Weingarten, Callan appointed to BD+C Editorial Board

Building Design+Construction has named two new members to its editorial board. Both are past recipients of BD+C’s “40 Under 40” honor.

Peter Weingarten, AIA, LEED AP, is Director of the Architectural Practice for design and operations in the Northwest U.S. with architectural firm Gensler, based in San Francisco. He also supports the firm’s Asia practice, including China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and India, and holds a BArch from Syracuse University.

David P. Callan, PE, CEM, LEED AP, HBDP, is Senior Vice President, Technical Director, and a member of the corporate leadership of Environmental Systems Design, Chicago. He is a GSA Design Excellence National Peer and was the recipient of the ASHRAE Excellence in Engineering Award. He holds a BS in architectural engineering from Drexel University and an MS in civil engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. BD+C

Hoping to send a loud message that Chicago is serious about luring tourism and entertainment spending, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has released details of two initiatives that have been developing for more than a year and that it says will mean $1.1 billion in investment in the McCormick Place and Navy Pier areas.

| May 16, 2013

Michael R. Bohn named Executive VP at Gilbane

Gilbane has promoted Michael R. Bohn to executive vice president. With over 28 years of service to the company and leadership roles on such high-profile projects as the University of Michigan Biomedical Science Building and the University of Chicago Medical Center, Bohn will now have responsibility for Gilbane’s New York and Midwest business units.

| May 16, 2013

BIM Show Live: The UK’s aggressive goal to mandate BIM on all public projects

| May 15, 2013

Schneider Electric announces Global Xperience Efficiency Events for 2013

Schneider Electric’s Xperience Efficiency series will begin with events in the United States, China, Colombia, Brazil and Russia.

| May 15, 2013

Center for Green Schools, Architecture for Humanity release new tool for green schools

The 70-page guide demystifies the processes of identifying building improvement opportunities and finance and implementation strategies.

| May 14, 2013

Paints and coatings: The latest trends in sustainability

When it comes to durability, a 50-year building design ideally should include 50-year coatings. Many building products consume substantial amounts of energy, water, and petrochemicals during manufacture, but they can make up for it in the operations phase. The same should be expected from architectural coatings.

| May 14, 2013

Advanced turbines generate 6X more energy than conventional models

US-based wind energy company SheerWind just unveiled the INVELOX – a tunnel-based wind turbine that can produce up to 600% more power than traditional wind turbines.