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Inspiring Offices: Office Design That Drives Creativity.

Mar 01, 2007 ... By Jay W. Schneider, Senior Editor With office design linked to business outcome, designers need to understand the importance of creating workspaces that get people's juices flowing. Office design has always been linked to productivity-how many workers can be ...

Modern hall complements old English boarding school.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Wymondham College, in South Norfolk, England, is expanding, and one of the boarding school's biggest projects is a new Sixth Form residence hall. Designed by LSI Architects, London, the contemporary building features three- and four-story ...

Corporate offices coming to the waterfront in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Healthcare informatics supplier Meditech Medical Information Technology has broken ground on a $30 million, 120,000-sf office building on a 15-acre waterfront campus in Fall River, Mass. Designed by Boston-based Payette, the four-story building encompasses open office ...

A new downtown will soon spring up in Lenexa, Kansas.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Five years into its 20-year plan, Lenexa, Kan., is about to break ground on a 16-block mixed-use development that will create a new downtown for the city. The project is comprised of 430,000 sf of ...

Downtown Orlando to get a new luxury condominium tower.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff This summer, construction work will begin on the 13-story East on Park, the latest luxury condo in downtown Orlando. Designed by Baker Barrios Architects, Orlando, with Atlanta-based R.J. Griffin as general contractor, the tower will include 42 condos ranging from ...

Quaint 'village' rises in the Las Vegas desert.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff The $1 billion Sullivan Square is a mixed-use, mixed-income project on 16.5 acres a few miles from the hotels, entertainment, and neon lights of the Las Vegas Strip. Toronto-based Kirkor Architects & Planners is designing and developing the pedestrian-friendly 'village' ...

Benedictine Sisters plan a 'green' monastery near Colorado Springs.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Construction work is nearly set to begin on the Benet Hill Monastery project, a $6.1 million, 33,500-sf monastery and residence building for the Benedictine Sisters located 15 miles north of Colorado Springs, Colo. Designed by local architect Bill Beard ...

Mixed-use center rising on the banks of the Ohio.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Cincinnati's latest mixed-use development, One River Plaza, encompasses dual condo towers (nine and 12 stories) along the Ohio River. Designed by local architect Cole + Russell Architects with RTKL, Baltimore, the brick-and-glass towers will contain 146 one- to ...

Work under way on cancer center in California's OC.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff A dramatic cantilevered aluminum-and-glass canopy will mark the main entrance of the $68.5 million St. Joseph Hospital Center and Medical Office Building in Orange County, Calif. Designed by Chong Partners Architecture, San Francisco, the facility will include a ...

What the PVC report and TXU buyout portend.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Robert Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief Two recent events-the release of a U.S. Green Building Council report on PVC, and the involvement of two high-profile environmental groups in the proposed purchase of energy giant TXU Corp.-spell big news for those involved in green building and ...

Green roof reduces need for irrigation.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff New green roof technology, called the Advanced Vegetative Roof System, utilizes patented, cornstarch-based granules that work like a sponge, holding and releasing water as the plant roots need it. Zeba granules are ...

Sound the horn.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Audible/visible notification appliances feature a plug-in design that allows installers to pre-wire mounting plates and check wiring continuity before installing any devices. The SpectrAlert Advance line includes wall-mounted horns, strobes, horn/strobes, ...

ICF anchor for masonry walls.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Masonry anchor for insulated concrete form applications provides strength and security when installing brick or stone veneer finishes. The tieKey is an easy-to-install, cast-in-place adjustable masonry tie anchor that is embedded into ...

Bright colors for resin panels.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Line of resin-based architectural panels is available in 27 new colors, including grass, lavender, tulip, and rose (pictured). 3form's proprietary color infusion process, developed in conjunction with Bayer ...

Modular wiring system.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Modular wiring system for raised-floor applications is faster and more efficient than hand wiring. The Walkerflex system consists of stranded MC cables, ...

Is that real brick?

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Decorative wall finish can be used over any prepared exterior surface such as EIFS, stucco, tilt-up, and concrete masonry units to give the lasting impression of traditional brick. StoCreativ Brick is lightweight and easy to install. It is applied like an exterior finish, ...

Concrete sealer.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Liquid floor hardener for decorative concrete finishes seals, hardens, and densifies concrete by penetrating and reacting to create tough, insoluble calcium silicate hydrate within the concrete pores. Consolideck LS Guard also protects concrete with a rich, glossy ...

Sound barrier material sets STC record.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff A 12¾-inch-thick common block wall assembly fitted with Acoustiblok sound barrier material has achieved the highest Sound Transmission Class rating (STC 70) ever recorded at Architectural Testing Inc. Results for the ASTM-E90 ...

Engineering Chicago's Next Architectural Jewel.

Mar 01, 2007 ... By Dave Barista, Managing Editor The crystalline glass exterior of the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies will soon add sparkle to the Windy City's South Loop. Last month, construction crews from Northbrook, Ill.-based curtain wall contractor Arcadia Products began ...

Designing Brick Walls for High-Wind Regions.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff A FEMA advisory report pinpoints the main causes for failure of brick veneer walls during hurricanes, and offers tips on how to avoid the problems. Brick walls may look sturdy, strong, and ready to take on the fiercest storms that Mother Nature can conjure up, ...

Following a two-year building boom, manufacturing construction spending will slide through 2008.

Mar 01, 2007 ... By Jim Haughey, PhD, Director, Research and Analytics, Reed Construction Data After two years of booming sales, U.S. manufacturing market growth is expected to closely match overall 2007-08 economic growth, which is approximately 2.5-3% Construction spending doubled during the ...

RSMeans costs comparisons.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff <Pre> ...

Office vacancy rates continue to fall.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff The national office vacancy rate fell to 15.3% in the final quarter of 2006, according to Property & Portfolio Research. The vacancy rate declined 0.2% from the previous quarter and 1.1% from the same period a year earlier. Office vacancy rates are expected to stay at ...

Flexible Furniture for Flexible Space.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Here's a selection of some of the newest and most innovative interior office products from major manufacturers. Virtual flipcharts leave users thunderstruck With Thunder Virtual Flipcharts, organizations can experience an entirely new dimension of ...

Autodesk unveils 2008 products and initiatives.

Mar 01, 2007 ... By Jeff Yoders, Associate Editor Autodesk unveiled new products and announced renamed Autodesk applications last month in San Francisco. Much of the two-day media event revolved around news of specialized features in the software manufacturer's AutoCAD industry standard 2-D ...

Historic Ritz-Carlton reopens in the Big Easy.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Sixteen months after Hurricane Katrina caused heavy wind and flood damage to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New Orleans, the historic, 14-story hotel has reopened. The comprehensive project involved restoring the building's 96-year-old terra cotta façade, renovating the ...

New York gets a state-of-the-art emergency management center.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff The $50 million, 65,000-sf headquarters in downtown Brooklyn for New York City's Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has been completed. The project, designed by local firm Swanke Hayden Connell Architects and undertaken on behalf of the New York City Department of ...

Schoolhouse warehouse opens in Atlanta.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Niles Bolton Associates recently celebrated the opening of the $20 million Howard School in West Midtown Atlanta. The private K-12 school, which the firm designed, serves students with learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, and was designed to fit in with its warehouse ...

Huge Southern California project completed in just 28 months.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Matt Construction of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., recently completed its work as general contractor on a 769,000-sf complex that includes a 270-room Four Seasons Hotel and Spa, a California WellBeing Institute, and a television studio. The 20-acre project, located 35 miles ...

'Strengthening environmental stewardship' said to be goal of new Bush executive order.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Executive Order 13423, signed by President Bush in late January, consolidates a number of 'EOs' on the environment put into effect by Mr. Bush's predecessor in the White House. 'All the goals in this executive order are either carry-forwards from existing EOs ...

News Briefs.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff *Australia dumps incandescent bulbs for compact fluorescents. Australians will have to swap their 87 million old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs for energy-efficient alternatives such as compact fluorescents under a new federal plan to cut greenhouse emissions. After ...

People+Firms.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff * Omaha, Neb.-based Leo A Daly has named VP Thomas A. Womeldurf , AIA, IIDA, LEED AP, director of architecture for the firm's Washington, D.C., office. Womeldurf will direct the management of the Washington, D.C., architectural studio on all domestic and international ...

New Factory Mutual design guidelines spur debate at the International Roofing Show.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Dave Barista For nearly two decades, Johnston, R.I.-based commercial and industrial property insurer FM Global has been publishing design guidelines aimed at reducing the chance of property loss due to fire, weather conditions, and failure of electrical or mechanical equipment. ...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Don't forget the children in the green crusade Great article toward advancing sustainability in the building design and construction industry (BD+C November 2006 White Paper, 'Green Buildings and the Bottom Line,' www.BDCnetwork.com/article/CA6390371.html ). ...

Focus on Workplace Design.

Mar 01, 2007 ... By Jay W. Schneider, Senior Editor Gensler's U.S. Workplace Survey reveals that better office design can lead to increased productivity and bigger profits. But employees think corporate America is still too focused on design costs, not value. U.S. corporations often ...

LEDs light up German shopping center.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff As part of a complete modernization of the KÖWE shopping center in Regensburg, Germany, local lighting designer LI-EX created an all-glass facade that is backlit with 2,448 Golden Dragon LEDs. The LEDs are fitted on the top and bottom of an advertising banner that ...

Fireproof glass gives 911 operators a window to the world.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff When the city of Bellevue, Wash., opened its new city hall, it wanted to create a civic space that would become a key part of the life of the community. The new centralized Eastside 911 Communications Center located in the building was no exception. Rather than placing the ...

Rec center goes green.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff To blend the new Plainfield Recreation/Aquatic Center in Plainfield, Ind., with its lush green surroundings, architect Sabree & Associates, Avon, Ind., and contractor Summit Construction, Indianapolis, topped the facility with 120,000 ...

Creative floor graphics create cable conduit underfoot.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Employees in the new Amersfoort, Holland, offices for European telecommunications and cable provider KPN may find themselves avoiding walking down the center of the hallways, at least for the first few weeks. In an effort to spice up the office, KPN commissioned a local ...

More than one Super Bowl record set in Miami.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Devin Hester's electrifying opening kickoff return for a touchdown for the Chicago Bears set a Super Bowl record for the fastest touchdown scored (just 14 seconds into the game). But that wasn't the only record set on February 4 at Super Bowl XLI in Miami. For the ...

Stainless-steel panels clad R.I. student union.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Engineered to withstand the conditions of a seacoast environment, more than 20,000 sf of InvariMatte stainless steel was specified to clad a 45,000-sf addition to the student union at Roger Williams ...

Historically styled windows help restore Denver landmark.(Landmark overview)

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff When officials at the University of Colorado decided to restore and convert an 1866 brewery building in downtown Denver into a new student union for its Auraria campus, they knew they had their work cut out for them. In addition to dealing with leaky roofs, peeling paint, ...

Bank puts its trust in hurricane glass.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Looking for an exterior glass solution that met hurricane-zone standards while also providing energy saving and clear views of the outdoors for one of its biggest clients, SunTrust Bank, Tampa, Fla.-based architect Robert Reid Wedding Architects & Planners specified ...

Blue Ridge Commercial Carpet.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Ellijay, Ga.-based Blue Ridge Commercial Carpet offers more than 70 different modular and broadloom carpet products for high-traffic applications like offices and schools. Most products are available with the company's EnviroFlex recycled-content backing system, which ...

Office projects under construction.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff 1450 Bricknell Office Tower 35 stories, 580,000 sf $240 million Rilea Group (D); Nichols Brosch Wurst & Wolfe Associates (A); PBS&J (CE); DeSimone Consulting Engineers (SE); Steven Feller Engineers (M/E/P); Coastal Construction (GC) ...

'There's a changing role for the specifier'.

Mar 01, 2007 ... Staff Walter T. Marlowe, PE, CAE, is the executive director and CEO of the Construction Specifications Institute. Before joining CSI last December, he spent 16 years in association management with the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Society of Professional ...

Go ahead, turn on the AC.

Mar 02, 2007

Workstation works harder.

Mar 02, 2007

Trade asphalt for 'grassphalt'.

Mar 02, 2007

Rub a dub dub.

Mar 02, 2007

Tile installation simplified.

Mar 02, 2007

The beauty of cork.

Mar 02, 2007