Building Design & Construction articles from August 2004

Building Design & Construction archives from August 2004

What ticks you off?(Editorial)
August 1, 2004... Some recent developments in "urban design" that tick me off... how about you? Cell phone antennas marring the landscape. Cell phones are contributing to a new blight of ugly antennas pasted on to every available chimney, roof, and steeple...

Temple melds ancient and modern building concepts.(News & Trends)
August 1, 2004... The 22,440-sf BAPS-Shree Swaminaryan Hindu temple in Bartlett, Ill., reflects the junction of ancient building principles and modern architecture. Hidden within the structure's pristine exterior and intricately hand-carved designs are such...

The founding partners of Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates have formed three independent organizations, with each new firm retaining core staff of the predecessor firm.(People/firms)
August 1, 2004... The founding partners of Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates have formed three independent organizations, with each new firm retaining core staff of the predecessor firm. Hugh Hardy's firm, [H.sup.3] Hardy Collaboration, will remain in New York....

HNTB Companies.(People/firms)
August 1, 2004... Retired Lieutenant General Robert Flowers, former commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, heads the new Federal Services Corporation subsidiary of A/E HNTB Companies.

Design-Build Institute of America.(People/firms)
August 1, 2004... Walker Lee Evey is the new CEO of the Design-Build Institute of America. Evey was most recently senior VP of A/E 3D/international. Prior to that, he was program manager for the $4 billion Pentagon renovation program.

Alberici Constructors.(People/firms)
August 1, 2004... Gregory Kozicz is the new president of Alberici Constructors, St. Louis.

BlueScope Steel Limited of Australia has completed its merger with Butler Manufacturing Co.(People/firms)
August 1, 2004... BlueScope Steel Limited of Australia has completed its merger with Butler Manufacturing Co., parent company of The Vistawall Group, Terrell, Texas.

Art in the making in Big D.(News & Trends)
August 1, 2004... Concept designs for the Winspear Opera House (right), designed by London's Foster and Partners, and Wyly Theatre, designed by Dutch architect Rein Koolhaas's Office for Metropolitan Architecture, are giving arts patrons in Dallas something to...

Clarifications.(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2004... In BD&Cs annual Giants report in July, the editors incorrectly stated that Kajima Construction Services had an equal share of revenue from government, university, and private-sector work. The firm derived 86% of revenue from private-sector...

Broadway 655.(Projects awarded)
August 1, 2004... * Downtown San Diego will see its first new high-rise building in more than a decade. The 23-story Broadway 655 will include 356,000 sf of office space and four stories of residences. It was designed by Carrier Johnson of San Diego. General...

Office/warehouse.(Projects awarded)
August 1, 2004... * Krusinski Construction Co., Oak Brook, Ill., has received a $6 million contract to build a 63,000-sf Comcast Communications office/warehouse in Homewood, Ill. The architect is Gromatzky Dupree and Associates, Dallas.

High School for Architecture and Urban Planning.(Projects awarded)
August 1, 2004... * New York City's first high school to offer a specific architecture curriculum is under construction in Queens. The 150,000-sf High School for Architecture and Urban Planning was designed by STV Inc. of New York City and Arquitectonica of...

Swope Music Building and the Performing Arts Center.(Projects awarded)
August 1, 2004... * The $24 million Swope Music Building and the Performing Arts Center at West Chester (Pa.) University will include studios, teaching labs, and recital halls. The architect is MGA Partners of Philadelphia, with Heery International, Atlanta, as...

University of California-San Diego's Biomedical Library.(Projects awarded)
August 1, 2004... * Construction has begun on a $13.3 million renovation and expansion of the University of California-San Diego's Biomedical Library. The renovated and expanded library will house a 24-hour computer reading room. The Los Angeles office of Hardy...

600,000-sf headquarters.(Projects awarded)
August 1, 2004... * The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is planning a new 600,000-sf headquarters. The design team consists of the local office of Ellerbe Becket Architects in association with Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, New York City. J.E. Dunn Construction...

Slowdown ahead for overbuilt multifamily.(Industry Data)
August 1, 2004... Multifamily construction perked up in the spring after two sluggish quarters. But according to the May housing report, while multifamily starts were the highest in a year, multifamily permits were the lowest in a year. The multifamily...

Early 2004 prices surge will ease with inflation.(Industry Data)
August 1, 2004... Early this year, the steep price rises for construction materials used in nonresidential buildings hit contractors even as market activity (net of inflation) was declining slightly. The usual price surge that accompanies a stronger market is...

Tax receipts return education to growth.(Industry Data)
August 1, 2004... Except for a few short weather-related deviations, construction spending for educational facilities has been stuck at a $75 billion annual rate for a year. Now a new period of expansion is expected to begin at the end of the year and extend at...

Cost comparisons per square foor in select metro markets.(Industry Data)
August 1, 2004... Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets Elementary school Jr. high school '04 '03 % chg. '04 '03 % chg. Atlanta 86.99 83.99 3.6...

27-year-old roof earns award for sustainability: Massachusetts art supply retailer receives first Sarnafil Sustainable Roofing Performance Award.(Industry Data)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... Saturday Night sparked the disco inferno, Rocky won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Charrette, a rapidly growing art and architectural supply retailer, opened its new corporate headquarters in Woburn, Mass. The year was 1977 and...

Internet jobcams: the cutting edge of 'as-built' records.(Information Tech)
August 1, 2004... Most building projects exist in three versions: the building that was designed, the building that was built, and the "as built" record of the building. Having the as-built version not quite reflect the building "as built" has long been a...

Security design & construction.(Special Report)
August 1, 2004... Comprehensive force protection. Building standoff. Blast proofing. CBR detection. Progressive collapse. Collateral damage risk. Site hardening. These are among the growing list of concerns that architects, MEP engineers, contractors, and...

Secure and sustainable: a new Federal building stands safe--and green--near the site where 168 children and government workers lost their lives.(Security)
August 1, 2004... Transparency and security are not necessarily compatible qualities in a government building, but the U.S. General Services Administration says the two have been successfully merged at the new Oklahoma City (Okla.) Federal Office Building. The...

Spy central: a ring-shaped fortress consolidates the UK's army of code-breakers, encryptionists, and intelligence agents.(Security Design)
August 1, 2004... Eat your heart out, James Bond! With a design that the fictional spy might have expected from Ian Fleming's ever-inventive character "Q," the new $617 million, ring-shaped headquarters in Chehenham, England, marks a new era for the United...

More air and space: the new center at Dulles International Airport gives the National Air and Space Museum room to display the bulk of its collection.(Museum)(Cover Story)
August 1, 2004... Although it owes its very existence to aviation, the National Air and Space Museum was operating in restricted air space. NASM's flagship building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., which opened in 1976, had room to display only 10%...

Libraries that wow and welcome: with added amenities and electronic offerings, libraries are re-establishing themselves as community centers--and even attracting tourists.(Library Design)
August 1, 2004... Fewer libraries were constructed last year than in any year since 1985. But while the total number, 226--195 public and 31 academic--was down, a number of prominent and astoundingly eye-catching libraries appeared on the scene. The Seattle...

Religious transformation: the Building Team for a prep school in Brooklyn employs adaptive reuse to convert a historic church into a structurally dynamic middle school.(School Construction)
August 1, 2004... Four years ago, faced with preserving its historic exterior and at the same time meeting the demand for more space and information technology, Brooklyn's Packer Collegiate Institute decided upon a unique diversion from traditional...

Brick industry makes its case for sustainability.(Brick & Masonry)
August 1, 2004... One of the world's oldest building materials may also be one of the "greenest," according to a P new brochure from the Brick Industry Association, Reston, Va. The 11-page brochure details the environmental qualities of brick--including...

Block the leak.(Products at work)
August 1, 2004... The Kansas City (Mo.) Power and Light (KCPL) Johnson County Services Center was designed by local firm Helix Architecture & Design using concrete blocks because of its cost effectiveness and quick installation time, as the project had an...

Color the walls with brick.(Brick & Masonry)
August 1, 2004... Bricks for interior and exterior walls, floors, paths, and walkways are available in various glazed colors and are made with kiln-fired clay that won't discolor or fade, says the maker. ThinkBricks are 5/8-inch thin veneer bricks and are...

Re-set masonry.(Brick & Masonry)
August 1, 2004... Wall tie used to stabilize masonry in a renovation project is performed in a dry set procedure. Helical Wall Ties work by driving a stainless steel tie through the masonry, via a small pilot hole that recesses into the face of the masonry. Wall...

Is that brick?(Brick & Masonry)
August 1, 2004... Lightweight stone installs like brick, offering its same durability, but at less expense, says its maker. Three inches thick, the Liberty Classic Stone weighs 18 lb. per square foot, compared to 45 lb. for quarried stone. The stone comes with a...

Magic bricks.(Brick & Masonry)
August 1, 2004... Automatic brick dimensioning program allows Building Team members to calculate exact dimensions of a brick building. Delphi-cad analyzes the profile of the building and returns a fully hatched, insulated, and dimensioned cavity wall plans, true...

Shopping in comfort.(Products at work)
August 1, 2004... Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Center, which encompasses over 2 million sf of retail space, 210 stores, and a six-story office tower, recently remodeled its HVAC system. The system includes 11 Voyager packaged rooftop units, with two-stage heating...

Create a new old look.(Bricks & Miscellaneous)
August 1, 2004... Clay pavers are made to look centuries old by being fed through a large tumbler that rounds the edges while maintaining strength and size. Best application is for a building with historic main street theme. Rumbled bricks can be installed on a...

Bold bricks.(Bricks & Miscellaneous)
August 1, 2004... Bricks for exterior and interior surfaces are made in a unique process that presses the moisture out of the bricks, eliminating the typical 24- to 48-hour drying time. Available in four different textures and a variety of bold colors, as well...

Animal elevator.(Products at work)
August 1, 2004... The Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colo., installed a two-stop EcoSpace Elevator to its two-story, 12,000-sf building, as part of its basement remodeling project. Architects designed the surgery and radiology suites as well as a...

Hands-free.(Miscellaneous)
August 1, 2004... Electronic faucets are available in four models, are ADA compliant, and are designed to meet high-volume demands, reduced maintenance time, and lower costs. Equipped with two automatic, adjustable shutoff sensors, FreeHand faucets control water...

Solid as a rock.(Miscellaneous)
August 1, 2004... Emergency light made from die-cast aluminum with a vandal-resistant polycarbonate shield to provide maximum performance against rain, moisture, cold, corrosives, and dust in the most severe environments. The Uel Nema 4X emergency light is...

Door to the outside.(Miscellaneous)
August 1, 2004... Wood doors available with 20- to 90-minute fire ratings meet code requirements for commercial buildings and can be custom-built with specific fire ratings, allowing designers to match project specifications. The stain-grade wood doors come in...

The joy of reading.(Products at work)
August 1, 2004... The Seattle Public Library houses custom-built shelving including stationary cantilever bookshelves in its main lobby, featuring acrylic tops and end panels, with several bookshelves fanned out at skewed angles. In the Friends of the Library...

I see the light.(Miscellaneous)
August 1, 2004... New family of transparent, solar-control glazing sheets reduces solar transmission while offering high levels of light transmission, saving on energy costs for cooling and lighting buildings. The Lexan Exell multi-wall product and the Lexan...

CAREA Architectural stone composite panels.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... For designers seeking a change in cladding solutions, CAREA Architectural Panels bring colour and texture to projects when installed on their own, or combined with traditional materials such as brick, concrete or metal. Create accent bands,...

Marley QuadraFlow towers.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... Marley's QuadraFlow can forgive operation and treatment that would destroy lesser towers. Long life construction, CTI Certified, 5-year warranty, low operating costs, all season performance and low maintenance make this a superior cooling...

Optimax wall panels.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... Optimax wall panels are an ideal replacement for traditional wall coverings where both design and durability are essential. The design choices are endless to use in the front of the house applications. When you need a wall system with both...

United Metal Products' Chil-Pak[R] package central plant.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... The Chil Pak[R] is a true "Plug and Play" for applications from 150 to 540 tons. The Chil Pak[R] brings all the variables associated with the engineering and construction of 0a typical central plant into an energy and space efficient cabinet....

Architectural metals.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... Campbellsville Industries specializes in the design and fabrication of architectural metals. Fabrication processes include forming, casting, and spinning. We work closely with architects, and are recognized by historical preservation groups...

EnergyGuard[TM] Ultra ISO insulation.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... GAF's EnergyGuard[TM] Ultra ISO insulation with unique UltraShield[TM] Facer employs patented fiberglass technology. The result is an ISO insulation that is dimensionally stable--the fiberglass mat strengthens the racer and allows less moisture...

New catalog.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... The new catalogue from Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc. features Pyro-Guard interior fire retardant treated wood, and Exterior Fire-X exterior fire retardant treated wood. Hoover produces a full line of pressure treated wood products. Please...

SkyDeck[TM] by EPIC Metals Corporation.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... EPIC Metals Skydeck incorporates natural lighting into structural, long-span roof deck ceiling systems without the need for additional steel framing. Featuring Solartube[R] technologies, Skydeck provides the brightest, cleanest, and whitest...

Elkay institutional and scullery sinks catalog.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... Learn why Elkay products are standard throughout the industry in this easy-to-use brochure that details Elkay's extensive line of institutional sinks, lavatories, urinals, faucets, sensor faucets, fittings, and scullery sinks. Included are...

Waterproof membranes under ceramic tile.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... Protect tile jobs in showers, shower vestibules and kitchens against water, moisture migration and substrate cracks. Use COMPOSEAL BLUE Shower Pan under full mortar bed; transition to COMPOSEAL GOLD 40 mil direct bond thin-set membrane in...

Multi-story anchor tiedown system.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... Engineered for multistory light commercial buildings or residential structures, Simpson's ATS Anchor Tiedown System provides an improved method for anchoring shearwalls to resist uplift forces caused by earthquakes and high winds. The system...

Is it metal?(literature digest)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... When you want the look of metal but the long-term watertight security of heat-weldable thermoplastic, think Sarnafil. Sarnafil's Decor Roof Systems offer the appearance of a standing seam metal roof and complete watertight integrity on low or...