Jennifer Betancourt, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, has been promoted to associate in the Elgin, Ill. office of Dewberry. With more than 15 years of experience, she has broad expertise in the higher education, library, health care, campus planning, commercial, K-12 and aviation sectors. As a project manager, her skills range from programming and design development through construction administration. Betancourt earned her bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Arizona.
Skanska hired Robert D. Flory as senior vice president/account manager for the company’s building business unit in its Oakland, Calif., office. Flory joins Skanska after a 23-year tenure with Vanir Construction Management Inc., a Sacramento, Calif.-based construction firm where he served as chief operating officer. He brings significant project experience in the public, health care, education, justice and water/wastewater sectors.
ECOR Industrial Panels, developed and manufactured by Noble Environmental Technolo-gies (NET) Corporation, use a new technology that reduces conventional panel weight by up to 75 percent while retaining flexural strength. This is accomplished by configuring the ECOR components into various hollow geometric patterns in the core of the panel. Combining WavCor and FlatCor offers users a wide variety of panel options that can be tailored to meet performance requirements. Applications include furniture and cabinetry, interior signage, POP displays, doors and millwork, and many others.
BabyLED is a new product from USAI Lighting. The shallowest recessed LED downlight hous-ing in the world, BabyLED represents an engineering achievement. Measuring less than 3 inches tall, BabyLED’s minimal profile means anyone can use USAI recessed lighting in any space with minimal changes to finished ceiling height. BabyLED delivers more than 1,150 lumens and 64 lumens per watt in a variety of classic white color temperatures — all from a tiny 3-inch aper-ture.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The Colorado State University (CSU) System secured more than $171 million in bond financing to support six construction projects that will transform the Fort Collins campus over the next few years. The bond package sold in less than four hours on Aug. 6.
HANCOCK, Mass. — Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in southern New England, will soon add a 2.3-megawatt, 7,502-panel community solar facility to its 12-acre property.
NEW YORK — A new office building at 425 Park Avenue in New York is currently under construction and will be one of the nation’s first commercial office towers to be WELL Building Standard-certified. WELL standards set guidelines focused on human health and wellness for the design and construction of a building.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Located near the University of Maryland, the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in College Park has become one of only four LEED Platinum certified hotels in the United States. During the renovation, which lasted from 2012 to 2015, management paid close attention to the hotels sustainability and energy efficiency.
Professional services firm Dewberry has promoted Brian Kerner, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, to senior associate in the firm’s Elgin, Ill. office. Kerner has more than 20 years of experience and specializes in early childhood and K-12 facilities. He has completed 50 projects in the education market, performing program development, construction grant application and facility analyses as well as design and construction administration.
Chilewich Plynyl Wall to Wall flooring is made in rolls by bonding textiles to a soft, resilient polyurethane cushion that contains post-consumer recycled content. All Chilewich flooring is Green Label Plus certified by the Carpet and Rug Institute, which is recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council. Therefore, all Chilewich flooring earns LEED points. Chilewich flooring also contains Microban, certified to inhibit the growth of stain- and odor-causing bacteria, mold and mildew. The flooring is available in a wide array of distinctive weaves and colors.
