Q&A: A BIM Tool for Early Concept Design
As BIM technology continues to reinvent the construction industry wheel, Introspective Systems has come up with technologies to enhance the early concept design phase of a construction project.
July 2013
The Bridge Building Breaks Record in Sustainability
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — History and sustainability merged in a recent milestone for Nashville’s Bridge Building, located along the east bank of the Cumberland River.
Historic SF Building Achieves LEED Gold
SAN FRANCISCO — The historic 240 Stockton Street building in San Francisco was recently awarded LEED Gold in the Existing Buildings Operation and Maintenance (EBOM) category. Built in 1908, the building was already eco-friendly, as it was built with recycled aggregate concrete from the buildings destroyed in the 1906 earthquake.
LEED v4 Approved, Incorporates Cradle to Cradle Certified Program
WASHINGTON — In early July, the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC) membership voted with 86 percent favor to adopt LEED v4, the latest version of the green building rating system. The voter percentage includes 90 percent approval from the user category of the voting body, 77 percent approval from the general interest category and 89 percent approval from the producer category. In order to pass, the overall percentage needed to be 66.7 percent.
Gary Baner
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, promoted Gary Baner, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, to senior associate at the firm’s Peoria, Ill., office. Baner is an experienced architect focused on providing a strong team approach with 33 years of diverse experience in architectural design. His expertise ranges from large, complex projects to small renovations for both public- and private-sector clients.
Room Controller System
The Greengate Room Controller system from Cooper Controls is the first room-based lighting control system designed to eliminate potential mistakes that can occur throughout the design, installation and everyday use of a lighting control system. The Room Controller system equips a room to switch and dim the lights with pre-configured wallstations, save energy with occupancy sensors and daylighting sensors, control emergency lights with an integral UL 924 and meet the latest code requirements.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.Massive Rooftop Farm Project Earns EBie Award
NEW YORK — “If you first hear that someone wants to put 1.2 million pounds of dirt on your roof, you think they’re crazy,” said Ashish Dua, co-managing member of Acumen Capital Partners LLC (ACP), the owners of the Standard Motor Products Building in Queens, N.Y., which debuted one of the world’s largest or
AIA Produces Annual Report, Amends Gold Medal Criteria
DENVER — The American Institute of Architects (AIA), dedicated to developing secure and sustainable buildings, recently posted a downloadable version of the 2013 edition of the AIA Foresight Report on the company’s website.
The report outlines the impact of current architectural trends on business and growth in the marketplace. The goal of the report is to share original research pertaining to architectural practices in the present and future. It focuses on sustainable design techniques, building performance, project delivery and technological advances.
St. Louis Science Center Deflates Exploradome
ST. LOUIS — On June 24, St. Louis-based McGrath & Associates finally pulled the plug on the St. Louis Science Center’s air-filled Exploradome, which was originally built as a temporary exhibition space 16 years ago.
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