February 2012

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February 2012: On the Drawing Board

Syracuse law school centergeared to meet university’s environmental goals Adaptive reuse transforms 114-year-old warehouse into loft apartments New base for Arizona State University...
Feb. 7, 2012
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February 2012: New Projects Portfolio

New center at Northern Kentucky University promotes digital research New Jersey banks choose renovation to reinforce universal brand Following a devastating tornado, Georgia community...
Feb. 7, 2012
Nearly 400 traditionally styled, high-performance, low-maintenance windows with double-pane insulating glass were installed in t

Replacement windows eliminate weak link in the building envelope

Conventional windows have long been considered the weak link in the building envelope. According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Program Multi-Year Program...
Feb. 1, 2012
A crew member uses a ruggedized tablet equipped with augmented reality software to visualize the BIM geometry of a complex stai

‘Augmented reality’ comes to the job site

Over the past several years, as building information modeling has gained widespread acceptance in the design and construction sector, Building Teams have become increasingly adept...
Feb. 1, 2012
Wood Columns Made Of Parallel Strand Lumber Support The Steel Roof And Glass Curtain Wall Of Arena Stage In Washington, D c

New ways to work with wood

Although wood is commonly used as a finish material in nonresidential buildings, more and more Building Teams are specifying wood as a structural material to accompany steel or...
Feb. 1, 2012
Building Owners Must Plan Ahead For Roof Replacement To Avoid Emergency Leak Remediation Expenses

AIA CONTINUING EDUCATION: Reroofing primer, in-depth advice from the experts

No building owner wants to be caught unprepared by catastrophic roof failure. Emergency roof replacements tend to be more expensive than planned ones, and damage to interiors ...
Jan. 31, 2012
The Reconstruction Of The Modern Theatre Revived A City Landmark The Project Helped Reinvigorate Boston's Downtown Crossing

28th Annual Reconstruction Awards: Modern day reconstruction plays out

In the fall of 2008, Boston’s Modern Theatre looked anything but modern. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the landmark structure, located in the city’s Downtown...
Jan. 31, 2012
The Presidio Landmark Is One Of The Nations First Leed Certified Neighborhood Developments

28th Annual Reconstruction Awards: Winning back a community’s trust

When Perkins+Will was selected to rehabilitate and adaptively reuse San Francisco’s historic Presidio Landmark in 2004, it never occurred to Andrew Wolfram, AIA, LEED AP, that...
Jan. 31, 2012
Chapman Construction/Design, Based In Newton, Mass, Takes Pride In Its Close Knit, Team Oriented Culture

Chapman Construction/Design: ‘Sustainability is part of everything we do’

Inspiration. It can occur in the strangest of places and often when it’s least expected. For John C. Hall, the 55-year-old CEO of Chapman Construction/Design, Newton, Mass., inspiration...
Jan. 31, 2012
Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christis fusion facility combines academic departmentsnursing (above) and kinesiologywith recreat

Fusion Facilities: 8 reasons to consolidate multiple functions under one roof

An emerging design paradigm is having a major impact on the world of university campus planning and design—fusion facilities. As the name implies, fusion facilities bring together...
Jan. 31, 2012