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Lessons learned from our winners.(EDITORIAL)
May 1, 2005... Two thousand five was a banner year for BD&C's Building Team Project Awards. Our distinguished panel of judges culled 16 of the best projects from among 103 entries on the basis of excellence in design, engineering, and construction and...
McDonald's goes retro with its new flagship store.(NEWS & TRENDS)
May 1, 2005... Flanked by super-sized versions of its signature golden arches, the new flagship McDonald's restaurant in downtown Chicago bears a striking resemblance to its predecessor of 50 years ago.
Like Ray Kroc's original 1955 franchise restaurant...
Gehry makes bid to purchase landmark Inland Steel Building.(NEWS & TRENDS)
May 1, 2005... Architect Frank Gehry is part of a mall group of real estate investors that submitted a bid last month to acquire Chicago's landmark Inland Steel Building.
The group's offer for the 19-story, 47-year-old architectural gem is estimated at...
Vinoly aims to 'advance the craft' with training program.(NEWS & TRENDS)
May 1, 2005... In a move he says will "advance the craft of architecture," celebrity architect Rafael Vinoly has launched a tuition-free training and research program aimed at students and teachers of architecture, as well as practicing architects.
The...
Correction.(Correction Notice)
May 1, 2005... A photo caption in the February feature on nursing station design ("Nursing Stations for the 21st Century," p. 24) named SmithGroup as the designer of the new intensive care unit at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. (p 25). The...
Work commences on San Diego high-rise condo.(ON THE DRAWING BOARD)
May 1, 2005... Last month, Hensel Phelps Construction began foundation work on a $155 million, 32-story mixed-use residential project in San Diego's East Village.
A small army of cement trucks spent more than 12 hours circling the site of The Mark,...
Moshe Safdie-designed Springfield courthouse gets a builder.(ON THE DRAWING BOARD)
May 1, 2005... The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a $53.3 million contract to Holyoke, Mass.-based Daniel O'Connell's Sons to construct a 162,000-sf Federal courthouse in Springfield, Mass.
Designed by Moshe Safdie and Associates,...
Design-builders capture third Great Lakes naval project.(ON THE DRAWING BOARD)
May 1, 2005... A three-firm design-build team has been awarded its third project at the Great Lakes (Ill.) Naval Base. The team of Blinderman Construction, M+W Zander, and Clark Construction, all Chicago offices, will design and construct a $36.4 million...
Condo tower is centerpiece of mixed-use development.(ON THE DRAWING BOARD)
May 1, 2005... A 25-story condominium tower will be the key feature of Sherman Plaza, a $180 million mixed-use project that will occupy nearly an entire block in downtown Evanston, Ill. Architect is Daniel P. Coffey & Associates. Klutznick-Fisher Development...
Affordable housing project kicks off in Cambridge.(ON THE DRAWING BOARD)
May 1, 2005... Pre-construction work has begun on a 40-unit affordable housing development in Cambridge, Mass. Columbia Construction, North Reading, Mass., will manage construction of Trolley Square, which will also include below-grade parking and community...
Birmingham, Ala.-based BE&K Building Group has launched a healthcare practice in Nashville, Tenn.(PEOPLE/firms)
May 1, 2005... Birmingham, Ala.-based BE&K Building Group has launched a healthcare practice in Nashville, Tenn. The nine-person office will be led by Burk Waugh, formerly with Bovis Lend Lease.
Callison, Seattle, has created a consultancy specializing in technical audit services for data centers and mission critical facilities.(PEOPLE/firms)
May 1, 2005... Callison, Seattle, has created a consultancy specializing in technical audit services for data centers and mission critical facilities. The new division will be lead by associate principal Leonard Ruff and Joseph Lindsay, formerly a systems...
Clayco.(PEOPLE/firms)
May 1, 2005... Perry Esslinger has joined St. Louis-based design-builder Clayco as VP. Previously, Esslinger served as SVP of operations for Alberici, St. Louis.
ARUP.(PEOPLE/firms)
May 1, 2005... Chris Schaffner, associate with the Boston office of ARUP, will leave the firm to start his own consultancy, The Green Engineer, Acton, Mass.
Emeryville, Calif.-based architect Ratcliff has created a new design studio focused on civic architecture.(PEOPLE/firms)
May 1, 2005... Emeryville, Calif.-based architect Ratcliff has created a new design studio focused on civic architecture. Mary McGrath, AIA, a specialist in fire station design, will lead the new group.
A/E Cubellis Associates.(PEOPLE/firms)
May 1, 2005... Steven G. Schwerd has joined Boston-based A/E Cubellis Associates as VP of MEP and structural engineering. Schwerd will be based in the firm's Monmouth County, N.J., office.
RJA Group.(PEOPLE/firms)
May 1, 2005... RJA Group, Chicago, has hired Jack Brady as director of government services. Based in the firm's Laurel, Md., office, Brady w I manage all aspects of RJA's Federal government work.
Turner Corp.(PEOPLE/firms)
May 1, 2005... Turner Corp., Dallas, has promoted four employees to executive VP status: William M. Brennan will supervise Tompkins Builders and the Washington, D.C., Maryland, Miami, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia operations; Russell L. Burns will oversee...
Houston-based structural engineer Walter P. Moore has opened an office in Las Vegas, its ninth regional location.(PEOPLE/firms)
May 1, 2005... Houston-based structural engineer Walter P. Moore has opened an office in Las Vegas, its ninth regional location. Andrew P. Sullivan will head the new office. The firm also named Faisal S. Syed, PE, LEED AP, managing director of civil...
Niles Bolton Associates.(PEOPLE/firms)
May 1, 2005... Atlanta-based architect Niles Bolton Associates has named Michael A. Fornaro director of interior design.
Campus Apartments Inc.(PEOPLE/firms)
May 1, 2005... Campus Apartments Inc., a Philadelphia-based developer of upscale housing for colleges and universities, has hired Charles Jefferson as VP of development.
SmithGroup.(PEOPLE/firms)
May 1, 2005... SmithGroup, Detroit, has named Ted Davis, AIA, principal and director of design for its Minneapolis, Minn., office. Davis previously worked for Architectural Alliance, Minneapolis.
Perkins+Will.(PEOPLE/firms)
May 1, 2005... Perkins+Will, Chicago, has named Raymond S. Clark, AIA, principal and managing director of its home office. BDC
Healthier public coffers will benefit education.(INDUSTRY DATA)
May 1, 2005... After two lean years--the result of the last recession on public budgets, donations and capital fund earnings--the supply of construction funds has recovered enough to restart expansion in the education market.
Spending for education...
Retail construction spending parallels economic growth.(INDUSTRY DATA)
May 1, 2005... Commercial retail construction spending has declined slightly recently after a burst of added spending in mid 2004, but overall, a 12% increase is expected through the end of 2006. This growth is slightly higher than for total construction...
Rising interest rates will slow multifamily.(INDUSTRY DATA)
May 1, 2005... Multifamily construction spending has been stalled since last summer, rising only enough to pass through higher materials prices. However, this underestimates the strength of the market because it is likely that the mix of multifamily projects...
Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets.(INDUSTRY DATA)
May 1, 2005...
Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets
Swimming pool, endosed Racquetball court
'05 '04 % chg. '05 '04 % chg.
Atlanta 154.86 10.84...
The hunt is over for desktop search tools.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)
May 1, 2005... Most firms organize their projects and departments in the same way, using Microsoft Windows-based folders and files on computers and servers and some kind of name convention to index and organize their divisions of work.
As firms move...
Sculpted by wind and water: Native Americans join a Building Team in the creation of a complex, curvilinear museum that celebrates the resiliency of their heritage.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN)(Cover Story)
May 1, 2005... On a recent crisp, clear spring morning, as I approached the National Museum of the American Indian from the east, the brilliant sunlight bathed its limestone curves in variegated shades from deep saffron to burnished gold to honeyed ocher.
...
Bold bioscience: the Building Team for Stanford University's Clark Center challenges conventional wisdom to create a one-of-a-kind academic research center.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: JAMES H. CLARK CENTER)
May 1, 2005... What happens when you group 600 biologists, clinicians, engineers, chemists, physicists, and computer scientists from nearly two dozen university departments into a giant open lab?
Officials at Stanford University believe you'll get a great...
Experiment in cubism: creative solutions from the team's contractor and structural engineer enable a radical vision of the library of the future to come to life.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: SEATTLE CENTRAL LIBRARY)
May 1, 2005... When Rem Koolhaas's Office of Metropolitan Architecture first presented its concept for the building to replace Seattle's Central Library, board members were so taken aback by the irregularly shaped transparent steel and glass cube that they...
Smack dab in the middle: a daring scheme to transform a single-purpose Olympic swimming venue into a recreation center for Georgia Tech took know-how--and nerve.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: GEORGIA TECH CAMPUS RECREATION CENTER)
May 1, 2005... Everyone in the room must have had a hearty chuckle when Erik Kocher first presented his idea for adapting the old swimming and diving venue of 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Kocher's scheme: Suspend a new floor between the pool level and...
A 'people facility': Denver's light rail vehicle maintenance facility could have been just another service barn, not the exemplary workplace and community asset it became.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: ELATI LIGHT RAIL MAINTENANCE FACILITY)
May 1, 2005... Had it not been for the commitment of the owner and the sensitivity of the locally based Building Team, Denver's new Elati Light Rail Maintenance Facility could easily have become just another dark and dreary industrial maintenance facility....
Extra-inning win: lawsuits shut down work on San Diego's new ballpark for more than a year, but the Building Team stayed together to bring the project safely home.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: PETCO PARK)
May 1, 2005... Opening day' at San Diego's Petco Park, April 8, 2004, ended with a 4-3, 10-inning victory for the Padres over the visiting San Francisco Giants. The day also represented a hard-earned win for the ballpark's Building Team, whose members,...
Regenstein Center for African Apes.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: SILVER AWARD)
May 1, 2005... Chicago, Ill.
"Integration" is the key to the new Regenstein Center for African Apes in Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. "Usually when a zoo building is designed, architects look at the animals' needs or the visitors' needs but they don't...
The Sound School Regional Vocational Aquaculture Center, New Haven, Conn.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: SILVER AWARD)
May 1, 2005... New Haven, Conn.
Since 1980, the Sound School has been providing a unique education in aquaculture and marine sciences to high school students from 17 towns in the New Haven, Conn., public school system. In 1998, the local office of...
Lillis Business Complex, University Of Oregon Eugene, Ore.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: SILVER AWARD)
May 1, 2005... Eugene, Ore.
Most students entering the four-story atrium of the Lillis Business Complex at University of Oregon in Eugene probably don't realize that the checkered glass wall that floods the space with daylight also helps to power the...
Holocaust Memorial Center Farmington Hills, Mich.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: SILVER AWARD)
May 1, 2005... Farmington Hills, Mich.
Thirty-three years ago, when Rabbi Charles Rosenzveig built the nation's first Holocaust Museum at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, Mich., no one could have predicted the enormous impact it would...
Realtor Building, Washington, D.C.(BUILDING PROJECT TEAM AWARDS: BRONZE AWARD)
May 1, 2005... Washington, D.C.
With one million members, the National Association of Realtors is the nation's largest membership trade group. Based in Chicago, the NAR has long rented an office in Washington for lobbying purposes. But in 2001, when the...
NIST Advanced Measurement Laboratory, Gaithersburg, Md.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: BRONZE AWARD)
May 1, 2005... Gaithersburg, Md.
Imagine being commissioned to create a laboratory in which the testing conditions are so sensitive the light from a single flashlight could ruin even the most carefully designed experiment.
These were the...
Castcon Stone, Inc., Saxonburg, Pa.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: BRONZE AWARD)
May 1, 2005... Saxonburg, Pa.
Castcon Stone is one of those great family-run businesses that embody the American Dream. The Saxonburg, Pa., company's 40 employees quietly produce 6,600 cubic yards of custom precast stone products a year. Laura Huch...
The Porter House, New York, N.Y.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: BRONZE AWARD)
May 1, 2005... New York, N.Y.
At first glance, the condo tower rising 10 stories above Manhattan's trendy meatpacking district may look more like Darth Vader's pied-a-terre than New York's latest luxury condo development.
A black monolith sits atop...
Burr Elementary School, Fairfield, Conn.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: BRONZE AWARD)
May 1, 2005... Fairfield, Conn.
In planning the Burr Elementary School in Fairfield, Conn., the school's building committee heeded the words of William Wordsworth: Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.
They selected...
Ray and Maria Stata Center, Cambridge, Mass.(BUILDING TEAM PROJECT AWARDS: BRONZE AWARD)
May 1, 2005... Cambridge, Mass.
With its bent edifices, pop-eyed windows, and mangled mix of metallic shapes and appendages, Frank Gehry's surrealistic and thought-provoking design of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Computer,...
Enhanced enclosures: dual-wall facades, long common in Europe, are finding application in a few U.S. projects, but the concept still seems foreign to most owners and developers.(CURTAIN WALL)
May 1, 2005... After a hiatus of more than 20 years, dual-facade systems, commonly used in European construction, are slowly reemerging in U.S. buildings. Recent examples include the Seattle Justice Center; Levine Hall, on the University of Pennsylvania...
Doubly tough.(PRODUCTS AT WORK: CURTAIN WALL)
May 1, 2005... Confronted with dual challenges of designing for security and hurricane protection, the Building Team for the renovation of the Charles E. Bennett Federal Building in Jacksonville, Fla., needed to find a glazing system that met code for both...
Tranquility from traffic.(PRODUCTS AT WORK: CURTAIN WALL)
May 1, 2005... A convenient location is both a blessing and a curse for Boston University's new 187,000-sf Life Science and Engineering Building. Standing less than 100 feet from the Massachusetts Turnpike, the 10-story lab facility is exposed to the hustle...
Major resistance.(PRODUCTS AT WORK: CURTAIN WALL)
May 1, 2005... New line of windows and doors is designed to meet the most stringent building codes and government performance standards for blast-impact resistance. While primarily for the government and defense sectors, civilian structures near potential...
Anti-reflective glass.(PRODUCTS AT WORK: CURTAIN WALL)
May 1, 2005... Glass that reflects less than 2% of visible light is now available in sizes up to 84x130 inches thanks to a new manufacturing process. The method involves applying an anti-reflective coating during the initial glass manufacturing process, when...
Safe and open.(PRODUCTS AT WORK: CURTAIN WALL)
May 1, 2005... Chicago-based Muller & Muller Architects wanted to maintain an open feel for Chicago's Millennium Park bicycle station by incorporating as much glass as possible in the facility's underground spaces. Yet the firm also had to satisfy fire codes....
Let light in.(PRODUCTS AT WORK: CURTAIN WALL)
May 1, 2005... Aluminum light shelf system passively channels daylight deep into the interior of a building by reflecting natural light off the ceiling. Economical and lightweight, InLighten light shelves easily attach to Kawneer 1600 series curtain wall...
Gale-force guard.(PRODUCTS AT WORK: CURTAIN WALL)
May 1, 2005... Brochure details series of curtain wall systems that meet the rigorious Miami-Dade County, Fla., standards for resistance to hurricance-force winds. Available in more than 25 configurations, HI-5000 and HI-7000 units are designed to withstand...
Sun block.(PRODUCTS AT WORK: CURTAIN WALL)
May 1, 2005... Sun louvers available in a variety of styles easily integrate with Vistawall's CW-250 curtain wall system. Solar Eclipse comes in three shapes (radius, airfoil, and diamond) and in 24--to 36-in. projections. Anchors, outriggers, louvers, and...
Upcoming webcasts.(BD&C WEBCASTS 2005 PROGRAM GUIDE)(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... May 26
HARD-LEARNED LESSONS from BD&C's 2005 Building Team Award Winners
Learn from these award-winning Building Teams what made their projects into Building Team Project of the Year honorees.
June 2
The ABCs of Designing and...
The Professional.(THE PROFESSIONAL'S CHOICE)
May 1, 2005... Brad Schulz is one of five principals at 70-person KGA Architecture. He heads the firm's gaming and hotel projects for such clients as the Maloof family (the Palms Casino Resort) and Peninsula Gaming. He is also active in KGA's healthcare...
Omnova PreFixx Protective Finish.(The Professional's Choice)
May 1, 2005... PreFixx is a patented protective finish from Omnova Solutions, Fairlawn, Ohio. It is applied to upholstery and vinyl used in hospitality furniture and hospital equipment and furniture. Schulz says he specifies hotel-casino chairs from Gasser...
Lightfair International 2005.(EDITOR'S PICKS: LIGHTFAIR PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Lightfair International (www.lightfair.com) bills itself as the world largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference. The 16th edition, under the brand "LFI. The future. Illuminated," brought thousands of...
Tracking the sun.(EDITOR'S PICKS: LIGHTFAIR PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Advanced Daylighting System (ADS-600) is powered by a single photovoltaic cell that drives a motor, which moves a suspended three-mirror array inside the skylight's dome, reflecting sunlight indoors. The manufacturer says the motorized system,...
Dutch treat.(EDITOR'S PICKS: LIGHTFAIR PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Dutch designer Dirk Rutten's Jelly Lights fiber optic light sculptures come in four diameters: 5,6.5, 8, and 10 feet. The fixtures contain numerous 1 mm fiber optic strands embedded within a Lexan sheet. Color and intensity of the light can be...
Controls aplenty.(EDITOR'S PICKS: LIGHTFAIR PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Brochure describes daylighting controls, dimming controls, occupancy sensors, and lighting integration systems for retail, office, warehouse, and education facilities.
Watt Stopper.
Reader Service No. 230
Energy code aid.(EDITOR'S PICKS: LIGHTFAIR PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... COMcheckEZ is a CD from the U.S. Energy Department's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory that provides a storehouse of information on energy code compliance for commercial buildings. More info at: www.energycodes.gov or...
Retail LED solution.(EDITOR'S PICKS: LIGHTFAIR PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... GE's Tetra XL LED Lighting System has application in retail, restaurant, and hotel chain signage and lighting. New line has five rather than six LEDs per foot.
GE.
Reader Service No. 226
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Total control.(EDITOR'S PICKS: LIGHTFAIR PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Grafik 7000 dimming and switching panel (shown with customized PictureIT software screen) has been installed in Florida's Orange County Convention Center, where it controls 9,000 switched and 3,000 dimmed lighting circuits from a single system....
20,000-hour life.(EDITOR'S PICKS: LIGHTFAIR PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... MP 875 UniForm Pulse Start is an 875-watt compact ANSI type-O, high-wattage metal halide lamp for use in parking lots, outdoor lighting, and high-bay or site lighting. High lumen output is 95,000, with mean lumens of 76,000 and a rated life of...
Railroad landmark retrofit.(EDITOR'S PICKS: LIGHTFAIR PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Horseshoe Curve, a 150-year-old national historic landmark in Altoona, Pa., is an engineering miracle beloved of railroad enthusiasts. The curve forms a 220-degree are 2,375 feet long, 1,800 feet wide. The visitors' center and museum were...
Keeping it festive.(EDITOR'S PICKS: LIGHTFAIR PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... LG16 Festive LED lamps come in medium or candelabra base for 24--or 120-volt applications. Energy consumption per lamp: 1 watt. Manufacturer recommends use in clubs, restaurants, or decorative applications that require frequent starts.
...
Architectural lighting.(EDITOR'S PICKS: LIGHTFAIR PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Designer Series compact fluorescent downlights and wallwashers are recommended for high-end architectural applications, such as concert halls, theater lobbies, top-rack hotels, and high-end commercial properties, says the maker, Juno Lighting...
CSI Show & Convention.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Last month's 49th Annual CSI Show & Convention drew specifiers, architects, contractors, and engineers to Chicago's McCormick Place for four clays of continuing education and exhibits. Highlights included a keynote address by Charles Thornton...
New firestop method.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... FlameSaf FlowTrak System is designed for applications into head-of-wall joints between the top of fire-resistant gypsum wall and floor or roof assemblies. Unlike conventional head-of-wall firestopping methods that involve application of...
Hardwood tips.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Tips & Techniques, the popular technical series from the Hardwood Council, is available free on CD to design and building professionals.
The Hardwood Council.
Reader Service No. 235
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Double storage space.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Powered Mobile Storage System eliminates the space required for multiple aisles, effectively doubling the capacity of existing storage space. The system is powered by a patented motorized system--no pushing or pulling required.
Spacesaver....
Architectural security guide.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Catalog features 140 pages of locks, hardware, exit devices, and other security equipment.
IR Security & Safely.
Reader Service No. 241
America's stone.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Limestone from Indiana has been used in the Empire State Building, the Pentagon, the National Archives, and more than 30 of the 50 state capitols. "Biltmore Classic" brochure describes the commercial uses of this all-American product.
...
Anti-graffiti coating.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Graffiti cleanup is said to cost $10-12 billion a year. Tnemec's Chemprobe Coating Systems now offers Series 626 Dur A Pell GS (Graffiti Shield), a silicone rubber-based coating, to protect commercial and public buildings, sound walls, and...
Secure revolving doors.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Office buildings, hotels, retail stores, and government facilities are suggested applications for Security Revolving Doors from Dorma's Crane division. Can be configured to provide two-way or exit-only controlled access. Bullet and blast...
Yoga for buildings.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Flex-C Trac system allows contractors to build curved walls, column, arches, and S curves. Installation is 1-2-3: 1) Bend the track to the desired position. 2) Secure the track with screws. 3) Fasten the track to the joists or decking.
...
For tight fits.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Alternating tread stair can be specified where space does not allow for a full staircase. Alternating-tread design allows for face-forward descent. For use in rooftop accesses, crossovers, and catwalks. New at CSI: Lapeyre conventional stair...
Copper 'finnish'.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... The U.S. division of Finland's Outokumpu offers Nordic Green PLUS Prepatinated copper, with an immediate green surface. In coils or sheets for cladding purposes.
Outokumpu American Brass.
Reader Service No. 242
Metal solutions.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Brochures describe use of PAC-CLAD architectural metals for curtain walls, storefront applications, mansards, roofing, and fascia.
Petersen Aluminum.
Reader Service No. 244
Audible exit.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Compact speaker system installed near building exits or along egress routes can reduce evacuation time by up to 75%, according to the maker of Onyx ExitPoint. The system is triggered by a building's fire-alarm control panel, alerting building...
Better indoor air quality.(EDITOR'S PICKS: CSI PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Pure Wave air purifiers have been installed in casinos (Trump, Bel Terra, Isle of Capri, and Blue Chip), hospitals, hotel rooms, and restaurants to reduce smoke, odors, bacteria, pathogens, mold, and fungi.
Biozone Scientific.
Reader...