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DLR Group's Interior Design Leader Gretchen Holy, Assoc. IIDA, shares the idea that a designer's responsibility to embrace a library’s history, respect its past, and create an environment that will serve student populations for the next 100 years.
A recently opened multifamily property in Lawrence, Mass., is an adaptive reuse of an 1840s-era mill building. Stone Mill Lofts is one of the first all-electric mixed-income multifamily properties in Massachusetts. The all-electric building meets ambitious modern energy codes and stringent National Park Service historic preservation guidelines.
This blog post by Walter P Moore's Mallory Buckley, RRO, PE, BECxP + CxA+BE, and Bob Hancock, MBA, JD, of Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC, explains the importance of documentation, correspondence between parties, and supporting the claims for a Plaintiff-party, while facilitating continuous use of the facility, on construction litigation projects.
IAPMO has published a new white paper titled “Adaptive Reuse: Converting Offices to Multi-Residential Family,” a comprehensive analysis of addressing housing shortages through the conversion of office spaces into residential units.
The Omaha Conservatory of Music gets a new home in a temple. A fire leads to an ambitious rebuild for a NYC synagogue.
The goal of the Net Zero Plus Electrical Training Institute is for this structure to become a model for emergency operations centers for communities.
BREEAM USA, an offshoot of a program already in place in Europe, aims to ease the point of entry.
The SkyBEAM UAV is used for identifying energy leaks, rooftop damage, deteriorating façades, and safety issues without requiring scaffolding or cranes.
The century-old, Beaux Arts architecture-inspired hospital will transform into a mixed-use development.
The glass slide, part of a $50 million renovation project, will stretch 45 feet along the exterior of the building.
The renovation of the historic Tobey Building provided one of the most state-of-the-art HVAC systems in the U.S.
Physical inspections can range widely by discipline, level of detail, and the resulting deliverable, leaving even seasoned industry veterans unsure of when assessments make sense. Wiss, Janney, Elstner’s Ross Smith sheds light on building condition assessments.
The five million-sf project includes two office towers, a residential tower, retail space, and a new public square.
![What went wrong? Diagnosing building envelope distress [AIA course]](/sites/default/files/styles/list_big/public/Screen%20shot%202015-09-29%20at%209.46.33%20AM.png?itok=QDq8CQJv "What went wrong? Diagnosing building envelope distress [AIA course]")
With so many diverse components contributing to building envelope assemblies, it can be challenging to determine which of these myriad elements was the likely cause of a failure.
