November 2012

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Advocate 3 Station

Lavatory system offers hands-free washing in one unit

The Advocate AV-Series Lavatory System provides a sink, soap, and a dual-sided hand dryer in one unit. Users begin with a touchless soap dispenser on the left, move right to a...
Nov. 12, 2012
Dont touch the ivyits historic! The U40 Leadership Summit participants assembled before the 400-foot centerfield sign at Wrig

Under40 Leadership Summit draws 71 young leaders to Chicago

More than 70 young—that is, under age 40—architects, engineers, and construction professionals descended on Chicago in early October with one thought in mind: to learn how to ...
Nov. 12, 2012
Workers repair a failed glass curtain wall. As glazed curtain walls age, many of their components may reach the end of their se

AIA: Building Envelope

In a general sense, the term “curtain wall” refers to an exterior wall that does not support loads other than its own weight. Curtain walls are therefore nonstructural, and serve...
Nov. 11, 2012
A ceiling-high stone fireplace framed by rustic wooden logs was created by artisans for the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. Elsewhere

Greenbuild 2012 Report: Hospitality

Hotels are expected to spend $5 billion on improvements this year, 33% more than in 2011, says Bjorn Hanson, a dean at NYU’s Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports...
Nov. 11, 2012
The 15,000 Sf 911 Facility In Morris, Ill , Designed And Built By Wight & Cofor The Grundy County Public Building Commission

Greenbuild 2012 Report: Government & Military

Military and government clients—federal, state, and local—have been strong advocates of green building for more than a decade. They see sustainable design as vital to cost savings...
Nov. 11, 2012
The Edwin and Nancy Van Brunt Central Energy Plant, which powers the entire 34-acre campus at Phoenix Childrens Hospital, was b

Greenbuild 2012 Report: Healthcare

Healthcare construction has slowed a bit in the last few years, but it remains a critically important sector for many AEC firms. While healthcare clients are demanding sustainable...
Nov. 11, 2012
The LEED Platinum, net-zero-ready campus police substation at Miramar College, a unit of the San Diego Community College Distric

Greenbuild 2012 Report: Higher Education

Colleges and universities are among the most active players in the green building game, to the point where LEED Gold and even LEED Platinum are becoming de rigueur on campus. ...
Nov. 11, 2012
College Park Elementary School, Virginia Beach, Va., has an integrated wetland garden situated in a courtyard area; it serves as

Greenbuild 2012 Report: K-12

From modular schools to a “test” classroom, green construction in the K-12 schools market has taken on many forms in the past decade. With school districts having to keep the ...
Nov. 11, 2012
Net-zero energy Health Professions & Student Services Building, North Shore Community College, Danvers, Mass., by DiMella Shaffe

Greenbuild 2012 Report

The green building movement is poised on the brink of a new, more mature stage of development. Net-zero energy, net-zero water, net-zero waste, even net-zero stormwater projects...
Nov. 11, 2012
Georgia Techs Engineered Biosystems Building will provide 200,000 sf of research space for multidisciplinary biomedical researc

Greenbuild 2012 Report: Green Architecture Firms

Architecture firms are pursuing transparency and disclosure en route to achieving high sustainability ratings for their clients’ buildings.“Transparency and healthy materials ...
Nov. 1, 2012