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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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Apr 4, 2012

JCJ Architecture designs New York City's first casino

Aqueduct Racetrack complex transformed into modern entertainment destination.

Drew Ballensky | Apr 4, 2012

New rehab trend: repurposing vacant malls

The new fashion for mixed-use developments or outdoor shopping centers that are designed to look…
Apr 3, 2012

Blaine Brownell on innovative materials applications in architecture

Brownell, who was named a BD+C 40 Under 40 in 2006, provides insight regarding emerging material trends and the creative implementation of materials.

Drew Ballensky | Mar 28, 2012

Replacement of University of Iowa’s fine arts campus to cost over $400 million

The replacement cost for the University of Iowa’s fine arts campus, which was devastated by a 2008…
Drew Ballensky | Mar 21, 2012

White roofs reduce surface temperatures more than 40 degrees compared to black roofs, study finds

Retrofitting a black roof surface to white reduced peak rooftop temperature in New York City by 43…
Drew Ballensky | Mar 14, 2012

Perkins+Will’s renovated Atlanta office is North America’s top LEED Platinum project

Perkins+Will’s new Atlanta officeis the current highest-scoring LEED Platinum project in North…
Mar 12, 2012

Improving the performance of existing commercial buildings: the chemistry of sustainable construction

Retrofitting our existing commercial buildings is one of the key steps to overcoming the economic and environmental challenges we face.

Drew Ballensky | Mar 7, 2012

Energy efficiency retrofits could produce $1 trillion in savings for the US

Investments in energy efficiency retrofits for buildings could yield more than three times their…
Mar 6, 2012

Joliet Junior College achieves LEED Gold

With construction managed by Gilbane Building Company, Joliet Junior College’s Facility Services Building combines high-performance technologies with sustainable materials to meet aggressive energy efficiency goals.

Mar 1, 2012

Reconstruction of L.A.’s Dunbar Hotel underway

Withee Malcolm Architects’ designs for the project include the complete renovation of the Dunbar Hotel and the Somerville Apartments I and II.

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