More content from July 2012

The Kravis Center at Claremont-McKenna College in Claremont, Calif. The 169,000-sf building was designed by Rafael Violy Archit
Higher education has historically been a mainstay for many AEC firms, but the economic downturn forced many colleges and universities to stretch out, stall, or even cancel capital...
July 20, 2012
OR suite in the 465-bed Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. Phase 2 is under construction. Building Team: SmithGroupJJ
The healthcare sector faces grave financial uncertainties, even with the June 28 Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act. To help us sort out the factors impacting...
July 20, 2012
The 230-room InterContinental One Thousand Island Lake Resort, in Qiandaohu Lake, China, designed by WATG for the Wanxiang Group
High-end hotels in the U.S. have been having a good 2012 and can expect to do even better next year, with average daily room rates expected to be up 5.3% in 2013 compared to 4...
July 20, 2012
LEO A DALY, in a design-build project with Kiewit Construction, provided design and engineering services for the 152,000-sf Sold
With the funding for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) pretty much dwindling away, Giants firms that perform work for the Pentagon and the military branches can expect fairly...
July 20, 2012
The 180,000-sf LEED Gold Genzyme Corporation Biologics Support Center in Framingham, Mass. Fore Solutions, the green building co
With the green building movement now in its second decade, Giants 300 firms have made sustainability comparable to  breathing. They do it automatically. New this year: charts...
July 20, 2012
New Yorks Marble Collegiate Church, designed by Samuel A. Warner (completed 1854). The church was founded in 1628,. In the last
Reconstruction work is alive and kicking for many AEC firms. “Higher education is huge for us, and that sector just stopped spending when the recession hit,” recalls Mark DiNapoli...
July 19, 2012
Oakwood 200 Squared, Chicago, a 43-story rental high-rise with 10,000 sf of retail space, a green roof, and a two-story resident
Except for a few pockets of ultra-luxury condo action—New York, San Francisco, and parts of Florida, Hawaii, and metro Washington, D.C.—today’s multifamily story is all about ...
July 19, 2012
The 100,000 Sf Robeson County Department Of Social Services, Lumberton, Nc , Designed By Architecture Firm Little, With John S
Government work is scattered among dozens of federal civilian agencies, the Pentagon and the military branches, the 50 states, and tens of thousands of municipalities. The only...
July 19, 2012
BIM model by the Walter P Moore firm showing the coordination of civil and structural elements of a suspended bridge structure a
BIM has been paying off for AE firm NELSON. “Once a team becomes proficient in the BIM process, we see better margins for projects completed in Revit,” says John “Ozzie” Nelson...
July 19, 2012
The Siemens Gas Turbine manufacturing plant and office complex, Charlotte, N.C. The 489,905-sf was designed by GNF Architects an
Two of the biggest players in nonresidential construction are predicting a turnaround in the industry, despite the malaise in the general economy. “We feel that the construction...
July 19, 2012
The Past Worlds Terrace at the Natural History Museum of Utah, a $103 million, 163,000-sf LEED Gold research museum with 1.2 mil
Engineering firms and engineering/architecture firms—those that earn more than 50% of their revenues from engineering—have their sights set on foreign shores. Many are jumping...
July 18, 2012
Sitting on the outskirts of Seoul, the Guri World Design Centre will be the focal point of the Nature Culture and Design mixed-u
Maybe it was too good to be true. For five consecutive months starting last December, the AIA’s Architectural Billings Index, a leading indicator of construction activity, was...
July 18, 2012
Architectural-grade insulation is energy-efficient, moisture resistantACH Foam Technologies’ new EPS architectural-grade insulation, Foam-Control Plus+, can be used in a wide ...
July 13, 2012
Panel wall system upgrades thermal efficiency at Birmingham AirportUndergoing a $201.6 million terminal modernization project, the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport...
July 13, 2012
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New entertainment resort invites guests to ‘Revel’ in Atlantic CityRevel is a $2.4-billion beachfront resort in Atlantic City, N.J., covering 20 acres and more than 6.3 million...
July 13, 2012
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JLL leading renewal of Salvation Army Regional Headquarters in PhoenixThe Salvation Army is planning a redevelopment of its Herberger Campus in Phoenix. A new social service and...
July 13, 2012