NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home theaters are passe. Home offices are in. The long U.S. housing downturn has led homeowners to scale back both the size of houses and the amenities found within them, but consumers are still willing to invest in energy efficiency, according to a quarterly survey by an architects' trade group. The survey by the American Institute ...

Shawn O'Donahue knew the architectural firm where he worked was headed for financial ruin when a key foreign developer sent its employees on an abrupt vacation. After months of overseas travel, meetings, and nonsensical excuses, it had become clear that Sienna Architecture Co.'s work in ...

8:30 – 10:00 a.m., the Community Housing and Improvement Program holds a seminar, “Challenging Your Building’s Tax Assessment," with property tax expert Paul Korngold to explain how assessments are determined and how to challenge an assessment at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Free for members and $50 for non-members. To register ...

A white paper by the American Institute of Architects titled "Local Leaders in Sustainability - Green Incentives" analyzes a dozen different types of green building incentives at the local, state and federal levels. The report identifies tax incentives, density/floor area ratio bonuses and expedited permitting as some of the most effective government programs for promoting green building. According to the ...