New science, old buildings: Renovating for efficiency, flexibility, and connection
What does the research space of the future look like? And can it be housed in older buildings—or does it require new construction?
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Smart Buildings
GSA to invest $80 million on smart building technologies at federal properties
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) will invest $80 million from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into smart building technologies within 560 federal buildings. GSA intends to enhance operations through granular controls, expand available reporting with more advanced metering sources, and optimize the operator experience.
MFPRO+ News
‘Yes in God’s Backyard’ movement could create more affordable housing
The so-called “Yes in God’s Backyard” (YIGBY) movement, where houses of worship convert their properties to housing, could help alleviate the serious housing crisis affecting many communities around the country.
Mass Timber
British Columbia hospital features mass timber community hall
The Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project in Duncan, British Columbia, features an expansive community hall featuring mass timber construction. The hall, designed to promote social interaction and connection to give patients, families, and staff a warm and welcoming environment, connects a Diagnostic and Treatment (“D&T”) Block and Inpatient Tower.
Drew Ballensky | Jun 13, 2013
L.A.'s natural history museum completes reimagining of buildings and grounds
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles completed a full-scale transformation this month with the opening of its new Nature Gardens and Nature Lab and the Otis Booth Pavilion with an iconic Fin Whale specimen.
Drew Ballensky | May 31, 2013
$3 million renovation leads to rebirth of Boston hotel with new upscale identity
After a $3 million renovation, the Bulfinch Hotel in Boston has been reborn as the Boxer, a more upscale property.
Drew Ballensky | May 28, 2013
Renovated casino part of redevelopment project at Los Angeles-area racetrack
Hollywood Park racetrack in Inglewood, Calif., will soon become Hollywood Park Tomorrow, a 238-acre development project.
Drew Ballensky | May 20, 2013
Competitors vie to redevelop home of N.Y. Islanders on Long Island
Four groups are competing to redevelop the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, home of the New York…
Drew Ballensky | May 13, 2013
Maryland proposal would fund commercial green-energy retrofits
A proposed bill in the Montgomery County, Md., Council would provide an innovative way to encourage…
Drew Ballensky | May 6, 2013
Philadelphia Navy Yard building converted to energy research ‘living lab’
A 70-year-old vacant recreation building at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia will open next week as…
May 2, 2013
New web community aims to revitalize abandoned buildings
Italian innovators Andrea Sesta and Daniela Galvani hope to create a worldwide database of abandoned facilities, ripe for redevelopment, with their [im]possible living internet community.
Drew Ballensky | Apr 29, 2013
Dilapidated 22-story Cambridge, Mass. courthouse headed for mixed-use rebirth
Plans have been unveiled to convert the old Middlesex Courthouse in East Cambridge, Mass. into a…
Drew Ballensky | Apr 22, 2013
Controversy over whether Montreal’s Olympic Stadium should be preserved
The deteriorating membrane roof atop the Olympic Stadium in Montreal needs to be replaced, but some…
Apr 19, 2013
Must see: Shell of gutted church on stilts, 40 feet off the ground
Construction crews are going to extremes to save the ornate brick façade of the Provo (Utah) Tabernacle temple, which was ravaged by a fire in December 2010.
