Building Design & Construction 07/01/2001 Table of Contents

July 2001

Sunshine and skylights
Skylights and clerestory windows are brightening daylighting efforts

breaking	Staying connected Retainage uses and abuses Why count foreign billings? Revitalization by design A costly recovery Survey: Senior facilities will grow Sotheby's rises with renovation San Francisco spillover means boon for Oakland Sears returns to State Street Camouflaged confinement Specialty Contractors As clients globalize, Gensler mobilizes RTKL builds on overseas growth and new markets Diversity key to booming business PB continues the trend of going global Organizational structure Skanska's recipe for success Construction Managers Hardware gets harder
Computer Applications	Staying connected A/E/C companies can ensure that employees stay in the loop News bits
Correctional Facilities	Camouflaged confinement The exterior design of Philadelphia's Federal Metropolitan Detention Center deftly conceals its functional purpose
Daylighting Designs	Sunshine and skylights Skylights and clerestory windows are brightening daylighting efforts
Design/Construct 300	Organizational structure Skanska's recipe for success Diversity key to booming business RTKL builds on overseas growth and new markets As clients globalize, Gensler mobilizes Construction Managers Foreign billings shake up giants PB continues the trend of going global Specialty Contractors
Doors and Hardware	Hardware gets harder Building teams struggle to reconcile security, life-safety and aesthetic concerns with increasingly automated door solutions
Editorial	Why count foreign billings?
Hotel Facilities	Boutique appeal Trendy independent hotels teach lessons in style and substance to brand-name chains
Industry and Market Data	Materials/supplies prices ebb Gloomy U.S. economy dampens international outlook Equipment buys signal business-investment decline Industry and Market Data
Industry News and Trends	Revitalization by design News Briefs Baseball, Mediterranean-style A costly recovery Hospital repairs focus more on remediation than physical repairs Projects Awarded Mammoth mural masks renovation project People/Firms A/E dually benefits from specialization Survey: Senior facilities will grow Sotheby's rises with renovation Ladylike behavior Food courts challenge the college cafeteria Nontraditional eating establishments are winning the student vote San Francisco spillover means boon for Oakland Sears returns to State Street
Legal Trends	Retainage uses and abuses As reform efforts gain momentum, variations to the traditional approach are available
Windows Restoration	Restored vision Window restoration efforts help preserve yet modernize historic buildings

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