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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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Engineers

Engineering goes hand-in-hand with design, putting a practical lens on the architect’s vision and finding the best way to make it happen. Without a talented engineer, the project will never reach completion, and certainly will not reach the standards of functionality and sustainability that the architect and client are seeking.

Jul 12, 2013

12 award-winning healthcare projects [slideshow] - CONTINUED

  7. San Antonio Military Medical Center an addition to the Brooke Army Medical Center; Fort Sam…
Jul 12, 2013

12 award-winning healthcare projects [slideshow]

AIA's Academy of Architecture for Health announced the recipients of the 2013 AIA National Healthcare Design Awards.

Jul 11, 2013

Bill to borrow more for college spending in Michigan criticized due to ‘higher-ed bubble’

An amendment to a Michigan appropriations budget authorizes an increase in state debt to pay for state university construction projects. But some experts see a “higher education bubble” on the horizon, and said more taxpayer debt for more buildings is a bad idea.

Jul 11, 2013

Skanska exits U.S. Chamber of Commerce over LEED controversy

Skanska USA resigned from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over the Chamber’s decision to support the American High-Performance Buildings Coalition. 

Jul 11, 2013

DOE releases stricter energy efficiency standards for new federal buildings taking effect in 2014

The Energy Department released stricter energy efficiency standards this month for new federal buildings. 

Jul 11, 2013

Pennsylvania legislators work on bill to update demolition codes following fatal building collapse

Pennsylvania lawmakers are working on a bill to update demolition codes, in the wake of a fatal building collapse in Philadelphia in June.  

Jul 11, 2013

Lawsuit challenges modular apartment project in New York City

A plan to build pre-fab apartment buildings at Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, N.Y., has been challenged by a lawsuit filed by the Plumbing Foundation in Manhattan Supreme Court.  

Jul 10, 2013

SmithGroupJJR hires Don Posson as Co-director of Sustainable Design

SmithGroupJJR has hired veteran mechanical engineer Don Posson, PE, CCP, CPD, LEED AP, as the firm’s co-director of sustainable design.

Jul 10, 2013

World's best new skyscrapers [slideshow]

The Bow in Calgary and CCTV Headquarters in Beijing are among the world's best new high-rise projects, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 

Jul 10, 2013

TED talk: Architect Michael Green on why we should build tomorrow's skyscrapers out of wood

In a newly posted TED talk, wood skyscraper expert Michael Green makes the case for building the next-generation of mid- and high-rise buildings out of wood.

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