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March 2008
Selling Green in the Spec Office Market
A growing number of speculative office developers are going to market with sustainable, high-performance buildings. But are tenants willing to pay more green for green space? |
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AIA creates Strategic Partnership Program,names RCD first partner
NEW BRIEFS: Voters reject peace center for Alcatraz... Feds fine contractors for Ground Zero hazards... Dubai Rose Rotana Tower tops list of 2007’s tallest buildings
Cowboys stadium soars in Arlington
Adrian Smith chosen for positive-energy project in Abu Dhabi
SHW Detroit designs first U.S. university in Dubai
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| Best AEC Firms to Work For |
Gilbane Building Company: building people, not just buildings
Schmidt Associates: earning loyalty through lasting relationships
HDR Architecture, Inc.: Health care leader thrives by nurturing its people
KJWW Engineering Consultants: training everyone for success
Lord, Aeck & Sargent: committed to continuing education, devoted to sustainability
Power Construction Company, LLC: where the right fit is everything
RDK Engineers: one firm, many entrepreneurs
Turner Construction Company: reaching out to the community
Mark G. Anderson Consultants: high-risk yields high rewards
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| Building Technology |
Kaiser Permanente’s Template for Success
Faced with having to replace half its California beds by 2015, the nation’s largest nonprofit HMO created a prototypical hospital template that can be built on virtually any site, with few modifications.
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RSMeans costs comparisons
People+Firms
Clarification
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| Editorial |
How well are you treating your employees?
Our third annual “Best AEC Firms To Work For” winners are in (see p. 45). They're yet another remarkable group of forward-thinking companies that are truly committed to their employees. Following are some trends in employee relations from these first-class firms:
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| Hurricane-Zone Building Solutions |
Severe Weather Solutions: New Threats, New Technologies
Read this special report and earn 1 AIA/CES learning unit!
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| Information Technology |
Autodesk strives for interoperability with new products, more acquisitions
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| New Project Portfolio |
Longwood University's fitness center gets LEED Gold
Alabama readies for hurricane season with fallout shelter
New York gets its first LEED-certified museum
Kennesaw State University performance center aims for perfect sound
Construction nears completion on Libeskind's Contemporary Jewish Museum
Medical University of South Carolina opens cardio and digestive disease hospital
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| Office Buildings |
Selling Green in the Spec Office Market
A growing number of speculative office developers are going to market with sustainable, high-performance buildings. But are tenants willing to pay more green for green space?
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| On The Drawing Board |
Charlotte mixed-use tower will be well cultured
Darden Restaurants to build LEED-certified HQ in Orlando
Caltech to get world-class astronomy and astrophysics facility
Luxury apartment tower going up in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood
San Jose breaks ground on airport terminals
Booming Phoenix suburb to get patient tower
Manhattan's latest boutique hotel will be LEED Silver certified
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| Professional's Choice |
HMC Architects's Pam Maynard on Finelite direct/indirect pendant light fixtures
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