Monday his interest in directing hundreds of billions of dollars to infrastructure investments, some of it from the federal government, union officials said.

CISCA
Registration is now open for the 2017 CISCA Convention! Early Convention registration ends February 28th and pre-registration for the Convention ends March 17th. Click here to register. Call for Awards entries are now open — click here for more information. Submissions are due by January 31, 2017. An early bird entry fee is available for entries received by January 13, 2017. Click here for information on the new awards criteria and awards submissions process.

ROCKFON
"Designing with Metal Ceilings" is a new educational course from ROCKFON for architects, designers and other building team professionals seeking to expanding their knowledge and create beautiful, high-performance, effective ceiling designs.

Phys.org
As buildings evolve from energy consumers to energy producers, architecture is seeing a major paradigm shift in building renovations. Acoustics, heating and air conditioning are key factors in a building's design — and a conundrum for architects tasked with creating energy-efficient buildings.

ForConstructionPros
Construction costs rose again in January on strength in labor and materials costs, according to IHS Markit and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG). The headline IHS PEG Engineering and Construction Cost Index registered 57.7 in January, the highest headline reading since September 2014 and up from 53.3 in December.