April 2015

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Multifaced fitness center becomes campus landmark

Multifaced fitness center becomes campus landmark

College and universities are in an arms race to build facilities and campuses that will attract and retain the best and brightest students. Radford University’s new Fitness and...
April 9, 2015
Nation's first LEED-certified bus depot

Nation's first LEED-certified bus depot

Mother Clara Hale (1905–1992) was an American humanitarian who founded Hale House for unwanted children born with drug addictions. One year after her death, a bus depot on 146th...
April 9, 2015
Setting the bar for port-of-entry design

Setting the bar for port-of-entry design

Four billion pounds of fresh produce flow through the Mariposa Land Port of Entry, Nogales, Ariz., from Mexico every year. More than 300,000 trucks, nearly three million cars,...
April 9, 2015
Big D’s billion-dollar baby: New Parkland hospital tops the chart

Big D’s billion-dollar baby: New Parkland Hospital Tops the Chart | BD+C

The new Parkland Hospital is big. Check out the numbers: 862 private adult beds and 96 neonatal ICU beds. More than two million sf of space, and $1.27 billion in construction ...
April 9, 2015
Ipd-driven fusion facility serves science and student life in Chicago

IPD-driven fusion facility serves science and student life in Chicago

Situated in the heart of North Park University’s urban campus on Chicago’s North Side, the Johnson Center for Science and Community Life provides state-of-the-art science laboratories...
April 9, 2015
‘Prudent, not opulent’ sets the tone for this Catholic hospital

‘Prudent, not opulent’ sets the tone for this Catholic hospital

Holy Cross Health, a Catholic healthcare system in Maryland, opened its new 237,000-sf hospital in Germantown last October 1, thanks to a Building Team—led by SmithGroupJJR (architect...
April 9, 2015
9/11 museum triumphs over controversy

9/11 museum triumphs over controversy

The National September 11 Memorial Museum may have been a relatively small part of the 16-acre World Trade Center mega-project, which included the building of four commercial ...
April 9, 2015
Unique test facility will help make wind power more feasible

Unique test facility will help make wind power more feasible

The U.S. Energy Department wants wind power to provide at least 20% of the nation’s energy needs by 2030, compared to 3.5% in 2013. Until recently, manufacturers have not been...
April 8, 2015
UK's leading foot and mouth disease lab turns containment design inside out

UK's leading foot and mouth disease lab turns containment design inside out

Daily life as a researcher in the typical high-containment lab facility goes something like this: Arrive early in the morning at a nondescript building. Pass through security....
April 6, 2015
‘Project first’ philosophy shows team’s commitment to a true IPD

‘Project first’ philosophy shows team’s commitment to a true IPD on the San Carlos Center

Five years ago, owner/developer Sutter Health put its planned Palo Alto Medical Foundation San Carlos Center on hold due to the economic downturn. Two years later, a Building ...
April 6, 2015