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Reasons to reinvent the Midcentury academic library

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.



Brick and Masonry

A journey through masonry reclad litigation

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.


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Drew Ballensky | Sep 24, 2013

Hersheypark Arena ceiling renovation brightens interior, improves acoustics

Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pa., unveiled a new look following a $500,000 ceiling renovation.

Drew Ballensky | Sep 17, 2013

Complex stained glass restoration under way on Wisconsin Capitol Building

Work is under way at the Wisconsin State Capitol on an extensive $2.7 million, 14-month renovation to the skylights above the House and Senate chambers, along with the barrel vault skyline above the grand staircase and the panels in the rotunda dome.

Drew Ballensky | Sep 10, 2013

Melbourne, Australia’s ambitious retrofit program earns climate leadership award

The 1200 Buildings program in Melbourne, Australia was designed to encourage the retrofitting of 1,200 commercial buildings, or about 70% of the city’s commercial buildings stock.

Drew Ballensky | Sep 4, 2013

Twenty-nine-acre brick building complex in Watertown, Mass., to be renovated as innovation hub

The owner of a 29-acre cluster of brick buildings in Watertown, Mass., wants to reinvent the site as a 21st-century innovation hub.

Drew Ballensky | Aug 26, 2013

2013 will be record year for hotel renovations

The U.S. hotel industry is expected to spend $5.6 billion on capital expenditures this year, exceeding the most recent record of $5.5 billion set in 2008.

Drew Ballensky | Aug 19, 2013

Discovery of hidden asbestos complicates DFW terminal renovations

The finding of more asbestos in Terminal B than expected, and the pending merger of US Airways and the airport’s largest tenant, American Airlines, is causing construction delays on a $2.3 billion Dallas/Fort Worth Airport terminal renovation.

Aug 13, 2013

Wausau acquires Custom Window in Colorado

Apogee Wausau Group, Inc., doing business as Wausau Window and Wall Systems, has acquired the assets of Benchmark Sales Agency, Inc., doing business as Custom Window Company, Inc., to expand Wausau’s product offering and U.S. geographic reach. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.

Drew Ballensky | Aug 12, 2013

Decade-long renovation of Kansas Capitol Building expected to be complete by year end

A $300 million-plus, decade-long renovation of the Kansas Capitol Building in Topeka is expected to be complete by the end of the year. The exterior refurbishing of copper over the four imposing wings and around the dome should be complete by late November.

Drew Ballensky | Aug 6, 2013

Renovation of Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study yields oldest LEED-certified building in U.S.

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study recently achieved LEED-NC v3 Gold certification for its renovation of the historic Fay House, making it the oldest LEED-certified building in the United States.

Drew Ballensky | Jul 29, 2013

University of Kentucky’s Rupp Arena, Lexington Center will be renovated

The University of Kentucky’s Rupp Arena and the nearby Lexington Center will undergo a major renovation beginning next year.

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