Building Design & Construction 05/01/2008 Table of Contents

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May 2008

Building with Steel
Structural steel has been the framing material of choice for more than a century. By the start of World War II the steel frame had become an architectural commonplace; after the war, it exploded into broad usage, when the steel industry, working with structural engineers, worked out solutions to such problems as corrosion, fire resistance, and structural efficiency.

2008 Building Team Awards	Stacked Up: 185 Berry Street at China Basin When One Is Better Than Two: Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Consolidating two healthcare facilities on one site proved especially difficult when the nearby river flooded just as construction was about to begin. Energizing Atlanta: Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre hopes to become an economic engine for northwest Atlanta and Cobb County. A Less Taxing Environment: IRS Pennway Complex A highly efficient and sustainable government facility in Kansas City is a model for future IRS centers. A Place For Hope: Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care Courthouse Pushes the Boundariesof Tradition: Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse A federal courthouse puts a modern spin on ancient ideas of judicial architecture. A Greener Shade of Old Blue: Yale University Sculpture Building Yale is out to out-green every other U.S. college and university, with a particular eye to outshining that institution of crimson hue to the northeast.
Brick and Masonry	Hercules Thrilled with Its 'Dynamite' New Library After more than a century, a historic California community finally builds a library, using rich, dark brick.
Building Enclosure Systems	Building Tight with SIPs Long popular in single-family home construction, structural insulated panels are making their way into the nonresidential industry as a high-performance alternative to traditional building envelopes.
Departments	People+Firms ASHRAE green standard unfair to steel, says AISC Survey: Vegetated roof industry is blooming News Briefs 'The Cell' ballpark in Chicago getsnation's largest permeable parking lot
Editorial	More 'modest' proposals on climate change
Industry Data	RSMeans costs comparisons
Information Technology	HKS licenses gaming engine for 3D ARCHengine Tech briefs
Interior Solutions	New Ceilingand AcousticalProducts
Letters	Letters
New Project Portfolio	Kohl's opens LEED Gold photo studio in Milwaukee Culture shock for Toronto subway station Interim hospital opens in tornado-ravaged town Historic West Palm Beach courthouse saved from demolition Boston's Copley Square Hotel undergoes a fast-track facelift BAM! Brooklyn landmark performing arts center gets a modern twist
On The Drawing Board	Chicago suburb to get a luxury hotel Hospital of the future breaks ground in Abu Dhabi Work set to begin on new HQ for Asia Society Texas Center Salt Lake City to get first mid-rise shipping container building in North America University of Rhode Island to get an undersea exploration center CHPS Verified green school planned in American Canyon, Calif. Superfund site warehouse gets new life as a green visitors' center
Professional's Choice	InSpire simulated slate roof tiles
Steel Construction	Building with Steel
Thought Leaders	'Mixed-use development is both art and science'

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