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August 11,2010Los Angeles Dodgers owners Frank and Jaime McCourt recently unveiled designs for a complete renovation and addition at historic Dodger Stadium. The $500 million plan by architecture and urban planning firms HKS of Dallas and Johnson Fain of Los Angeles features three components that will transform the Chavez Ravine landmark: • Dodger Way—A tree-lined entrance will lead to a landscap...
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August 11,2010Warehouse construction spending was 11% higher in October compared to the same period last year, but spending increases in 2007-08 will only be enough to offset project cost increases. During 2007-08, warehouse space needs generated from the expected 2.5-3% economic growth rate can be largely met by improvements in logistics management.
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August 11,2010NFPA code gets preliminary OK. Meeting in Minneapolis last month, members of the National Fire Protection Association voted to accept the NFPA 5000 Building Code. The approval was "overwhelming," according to Gary Keith, NFPA's vice president, building codes. This acceptance, in conjunction with technical committee reports, will be considered by the NFPA Standards Council meeting on July 16 i...
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August 11,2010Chicago-based architects Sheehan & Partners teamed up with San Francisco-based Paradigm Structural Engineers on the design of a 200,000-sf data center for Equinix, a Foster City, Calif.-based provider of network-neutral data center and interconnection services. Because the facility is being built in the earthquake-prone Bay Area, the state-of-the-art, four-story building is being constructe...
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August 11,2010A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held for the 560,000-sf, six-story replacement hospital for Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet, Ill. Designed and master planned by RTKL, Baltimore, the $400 million facility will feature 289 private rooms in an environment that focuses on patient-centric care. To minimize transfers and improve safety, the patient rooms will be acuity adaptable for intermedia...
