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Office Buildings
Sixteen-story office tower will use 40% less energy than an average NYC office building
This month marks the completion of a new 16-story office tower that is being promoted as New York City’s most sustainable office structure. That boast is backed by an innovative HVAC system that features geothermal wells, dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) units, radiant heating and cooling, and a sophisticated control system to ensure that the elements work optimally together.
Jeff Yoders | Aug 23, 2011
HP announcement makes Dell last major player for business PCs
Hewlett-Packard’s announcement last week that it plans to sell or exit the personal computer…
Jul 22, 2011
World’s first zero carbon 5-star hotel doubles as Bali solar power plant
The Bali Net Zero Hotel Resort and Spa—designed by Christine Hadiningrat and Sauter Carbon Offset…
Jul 21, 2011
Bringing BIM to the field
A new tablet device for construction professionals puts 3D data at the fingertips of project managers and construction supervisors.
Jeff Yoders | Jul 20, 2011
BIM Forum Chicago: When does design end and construction begin?
The mercury pushed 100 degrees Fahrenheit at the Swissotel in downtown Chicago as the BIM Forum…
Jun 23, 2011
Chicago-based firm to design third-tallest building in China
Adrian Smith+Gordon Gill Architecture won a competition to design the $773 million Wuhan Greenland…
Rob Cassidy | Jun 9, 2011
‘Net-zero’: It's now the New Normal for green buildings
Man up*, America’s Building Teams! The gauntlet has been thrown at your feet. The fighting words…
Nov 2, 2010
11 Tips for Breathing New Life into Old Office Spaces
A slowdown in new construction has firms focusing on office reconstruction and interior renovations. Three experts from Hixson Architecture Engineering Interiors offer 11 tips for office renovation success. Tip #1: Check the landscaping.
Oct 13, 2010
Test run on the HP Z200 SFF Good Value in a Small Package
Contributing Editor Jeff Yoders tests a new small-form factor, workstation-class desktop in Hewlett-Packard’s line that combines performance of its minitower machine with a smaller chassis and a lower price.
Oct 13, 2010
Prefab Trailblazer
The $137 million, 12-story, 500,000-sf Miami Valley Hospital cardiac center, Dayton, Ohio, is the first major hospital project in the U.S. to have made extensive use of prefabricated components in its design and construction.
Oct 13, 2010
Community center under way in NYC seeks LEED Platinum
A curving, 550-foot-long glass arcade dubbed the “Wall of Light” is the standout architectural and sustainable feature of the Battery Park City Community Center, a 60,000-sf complex located in a two-tower residential Lower Manhattan complex. Hanrahan Meyers Architects designed the glass arcade to act as a passive energy system, bringing natural light into all interior spaces.
