Issue Contents

April 2012

Digital Edition [1]

Feature

40 Under 40, the Class of 2012 [2]

Chosen from 223 applicants, these 40 young AEC professionals represent the Class of 2012 in Building Design+Construction’s “40 UNDER 40” competition.

5 tips for a successful door and window retrofit [3]

An exclusive tip sheet to help the Building Team manage door and window retrofits successfully.

AIA: Commercial Flooring [4]

Laying the foundation for good design.

April 2012: New Projects Portfolio [5]

Cancer center at University of Iowa upgraded; updated shopping experience to India's Chandigarh; and more.

April 2012: On the Drawing Board [6]

LAUSD's first design-build project; Daytona Museum of Arts expansion; and more.

New windows and doors revitalize older buildings [7]

With their improved aesthetics, energy efficiency, and durability, replacement windows and doors can add significant value to a renovation project.

Product Solutions [8]

Two new PV systems; a lighter shelf; and fire alarm/emergency communication system.

Letter

CSI should ally with AIA [9]

Seeing that so many CSI members are architects and a good number of industry members of the CSI will be exhibiting at the [AIA] convention, I suggest that the CSI join with the AIA for a comprehensive national convention.

Did CSI miss the “green” revolution? [10]

Why go for a CDT, when a LEED Green Associate or LEED AP seems more relevant for today’s building?

News

AGC Glass to reopen shuttered plant [11]

Shuttered since 2008, the plant produces clear and tinted float glass serving architectural glass markets.

Blaine Brownell on innovative materials applications in architecture [12]

Brownell, who was named a BD+C 40 Under 40 in 2006, provides insight regarding emerging material trends and the creative implementation of materials.

Code allowance offers retailers and commercial building owners increased energy savings and reduced construction costs [13]

Specifying air curtains as energy-saving, cost-cutting alternatives to vestibules in 3,000-square-foot buildings and larger has been a recent trend among consulting engineers and architects.

Larry Lord joins HDR Architecture as south region science and technology director [14]

A founding partner at Lord, Aeck & Sargent, Lord is nationally renowned for his leadership in architecture for complex projects.

LEO A DALY opens new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [15]

Jay N. Kline, Regional Manager – Saudi Arabia, to lead new office.

Report says BIPV glass market to reach $6.4 billion by 2016 [16]

The report analyzes the opportunities for BIPV glass products using c-Si, thin-film and OPV/DSC materials and provides eight-year forecasts in terms of MW and square footage shipped as well as forecasts of revenue generated.

Sto Corp. announces new technical director for Canada [17]

Edgar will have full responsibility of specifications, details, website technical content, testing and approvals, and will support the Canada sales team.

Thornton Tomasetti names Dowdall VP of Kansas City office [18]

Dowdall will be responsible for supporting the Property Loss Consulting, Building Performance and Building Sustainability practices nationally.

Worker office space to drop below 100-sf in five years [19]

The average for all companies for square feet per worker in 2017 will be 151 sf, compared to 176 sf, and 225 sf in 2010.

Product Review

737-foot-high rooftop solar array powers 50-story Gotham skyscraper [20]

A skyscraper in New York City is using Mage Powertec Plus modules to reduce electricity consumption and decrease carbon emissions.

Efficient sprinkler system blends into Canadian hospital’s lobby design [21]

At Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga, Ont., a strong fire suppression system was needed to support the hospital's 3,000-sf lobby, which featured numerous arched wooden beams sweeping across the ceiling.

Stainless steel remedial tying system enlisted to help preserve historic tower in Detroit [22]

The historic Broderick Tower in Detroit was the third-tallest abandoned building in the United States when Motown Construction Partners set out to restore it.

Waterproof membrane, footing form system help create efficient basement foundation for 72,000-sf mansion [23]

In Highlandville, Mo., Steven Huff of Wisconsin-based concrete company TF Forming Systems is building a 72,000-sf mansion, called Pensmore, to serve as a model for sustainability.

Wyoming Highway Patrol can see clearly, thanks to electronically tintable glass [24]

The Wyoming Highway Patrol's Torrington Port of Entry station at the Nebraska border had a problem: intense sunlight in the summer and glare from snow in the winter made it difficult for agents to see out the windows.

Links:
[1] http://editiondigital.net/publication/?i=106479
[2] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/40-under-40-class-2012
[3] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/5-tips-successful-door-and-window-retrofit
[4] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/aia-commercial-flooring
[5] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/april-2012-new-projects-portfolio
[6] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/april-2012-drawing-board
[7] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/new-windows-and-doors-revitalize-older-buildings
[8] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/product-solutions
[9] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/csi-should-ally-aia
[10] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/did-csi-miss-%E2%80%9Cgreen%E2%80%9D-revolution
[11] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/agc-glass-reopen-shuttered-plant
[12] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blaine-brownell-innovative-materials-applications-architecture
[13] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/code-allowance-offers-retailers-and-commercial-building-owners-increased-energy-savings-and-reduced
[14] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/larry-lord-joins-hdr-architecture-south-region-science-and-technology-director
[15] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/leo-daly-opens-new-office-riyadh-saudi-arabia
[16] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/report-says-bipv-glass-market-reach-64-billion-2016
[17] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/sto-corp-announces-new-technical-director-canada
[18] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/thornton-tomasetti-names-dowdall-vp-kansas-city-office
[19] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/worker-office-space-drop-below-100-sf-five-years
[20] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/product/737-foot-high-rooftop-solar-array-powers-50-story-gotham-skyscraper
[21] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/product/efficient-sprinkler-system-blends-canadian-hospital%E2%80%99s-lobby-design
[22] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/product/stainless-steel-remedial-tying-system-enlisted-help-preserve-historic-tower-detroit
[23] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/product/waterproof-membrane-footing-form-system-help-create-efficient-basement-foundation-72000-sf-m
[24] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/product/wyoming-highway-patrol-can-see-clearly-thanks-electronically-tintable-glass