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Empty mall to be converted to UCLA Research Park

UCLA recently acquired a former mall that it will convert into the UCLA Research Park that will house the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at UCLA and the UCLA Center for Quantum Science and Engineering, as well as programs across other disciplines. The 700,000-sf property, formerly the Westside Pavilion shopping mall, is two miles from the university’s main Westwood campus. Google, which previously leased part of the property, helped enable and support UCLA’s acquisition.

Geothermal Technology

Rochester, Minn., plans extensive geothermal network

The city of Rochester, Minn., home of the famed Mayo Clinic, is going big on geothermal networks. The city is constructing Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) that consist of ambient pipe loops connecting multiple buildings and delivering thermal heating and cooling energy via water-source heat pumps.

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Building Owners

An integral part of the balance of light and mass in many Modernist buildings, s
May 10, 2012

Chapter 7 When Modern Becomes Historic: Preserving the Modernist Building Envelope

This AIA CES Discovery course explores the special reconstruction questions posed by Modern-era buildings.

May 10, 2012

Chapter 6 Energy Codes + Reconstructed Buildings: 2012 and Beyond

Our experts analyze the next generation of energy and green building codes and how they impact reconstruction.

May 10, 2012

Chapter 5 LEED-EB and Green Globes CIEB: Rating Sustainable Reconstruction

Certification for existing buildings under these two rating programs has overtaken that for new construction.

Daylighting model for the Edith GreenWendell Wyatt Federal Building, named in h
May 10, 2012

Chapter 4 Business Case for High-Performance Reconstructed Buildings

Five reconstruction projects in one city make a bottom-line case for reconstruction across the country.

May 10, 2012

Chapter 3 How Building Technologies Contribute to Reconstruction Advances

Building Teams are employing a wide variety of components and systems in their reconstruction projects.

Triple-pane windows provide natural light to significantly reduce electricity us
May 10, 2012

Chapter 2 Exemplary High-Performance Reconstruction Projects

Several case studies show how to successfully renovate existing structures into high-performance buildings.

May 9, 2012

Chapter 1 Reconstruction: ‘The 99% Solution’ for Energy Savings in Buildings

As a share of total construction activity reconstruction has been on the rise in the U.S. and Canada in the last few years, which creates a golden opportunity for extensive energy savings.

Jerry Yudelson
May 9, 2012

International green building speaker to keynote Australia’s largest building systems trade show

Green building, sustainability consultant, green building book author Jerry Yudelson will be the keynote speaker at the Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Systems (ARBS) conference in Melbourne, Australia.

Tishman managed the construction for the project, which includes 1,898 guest roo
May 9, 2012

Tishman delivers Revel six weeks early

Revel stands more than 730 feet tall, consists of over 6.3 milliont--sf of space, and is enclosed by 836,762-sf of glass.

Stoddert is one of 78 schools spanning 29 states to receive the recognition.
May 9, 2012

Stoddert Elementary School in DC wins first US DOE Green Ribbon School Award

Sustainable materials, operational efficiency, and student engagement create high-performance, healthy environment for life-long learning.

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