Building Design & Construction articles from September 2003

Building Design & Construction archives from September 2003

Baldridge: on secure buildings.
September 1, 2003... Reality I remember a conversation with a newscaster who asked post-9/11, "If a plane were to fly into a building in our area, what would be the result?" We have building that do not even have fire sprinklers in them or do not meet current...

Follow the mushrooms!(Editorial)
September 1, 2003... A colleague told me about a chap he met on a recent flight to London. "He told me he had a mushroom farm near Birmingham," said my friend. "So I asked how business was, and he said fantastic." Curious, my friend asked why, and the farmer...

Restoring a historic hotel--one floor at a time.(News & Trends)
September 1, 2003... Four members of a family that includes an architect and a contractor have started a piecemeal restoration strategy to restore the historic 20-story Mayo Hotel in Tulsa, Okla., after several failed attempts. The hotel has been vacant since it...

Renovation on docket for Supreme Court.(News & Trends)
September 1, 2003... The U.S. Supreme Court Building is undergoing a modernization to upgrade systems that have been in place since the building opened in 1935. The architect for the first phase of the five-year project is Princeton, N.J.-based Hillier, with James...

Taylor & Associates Architects.(Firm Announcements)
September 1, 2003... Brad Smith moves up to principal at Taylor & Associates Architects, Newport Beach, Calif. He's a 12-year veteran of the firm.

Kahler Slater Architects.(Firm Announcements)
September 1, 2003... Joining Kahler Slater Architects, Milwaukee, is Joan M. Whaley as principal in charge of wellness facility planning and design. She was formerly with Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz, San Diego, and Ellerbe Becket, Minneapolis.

Haley & Aldrich.(Firm Announcements)
September 1, 2003... Haley & Aldrich, a Boston-based environmental engineering and consulting firm, promoted David J. Hagen and William F. Kay, Jr., to the rank of principal/SVP. The firm has 450 employees in 15 offices nationwide.

Ewing Cole Cherry Brott.(Firm Announcements)
September 1, 2003... Ewing Cole Cherry Brott, the Philadelphia A/E firm, has opened a West Coast office in Irvine, Calif., at 5 Park Plaza. Daniel W. Olson, AIA, has been appointed managing principal.

Alter Group.(Firm Announcements)
September 1, 2003... Chicago's Alter Group has set up Alter Construction Group to handle its construction line, with Ronald M. Clarkson as president.

Skanska USA.(Firm Announcements)
September 1, 2003... John W. Cammack, a 30-year construction veteran, steps up to president of Skanska USA's Florida division, where he'll run $500 million in current projects. The Parsippany, N.J., firm has 275 employees in Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville.

NBBJ.(Firm Announcements)
September 1, 2003... Joan Saba, AIA, FACHA, an internationally recognized authority on design for health and well-being, has joined NBBJ's New York office as principal to lead the firm's healthcare projects in the Northeast.

Keeton Construction Co.(Firm Announcements)
September 1, 2003... Keeton Construction Co., San Diego, has named Philip B. Zubicki as COO. The firm builds office, medical, retail, institutional, industrial, and municipal facilities.

Kajima Construction Services.(Firm Announcements)
September 1, 2003... The new president/CEO of Kajima Construction Services, Los Angeles, is Kenji Hora, who has been with the general contractor/design builder for 23 years.

The DFW Grand Hyatt.(Projects awarded)
September 1, 2003... * The DFW Grand Hyatt under construction at Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport will be the only Grand Hyatt property to be located at an airport when it opens in early 2005. Designed by Dallas-based HKS, Inc., the hotel will be an integral...

As Virginia's first comprehensive agreement for a public-private school building program, Haskell/Hess P3 Schools, a joint venture of based The Haskell Co., Jacksonville, Fla., and Gaithersburg, Md.-based Hess Construction Co. has been selected by Stafford County, Va., to deliver two elementary schools and a high school.(Projects awarded)
September 1, 2003... As Virginia's first comprehensive agreement for a public-private school building program, Haskell/Hess P3 Schools, a joint venture of based The Haskell Co., Jacksonville, Fla., and Gaithersburg, Md.-based Hess Construction Co. has been selected...

County government building.(Projects awarded)
September 1, 2003... * The new 97,000-sq.-ft. county government building in San Luis Obispo, Calif., will be constructed of cast-in-place concrete from the garage level through the third story, with the fourth level utilizing a structural steel frame. Kaplan...

San Diego retail/residential development.(Projects awarded)
September 1, 2003... The 166,000-sq.-ft. first phase of Gaslamp, a San Diego retail/residential development, is designed to integrate with its namesake city district by incorporating its corniced and columned architecture. Nadel Architects of Los Angeles is the...

LEED: 'exactly what we need'.(Letters)
September 1, 2003... We designed the first LEED Gold elementary school and are working on many more LEED-hopeful buildings. Our clients are embracing "high performance" concepts, and many are quite excited about incorporating very visible and educational green...

'Green' here to stay.(Letters)
September 1, 2003... PSA is taking steps to incorporate "green design" in our practice. It's here to stay because it encompasses all aspects of planning, design, construction, and operations. Federal, state, and local agencies are making LEED certification...

Corrections.
September 1, 2003... In "Off-Strip bars and pools whet the appetites of the hip and cool" (BD&C, August 2003), the design architect for The Palms facilities was The Jerde Partners, Venice, Calif. KGA Architecture was executive architect. The following,...

A sharp increase in green building shines a light on concrete's ability build better.(Special Advertising Supplement)
September 1, 2003... What does it mean to build sustainable structures? Is it choosing materials that are quarried and harvested in an environmentally sound way? Is it recycling and diverting construction waste? Is it creating indoor atmospheres that are beneficial...

Green means commitment: working with industry partners to implement innovative and environmentally responsible solutions.(Special Advertising Supplement)
September 1, 2003... Sustainability is a major focus for Lafarge, and throughout the years we've done far more than talk about green solutions--we've found ways to pioneer them. Through our partnership with Ispat Inland, which owns the largest blast furnace in...

Rising demand may enliven office sector.(Industry Data)
September 1, 2003... The national office vacancy rate increased 0.8% to 16.4% in the first quarter of 2003, but this is expected to be the peak vacancy rate in this cycle. Office space demand is rising and the growth in the supply of office space has continued...

Signs point to brighter '04 for manufacturing.(Industry Data)
September 1, 2003... Manufacturing remains the most depressed construction end market, but a silver lining may at last be appearing among the clouds. Upon first glance, most of the data looks bad. The current spending level is probably below replacement of...

Four-month flat line ends for healthcare.(Industry Data)
September 1, 2003... Healthcare construction spending increased 3.3% in June ending a four-month period of no growth when the economy was weaker and investors more cautious earlier this year. An 8-9% annual growth pace is expected through the end of next year....

Cost comparison per square foot in select metro markets.(Industry Data)
September 1, 2003... Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets Factory, 3-story Auto sales garage '03 '02 % chg. '03 '02 % chg. Atlanta 74.98 72.07 4.0 ...

Wi-Fi clears air for remote connection.(Computer APPS)
September 1, 2003... It wasn't that long ago that remote computing meant you had a "dumb" terminal attached to a mainframe via a long wire snaked though an office. The emergence of networks changed things by distributing computer power, yet the ubiquitous wire has...

Topsy-Turvy Tower: skewed corners give Hearst Tower a distinctive image without upstaging a taller corporate neighbor in downtown Charlotte's banking mecca.(Office Building)
September 1, 2003... Five years ago, Bank of America, the mammoth financial services company--it now has 4,400 banking centers in 21 states and the District of Columbia and 132,796 employees operating in more than 150 countries--decided it needed more space in its...

Science City: along San Francisco's waterfront, a gutsy developer and a world-renowned university are teaming up to create a one-of-a-kind biotech cluster.(Life-Science Laboratories)
September 1, 2003... Something special is happening along San Francisco's southeast waterfront. Just south of PacBell Park, home to baseball's Giants, a daring developer and a renowned medical-research university are combining to create one of the nation's premier...

What researchers want from labs: a new study reveals sharp differences between what researchers say they need in their labs and what they think their employers find important.(Exclusive Survey Results)
September 1, 2003... What do researchers at pharmaceutical and biotech companies and institutes want from their laboratories? That's the basic question behind the BD&C/RICS Lab Facilities Research Study, conducted by the Reed Research Group for this magazine and...

Next-generation lab design: Building Teams are rethinking accepted lab design concepts of the past to meet new client demands.(Life-Science Laboratories)
September 1, 2003... The constant scramble for blockbuster ethical drugs by pharmaceutical companies, endeavors like the Human Genome Project, and the growth of such fields as proteomics and bioinformatics have kept demand for new or renovated spaces rather steady....

Increased coverage: single-ply thermoplastic and metal are roofing's hottest sectors, but energy and environmental concerns are cool with Building Teams, too.(Roofing Trends)
September 1, 2003... No matter the type or age of roof, eventually it will leak. The question is, when. Today, product advancements and a more knowledgeable industry are enabling Building Teams to better design, construct, and maintain a roof for improved...

Roofing industry looks for recovery.(Annual Roofing Report)
September 1, 2003... Reflective of the slowly rebounding economy, roofing contractors reported a slight increase in upper sales volume brackets in 2002, and expect to record similar increases this year. According to the National Roofing Contractors Association...

High-rise roof.(Products at work)
September 1, 2003... The 30-story Park Place luxury condominium and townhome development in San Diego features a steep-sloped tile roof that covers the upper tower portion of the building where mechanical equipment and service rooms are housed. The metal tile panel...

Thermally cool.(Annual Roofing Report)
September 1, 2003... Real insulation is designed using thermally efficient polyiso-insulation with vent strips of 1 in., 1.5 in., or 2 in., separating 7/16-in. APA/TECOrated OSB from polyiso-rigid insulation creates cross-ventilation over sloped-unventilated roof...

Weather proof.(Annual Roofing Report)
September 1, 2003... Roofing membrane offers a 30-year warranty protecting against incidental punctures, 100- mph winds, and hall up to 2 in. in diameter, with no dollar limit. The RubberGard Platinum Roofing System is made of a durable, 90-mil. thick EPDM membrane...

Tiled high.(Products at work)
September 1, 2003... St. Gabriel's Chapel in Audubon, Pa., is over 100 years old, and still contains many of its original roof tiles. As part of the re-roofing of the entire tile system, 525 squares of Woodscape (40-year) shingles were installed after repairing...

Snap-roofing.(Annual Roofing Report)
September 1, 2003... Architectural copings and snap-on gravel stops for roof trims feature concealed spring-loaded compression cleats that allow the installer to easily snap the coping into position in a vertical fashion, eliminating exposed fasteners. The...

Kicked to the curb.(Annual Roofing Report)
September 1, 2003... Roof curb has integral 1- to 3-ft. deflection isolation and an external spring access for easy field adjustment. Options include seismic calculations for all zones, wood nailers, duct supports to match all manufacturers' equipment, sound...

Roof reading.(Annual Roofing Report)
September 1, 2003... Eight-page metal roof restoration brochure helps owners identify signs of deterioration and imminent leaking on old metal roofs. Describes how specific technologies can provide long-lasting, energy-efficient, and cost-effective solutions....

Waterlogged firehouse.(Products at work)
September 1, 2003... The Millville Firehouse in Millville, N. J., experienced perpetual leaking problems with the station's existing flat BUR roof. City engineers opted to replace the existing roof with a framing system and a sloped A-shaped covering. The R-Mer...

Church now dry, cool.(Products at work)
September 1, 2003... The 14,000-sq-ft. church roof belonging to the Paroisse St. Louis de Gonzague in Richibouctou, New Brunswick, Canada, was leaking and in need of rehabilitation. With extreme high winds, snow, and rain in the city's climate, the existing...

Fly over.(Products at work)
September 1, 2003... Clad with 800,000 sq. ft. of Hypalon chlorosulfonated polyethylene roofing, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Washington's Dulles International Airport will open in December. Resembling a large...

Recyclable roof.(Annual Roofing Report)
September 1, 2003... Stainless-steel roofing tile system is made from 75% recycled type 304 stainless and is 100% recyclable. The permanently colored metal roofing draws its colors from within the stainless steel itself, enhancing the protective chrome oxide layer...

Two-in-one roof.(Annual Roofing Report)
September 1, 2003... Custom-curved acoustical metal panels act as a roof deck and an acoustical ceiling at the same time, using a crimp-curving method for dames, arches, and multiple-radius curves and "S" shapes. Both "B" and "N" panels can be curved in 22 to 18...

Re-roof no more.(Annual Roofing Report)
September 1, 2003... Polymer-modified compound is an alternative to re-roofing buildings affected by ponded water or exposure to environmental conditions. ArmorFLex can be applied to built-up or modified bitumen membrane systems to prolong their life by resisting...

The right formula.(Products at work)
September 1, 2003... The roof on the 14,000-sq.-ft. University of Nevada chemistry lab had been installed in the 1970s, had 2 ft. thick of pigeon droppings, and had deteriorated so badly that in some spots the reinforcing was exposed. The roof was replaced with...

Watered-down roof.(Products at work)
September 1, 2003... The contemporary look of the City of Ava Water Park in Ava, Mo., was achieved with the Snap-It Architectural Roof System. The standing-seam metal roof of the 2,900-sq.-ft. main building was developed as an interlocking panel system utilizing a...

'Hotlanta,' cool roofs.(Products at work)
September 1, 2003... Atlanta's Georgia Institute of Technology tried different roofing systems on a variety of campus buildings, only to find a few years later that the South's heat weakened seams requiring another re-roofing. In the last five years, Georgia Tech...

Locked up.(Products at work)
September 1, 2003... The $140 million Illinois Maximum Security Correctional Center in Thomson, Ill., includes more than 600,000 sq. ft. of building space to house 1,600 maximum-security inmates. The facility required 395,000 sq. ft. of Snap-Clad 24gauge galvalume...

Urban greenery.(Products at work)
September 1, 2003... Chicago City Hall's 100-year-old flat roof was used to test the benefits of using a vegetated roof system in an urban environment. With lightweight soil mixtures and a variety of plants, the roof showed a surface temperature reduction of 70...

Fancy-cut fish scales.(Products at work)
September 1, 2003... The 7,200-sq.-ft., four-story historic Coronado Boat House in Coronado, Calif., was originally constructed in 1887. In an effort to refurbish the house, while still maintaining the historic character of the building, the building's new roof had...

Stick to the top.(Annual Roofing Report)
September 1, 2003... Professional roof insulation adhesive features on increased shelf life and reduced bottom temperature range to just above freezing. Insta-Stick, according to its maker, now stays "foamier" for a longer period of time, allowing it to bridge the...

Pool protection.(Products at work)
September 1, 2003... The indoor pool at Daytona Beach Community College, in Daytona Beach, Fla., was only five years old and yet the roof was already deteriorating badly from chlorine vapors hitting the metal roof. Approximately 12,500 sq. ft. of CFR-42...

ASIS International 2003.(Fire-Rated Products)
September 1, 2003... Date: Sept. 15-18 Location: Ernest N. Modal Convention Center, New Orleans www.asisanline.org Scheduled for shortly after the second anniversary of 9/11, ASIS International, the largest security exhibition in the U.S, continues to...

Wireless glass.(Fire-Rated Products)
September 1, 2003... Fire-rated glazing material for educational and athletic facilities is laminated and impact safely-rated. FireLite Plus was created in response to the International Building Code's standard, which eliminated the use of wired glass in schools....

Green, fire-rated doors.(Fire-Rated Products)
September 1, 2003... Environmental mineral core door has a 45-, 60-, or 90-minute rating and is best for schools, hotels, offices, stairways, and corridors. The Environmental Class wood door I is ideal for buildings looking to qualify for the LEED Green Building...

Protective power.(Fire-Rated Products)
September 1, 2003... Complete door assemblies, including door, frame, perimeter sound seals, and door bottom, have Positive Pressure labels for up to 3 hours. In addition to the standard factory prime paint, the doors are available in galvanized steel, enamel...

Safe insulation.(Fire-Rated Products)
September 1, 2003... Duct insulation provides a one- and two-hour fire rating and is made of a flexible fire protection wrap that meets the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association and the Underwriters Laboratories for fire-rated grease ducts....

Scaling the walls.(Fire-Rated Products)
September 1, 2003... Wall carpet made from woven wool has a unitary backing that is flame-proof and Class A-rated for resistance to flames and smoke. Lanai wall carpet absorbs sound and helps control costs by protecting walls. The carpet is available in grays and...