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on May 08,2013 in Feature

When embarking upon a roofing renovation project, one of the first decisions for the Building Team is whether to tear off and replace the existing...

on April 30,2013 in Feature

Kate Steel of Steel Consulting Services offers tips and advice for choosing the correct code-compliant glazing product for every fire-rated...

on April 02,2013 in Feature

If you do hotels, schools, student unions, office buildings, performing arts centers, transportation facilities, or any structure with a lobby,...

Due to open in August 2013, the West Branch library in Berkeley, Calif., replace
on March 27,2013 in Feature

The Building Team for Berkeley, Calif.’s new 9,500-sf West Branch library aims to achieve net-zero—and possibly net-positive—energy performance...

The $65 million Westminster (Calif.) Police Department Headquarters. The 91,000-
on August 07,2012 in Feature

With a huge building stock at their disposal, state and local governments can be attractive clients, especially in these difficult economic times...

OPN Architects knew using copper as a building material for the Moline Public Li
on March 22,2012 in Feature

Architects incorporate decorative copper panels to create the look of a heavy plate copper shingle. 

on February 11,2011 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

The Piqua (Ohio) Public Library was once a late 19th-century hotel that sat vacant and deteriorating for years before a $12.3 million adaptive...

England Run Library
on January 21,2011 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

The England Run Library, a new 30,000-sf glass, brick, and stone building, will soon house more than 100,000 books and DVDs. The Lukmire...

on November 03,2010 in Product Review

The Westhampton (N.Y.) Free Library using Kolbe’s Ultra Series extruded aluminum-clad windows with K-Force Impact performance.

on November 03,2010 in Feature

Pfeiffer Partners Architects, in collaboration with Mithun Architects, programmed, planned, and designed the $55 million renovation and expansion...

on October 13,2010 in Feature

The residents of Silver Spring, Md., will soon have a new 112,000-sf library. The project is aiming for LEED Silver certification.

on August 11,2010 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
on August 11,2010 in Feature
About five or six years ago, officials at the University of California at Berkeley came to the conclusion that they needed to build a proper home for...
on August 11,2010 in Feature
Many academic planners assumed that the coming of the Internet would lead to the decline of the library as we know it. To the contrary, many academic...
on August 11,2010 in Feature
University construction spending is 13% higher than a year ago—mostly for residence halls and infrastructure on public campuses—and is expected to...
on August 11,2010 in Feature
The new public library in Champaign, Ill., is drawing 2,100 patrons a day, up from 1,600 in 2007. The 122,600-sf facility, which opened in January...
on August 11,2010 in Feature
When tasked with transforming an early 1920s Italian Renaissance bank building into a fully functional library for the Rhode Island School of Design...