Building Design & Construction back issues from June 2007:
8 Tips for Converting Remnant Buildings Into Schools.
Jun 01, 2007 ... By Dave Barista, Managing Editor Leading experts in K-12 design and construction provide valuable advice on transforming vacant or underused structures into high-performance learning environments. Faced with overcrowded schools and ever-shrinking capital budgets, ...
Another W Hotel coming to Atlanta.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Atlanta's Ai Group is the architect for the W Buckhead-Atlanta, a $100 million conversion due in June 2008. It'll be the fourth W in metropolitan Atlanta. The renovation will completely overhaul a Crowne Plaza hotel, located in the upscale Buckhead neighborhood, into a ...
Houston, we have a downtown mixed-use development.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff GID Urban Development Group, Boston, has announced plans to develop a pedestrian-focused mixed-use neighborhood in downtown Houston. Regent Square will encompass 24 acres of inner-loop property and include buildings designed by Robert A.M Stern Architects, New York, ...
A Starck addition coming to the Panama skyline.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Construction recently began on a new 56-story upscale residential tower in Panama City, Panama, designed by architect Philippe Starck. The condominium development will be a joint venture between ...
Light-filled building will greet newly naturalized citizens.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff A new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Building for the Department of Homeland Security is being built in Irving, Texas. The facility, designed by 4240 Architecture of Chicago, will house the USCIS's Dallas office and is expected to be completed in the ...
New performing arts center at Texas school.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff The John Cooper School in Woodlands, Texas, is getting a new performing arts center designed by Houston firm Morris Architects on its 43-acre campus. The 38,000-sf Performing Arts Center, estimated at $12-14 million, will feature a ...
New York developer/architect team wins green housing competition.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Phipps-Rose-Dattner-Grimshaw (PRDG), a joint venture of developers the Phipps Houses and Jonathan Rose Companies, and architects Dattner Architects and Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners, all based in New York, are the winning architect-developer team members of New York City's ...
Hybrid school planned in California.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Slated to be completed by this September, The Learning Center will be a 120,000-sf, $35 million facility that will combine a preschool and K-6 elementary school with a comprehensive program for on-site teacher training. It's being built just southwest of downtown ...
Science Center will memorialize Columbia Space Shuttle tragedy.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Marking the fourth anniversary of the Columbia Space Shuttle tragedy, Congress has approved plans for the Columbia Memorial Space Science & Learning Center in Downey, Calif. The $6 million center will honor the seven crew members who died in the 2003 accident. ...
New African-American cultural center coming to Charlotte.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff The Afro-American Cultural Center will soon get a new home in Charlotte, N.C. The new cultural center is a key component of Charlotte's cultural and arts district, a $1 billion, 1.5 million-sf mixed-use development anchored by the 48-story Wachovia Tower. Other arts ...
Water wars, slums coming soon to a planet near you.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Robert Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief There are several disturbing trends on the horizon that AEC professionals of good conscience should be losing sleep over: resource allocation, spiraling global urbanization, and shortages of drinking water. Resource allocation. It ...
A high-rise condo tower opens on the Jacksonville riverfront.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff In a redevelopment milestone for Jacksonville, Fla., Miami-based developer American Land Ventures has completed The Strand, the city's first riverfront high-rise condominium tower in the evolving Southbank area. The 28-story, 295-unit building is the first of three ...
Nothing gets in the way of natural light.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Now you can install skylights anywhere without compromising lighting efficiency or performance. Extension tube made of Spectralight Infinity material can go from zero to 90 degrees for fully flexible tubular skylights ....
Vinyl with virtue.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff GreenVinyl Program products are sustainable, high-performance, and resilient. Twenty-nine styles of sheet vinyl in the Loneco line are LEED-compliant, ...
Sticking to green values.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Bio-based urethane foam adhesive replaces and outperforms traditional polyurethane adhesives in bonding roof insulations and substrates, base sheets, and other insulation boards. Eliminates the need for mechanical ...
Take control of your lighting.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Single-zone lighting control switches on to lighting levels specified by the facility manager. LS-101 features a digital display that makes adjustment fast and simple. The unit displays current ...
Dejà vu for your carpet.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Commercial-grade broadloom carpeting features an innovative backing system that is moisture resistant, flexible, lightweight, and PVC-free. The Cradle to Cradle-certified product is manufactured using a ...
ICFs get wider.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Insulated concrete form is now available in a 12-inch width for thick-wall applications. Amvic ICFs are manufactured using 2½ inches of 1½-lb/cf expanded polystyrene foam on each side of the form, providing a ...
Protect your investment, and the Earth.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Topshield water-based finish keeps linoleum floors looking like new, even without regular maintenance. Two-layered system ensures floor colors stay ...
Windows on a brighter future.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Mecho/5 is the first complete solar shade system to receive Cradle to Cradle Silver certification. The system's shadecloth is made with thermoplastic olefin yarn, which ...
Insulation made easy.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Insulated edge form system bridges the gap between standard insulation systems in the building foundation and walls. Insulation is made from recycled ...
Rubber stair tread/riser.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff One-piece tread and riser combination is made of solid rubber, creating a clean ...
Construction jobs decrease, wage gains increase.
Jun 01, 2007 ... By Jim Haughey, Director, Research and Analytics, Reed Construction Data Construction employment in the U.S. market has been declining for six months and will continue to decline for another six months. However, job losses are not yet substantial enough to stop gains in ...
RSMeans costs comparisons.
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Office vacancies edge lower, starts surge.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Offices became the most attractive market to commercial real estate investors late in 2006 and will hold that position for at least another year. The demand for office space is expanding faster than supply in most major markets. The national vacancy rate fell to 15% in the ...
Building websites that win clients and recruit staff.
Jun 01, 2007 ... By Matthew Phair, Contributing Editor While techies may disagree on whether the building industry is on Web 2.0 or beyond, one thing is for certain: The traditional park-your-company-on-a-homepage website is no longer sufficient to support the business development efforts of AEC ...
Tech briefs.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff * Adobe Systems Inc., San Jose, Calif., has launched a Photoshop CS3 Extended plug-in for the Google 3D Warehouse. The free plug-in enables users to query and download free 3D content from the Google 3D Warehouse, Google's online repository for 3D models and content, ...
Dream Fields, Lone Star Style.
Jun 01, 2007 ... By Jeff Yoders, Associate Editor In Texas, student athletic facilities are becoming more and more sophisticated, in response to demographic shifts, safety concerns, and the lure of playoff revenue. How important are athletic programs to U.S. school districts? Here's ...
New Flooring and Office Products NeoCon 2007.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff The world's largest interior design and facilities management conference takes place June 11-13 at Chicago's Merchandise Mart, with more than 1,200 exhibiting companies and 1.2 million sf of exhibit space. The 39th annual NeoCon World's Trade Fair gives specifiers a look ...
Managing the K-12 Portfolio.
Jun 01, 2007 ... By Jay W. Schneider, Senior Editor New Haven, Conn., is spending $1.5 billion on a 17-year program to overhaul its entire stock of schools, a massive undertaking for program manager Gilbane Building Companies. In 1995, the city of New Haven, Conn., launched a program ...
Carmax's home office near Richmond gets LEED Silver.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Located on 130 acres of land in Goochland County, just outside of Richmond, Va., the new 250,000-sf headquarters for car-reseller Carmax has earned LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Design by ADD Inc., Cambridge, Mass., the facility includes ...
New life for the last original building in St. Louis's Gaslight Square.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff The Ben J. Selkirk & Sons Building, the last original structure still standing in the once-thriving Gaslight Square area in St. Louis, has been restored and converted into loft apartments and commercial space as part of the ongoing redevelopment of the historic district ....
Student center opens on the campus of Wilkes University.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Sordoni Construction Services, Forty Fort, Pa., has completed construction on the 84,000-sf University Center on Main, a student services and athletic/recreational facility that features a 29-foot rock climbing wall, three tennis courts, three basketball courts, a track, ...
San Diego State University opens student health services facility.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff A four-story exterior courtyard walkway is the primary design element for the $20.4 million, 101,000-sf Calpulli Center student health service facility on the main campus of San Diego State University. The courtyard provides access to all areas of the facility, which ...
Building owner gets 5% discount on insurance premium for going green.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Last October, Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. made waves in the green building market when it announced that it would begin to offer discounted property insurance rates for commercial buildings that are certified through the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program or the ...
News Briefs.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff * New green building standard nears completion. A proposed new standard that will provide minimum guidelines for green building practices has been released for public review and comment through July 9 at www.ashrae.org/publicreviews. The standard is being developed by the ...
People+Firms.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff * Hill Glazier Architects , a 40-person hospitality design firm based in Palo Alto, Calif., has merged with Dallas-based HKS Architects , a top-five national architecture/engineering firm. HKS and Hill Glazier have worked together for more than 10 years on hospitality ...
BD+C Award Winners.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff BD+C 's editorial staff picked up a few honors when the Construction Writers Association announced the winners of its 37th annual journalism and photography awards. Associate Editor Jeff Yoders won the Godfrey Body of Work Award and Senior Editor Jay W ....
Letters.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff In the dark about south central Alaska I read your article on the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center (BD+C April 2007, p.36) and had to comment on some of the hyperbole you used. When I read your lead-in that described 'days filled with complete ...
Lighting control helps Las Vegas area school cut energy costs.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff As part of a major energy retrofit project that also includes HVAC replacements and installation of new insulated walls, the Clark County School District in North Las Vegas is incorporating Square D Clipsal lighting control products throughout the 12 buildings on its Fay ...
Custom curtain wall wraps Syracuse University students in the First Amendment.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff If students enrolled in Syracuse University's School of Public Communications don't already know the First Amendment word for word, university officials certainly won't let them forget about it. As part of a $30 million expansion to the communications school, the ...
Mega-door allows MIT aeronautical students to dream up projects of virtually any size.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff The buildings at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are known not just for containing high-IQ students and faculty, but also for their role in supporting innovation, experimentation, and rigorous thought. An example is the 6,000-sf, three-story Robert C ....
Aluminum panels transform Lear Jet's main office.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Approximately 6,000 sf of Citadel Envelope 2000 aluminum composite material panels were used to transform Lear Jet's dilapidated main office building in Wichita, Kan., into a sparkling customer service center. 'The appearance of the old building just didn't fit ...
Reclaimed wood flooring spruces up Coca-Cola cafe.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff To create a durable, rich, and eco-friendly environment for Coca-Cola Company's chic Far Coast Cafe in Toronto, architects from Otto Design Group, Philadelphia, specified flooring made from Asian rosewood reclaimed ...
Betting on a winner.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Vancouver's 70,000-sf Edgewater Casino isn't your average gambling emporium. Built in the shell of a building that was originally constructed for the 1986 World's Fair, the casino's envelope is made up of 90% glass and features soaring, vaulted ceilings. In ...
High school gets topped off with a 'cool' roof.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff After years of exposure to Southern California's scorching sun, the 76,000-sf modified bitumen roof atop the Southwestern High School in El Centro, Calif., was finally starting to fail. Rather than tear off and replace the existing roof, officials at the Central Union ...
SmartBeam cellular beams.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Manufactured by CMC Steel Products of Rockwall, Texas, SmartBeam castellated beams are an alternative to traditional steel I-beams for roof and floor structures. The beams are manufactured using a standard wide-flange steel beam that is cut in half longitudinally using a ...
'Clients look to us to lead them'.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Staff Ann Banning-Wright, LEED AP, serves as a senior vice president, member of the board, and chief strategy officer of Syska Hennessy Group, as well as managing director of the 160-plus-person office in Los Angeles. A member of the firm's Management Advisory Council, she ...
10 Rules for Designing Vapor Barriers.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Richard Keleher and Judd Peterson Building envelope and moisture control specialists Richard Keleher and Judd Peterson provide 10 important rules for designing effective vapor barrier systems. Improper use of vapor barriers is one of the leading causes of ...
ICC asks Congress to help jurisdictions better enforce building codes.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Anne Hartman, Editorial Intern The International Code Council has proposed a grant program to Congress that would provide funding to improve community code enforcement capabilities. The Community Building Code Administration Grant Program would give grants to building ...
Energy-friendly sliding window.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff New C-rated aluminum slider window series offers an energy-efficient design for low- and mid-rise hotel/motels, condominiums, and apartment buildings. The NX-640 series provides a U-value ...
Earth-friendly floors.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff Formaldehyde-free, FSC-certified hardwoods will soon be available from Columbia Commercial Flooring through its PureBond line. The flooring is available by special order, ...
The only name you need to know.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff You've got no use for 'Jim Was Here' or 'Bob Loves Mary.' The only name you need is Hadrian. Its Anti-Graffiti Solution powder coating for metal bathroom partitions and lockers will keep your school, hotel, or commercial building ...
Color your world.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff Tarkett's popular Azrock commercial tile line is now available in an expanded variety of colors. The Azrock line, which includes Azrock Granite, CortinaStone, and ...
Glass is clearly bullet resistant.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff Glazing offers bullet-resistant containment up to UL 752 Level 3 and greater optical clarity and more abrasion resistance than competing polycarbonate sheets ....
No need for shims, just clip it!
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff Slide-clip curtain wall deflection connector provides for vertical building movement up to three inches-1½ inches up and 1½ ...
Mod squad.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff Dress your room to impress with the EVIO hanging pendant lamp. Ideal for a variety of hospitality applications, this light features a crisp, modern design that is available in two stately wood finishes, as well as the ...
Color in the round.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff How do you add drama to a project that is already the world's largest? Color Kinetics was faced with that issue when lighting the Globen Arena, the world's largest spherical building, located in Stockholm, Sweden. At more than 300 feet in diameter and 280 feet high, the ...
Fire-rated doors are lighter, fitter.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff Special-Lite fire-rated doors are now considerably lighter thanks to a new mineral core material. The lightweight core reduces the weight of a typical 3x7-foot door by approximately 60 pounds, easing installation and daily operation. All Special-Lite fire-rated doors are ...
Dejà vu for your carpet.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff Commercial-grade broadloom carpeting features a backing system that is moisture resistant, flexible, lightweight, and PVC-free. The Cradle to Cradle-certified product is manufactured using a five-part ...
New York gets its first green five-star hotel at Bryant Park.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Jeff Yoders, Associate Editor '1' Hotel and Residences, set to open during the first half of 2010, will be New York City's first five-star green hotel. The building will be built to LEED standards and will open in a proposed 31-story mixed-use green tower across from Bryant Park ...
Smart elevator system.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff Achieve a greater level of control for elevator systems in hospitals, hotels, and office applications with the Schindler ID human interface. The system recognizes passengers and their destination based on ...
Retention wall makes a positive connection.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff The SierraScape System is a cost-effective alternative to concrete-faced retaining walls for projects with 70-plus-degree grade separations. The wire-formed wall system features a positive, mechanical connection ...
Kid-friendly drywall.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff DensArmor is the first gypsum drywall to earn Greenguard Indoor Air Quality and Greenguard Children and Schools certification. The low-VOC product substitutes mold- and moisture-resistant glass-mat facing for ...
Turn heads with recycled wall covering.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Staff Get noticed for all the right reasons with Second Look, the first recycled vinyl wall covering. Ideal for hotel and hospitality applications, the wall covering has 18% recycled content with a minimum of 10% coming from post-consumer sources. Choose from over 150 designs ...