Building Design & Construction articles from June 2004

Building Design & Construction archives from June 2004

On parking garages.
June 1, 2004... STRENGTH I was always amazed by the strength of building materials and how they could resist stress. That's one thing that got me interested in engineering when I was growing up. 1 was around a lot of construction with my uncle who would buy...

Corporate real estate circa 2010.(Editorial)
June 1, 2004... Where will "corporate real estate" be in 20107 That was the chief topic of discussion at the recent CoreNet Global summit in Chicago, where more than 3,000 "CRE" executives gathered to figure out what their jobs will be like in five years or...

Capitol Visitor Center project nears halfway mark.(News & Trends)
June 1, 2004... The ninth--and largest--addition to the U.S. Capital in Washington, D.C., is more than 40% complete, with part of it on track to provide a platform for the presidential inauguration ceremony in January. The underground Capitol Visitor...

A five-level, 200,000-sf patient tower and a 65-ft.-long connecting structure.(Projects awarded)
June 1, 2004... * Delicate construction work has begun at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center, where McCarthy Building Cos.'s Newport Beach, Calif., office is building a five-level, 200,000-sf patient tower and a 65-ft.-long connecting structure...

A $28 million, 100,000-sf athletic facility.(Projects awarded)
June 1, 2004... Haverford (Pa.) College has kicked off a long-term campus expansion plan with the groundbreaking of a $28 million, 100,000-sf athletic facility, which will house the college's basketball arena. Designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Wilkes-Barre,...

Two five story apartment towers.(Projects awarded)
June 1, 2004... * Los Angeles Union Station will be an even more hectic place for the next few years, as work commences on two five story apartment towers an either side of L.A.'s busiest transportation hub. General contractor R.D. Olson Construction, Irvine,...

$18 million science building.(Projects awarded)
June 1, 2004... * A sweeping, curved, zinc-clad wall is the focal point of a new $18 million science building at The Peddie School, a Hightstown, N.J.-based college-prep school. Designed by Hillier Architecture, Philadelphia, the three-story, 41,000-sf...

Clarification.(Correction Notice)
June 1, 2004... The March feature story about the Torre Mayor building in Mexico City (p. 39) neglected to mention that Scot Forge, Spring Grove, Ill., supplied the forged components for the 55-story tower's 98 shock-absorbing dampers.

Pop goes the seating!(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... I take exception to Mr. Barista's article in the April issue (p. 44) where Ted Deedee, managing director of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, reports that the Symphony Hall Boston takes "several weeks to construct platforms over...

RTKL.(People/firms)
June 1, 2004... Kim Heartwell, director of RTKL's interior architecture studio in Washington, D.C., and Donald DeBord, Jr., a healthcare design specialist, have been elected to the firm's board of directors.

Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum.(People/firms)
June 1, 2004... Sheila F. Cahnman has joined the Chicago office of architect Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, St. Louis, as VP, principal, and leader of the firm's Chicago healthcare practice.

Syska Hennessy Group.(People/firms)
June 1, 2004... Syska Hennessy Group, New York, has opened offices in Atlanta and Dallas. The Atlanta office, headed by Guillermo Crespo and Jerry Mann, will support the firm's clients in Atlanta and South Carolina. Jvan McGuire will head the Dallas office,...

Orlando-based MEP engineer GRG Consulting Engineers Inc. has acquired the assests of ABF Consulting Engineers.(People/firms)
June 1, 2004... Orlando-based MEP engineer GRG Consulting Engineers Inc. has acquired the assests of ABF Consulting Engineers in Las Vegas and Reno, Nev.

Cassway Albert Ltd.(People/firms)
June 1, 2004... Philadelphia-based architect [spg.sup.3] has acquired local design firm Cassway Albert Ltd.

Miron Construction Co.(People/firms)
June 1, 2004... Neenah, Wisc.-based Miron Construction Co. has named Jim Hans VP of healthcare services.

OWP/P.(People/firms)
June 1, 2004... Michael A. Jackson has joined Chicago-based OWP/P as director of architecture of its Phoenix office.

Hammel, Green and Abrahamson.(People/firms)
June 1, 2004... Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Minneapolis, has promoted higher education specialist Lew Moran to VP.

Manufacturing production jumps; spending to follow at year's end.(Industry Data)
June 1, 2004... The materials shortages, rising selling prices, and long delays in the delivery of new factory equipment that often accompany fast-paced growth were all there at the beginning of the year when U.S. manufacturing production began a period of...

It's not just steel; inflation's back.(Industry Data)
June 1, 2004... Shortage price premiums for steel, sheathing, and fuel accounted for much of the 3.6% increase in materials costs for nonresidential building construction in the first quarter. Further increases at about the same pace are likely to be reported...

Tax receipts boost healthcare market.(Industry Data)
June 1, 2004... Healthcare construction spending has been stuck at a $29.5 billion annual level for 18 months, although spending picked up slightly to $30.2 billion in March. The recent stall is the effect of the delayed impact of the recession on public...

Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets.(Industry Data)
June 1, 2004... Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets Hotel, 4-7 stories Hotel, 8-24 stories '04 '03 % chg. '04 '03 % chg. Atlanta 102.52 94.97 ...

Backstage pass: surrounded by buildings, with an alley as its only direct access, the theater and TV center at Boston's Emerson College is the ultimate example of urban infill.
June 1, 2004... Evenings along busy Tremont Street in Boston's thriving Theater District, motorists and pedestrians passing by the backstage service entryway known as Allen's Alley are treated--if at times only fleetingly--to one of the most entertaining shows...

Fifty years later, college realizes goal to link theater and television disciplines.(Grand Award)
June 1, 2004... Since Emerson College first added a television broadcast program to its Department of Performing Arts at the dawning of the medium in the 1950s, faculty members dreamed about one day being able to create synergies between the theater and...

Gateway to knowledge: an extensive community effort to create 'the best public library in the country' is bringing back patrons in suburban Detroit.(Grand Award)
June 1, 2004... Records of the public library in Southfield, Mich., go back 160 years, and they tell an interesting tale. In 1845, the term "public" applied to a select few patrons, namely 10 directors, each representing a local school district. Of a total of...

Perfectly orchestrated: the building team for L.A.'s Walt Disney Concert Hall executes another masterpiece by the pre-eminent designer of curvaceous buildings.(Grand Award)
June 1, 2004... Mention of architect Frank Gehry brings to mind his characteristically curving structures--notably the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain: the Experience Music Project in Seattle; and the Ray & Maria Stata Center at the Massachusetts Institute...

Rewriting the playbook: it took the determined effort of designers, contractors, and construction crews to get Chicago's new Soldier Field ready in time for the opening kickoff.(Grand Award)
June 1, 2004... When the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers met last September 29 for the first game in the renovated Soldier Field, there was much more at stake than just football. In play was the reputation of Chicago's venerable lakefront landmark and...

Industrial revival: Ford brings back the assembly plant tour with a new 'green' visitor center at its historic Rouge manufacturing complex in suburban Detroit.(Merit Award)
June 1, 2004... For more than a half century, starting in 1924, millions of visitors toured Ford Motor Co.'s Rouge manufacturing facility in Dearborn, Mich., to marvel at the sights and sounds of one of the world's largest automotive assembly complexes. Then,...

Souls sanctuary: a Building Team re-creates the look and feel of the Memphis Sound in a museum and music academy dedicated to keeping soul alive.(Merit Award)
June 1, 2004... In 1963, sixteen-year-old Deanie Parker became the second employee at Stax Records, the famed Memphis, Tenn., record shop and recording studio, and centerpiece of the unique Memphis Sound, where the likes of Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Albert...

Beauty that's skin deep: brick-faced precast concrete provides a cost-effective, time-saving alternative to more traditional construction methods for an Atlanta office complex.(Cladding)
June 1, 2004... When students stroll past the three-building Centergy complex adjacent to the Georgia Tech campus in midtown Atlanta, most don't realize that the traditional red-brick cladding that adorns the three structures is an imitation. Just five-eighths...

Sure cure.(Products at work)
June 1, 2004... The Schott Pharmaceutical Packaging Corporation used more than 40,000 sf of CF-36A and CF-42 Straited polyurethane foam insulated panels installed in both horizontal and vertical orientations on its 173,000-sf manufacturing and office facility...

Shootin' hoops.(Products at work)
June 1, 2004... The Toyota Center, Houston's new multipurpose arena, designed by HOK Sport, Kansas City, and Morris Architects, Houston, specified a customized version of the CW-250 system to create the multispan, concave curtain wall at the arena's main...

Computer-aided panels.(Cladding)
June 1, 2004... Architectural panels come ready to install into standard metal furring, for a watertight finish with clean, classic joints. Since the system is dry joint, no sealant is necessary for installation. The panels are available in a variety of colors...

Protection from elements.(Cladding)
June 1, 2004... Surface protection product for interior and exterior surfaces is designed to help keep surfaces safe during construction. Cordek is a fluted polypropylene sheet that is available in thicknesses beginning at 1/8 inch and in a variety of colors....

Natural designing.(Cladding)
June 1, 2004... Constructed from two sheets of corrosion-resistant zinc, brushed aluminum, copper, or stainless steel permanently bound to a thermoplastic core, Reynobond Natural Metals Composite Materials are lightweight and ideal for use with curtain wall...

Community walls.(Products at work)
June 1, 2004... The exterior walls of Baltimore's American Visionary Art Museum were designed by professional artists and local high school students who joined together to create a mosaic of mirrors, seashells, marbles, broken china, old bottles, and miniature...

Luminescent lobby.(Products at work)
June 1, 2004... San Francisco's newest convention center, Moscone West, reaches 125 feet into the sky and is just three stories tall. The $186 million dollar expansion used a unitized curtain wall system made with Viracon glass and aluminum frames up to 10...

Precast dealership.(Products at work)
June 1, 2004... The West Side Honda dealership in Knoxville, Tenn., needed to fit vehicle inventory, employee parking, a parts storage room, and service and showroom areas on a site that, at first glance, was too small. Tindall Corporation came on the project...

Hard shell.(Cladding)
June 1, 2004... Granite exterior cladding for commercial buildings is available in a variety of smooth, rough, and split finishes, each providing subtle variations in color, tone, and texture. In addition to building exteriors, the finishes can be applied to...

Clear planting.(Products at work)
June 1, 2004... The Institute of Agriculture's new four-story plant biotechnology center at the University of Tennessee houses research laboratories, instructional facilities, and offices for faculty, staff, and graduate students. The $22 million, 130,000-sf...

Wide load.(Cladding)
June 1, 2004... Wide copper sheets available in 48-inch slips for designs that require fewer seams to cover large surface areas, including wall cladding, panels, flashing, shingles, facias, and roofing. The Wide Copper Sheet allows the material to be slit to...

Snap shot.(Products at work)
June 1, 2004... Fuiji Photo Film USA utilized flush panel soffits and a custom fascia system for its new facility in Hanover Park, Ill. Architects Formations Architects & Planners, Itasca, Ill., and Sparks Architects Inc., Elmhurst, Ill., along with...

Firestops made simple.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2004... CSD provides UL classified, state-of-the-art firestop protection with Actifoam technology. Our brand new patent pending Click-Fit units, mean toll-free and fast installation. * Seal openings 24 to 480 square inches * Accepts cables...

CAREA Architectural Stone Composite Panels.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
June 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,...

United Metal Products' ChilPak[R] package central plant.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
June 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....

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

Custom made--folding and roll-up doors.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2004... Woodfold's accordion and roll-up doors serve multiple functions. Each is custom made to exactly fit your finished opening. Our accordion folding doors are offered in a variety of Series suitable for sight, acoustic, or security applications....

Level-Right[R] WearTop, self-leveling floor topping.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2004... Level-Right WearTop is the answer for old or damaged concrete floors that need a new, smooth and level wear surface. Installs with minimal prep and fast drying time. A self-leveling, portland cement-based topping, WearTop is pumped in and...

Specialty access products.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2004... The Bilco Company's 2004 Specialty Access Products catalog includes complete information on Bilco's line of roof hatches, automatic fire vents, and floor, vault and sidewalk doors. Also included is Bilco's newest product, the Bil-Guard[TM]...

Soundsoak[R] acoustical walls.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2004... Soundsoak acoustical walls are perfectly suited to any room, cubicle or corridor. Best of all, these ready-to-install panels in rich woven textures and color blends create a more professional acoustic and aesthetic environment by absorbing...

Simpson strong-tie anchor systems.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2004... 172-page catalog presents information on anchoring &r fastening systems for concrete and masonry. Product descriptions and detailed technical data provided on epoxy and acrylic adhesives, mechanical anchors, powder actuated fastening systems...

PPG'S unveils collection of glass, coatings and paint for sustainable design.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2004... PITTSBURGH (February 18, 2004)--PPG Industries EcoLogical Building Solutions is a 12-page guide demonstrating how the company's glass, coatings and paint can help architects earn LEED credits for their projects or meet ASTM E 2129 standards for...

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

HARMONI[TM] Ceiling Tiles from illbruck architectural products.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2004... HARMONI Ceiling Tiles provide aesthetic flair and excellent sound absorption qualities with an NRC of 0.90, meaning they absorb 90% of the sound directed toward them. Available in two patterns, HARMONI tiles are easy to install, lightweight,...

MAKROLON[R] polycarbonate sheet architectual glazing.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2004... Brochure describes MAKROLON AR Sheet. It is virtually unbreakable-250 times stronger than float glass and 30 times stronger than acrylic. It's a superior insulator. Yet it's much lighter and easier to cut and install. In independent laboratory...

Wausau offers free product information on unitized curtainwall system.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2004... Wausau Window and Wall Systems[R] manufactures 7250 U-Wall unitized curtainwall system. Helping buildings open faster by saving time overall, this high performance, factory-assembled, pre-glazed system is engineered for quick, easy field...

Roofing-an important point for LEED[TM] certification.(literature digest)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2004... Reflective roofing, such as Sarnafil's EnergySmart Roof[R], or a "green", vegetated roof using a Sarnafil Green Roof System, qualify for one point in the LEED rating system under Sustainable Sites Credit 7. Put Sarnafil's Leed experience and 40...

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