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September 2007

Westin Hotel
Minneapolis, Minnesota

No significant difference between green and non-green building costs

Departments News Briefs

Penn State wins race for first LEED-certified stadium

People + Firms

Editorial How facilities affect students' college choices

Industry Data Office construction spending up, but expected to peak soon

Hotels are hot—for now

RSMeans costs comparisons

New Project Portfolio Austin retail and restaurant space celebrates grand opening

Tenants settle into new Florida office building

Casino hotel projects opening up in the Motor City

D.C.'s Department of Parks and Recreation gets a green HQ

Renovation reinvigorates landmark Atlanta hotel

Professional's Choice Engineer John Yoon on the Sentry Switch lighting control system

Reconstruction Award Winner: Bronze Westin Hotel
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Biograph Theater
Chicago, Illinois
200 East Brady
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Reconstruction Award Winner: Gold Reaching For the Stars
A world-famous observatory's updates and expansions make it an out-of-this-world facility.
Bowing to Tradition
Harvard's 212-year-old theater company gets new digs.
Jefferson Would Be Proud
Extensive testing of materials, historical research, and delicate construction coordination went into the restoration and expansion of the nation's oldest continuously operating capitol building, originally designed by our third president.
The pride of Pasadena
The utmost care and supervision went into a seismic retrofit, restoration, and M/E/P upgrade for the stately rectangular edifice that has served as an icon in the city of Pasadena for eight decades.
Reconstruction Award Winner: Platinum Loft Condo Conversion That's Outside the Box
A Florida developer's leap of faith resulted in the most unexpected conversion of a dilapidated cigar box factory into stylish loft condos.
The Art of Reconstruction
An artistic renovation restored the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery and the American Art Museum to glory.
Gulf Coast Hotel's Stormy Road to Recovery
The historic Battle House Hotel twice survived raging fires, and its shell had to be rebuilt in 1908. But those trials were nothing compared to the wrath of Hurricane Katrina, which struck during the building's most recent reconstruction.
Reconstruction Award Winner: Silver Living and Learning Center, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Worcester, Massachusetts
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Phoenix, Arizona
Reconstruction Award Winner: Special Recognition Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
Thought Leaders 'Diversify your business to make it recession-proof'