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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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Aug 31, 2011

Wythe Confectionary renovation in Brooklyn completed

Renovation retains architectural heritage while reflecting a modern urban lifestyle.

Drew Ballensky | Aug 26, 2011

DC proposal would convert coal plant to green mixed-use neighborhood

A $450-million plan to transform the site of a 60-year-old coal-fired power plant into a…
Drew Ballensky | Aug 3, 2011

Stellar energy retrofits documented in new report

A recent report by Better Bricks identifies 50 building retrofits that have demonstrated or…
Drew Ballensky | Jul 27, 2011

Landmark City Hall East in Atlanta to get mixed-use makeover

City Hall East, an Atlanta landmark and the largest brick building in the Southeast, will be…
Drew Ballensky | Jul 13, 2011

U. of Minnesota’s oldest building slated for rehab

The oldest building at the University of Minnesota’s twin cities campus is slated for a major…
Drew Ballensky | Jul 6, 2011

Dallas tech firm chooses downtown retrofit over new suburban build

The CEO of a Dallas high-tech firm says that it chose to retrofit an old downtown building rather…
Drew Ballensky | Jun 29, 2011

Massive Pentagon renovation completed; seen as model for other federal projects

The remaking of the 6.5 million-sf Pentagon building is complete—17 years after it began. The…
Drew Ballensky | Jun 24, 2011

Solar panels fit well with rehab of historic Western hotel

The capstone of a rehab project on a historic Lander, Wyoming, building that was originally a…
Drew Ballensky | Jun 15, 2011

New initiatives could bolster rooftop PVs, energy efficiency retrofits

Two new developments in Washington may give a boost to solar energy and energy-efficient building…
Drew Ballensky | Jun 1, 2011

San Francisco neighborhood rehab will emphasize sustainability

A $1.2 billion plan to reconstruct a San Francisco residential neighborhood will replace 1,500 rent…
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