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Living the Till, EoA Inc.s treetop hotel resort concept, is this years Radical
Innovation grand prize winner. The concept, which allows for temporary inhabitable
living in remote areas, was chosen from among 65 entries.
RADICAL INNOVATION AWARD
WINNERS SHOWCASE PORTABLE
AND FLEXIBLE HOTEL DESIGNS
A hotel resort thats essentially an
elaborate tree house was the win-
ner of this years Radical Innovation
Award, which was presented at a cer-
emony in New York City on October 4.
The 11th annual competition, which
is produced by The John Hardy Group,
challenges the hotel industry to
elevate the guest experience through
new ideas in design and operations.
This years winner, Living the Till
(pictured), submitted by architectural
firm EoA Inc., is a treetop resort
concept that would allow for seasonal
inhabitation in remote areas. The
concept, according to EoA, is inspired
by the air plant Tillandsia, which
lives in harmony with a host tree.
BDCnetwork.com/RadicalWinner
GENSLER CO-CEO DIANE HOSKINS:
THE SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE
CHANGE ARE ALREADY AT OUR
FINGERTIPS
To keep global temperature rise be-
low two degrees Celsius of warming,
the International Energy Agency re-
ports that the global buildings sector
will need to decrease its total annual
greenhouse gas contribution by 77%
by 2050. The scale of this challenge
is significant, but not insurmount-
able, writes Genslers Co-CEO Diane
Hoskins in a new blog post.
BDCnetwork.com/CCgensler
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Q Bone up on CPTED (Crime Preven-
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n the month since Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos announced plans for a
$5 billion development that would
serve as the e-commerce giants
second headquarters, cities and
regional economic development
organizations (EGOs) across the
country have been tripping over
themselves in an effort to woo the
worlds third-largest tech company.
In using an open RFP process with a
tight timeline (just six weeks from the Sept.
7 reveal date), Amazon created
munity, City of Amazon.
New Jersey has plans for some $7
billion in tax breaks over the next decade.
Dont get me wrong, HQ2 would be a
huge win for any metro market. Amazon
says it expects the development to ramp up
to include as many as 50,000 jobs.
But the hysteria around Amazons open
RFP has gone to a new level of absurdity.
Im just waiting for Bezos to announce that
hes purchasing airtime on CNBC for his
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nesses. Amazons RFP process
downplays the backroom dealings MENT OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS.
common with massive economic
development opportunities like this, in favor
of a more inclusive show us what you got
approach.
And show us they did. As of mid-October,
more than 50 cities and development
groups had responded to Amazons RFP.
The proposals range from impressive to
outright wild. Noteworthy examples:
Dallas: a transit-oriented development
for HQ2 adjacent to a proposed bullet train
station. The $15 billion train line would
shuttle passengers to and from Houston.
Phoenix: adapt a 1950s retail mall (the
citys first mall), which currently houses a
few restaurants, offices, and a data center.
Frisco, Texas, is offering to build out the
remainder of its citythe 62-square-mile
Dallas suburb is 60% developedwith
Amazons HQ as the centerpiece.
Atlanta suburb Stonecrest has prom-
ised to devote 345 acres to the corporate
campus and rename a portion of the com-
After careful consideration, we decided
that were going to take our talents to
__________. (Cut to camera on scene,
applause erupts.)
Its safe to say that the majority of the
50+ entrants in the race for HQ2 have a
slim chance of winning. But that doesnt
mean there arent valuable lessons to
glean from the exercise, says Amy Liu, a VP
and Director with the Brookings Institution.
This global firm basically sent a very
clear market signal to cities about what
matters, and I think they are really scram-
bling now to make sure they exhibit those
assets, she said. But after the competi-
tion is over, what I want is for cities to not
let go of that core message, which is that
a strong technical workforce, a livable sus-
tainable community, strong transit, multi-
modal access, and ultimately a diverse,
tolerant community, those are the factors
that matter in the long term.
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| NEWS+TRENDS | By John Cauleld, Senior Editor, and David Malone, Associate Editor
WELLNESS GAINS GROUND WITH REAL ESTATE
AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS
After a summer of tumultuous
weather events that wreaked
havoc in the Caribbean region and the
southern U.S., a segment of real estate
and property managers still doesnt see
the value of incorporating resilience into
their buildings or operations.
Thats one of the key findings in Struc-
ture Tones 2017 Client Sustainability
Report. The construction management
firm polled a select group of 140 senior
More real estate and property management profes-
sionals are embracing wellness as a standard for their
buildings to pursue. More than 80% of those polled
by Structure Tone cited wellness as a relevant factor in
recruiting and retaining employees.
corporate real estate executives and
facilities management professionals to
gauge where sustainability comes into
play for end users across the commercial
real estate community.
Based on their responses, it would
appear that green building is now
mainstream. None of the respondents
consider it a fad. More than three-
fifths62%see LEED certification as a
market differentiator, up nine percentage
points from last years survey. And more
than half of those polled agree that em-
ployees expect the buildings they work in
to be LEED certified.
Indeed, 45% of those polled said they
would pay more to lease space in a
8 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017
green building. And 42% expressed con-
cern about where their buildings ranked
in public energy disclosers.
For an overwhelming number of those
polled, the main barrier to building green
remains its cost And there are still
limits to how green the real estate and
property management communities want
to take their buildings. Only 11% of the
survey respondents said their compa-
nies have policies that support progress
toward net-zero energy in the
building sector. This is a slight
downward movement from the
15% of the previous year.
Cost might also explain why
the number of respondents who
think resilience is important fell
to 54%, from 61% last year. And
17% fewer respondents said they
are seeking resilience expertise
on their projects. (The survey
closed months before Hurricanes
Harvey, Irma, and Maria.)
Jennifer Taranto, LEED AP
ID+C/BD+C, WELL AP, Structure
Tones Director of Sustainability,
tells BD+C that she was sur-
prised by the lower responses
about resilience. But she notes
that the survey is in line with
attitudes Structure Tone continues to
encounter in the field from some clients
that have yet to give resilience closer
scrutiny.
Conversely, more real estate and
property management professionals
are embracing wellness as a standard
for their buildings to pursue. More than
80% of those polled cited wellness as a
relevant factor in recruiting and retain-
ing employees. More than half of the
respondents said they planned to seek
expertise to devise wellness strategies
for their buildings. A quarter said they
were looking to execute a WELL project
within the next year.
BDCnetwork.com/STreport
The percentage of
2
apartment proper-
ties in Greater
Houston that
reported damage to
living units in the
wake of Hurricane
Harvey, according
to ApartmentData.
com. The data suppli-
er surveyed managers at 1,926 apartment
propertiesrepresenting 70.7% of the total
inventory in the metro areato obtain an
accurate assessment of the number of
units damaged by Harvey. Only 166 proper-
ties reported damage to 8,956 units, about
2% of the supply of surveyed properties and
1.4% of the total supply of apartments.
BDCnetwork.com/HarveyDamage
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The share of all
ofce space in the
nations largest
markets that is LEED or Energy Star
certied as of 2016, according to
CBREs 2017 National Green Building
Adoption Index. This is a slight in-
crease from the 37% reported in 2015,
but a huge jump from 2005, when less
than 5% of ofce space was certied.
The study excluded buildings and
square footage of any ofce that failed
to renew certications after ve years.
CBRE reported that 22 cities, the
District of Columbia, two counties,
and two states have implemented
laws requiring privately owned
buildings to disclose annual energy
consumption and publish the resulting
data. Most of these policies had not
reached their full phase-in of reporting
by January 2016, though. Several cit-
ies, including Atlanta and Kansas City,
Mo., have experienced an increase in
the adoption of environmental building
certication after passing benchmark-
ing and transparency laws.
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The Bonita Springs (Fla.) High veloped a platform, called Pulse,
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2-3 STORIES 4-8 STORIES NURSING HOME 8-24 STORIES School will cost $14 million that the firm claims is among
ATLANTA 324.86 252.53 196.59 194.04 more than its original $50 mil- the first to focus on the financial
BALTIMORE 345.90 268.88 209.33 206.61 lion to complete. Rising costs of management of a project.
BOSTON 423.28 329.04 256.15 252.83
CHICAGO 442.90 344.28 268.02 264.55
construction materials and labor A typical project will have
CLEVELAND 354.82 275.81 214.72 211.94 are driving this overrun. anywhere from three to 100
DALLAS 313.81 243.94 189.90 187.44 New York Citys School contracts, with many potential
DENVER 332.35 258.35 201.13 198.52
DETROIT 370.86 288.29 224.43 221.52
Construction Authority is over changes, says Paul Brussow,
HOUSTON 312.38 242.83 189.04 186.59 budget on more than half of its RLBs EVP. This program allows
KANSAS CITY, MO. 372.65 289.67 225.51 222.59 current projects by an aggregate clients to get to the bottom
LOS ANGELES 414.73 322.38 250.98 247.72
MIAMI 301.68 234.51 182.57 180.20
of at least $300 million. line of what a project is really
MINNEAPOLIS 389.41 302.70 235.65 232.60 And this problem doesnt just going to cost. By evaluating
NEW ORLEANS 314.16 244.21 190.12 187.65 plague school districts, either. and calculating all costsfrom
NEW YORK CITY 494.60 384.48 299.31 295.43
PHILADELPHIA 422.57 328.48 255.72 252.41
A number of studies, including engineering to legalBrussow
PHOENIX 324.86 252.53 196.59 194.04 one by McKinsey & Co. last year, says Pulse can help managers
PITTSBURGH 373.00 289.95 225.73 222.80 confirm that cost and schedule spot project risks sooner and
PORTLAND, ORE. 367.65 285.79 222.49 219.60
ST. LOUIS 378.71 294.39 229.18 226.21
overruns have become the norm give them more information and
SAN DIEGO 401.18 311.85 242.78 239.63 for the construction sector. time to devise contingencies.
SAN FRANCISCO 474.63 368.95 287.23 283.50 Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB), a RLB will launch Pulse in No-
SEATTLE 386.91 300.76 234.14 231.11
WASHINGTON, D.C. 349.82 271.93 211.70 208.95
global consultant that specializes vember as an in-house service
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. 313.81 243.94 189.90 187.44 in cost and project management to its clients.
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SUBURBAN
OFFICE MARKETS
HOLD THEIR OWN
AGAINST CORPORATE
EXODUS TO CITIES
Despite the ight
from the suburbs to
cities over the past few years
by such high-profile companies
as General Electric, McDon-
alds, and Aetna, suburban
and urban office properties
that collateralize commercial
mortgage-backed securities
(CMBS) loans have compa-
rable occupancy rates (89.1%
vs. 89.6%), according to Trepp.
The real estate data provider
estimates that suburban office
loans account for one-third of
the $125.1 billion in outstand-
ing CMBS debt. New
issuance for suburban
offices reached $3.2
billion in the first half
of 2017, up 43%
compared to the same
period a year ago. Trepp
infers from this data
that demand is still
relatively steady for
suburban office space.
There are caveats,
though, not the least of
which being that sub-
urban offices carry the
highest percentage of
distressed debt in the
sector: 14.5%, com-
pared to 4.9% for urban
office loans. Suburban office
loans also carry a high delin-
quency rate: 13.3%, which is
down from 15.9% in April, but
still nearly five percentage
CIRCLE 758
OFFICE CMBS - TOTAL BALANCE
Q OF-SUBURBAN
Q OF-URBAN
Q OF-OTHER
V
Suburban ofce loans
account for one-third
of outstanding CMBS
debt. However, they are
often more distressed
than urban ofce loans,
and have higher rates of
delinquency.
SOURCE: TREPP
points higher than the broader trend, where companies are
office sectors delinquencies. reallocating resources to office
In its analysis, Trepp space in cities, but still keep-
observes that the nationwide ing the bulk of their employees
migration toward urban office in suburban offices.
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NEWSBRIEFS
YOU CALL ME RAIN
V not pay them.
OMAHA, NEB., IS GETTING
in on the entertainment
district game. The Capitol
District is a 5.4-acre mixed-
use development that
includes an entertainment
district. The plan takes ad-
vantage of a new city ordi-
nance that allows alcoholic
beverages outdoors.
BDCnetwork.com/OmahaED
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE
of Architects 2017
HYDROTECH CALLS
updates to the AIA Con-
tract Documents provide
ME OPPORTUNITY
detailed guidelines on how
to devise and assign re-
sponsibility for sustainable
elements of a construction
project.
BDCnetwork.com/AIAVCD17
THE NATIONAL ROOFING
Contractors Association
released guidelines for
quality control during the
installation of membrane
roof systems.
BDCnetwork.com/NRCA17
CIRCLE 760
THE U.S. CAN CUT ITS
greenhouse gas emissions
by at least 80% by 2050
with an ambitious, but
realistic, increase in clean
energy, according to a
Natural Resources Defense
Council report.
BDCnetwork.com/NRDC17
THE CALIFORNIA STATE
Assembly passed a bill re-
quiring general contractors,
or direct contractors, to pay
subcontractors employees
if the subcontractors do
BDCnetwork.com/CAsubBill
THE AMERICAN WOOD
Council and WoodWorks
released an app that calcu-
lates maximum allowable
heights and areas for build-
ings of various occupancy
classifications and types of
construction.
BDCnetwork.com/MaxHeightApp
A GROUP OF COMMERCIAL
manufacturers supported
by the International Asso-
ciation of Plumbing and Me-
chanical Officials (IAPMO)
has developed a tool that
compares different styles
of HVAC systems.
BDCnetwork.com/HVACtool
AFTER THREE PARTIAL
collapses of construction
cranes during Hurricane
Irma, officials are debating
whether regulations should
be tightened.
BDCnetwork.com/Crane
THE LATEST VERSION OF
ASHRAE 189.1 will expand
duct testing requirements
to include low-pressure
ducts, as well as high-pres-
sure ducts.
BDCnetwork.com/ASHRAE2017
BIG CHANGES MAY BE
coming to federal wetlands
regulations after the Trump
Administration rescinded
the Obama-era Clean Water
Rule. A Trump executive
order includes a paragraph
that could trigger sweep-
ing changes in the way
wetlands will be regulated
at the federal level.
BDCnetwork.com/wetlands
A NEW HOW-TO GUIDE ON
renovating shopping cen-
ters has been released by
CommONEnergy, a research
project funded by the Euro-
pean Union.
BDCnetwork.com/RetailRetrot
ADVANCEMENTS IN GREEN
building performance
and sustainability will be
enabled by collecting and
sharing data, says Mahesh
Ramanujam, President of
the U.S. Green Building
Council. Ramanujam says
that tools such as USG-
BCs Arc, a digital platform
that compares and shares
building performance data,
will be critical to raising
sustainability in the built
environment.
BDCnetwork.com/USGBCfuture
DEPARTMENT STORES ARE
going through a period of
transformation in the face
of a rapidly changing retail
market. Whats behind the
change and where is it lead-
ing the retail development
market? CallisonRTKLs
Kristin Tilley chimes in.
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HOW DO WE MEASURE HUMAN
PERFORMANCE, AND WHAT DOES
IT MEAN FOR THE WORKPLACE?
!;I How does your
li7iil organization
measure health and
human performance? The
answer might vary
depending on who you
ask. If you direct this
question to someone within
facilities or real estate, they
will point to how their
buildings are LEED certified.
Several credits for LEED
include strategies that
improve indoor air quality
and access to natural light
and views . Facilities might
also be pursuing new
health-related certifications
like the WELL Building
Standard or Fitwel. These
certifications identify specific
ways the built environment
can better support health
through building location,
outdoor spaces, staircases,
the design of the indoor
environment, and food
provisioning.
CIRCLE 762 If you ask someone
engaged in health promotion
or occupational health, they
might tell you about the
organization's participation
in the C. Everett Koop
Award or the Corporate
Health Achievement
Award . These awards
measure the robustness
of an organization 's health
programs (i.e ., how they
are led and how the health
outcomes are achieved).
Then there are the metrics
that human resources
cares about when it comes
to organizational health ,
like the engagement and
happiness of employees that
are addressed in surveys
from the Society for Human
Resources Management.
THE 'HAPI' TOOL
All of these measurement
tools are excellent, but
they tend to measure
'OVERALt, EMl>LOYEES CtAIMED MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES (STRESS OR ANXIETY) WERE
MORE IMPACTFUt TO PRESENTEEISM AND
ABSENTEEISM THAN PHYSICAL HEALTH
ISSUES. THIS NUMBER WENT UP FOR WOMEN
AND YOUNGER STAFF.'
health and well-being in
silos, and the data is not
connected. Sometimes it
can sometimes be difficult
to prioritize which metric is
most important to focus on
across the organization.
Interestingly, there
are many new tools
and methods that are
beginning to look more
comprehensively to evaluate
organizational well-being.
One of these is the Health
and Human Performance
Index (HaPI), developed by
the Center for Health and
the Global Environment at
Harvard University's School
of Public Health . This
tool combines elements
of engagement, health ,
performance , culture,
and the physical work
environment.
This index was developed
in 2012 by Harvard, in
partnership with Johnson
& Johnson. It is being
championed by Dr. Eileen
McNeely, Co-Director of
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Harvard's Sustainability and
Health Initiative for a Net
Positive Enterprise (SHINE)
at the School of Public
Health. EYP is working
with Harvard to integrate
elements of the built
environment into the HaPI
tool. Specifically, the tool
evaluates:
Well-being: Provides both
affective and evaluative
aspects of well-being.
Subjective well-being has
been associated with overall
health and performance.
Productivity: Measures
the number of employee
healthy days and a
 | THINK TANK |
subjective report of work
performance.
Engagement: Captures
feelings at work (vigor,
dedication, absorption)
HELPING YOU that have been previously
associated with job
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performance.
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availability of work resources
(i.e., supervisor and coworker
support, participatory
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previously associated with
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WHAT WEVE LEARNED
Learn more today at
EYP piloted HaPI with staff
y p n across all offices, and it is
helping us better understand
our work and our well-being.
Here are five high-level
findings, and the actions we
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1. Exercise is connected
to ofce location. Our
employee data shows
a correlation between
the amount of exercise
employees are getting and
office location. Employees
assigned to an office with a
shorter commute, in an urban
location, with access to public
transportation and parks, and
views to the outdoors were
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more likely to exercise.
2. Lack of sleep is
connected to commute
and workload. Lack of
sleep was attributed to
heavy workloads, increased
stress, and longer commute
time. The demographic of
employees who sleep the
least (and reported being the
most stressed) are women,
particularly those under
45. This falls in line with
nationally reported data.
3. Stress impacts
performance more than
physical health issues.
Overall, employees claimed
mental health issues (stress,
anxiety, or both) were more
impactful to presenteeism
and absenteeism than
physical health issues. This
number went up for women
and younger staff. There are
many reasons employees
might feel anxious: lack of
sleep, lack of exercise, heavy
workload, overall feeling of a
lack of control.
4. Culture greatly impacts
performance at work. When
Harvard tested questions
about culture, the work
environment, amenities
provided, and workplace
flexibility and then compared
them to job performance and
life satisfaction, their analysis
confirmed what we suspected:
Culture has a stronger impact
on our health outcomes than
the other factors by a long
shot. Organizational factors
like trust, respect, fairness,
vibrant atmosphere, and
authenticity were correlated
with job productivity and
life satisfaction more than
anything else. Though not as
highly rated as culture, there
are some physical workplace
elements that more strongly
correlate with job and life
satisfaction than others.
These include: a place to lie
down at the office, a place to
meditate, bike storage, and
showers.
5. Job control is the
most inuential factor when
it comes to job engagement.
Factors like autonomy in
decision making, learning
new things, using creativity,
and having a say in what
happens with your job
impact engagement more
than other factors.
TAKING ACTION
EYP is sharing these results
with each of our offices and
engaging in a conversation
about our culture, operations,
and the physical environment
in our offices. We also see
this research as important to
helping us shape our thinking
when it comes to workplace
strategy and how we support
our clients.
We are using this information
to:
Develop location criteria
and prioritize amenities and
features that encourage
movement for building
occupants.
Dig deeper into how
space can help reduce stress
and positively impact mental
health for different population
groups in our buildings.
Integrate cultural
factors more robustly into
the workplace development
process, and determine ways
the workplace can facilitate a
desired culture.
Further develop
workplace flexibility
strategies and policies to
enable more job control and
sleep for workers, particularly
younger women who are
typically juggling life and work
responsibilities.
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| THINK TANK | By Darren Bruce, PE, LEED BD+C, Commissioning Manager, Paladino and Company
FIVE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE ENERGY
PERFORMANCE IN EXISTING BUILDINGS
Anyone who owns or
operates an existing
building should be
standardized requirements
is that commissioning
on new buildings has
scheduling energy audits become more common in
and retro-commissioning the real estate industry.
efforts. Heres why: Although standardized
Improving building commissioning is a
energy performance critical step in ensuring
reduces costs, lowers energy-efficient, properly-
strain on shared operating new buildings,
there is another largely
AN UNCALIBRATED untapped area of energy
savings: existing buildings.
SENSOR CAN CAUSE Energy audits and retro-
commissioning are ideal
EQUIPMENT TO RUN solutions to this problem
and can lead to significant
MORE OFTEN AND AT savings for the owners of
existing buildings.
A HIGHER CAPACITY. An energy audit identifies
deficiencies and develops
IT CAN EVEN PREVENT strategies to reduce
EQUIPMENT FROM energy waste and improve
building performance.
ENTERING FREE Retro-commissioning is
simply the follow-up to an
COOLING OPERATION. audit or the implementation
DARREN BRUCE, PE, LEED BD+C, phase of the identified
Paladino and Company improvements. An energy
audit can typically identify
community resources, 5-20% savings, depending
and demonstrates on the buildings current
a commitment to operation level.
environmental stewardship. After performing retro-
Local jurisdictions commissioning and energy
nationwide are leading audits for more than
the charge to improve five million sf of existing
building performance. building real estate, we
Many have adopted have developed a list
the LEED Energy and of common low/no-cost
Atmosphere Prerequisite: energy conservation
Commissioning for new measures (ECMs) that are
buildings as part of their identified on the majority
standard requirements. of projects. Here are five of
One result of these our favorites:
20 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017
IMPLEMENT OR REFINE
EQUIPMENT SCHEDULES
One of the easiest ways
to instantly see savings
is to establish operating
schedules for the HVAC
equipment in the building.
Modern building automation
systems can schedule
when equipment is turned
on and off, and prevent
the equipment from
conditioning the building
when it is empty. Energy
savings can be achieved by
simply reviewing the lease
agreements and adjusting
the start times accordingly.
MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE
SETPOINT CONTROL
Maintaining temperature
setpoints for the heating
and cooling seasons and
limiting the user adjustable
range are simple ways to
provide quick, easy savings
without sacrificing tenant
comfort.
CALIBRATE SENSORS,
REPLACE OLD ONES
An uncalibrated sensor can
cause equipment to run
more often and at a higher
capacity. It can even prevent
equipment from entering
free cooling operation.
TEMPERATURE/
PRESSURE RESET
SCHEDULES
During much of the year,
central systems do not
need to operate at their
design temperatures and
pressures to satisfy the
building loads. Building
automation systems can
usually adjust setpoints to
account for building load
conditions. For example,
a hot-water system would
not need to provide the
same temperature water to
satisfy the heating load on
a 40-degree day as it would
on a 10-degree day. Similar
resets can be implemented
on chilled water and
air-side systems. These
types of adjustments can
provide good savings, but
they could require a more
robust building automation
system.
LIGHTING CONTROLS
Occupancy sensors can
be a relatively low-cost
option to ensure lights
are properly turned off
in regularly unoccupied
areas (storage closets,
trash rooms, IT closets)
or for office areas in the
evenings.
If these five approaches
dont apply to your
building, thats ok. We have
developed a comprehensive
list of best practices, and
we add to it regularly. An
audit will reveal where
you or your client needs
to focus on changes and
tweaks, and wlll generate
a customized list of
recommendations that is
ideal for your building.

INNOVATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
AND OUR HESCHONG MAHONE MOMENT
In 1999, the oft-cited
Heschong Mahone
study revealing the importance
of daylighting was published.
The research correlated the
prominence of daylighting to
improved elementary student
test scores, pushing the
pendulum away from artificial
into natural light, setting the
stage for the sun-lit schools
we find common today. At
scale, the world shifted its
reliance on intuition to
ACADEMIC TEST SCORES ARE NOT THE
IDEAL METRIC. WE MUST INSTEAD THINK
BEYOND AND MEASURE AREAS INNOVATIVE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS SUPPORT MOST
SUCCESSFULLY: STUDENT ENGAGEMENT,
SOFT SKILLS, AND WELLNESS.
RAECHEL FRENCH, DLR Group
depend on evidence
supporting the integration of
daylight above perceived
energy savings or minimizing
distractions. I wonder if a
sea change around the
broader design elements of
a school is imminent.
The Innovative Learning
Environments and Teacher
Change (ILETC) research
project of the Learning
Environments Applied
Research Network at the
University of Melbourne
recently hosted a think
tank at Steelcase in Grand
Rapids, Mich. Part of a
three-city international
tour, the North American
think tank represented five
U.S. school districts, the
Association for Learning
Environments, the National
School Board Association,
the AIA Committee on
Architecture for Education,
and several universities.
SEARCH FOR EVIDENCE
Empirical data is difficult
furniture, transparency,
learning initiatives and
tool kits in the transition
to obtain in schools due
to an inability to control all
variables, and to achieve
a large sample size. The
Heschong Mahone study
was conducted through
a sample of more than
2,000 classrooms and test
scores of some 21,000
students. The results were
deeply significant. The
ongoing ILETC project has
the potential to influence
this type of scale, but,
as it currently resides in
Australia and New Zealand,
its potential sample sizes
By Raechel French, Associate, DLR Group
are much smaller.
However, scale is just
one way to satisfy the
needs of generalizability.
Another is control, which
spawned a bold idea in
the think tank session.
Why not create a living
lab disguised as a typical
public school, purpose-built
for experimentation? The
goal would be to rigorously
test the things we have
seen work anecdotally
space variety, agile
technology integration
within typical constraints,
such as public education
school district standard
accountability metrics, for
increased generalizability.
This scenario would also
allow for systematic testing
of various professional
to innovative learning
environments.
What would such a
school look like? One
school leader in the
room gave an example
of a school consisting of
identically designed wings,
each with an assortment of
operable partitions allowing
for various configurations
of the spaces and the
degree of openness. One
wing could resemble a
traditional, single-cell
classroom model, another
a nearly completely open
model, and others falling
| THINK TANK |
somewhere in between.
In this environment, we
could investigate a range of
space variety, connectivity,
and openness. Teachers
from one wing may be
given purposeful training
regarding the use of
space, while others adopt
more organic approaches
to the transition. Wings
may implement different
pedagogical approaches
or curricular structures.
Timetables could even vary
to identify the amount of
time needed to fully utilize
opportunities provided by
the space.
MEASURING IMPACT
Those in the ILETC think
tank agreed that academic
test scores are not the ideal
metric. We must instead
think beyond and measure
areas innovative learning
environments support
most successfully: student
engagement, soft skills, and
wellness.
Many organizations are
already developing such
measurement tools. DLR
Group is one of those, with
the ongoing development of
its Student- and Educator-
Engagement Indexes.
More insights from BD+Cs
33 AEC blog partners at
BDCnetwork.com/Blogs
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| TRENDSETTING PROJECTS | By David Malone, Associate Editor
BJARKE INGELSS
LEGO EXPERIENCE
HUB MIMICS GIANT
LEGO BLOCKS
Springing from the site of
the former City Hall build-
ing in Billund, Denmark, a
new LEGO experience hub
looks like it was built out of
giant, colorful LEGO blocks.
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
and COWI designed the
12,000-sm LEGO House.
The 23-meter-tall building
is conceived as an urban
space and experience
center. Twenty-one overlap-
ping blocks are placed like
individual buildings and
frame a 2,000-sm LEGO
Square that is illuminated
through the cracks and
gaps between the volumes.
The plaza has no visible
22 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017
columns and is publicly ac-
cessible, allowing visitors
and citizens of Billund to
take a shortcut through the
building.
LEGO Square contains
a caf, restaurant, LEGO sits atop the structure
store, and conference fa-
cilities. Above the square
is a cluster of galleries
that overlap to create a
continuous sequence of
exhibitions. Each gallery
is color-coded in LEGOs bricks studs. Visitors can
primary colors to act as a
simple wayfinding strategy.
The first- and second-
floor play zones are also
arranged by color and
programmed with activi-
ties that represent certain
aspects of a childs learn-
ing: red is creative, blue is
cognitive, green is social,
and yellow is emotional.
A Masterpiece Gallery
and contains a collection
of LEGO fans creations.
The gallery is made to re-
semble the 2x4 LEGO brick
and uses eight circular
skylights that resemble the
edition of almost every
venture to the top of the
gallery to get a 360-degree
panoramic view of the sur-
rounding city.
Some of the rooftops can
be accessed via pixilated
IWAN BAAN
public staircases that dou-
ble as informal auditoria for
people watching or seating
for performances.
On the lower level is the
History Collection, where
visitors can experience an
archival immersion into
the LEGO company and the
brands story.
The Vault, located be-
neath LEGO Square, pres-
ents visitors with the first
LEGO set ever manufac-
tured.
LEGO House is now open
and is expected to attract
more than 250,000 visitors
annually.
CHICAGOS HISTORIC POST
OFFICE TO GET NEW LIFE
AS THE CITYS FUTURE OF
BUSINESS AND COMMERCE
Since 2016, nearly 100,000 man-
hours have been invested in the
Old Chicago Main Post Office to
prep the building and the site for
its planned redevelopment. Now,
601W Companies and Gensler
have revealed detailed plans for
the historic buildings revival. The
plan is to position the building as
a world-class development for the
future of business and commerce,
according to the developer.
The redevelopment spans 2.8
million sf across three city blocks
and five acres, making it the largest
redevelopment project in the
country. More than $600 million
is being invested in the building,
which will feature a large-scale
festival food market that spills out
onto a riverfront plaza, 250,000-sf
floor plates with ceiling heights of
19 feet for use as office space, and
a roof that will include three acres
of park space with cafs, sports
courts, and a quarter-mile running
trail. The estimated 15,000 tenants
will also make use of 80,000 sf of
amenities, including a fitness cen-
ter, conference spaces, and lounge
and entertainment areas.
Many of the original details of
the building are being restored or
retained as part of the redevelop-
ment. The postmasters office,
mail chutes and scales, limestone
exterior, and the historic lobby on
Van Buren Street will all be carried
through to the redesigned building.
Leasing for the property is
currently under way, with an an-
ticipated completion date set for
early 2019. Future tenants will be
able to begin building out space
in 2018.

L.A. HOMELESS DEVELOPMENT CREATED

FROM MODIFIED SHIPPING CONTAINERS
Hope on Alvardo, a planned building that will provide support ser-
vices for individuals transitioning from homelessness, will have an
accelerated construction timeline of just six months due to the
incorporation of shipping containers as a primary building material.
The project, designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning, is centered
on a central courtyard to provide privacy and a sense of commu-
nity. There will be 84 units throughout the four-story building at
166 Alvardo Street. The units, which are offered in studio and one-
bedroom, are between 400 and 480 sf.
Each residential unit is created using several containers that are
modied by removing the doors and portions of the exterior metal skin and adding oor-to-ceiling windows, interior
xtures, and nishes. Parking spaces for social services staff and a bike storage space for each resident will be
located within the building. The project is expected to be completed in the second half of 2018.

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| TRENDSETTING PROJECTS |

TRUMPFS NEW
SMART FACTORY IS
PART SHOWROOM,
PART FACTORY
The German machine tool
and laser manufacturer,
TRUMPF, opened its smart
factory in the northwest
suburbs of Chicago. The
new space is both a factory
and a showroom that turns
high-tech machines and
production processes into
exhibition-like showpieces.
Designed by Barkow Leib-
inger, the 50,000-sf facility is
divided into two volumes: a
showroom on the south end
and an office and auditorium
space to the north. These
volumes are connected at
their corners and create two
rectangular exterior zones: a
driveway and parking lot to
the southeast, and a curved
terrace that overlooks an ad-
jacent reflection pond to the
northwest.
At the front of the build-
ing, a 12-meter-high glass
faade presents the show-
room space to passing traf-
fic. Slim, recessed Corten
steel I-beams vertically divide
the glass faades and sup-
port against horizontal wind
loads. Rust-colored corru-
gated Corten steel cladding
was used on the exterior,
and charred wood siding was
used on the faades of the
inner courtyard and pond.
This charred-wood look was
brought inside the building,
in the form of ceiling-high
wall paneling. Black steel,
polished concrete floors, and
expanded metal mesh juxta-
pose the wood surfaces on
the interior.
Eleven steel Vierendeel
trusses, about 45 meters
in length, span the show-
room. Running through these
trusses is a 6.5-meter-high
skywalk that runs the length
of the 180-foot-long produc-
tion hall. The skywalk has
COURTESY TRUMPF
pocket-like inlets for special
exhibits along the sides. It is
connected to a control center
that flanks the showroom on
the east.
The control center pres-
ents visitors with real-time
production-line performance
figures via large touchscreen
displays. The lower volume
on the buildings north side
is linked to the showroom via
public zones like the lobby,
caf, and a large auditorium.
An open-plan office space
and meeting rooms for em-
ployees are arranged around
a central courtyard.

FORMER BASKETBALL years, a total of 14,998 names. When a visi-

GYM BECOMES tor takes one of these books and places
STANFORD ATHLETICS it on the nearby interactive tabletop, an
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The Arrillaga Family Sports Cen- activates the digital display. Names from
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Home of Champions for Stanford Ath- name to gain more information, images, and
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34 TH ANNUAL

RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS
The best in adaptive reuse, historic preservation, and renovation.

PLATINUM
28 The Residences at PS 186 and The Boys & Girls Club
of Harlem, New York, N.Y.
32 Provo City Center Temple, Provo, Utah

GOLD
36 Ohio Theatre Lobby Restoration, Cleveland, Ohio
37 Kitchen 21, Brooklyn, N.Y.
38 Union Trust Building, Pittsburgh, Pa.
39 The Gray, A Kimpton Hotel, Chicago, Ill.

SILVER
40 Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
Calgary, Alb.
41 War Memorial Veterans Building, San Francisco, Calif.
42 Lucille Pizzeria, Madison, Wis.
43 General Motors Factory One, Flint, Mich.
44 University of Chicago Medicine Center for Care and
Discovery Patient Floor Buildout, Chicago, Ill.

BRONZE
46 Historic Federal Reserve, Birmingham, Ala.
46 Roosevelt Senior High School, Washington, D.C.
47 The Sanctuary, Washington, D.C.
47 195 Broadway Retail Master Plan, New York, N.Y.
48 The Log at Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.

HONORABLE MENTION
50 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y.
50 Bowles Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
51 SNF Parkway, Baltimore, Md.

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 RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017 | PLATINUM
The Residences at PS 186 and The Boys & Girls Club of Harlem, New York, N.Y.

HARLEM

Children enter the Boys & Girls

Club of Harlem at the upper
courtyard on 145th Street. The
decorative metal railings and
gates were carefully reconstruct-
ed. Another entrance provides
an ADA-compliant walkway to
the residential quarters.

28 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017

 A vacant school provides

RENAISSANCE much-needed housing and

a clubhouse for children.

The adaptive reuse of PS 186 in West Harlem shows what can

be done when imagination and determination come together.
Through the combined efforts of the Boys & Girls Club of Harlem
and its development partners, an abandoned public school has
been turned into an anchor institution for the Hamilton Heights
neighborhood. The adaptive reuse of the 114-year-old school
provides two sorely needed services: an 11,300-sf clubhouse with
an after-school program and teen center, and 79 units of affordable
housing in a neighborhood that is feeling the negative effects of
gentrification. 1903
PS 186 was designed by architect Charles B. J. Snyder, Super- V
PS 186 opened in 1903 in response to the
intendent of School Buildings for the NYC Board of Education from population explosion in the Hamilton Heights
1891 to 1923. The five-story buff-and-red-brick structure, designed section of Harlem. The school offered adult night
in the Italian Renaissance Revival style, followed Snyders signature classes and became a neighborhood institution
but closed in 1975. With its recent renovation, it
H-shaped floor plan, which formed open courtyards that brought is back as a community hub.
daylight into the classrooms.
Completed in 1903, the school was immediately filled with the
children of immigrant families.
PS 186 continued to serve the neighborhood around 145th
Street and Amsterdam Avenue for another seven decades, but
in 1975 the city declared it unsafe for occupancy, closed it, and
transferred the site to the New York County Local Development
Corporation. In 1986, the Boys & Girls Club of Harlem (BGCH)
bought the property for $215,000.
There it sat for more than two decades. Weeds, even
whole trees, clogged the classrooms. Wood floors turned
spongy from the damp conditions. Hundreds of pigeon car-
casses littered the upper floors. Homeless people squatted
amid the ruins. Members of Community Board 9 and the
local homeowners association called for the BGCH to take
action. Some in the community demanded that the building
be razed.
In 2009, the club, in partnership with
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and retail space.
Word that PS 186 might be demolished
brought out the preservationists, whose
letter-writing campaign gained the support
Boys & Girls Club of Har-
lem partnered with Alembic
Community Development and
Monadnock Development on the
$45.4 million project.

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RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017 | PLATINUM
The Residences at PS 186 and The Boys & Girls Club of Harlem, New York, N.Y.
V The development
provides 79 affordable
housing units on its four
upper oors: 19 studios,
39 one-bedrooms, 12 two-
bedrooms, and nine lofts.
Monthly rents range from
$508 for a subsidized
studio to $2,738 for a
market-rate two-bedroom.
The 100,520-sf project is
participating in the Enter-
prise Green Communities
sustainability program.
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of the New York Landmarks Conservancy. But when
the community board turned down a bid to have
the school declared a landmark, the BGCH claimed
that renovating the building without the attendant
historic preservation tax breaks was not feasible.
Everything started to change in 2012, as rumors
of a plan to reuse PS 186 began to buzz through
the streets of West Harlem. In late 2013, Mo-
nadnock Construction bought the building from
the Boys & Girls Club. Shortly thereafter, Dattner
Architects was hired to seek a rezoning for a
mixed-use redevelopment with affordable housing
and a flagship location for the club. Preservation,
once thought impossible, was now the seen as the
enlightened path.
What made the deal financially feasible was a
conditional approval from the National Park Service
stating that PS 186 represented a historically
significant example of early 20th-century school
architecture. This made it eligible for listing on the
National Register of Historic Places and opened the
door to what would become about $20 million in
historic preservation tax credits.
To comply with the NPS ruling, the reconstruc-
tion had to adhere to the Secretary of the Interiors
November 2017
Standards for Rehabilitation. This meant that the
project team had to maintain Snyders H-shaped
floor plan. Numerous character-defining interior
featuresornamental staircases, high ceilings,
and a decorative stage known as the principals
platformwere also preserved.
Key elements of the Italian Renaissance exterior
were restored. Based on historic photographs of
the original cornice, now damaged beyond repair,
the design team worked with a manufacturer to
create a support system for a new glass-reinforced
cornice. A niche overlooking the historic entry to
the school that holds a statue of Minerva, goddess
of wisdom and knowledge, also was rejuvenated.
The north and south courtyards were reclaimed.
From specimens of existing material, the team re-
constructed the decorative iron railings and gates.
Stone stairs that had been replaced with concrete
block were brought back to their virginal state. An
ADA-compliant entry walkway from the street to the
residence entry was installed. Two new exit doors
were punched out to provide safe egress from the
apartment floors (two to five).
Sound attenuation in the residential floors was
also addressed. Window units and exterior glass
doors were recreated from historic photographs
and extant drawings of the school.
Although it took 30 years to complete, the proj-
ect was applauded by the Reconstruction Awards
jury as a shining example of what can be done to
bestow new life on the thousands of vacant public
schools that face ruin in Americas older cities. Oth-
ers apparently agree. The project has also won the
New York Landmarks Conservancy Lucy G. Moss
Award and the Society of American Registered
Architects New York Design Award.
Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
PROJECT SUMMARY
BUILDING TEAM Dattner Architects (submitting firm, architect,
interiors) Boys & Girls Club of Harlem, Alembic Community
Development, and Monadnock Development (owners) DeNardis
Engineering (SE) Abraham Joselow PC (MEP) Michael A. Tomlan,
FAPTI (historic preservation consultant) Construction Specifica-
tions, Inc. (specifications) Lumen Architecture (lighting) AKRF
(acoustics) JM Zoning (expediting) SWA (sustainability consultant)
Jim Harwood Architects (ornamental masonry consultant) Monad-
nock Construction (GC).
DETAILS 111,820 sf Total cost $45.4 million Construction time
March 2012 to October 2016 Delivery method Design-bid-build.
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Provo City Center Temple, Provo, Utah

HALLOWED GROUND
A Mormon temple rises from the ashes
of a fire-ravaged historic tabernacle.
December 17, 2010. That was the day a 300-watt light
fixture carelessly placed on a wooden speaker box caused a
fire that burned down the 35,000-sf Utah Stake Tabernacle in
Provo, which the LDS Church had dedicated in 1898.
Parts of the tabernacles exterior shell were the only things
that survived the blaze. A few months later, Thomas Mon-
son, the LDS Churchs President, announced at the Mormon
Churchs annual General Conference that the tabernacle walls
would be preserved and the building rebuilt as a temple. This
was completed in late 2015 and dedicated on March 20,

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The Sealing Room is where
V
couples are married and sealed
to one another in the LDS faith.
Interior nishes needed to capture
purity, eternity, and love.
In the LDS faith the Celes-
V
tial Room signi es the union
between God and the family. It
is viewed as the most glorious
room in the temple. The art
glass, furnishings, carpets, and
light xtures pay homage to the
time when the original taber-
nacle was built.
2016, the 115th anniversary of the death of William H. Folsom,
the tabernacles original designer.
Unlike a tabernacle, which along with weekly church services
can be used to host civic events like lectures and concerts, tem-
ples are holy places that are closed to all but devout members of
the Church. Temples typically house small rooms used primarily
for the faiths essential rituals, such as baptisms and marriages.
The reconstruction of Provo City Center Temple, as the build-
ing is now called, broke ground on May 12, 2012. The project
expanded Provo Tabernacles size to 93,000 sf, primarily by
creating two below-grade floors that include underground parking.
The excavation went 40 feet down and required extensive shoring
and water removal. The Building Team stabilized the 6.8-million-
pound exterior walls in order to place the structure onto a
network of 146 steel pipes, nine inches in diameter and
90 feet long.
Smaller micropiles also held up the main
structure. This was the first time in Utah,
and only the third time in the world,
that construction crews used steel
shoring and needle beams to
support a complete building.
During reconstruction,
what remained of the
tabernacle was fortified
with up to 10 inches of
reinforced concrete.
The project team
removed two interior
wythes of historic
brick and secured
three others with
steel helical ties.
Shotcrete was ap-
plied to two layers
of rebar that were
erected around the
interior perimeter.
The shotcrete walls
function as reinforced
shear walls to resist
lateral earthquake and
wind loads.
Because interior space
was at a premium, the Build-
ing Team needed to apply the
shotcrete as thin as possible.
More than 20,000 bricks, includ-
ing original brick from the 1880s build-
ing that the crew salvaged and restored,
were used. Crews also drew from other local
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RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017 | PLATINUM
Provo City Center Temple, Provo, Utah

stockpiles of brick that either came from the

same era, or looked close enough to produce
a consistent exterior.
Although the reconstruction expanded the
building footprint, it also maintained aspects
of the tabernacles floor plan. For example,
vertical circulation still occurs at the corner
stair towers.
Considerable attention was paid to histori-
cal accuracy. Perhaps the temples most glori-
ous space is its Celestial Room, whose art
glass, furnishings, carpets, and light fixtures
combine to pay homage to the period when
the original tabernacle was constructed.
The interior lower and main levels favor
design details from the 19th-century Eastlake
architectural movement, whereas and the
upper levels feature Higher Gothic Revival
design.
The above-ground levels include a chapel,
instruction rooms, offices, lobbies, and five
rooms where marriages are performed.
The temples custom-made walnut and
mahogany millwork and trim were based on
the tabernacles original faux-painted wood
trim. The temples art glass windows follow
V The baptismal

font rests on the the design and colors of the tabernacles

backs of 12 oxen. windows, which were installed around 1917.
The symbol of the Paint colors reflect common colors used in
oxen holds special
meaning in the LDS the tabernacle as well as popular colors from
Church. 1880s Utah.
The reconstruction restored the roofs of
The use of carved
V

wood, primarily the tabernacles four corner towers, which

custom-made walnut had collapsed during the fire, and rebuilt a
and mahogany historic center tower, which had been removed
millwork and trim, is
prevalent through- in 1915. Natural light streaming through win-
out the temple. dows around the tower illuminate an art glass
ceiling in the temples upper main lobby.
Upon completion of the temple, Provo be-
came the LDS Churchs second city with two
temples. (South Jordan, Utah, is the other.)
The Provo City Center Temple has alleviated
some of the overcrowding at the Provo Utah
Temple, one of LDS Churchs busiest. The re-
PROJECT SUMMARY
construction of Provo City Center Temple has
BUILDING TEAM FFKR Architects (submitting firm, architect) The Church also been a boon to nearby restaurants and
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (owner) Reaveley Engineers + businesses that are benefiting from the foot
Associates (S/PE), Van Boerum & Frank Associates (ME) Envision traffic the temple has generated.
Engineering (EE) Jacobsen Construction (GC/CM). Among the temples many accolades: the
DETAILS 93,000 sf Construction cost Confidential Construction time 2017 Utah Heritage Award and the 2016 IIDA
March 2012 to November 2015. Delivery method CM/GC. BEST Award. John Cauleld, Senior Editor

34 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017

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RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017 | GOLD
Ohio Theatre Lobby Restoration, Cleveland, Ohio

FOYER
FANTASTIQUE
Faded images provide the key
to a historic theaters lobby restoration.
The Ohio Theatre, which opened in 1921,
is one of four historic theaters in Clevelands
Playhouse Square, the largest renovated theater
district in the U.S. A fire destroyed the Ohio in
1964, and its latest reconstruction rectifies some
incompatible remodeling of the past to restore
the theaters lobby to its prior grandeur.
The restoration relied heavily on historic photos
and drawings (archived at Columbia University) by
the theaters original designer, Thomas Lamb.
The project team created a coloration and de-
sign rendering of the lobby by overlaying a historic
black-and-white image. Historic photos helped
recreate the pattern of the original carpet, as well
as three of the original 30x10-foot murals that
mimicked the style of French baroque artist Nico-
las Poussin. Photos were used to determine the
original height of the balustrade, which needed to
be raised and reconfigured to meet current code.
The centerpiece of the restoration is the lobbys
150-foot-long ceiling. The Building Team went with
a light-gauge ceiling system suspended from the
roof structure. Attached to the bottom of the fram-
ing is a layer of continuous sheet metal blocking,
to which large ornamental plater panels were
screwed and glued.
The team, led by architect DLR Group | West-
lake Reed Leskosky, used 2D drawings overlaid
with clay, high-res images, and a small section of
V The project team for Clevelands Ohio charred plaster cornice that survived the fire to
Theatre used archived drawings and pho- reproduce the molds for the ceilings plaster orna-
tographs like the one in the inset to create
KEVIN G. REEVES

mentation. HVAC diffusers and a new fire sprinkler

coloration and design renderings for the
restoration of the lobby. system were integrated into the design.
The project team for owner/developer Play-
house Square had to work around elements
PROJECT SUMMARY
that werent original to the lobby, like the house
BUILDING TEAM DLR Group | Westlake Reed Leskosky (submitting firm, architect, managers office and a staircase that leads to the
MEP, SE, IT/telecomms, lighting) The Coniglio Company (site manager) EverGreene Kennedy Cabaret Theatre. The restoration intro-
Architectural Arts (owner consultant) Turner Construction Co. (CM). duced new elements, too, such as a family/ADA-
DETAILS 7,500 sf Construction cost $6.3 million Construction time July 2015 compliant restroom and new concession areas.
to May 2016 Delivery method CM. John Cauleld, Senior Editor

36 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017


BACK TO THE 20S
Coney Island gets a new eatery reminiscent of the past.
A $60 million public-private investment is catalyzing
the resurgence of 2.41 acres of public land along Coney
Islands boardwalk into a dynamic civic space called
Seaside Park and Community Arts Center.
This project included the restoration of the landmark
Childs Restaurant, which opened in 1923 but had fallen
into decay. Its last tenant, a candy maker, vacated the
property in the 1980s.
The restaurant, newly reopened under the name
Kitchen 21, is positioned as a dining companion to the
neighboring 5,000-seat Ford Amphitheater. To accom-
modate the theaters 60x40-foot stage, the restaurants
walls, roof, and floors were reinforced before removing
over 10% of its first floor and 25% of its western wall.
The Building Team installed more than a dozen exte-
rior doors, six of which weigh 15 tons each. When the
doors roll up, the restaurant becomes a backstage area
for the theater, and affords patrons a view of the stage,
making Kitchen 21 a year-round performance space.
The reconstruction included an award-winning restora-
tion of the distinctive Spanish Colonial terra cotta faade,
with its maritime allusions, and the original rooftop timber
GOLD | RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017
Kitchen 21, Brooklyn, N.Y.
TODD MASON, HALKEN/MASON PHOTOGRAPHY
The gastropub at
V
Kitchen 21 has an
85-foot-long bar with
32 beers on tap. The
space can be changed
from a daytime caf
for beachgoers, to
evening ne dining, to
a concert venue.
pergola. The interior color palette draws its inspiration
from materials original to the space: pale, sandy yellow
bricks for the exterior walls, and terrazzo floors that blend
greens, golds, and sandy tones, accented by brass strips.
This open, flexible dining/hospitality space introduces
five dining concepts: a casual grab-and-go; a test
kitchen with frequent menu changes; a clam bar with
communal seating; a gastropub with an 85-foot bar and
32 beers on tap; and a rooftop bar with ocean views.
Coney Islands famous Parachute Jump tower is visible
through the windows of the main bar.
Legends Hospitality, which manages Yankee Stadiums
dining options, runs Kitchen 21 for owner/developer
iStar. John Cauleld
PROJECT SUMMARY
BUILDING TEAM EwingCole (submitting firm, interior design) Gerner Kronick +
Valcarcel (architect) iStar (owner) WSP USA (SE) CFS Engineering (MEP) Chapel
Street Consultants (GC) Newbanks (CM).
DETAILS 14,000 sf (restaurant), 6,000 sf (roof) Construction cost $6.7 million
(includes kitchen costs) Construction time May 2015 to May 2017 Delivery
method Schematic design/bid/design-assist/build.
BDCuniversity.com | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | 37
 New life for a neglected but still imposing retail/office space.
>The Union Trust Building, commissioned by coal
magnate Henry Clay Frick and completed in 1917,
originally was a 240-store shopping arcade with 700
offices on its upper floors .
This 11-story Flemish-Gothic-style building has
had several owners . The latest, Pittsburgh native Jon
Davis, CEO of The Davis Companies , paid $14 million
in 2014 with the intention of revitalizing it into an
amenities-rich commercial center.
The building was in such disrepair that much of the
reconstruction budget had to go toward structural,
mechanical, and electrical infrastructure improve-
ments that included opening up deep floor plates and
removing valances on windows (added long after the
building first opened) to let in more daylight.
The limestone exterior was cleaned . The leaking
mansard roof was repaired and restored . A new roof-
top cooling system, hidden by a contemporary screen,
was installed. Ten passenger elevators and two freight
elevators were modernized.
Cross axes that emanate from a central rotunda
split Union Trust's cruciform-shaped design into
four quadrants. The interior features a grand atrium
topped by a Tiffany glass dome measuring 40 feet
in diameter. The project team relit the dome to draw
eyes upward . The rotunda , now with comfortable seat-
38 I BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION I November 2017
ing, serves as a greeting area for office tenants ; it can
also be rented for events.
More than 19,000 sf of New Zealand wool carpet
was laid throughout the building, with color changes
on different floors that coordinate with 30 pieces of
art that were commissioned for the building.
Amenities include a new fitness center, a renovated
seminar room and breakout area, a marketing center,
and a concierge desk in the lobby. Parking for 190 ve-
hicles was added in the basement and sub-basement.
The National Park Service allowed for the addition of
glass canopies at the exterior entries and exposed
ductwork to achieve higher interior ceiling heights.
- John Caulfield, Senior Editor
PROJECT SUMMARY
BUILDING TEAM Elkus Manfredi Architects (submitting firm ,
design/interior architect) The Davis Companies (developer) Perfldo
Weiskopf Wagstaff+ Goettel (executive architect) WessllngArchl-
tects (exterior restoration architect) Atlantic Engineering Services
(SE) AHA Consulting Engineers (MEP) Van Duesen & Associates
(elevator consultant) Heritage Consultlng Group (preservation
consultant) Powers & Company (historic preservation) Mascaro
Construction (GC).
DETAILS 666,993 sf Construction cost Confidential Construction
time May 2014 to November 2016 Dellvery method Design-bid-build .
 GOLD | RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017
The Gray, A Kimpton Hotel, Chicago, Ill.

LAURE JOLIET
By 2006, the New York Life Insurance Building,
designed in 1893 by the father of the skyscraper,
William Le Baron Jenney, had receded into obsoles-
cence. Its owner, Hamilton Partners, was planning to
demolish the 14-story landmark in Chicagos Loop to
make way for a 51-story hotel/office tower next door.
The building, once the Midwest headquarters of
New York Life Insurance Company, found a savior in
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. Kimpton, part of the
Intercontinental Hotels Group, bought it from Ham-
ilton in 2013, and worked for the next three years
with its project team to execute a robust reconstruc-
tion program that preserved the integrity of Jenneys
design while creating a new use for the structure.
The Building Team restored the granite and terra
cotta faade and reclaimed more than 500 double-
hung windows. It moved the buildings main entrance
to West Monroe Street, with a new bronze-clad
canopy. The original entrance, on LaSalle Street,
now serves as the portal to the Georgia Gray marble
double staircase leading to Volume 39, the hotels
lobby lounge and bar.
The hotel, now called The Gray, has 293 rooms
and suites, a fitness center, 12,000 sf of meeting

GRAY LADY NO MORE

A facelift erases a landmarks wrinkles, but not her heritage.
space, and a top-floor ballroom. One of the more
V The Grand Staircase of The stunning additions is Boleo, a South American-style
Gray, a new Kimpton hotel. bar that incorporates a 1,200-sf operable skylight.
The original building was
designed by William Le Baron Due to the lack of drawing documentation, the
Jenney, known as the father team had to engage in discovery and investigation
of the skyscraper. over the course of the entire project. The buildings
archaic floor framing made it difficult to create new
openings for infrastructure and reconfigurations.
The building had no loading dock or space for an
exterior hoist, so deliveries had to be made dur-
PROJECT SUMMARY
ing off hours. An interior hoist had to be installed
BUILDING TEAM Gensler (submitting firm, architect, AOR) KHP Capital Partners (owner/ to move materials. Hazardous materials had to be
developer) Stillwater Consulting (owners rep) Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants (opera- remediated before interior demolition could begin.
tor) Beleco Design (hotel interiors) Parts and Labor Design (restaurant/lounge interior As the awards jury noted, the Building Team
design) Forefront Structural Engineers (SE) AMS Mechanical Systems (mechanical/ overcame all these difficulties and, in keeping with
plumbing engineer) JMS Electric (EE) James McHugh Construction (GC). Kimptons EarthCare program, executed sustainable
DETAILS 239,000 sf Construction cost ConfidentIal Construction time and energy-efficient strategies throughout.
October 2014 to August 2016 Delivery method Design-bid-build. John Cauleld

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RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017 | SILVER

JON MILLER HEDRICH BLESSING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary Calgary, Alb.

Engineering on display. That was the

theme for the 119,500-sf renovation and
197,000 sf of new construction of the
University of Calgarys engineering school.
Instead of hiding MEP and structural ele-
ments, the design team of Diamond Schmitt
Architects and Gibbs Gage Architects
exposed them to students view, thereby
celebrating them as a learning mechanism.
The two-phase project,
The light- lled,

V
which kicked off in 2009
ve-story atrium
connects the new and is on target for LEED
addition with the Gold certification, re-
existing build- vamped an opaque, horse-
ing and provides
gathering space shoe-shaped labyrinth
for students. of seven buildings from
the 60s and 70s into a
unified, daylight-filled complex with a new
central hub, upgraded labs and classrooms,
improved circulation, and a new, welcoming
front door.
Numerous building code, seismic, and ac-
cessibility improvements were madelight-
ing and sprinkler system upgrades, window
replacements, etc. Five lecture theatres
were refurbished; two 240-seat rooms were
added to the complex.
Reconstruction Awards jurors were im-
pressed with the three-story-high structural
glass entry hall. Structural engineer RJC
Engineering supported the entry hall with
two 56-foot-high cross braces that extend
through large openings in the main floor
down to the basement. The cross braces
the only vertical supporting members in the
entrywaydouble as a graphic feature. They

EYES WIDE OPEN

also support a system of lattice trusses to
carry the cantilevered structural glass.
The design team employed the latest
computer-modeling techniques for the much-
needed seismic upgrade, but further de-
veloped systems that addressed predicted
Students can see their new homes building elements. structural concerns related to the limitations
of the existing structures. This reduced the
amount of new construction, saving costs
PROJECT SUMMARY
and time.
BUILDING TEAM Diamond Schmitt Architects (submitting firm, architect) Gibbs Gage The jurors praised the team for using its
Architects (joint venture architect) RJC Engineering (SE) SNC Lavalin (ME) Stebnicki expertise and experience to turn a complex
& Partners (EE) EllisDon (CM). structural problem into a readily construct-
DETAILS 316,500 sf Total cost CDN $174 million Construction time April 2009 to ible, aesthetically pleasing solution.
September 2016 (two phases) Delivery method Construction manager. Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor

40 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017


HONOR GUARD
San Franciscos historic Veterans Building pays homage
to those who served in World War I and other foreign wars.
The San Francisco War Memorial Veterans
complexa stunning example of the City
Beautiful movement that includes the Veterans
Building, the Opera House, and the Memorial
Courtwas built in 1932 to honor veterans of
World War I. The Beaux-Arts Veterans Building,
designed by Arthur Brown, Jr., and the Opera
House jointly hosted the signing of the United
Nations Treaty (1945) and that of the Peace
Treaty with Japan (1951).
The Veterans Building houses the War Memo-
rial staff, the citys Arts Commission, the Operas
learning center and practice/performance node,
the Green Room reception venue, and the 916-
seat Herbst Theatre. It contributes to the San
Francisco Civic Center National Historic District.
The steel-framed structure, clad in terra cotta,
sustained severe damage in the 1989 Loma
Prieta earthquake. The Carey & Co.led team
used a performance-based approach to design
the seismic upgrades. Through nonlinear dynam-
ic analysis, they created a system of rocking
concrete shear walls that eliminated the need
for deep foundations and greatly reduced the
shear force imparted on the walls.
SILVER | RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017
War Memorial Veterans Building, San Francisco, Calif.
KYLE JEFFERS PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOS : KYLE JEFFERS PHOTOGRAPHY
V The 916-seat Herbst
Theatre (above) and the
rst-oor Arts Commission
Gallery (left) are just part
To allow the walls to rock but still transfer of the Veterans Building
(top), which itself is a
shear to the foundation, they designed an in- component of the larger
novative shear lug, which allowed the base War Memorial complex
of each wall to resist lateral movement but constructed in 1932.
permit uplift. They installed 250 of these shear
lugs, constructed of steel pipes cast into the
new walls and grouted into a greased sleeve in
the existing foundation. Analyses showed that
the system would restrict wall lift to about 0.5
inches at the ends under maximum considered
earthquake shaking.
The project team also carefully protected
eight 25-foot-high murals in the Herbst Theatre
that were originally designed by Sir Francis
Brangwyn for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Interna-
tional Exposition. Robert Cassidy
PROJECT SUMMARY
BUILDING TEAM Carey & Co., A TreanorHL Company (submit-
ting firm, architect) San Francisco Public Works (AOR) Simp-
son Gumpertz & Heger (SEOR, building enclosure/waterproof-
ing engineer) SJ Engineers (ME, plumbing) Glumac Associates
(EE) Charles Pankow Builders (GC).
DETAILS 230,000 sf Total cost $156.3 million Construction time
July 2013 to January 2016 Delivery method Design-bid-build.
BDCuniversity.com | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | 41
RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017 | SILVER
Lucille Pizzeria, Madison, Wis.
MAMA MIA! WHAT A PIZZERIA!
It started as a bank nearly a century ago. Now its a pizza parlor with plenty of pizzazz.
V The
150-seat Lucille
Pizzerias reclaimed
wood ooring, arched
windows, and 1930s-
style chandeliers. The
bank vault was turned
into a lounge with a
newly cut window, just in
case the door got shut.
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Lucille is a pizzeria
with all the toppings.
The flatiron-shaped
building, in the
downtown Capitol
Square section
of Madison, Wis.,
first served as an
early 20th-century
bank. Two local
restaurateurs, Patrick
Sweeney and Joshua
Berkson, teamed with inves-
tor Urban Land Interests to buy
the 9,340-sf buildingmost recently used
as the offices of a newspaperand make it
into an hip, environmentally sound pizza parlor.
Design firm OPN Architects and contrac-
tor Ideal Builders examined historic photos
and drawings of the building to determine its
original features, which had been abused by
a 1970s renovation. They gutted the interior,
uncovering handsome brick masonry walls,
rugged steel beams, a terrazzo floor, tall arched
windowseven a nearly century-old mural
painted on an adjacent wall welcoming the
November 2017
MIKE REBHOLZ ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY
new Capital City Bank.
The first floor features a zinc bar and an
authentic Neapolitan pizza oven. The owners
wanted the kitchen to be open to the exterior
as well as the interior, but the local health
code forbade such a configuration, for fear of
vermin infiltration. The designers came up with
a solution that isolated the mechanical system
to prevent pests from getting in. Sweeney and
Berkson instituted operations standards that
satisfied health authorities that unwanted visi-
tors would not be welcome.
In the lower lounge, a bank vault was turned
into seating for up to 40. The contractor cut
an opening in the two-foot-thick reinforced con-
crete wall so that diners would be able to get
out if the vault door was accidentally closed.
Whew!
Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
PROJECT SUMMARY
BUILDING TEAM OPN Architects (submitting firm, architect)
Strategic Structural Design (SE) JDR Engineering (MEP) Ideal
Builders (GC).
DETAILS 9,340 sf Total cost $1.3 million Construction time
January 2015 to May 2016 Delivery method Design-build.

BIRTHPLACE OF GENERAL MOTORS
The automotive giant salvages the place
from which it sprang, 131 years ago.
When William Crapo Billy Durant and Josiah Dal-
las Dort leased a cotton mill in Flint, Mich., in 1886
for their new carriage-building business, no one could
have predicted that, 22 years later, Durant would gain
control of Buick Motor Company from its founder, Da-
vid Dunbar Buick, and form General Motors Company.
The old cotton mill, known as Durant-Dort Factory
One, is regarded by historians as the place where GM
was born.
Over the years, Factory One went through hard
times. Four years ago, General Motors formed a
collaboration with the Durant-Dort Office Carriage
Company Foundation, the Genesee County Historical
Society, and Kettering University to save this impor-
tant piece of Flint and automotive history. GM bought
the 30,184-sf building and brought in SmithGroupJJR
and Brencal Contractors to turn the building into of-
fices, an archival center, and event space.
By 2014, the National Historic Landmark had seen
better days. The grade of the building had fallen 18
inches. Runoff submerged the first floor and eroded
the brick masonry bearing walls, causing foundation
settling. The project team replaced 17,000 damaged
bricks with color-matched substitutes. Five thousand
linear feet of mortar, representing 20% of the mortar
on the building, was carefully blended to match the
color of the existing mixture.
A new roof, new doors, and custom mahogany
divided-pane windows were installed. The windows
were painted green to match the historic Durant-Dort
SILVER | RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017
General Motors Factory One, Flint, Mich.
JASON ROBINSON PHOTOGRAPHY
VA two-story entry
Carriage Company building across the street. hall was carved out
of the existing struc-
Portions of the second level dipped 9 inches. ture. The grade of
These areas were leveled with a new raised sub- the original building
floor in which power and data communications were was 18 inches below
what it was in the
installed. The renovation of the second story now pro-
1880s, causing water
vides a workspace, kitchenette, and meeting areas damage, and had to
for GM employees. Factory One also provides space be remediated.
for community groups to rent for events.
The building houses a GM carriage-building and ve-
hicle-manufacturing collection of more than 100,000
documents, some of which date to the late 19th
century. To protect the archives from temperature
variation and humidity, SmithGroupJJR designed a
glass-encased, vapor-sealed room in the center of the
building. A mechanical system maintains a tempera-
ture of 72 F (plus/minus two degrees) and a relative
humidity of 50% (plus/minus 5%).
Robert Cassidy
PROJECT SUMMARY
BUILDING TEAM SmithGroupJJR (submitting firm, architect, AOR,
interior architect, SE, MEP) Brencal Contractors Inc. (GC).
DETAILS 30,184 sf Total cost $8.7 million Construction time August
2014 to May 2017 Delivery method Design-bid-build.
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RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017 | SILVER
University of Chicago Medicine Center for Care and Discovery Patient Floor Buildout, Chicago, Ill.
PATIENT FRIENDLY
Strict infection control and life safety measures were
implemented to protect patients on other floors as work proceeded.
V Union construction
crews put in 460,000
man-hours on the
buildout of two patient
oors at the University
of Chicago Medicine
Center for Care and
Discovery without a lost-
time incident. Nearly
half (48%) of all trades
workers were minorities,
females, or both.
44 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION |
Gilbane Building Company and Albert Kahn
Associates completed the 204,000-sf buildout
of two vacant floors at The University of Chicago
Medicine Center for Care and Discovery, add-
ing 203 new beds. Through the use of six-week,
look-ahead planning, adherence to Lean con-
struction principles, Gilbanes own Quality in
Construction program, and prefabrication (for
headwalls, dialysis boxes, soffits, and ductwork
and plumbing assemblies), the team was able to
bring the job in two months ahead of schedule.
The trades used on-site monitors to access
documents via Bluebeam Studio. UPC coding
and BIM 360 also greased the flow of docu-
ments. Mockups of various rooms (med-surg,
isolation, observation, ICU) gave medical staff
the opportunity to offer input on headwall lay-
outs, tile colors, soffit details, and flooring types.
Existing critical exhaust hoods in 24/7 sup-
port spaces were found to be inadequately
sized for anticipated airflow. One optionto
change the motors and sheaves on the exhaust
fanswas ruled out as too disruptive to the
operations of clinical departments. Instead, the
November 2017
JON MILLER / HEDRICH BLESSING PHOTOGRAPHERS
team incorporated readily obtainable new fans
into the existing exhaust system so that the
original fans could be removed and modified.
The solution saved the hospital considerable
operational impacts.
Strict infection control risk assessment
(ICRA) and interim life safety measures were
put in place to meet the demands of eight sepa-
rate hospital departments. Halfway through the
project, the hospital required that all differen-
tial pressure monitors have remote monitoring
capability. Gilbane engaged Primex Wireless,
which tied a web-based reporting system into
the hospitals existing wireless network. This
assured that any possible ICRA breach would
be addressed instantaneously.
Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
PROJECT SUMMARY
BUILDING TEAM Gilbane Building Company (submitting firm
CM) Albert Kahn Associates (architect, SE, M/E engineer).
DETAILS 204,000 sf Total cost $98.3 million Construction
time February 2015 to August 2016 Delivery method CM
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 RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017 | BRONZE
Historic Federal Reserve, Birmingham, Ala. + Roosevelt Senior High School, Washington, D.C.
HOAR CONSTRUCTION

BANK STATEMENT
A project team saves a historic bank,
yielding 100% leaseup for the developer.
Capstone Real Estate Investments bought the circa-1920s
Birmingham branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and its
1950s-era annex in 2014. The property had been vacant for 14
years. Instead of tearing everything down and starting all over,
Capstone and its design-build team, led by Hoar Construc-
tion and Williams Blackstock Architects, saved a piece
of downtown Birmingham for future generations,
V Front elevation of the bank before restoration
earning $7 million in tax credits along the way.
(right). The original columns were removed in the The project team had to fix poor renovations
1950s. The renovated entry (above) with made in the 50s. The marble floor in the lobby,
custom-made replica columns. which had been replaced by terrazzo, was restored
to its original marble floor pattern.
Three big windows that had been bricked over were
PROJECT SUMMARY
replaced with new, historically accurate replicas.
BUILDING TEAM Hoar Construction (submitting firm, GC) Unique steel vaults with massive doors were salvaged.
Williams Blackstock Architects (architect) LYBD (SE) To allow for venting and utility lines, laborers had to cut through
RJ Mechanical Inc. (M/P engineer) Eldeco Inc. (EE). the rebar and wire mesh in the walls with a special wire saw.
DETAILS 90,300 sf Total cost $13.7 million Construction time One tenant converted its vault into a bar and kitchenette.
November 2015 to December 2016 Delivery method Design-build. Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor

JOSEPH ROMEO / JOSEPH ROMEO PHOTOGRAPHY

HIGHER EDUCATION
The rebirth of a Washington, D.C., high school.
Built in 1932, the Collegiate Georgiastyle Roosevelt High School
campus in Washingtons Petworth neighborhood suffered from numer-
ous shortsighted improvements made in 1977.
The project team, led by architect Perkins Eastman, restored the
original cupola, reopened the schools historic front door (closed for
30 years), and infilled one of the three original courtyards. The team
enclosed the courtyard with a 10,000-sf electrochromic glass skylight,
which cut the projects total heat load.
Painted-over WPA frescoes from 1934 were restored and relocated
as part of the formal entry sequence. Stormwater improvements were
turned into a WaterWorks learning environment. Robert Cassidy
V The Roosevelt Senior High School
atrium is covered with 10,000 sf
PROJECT SUMMARY
of electrochromic glass. Acoustical
BUILDING TEAM Perkins Eastman (submitting firm, architect) District of Columbia Department of General Ser- bafes, 32 feet in height, celebrate
the many nationalities represented
vices (owner) ReStl Designers (SE) Global Engineering Solutions (MEP) Smoot/Gilbane, A Joint Venture (GC). in the schools community.
DETAILS 327,870 sf Cost $128 million Construction time January 2014 to October 2015 (two phases).

46 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017

 BRONZE | RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017
195 Broadway Retail Master Plan, New York, N.Y. + The Sanctuary, Washington, D.C.

ERIC TAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY

BROADWAY MELODY
Glass walls set just the right tone for
a historic lobby in Lower Manhattan.
ALLEN SCHINDLER

V The 2,300-sf penthouse in The Sanctuary

sold for $1.5 million. The owner has

exclusive access to an 85-foot-tall bell
tower, the highest private view in D.C.

Ten years. Thats how long it took

The public galleria at
V
AMAZING GRACE
195 Broadway connects Renovation turns a church into elegant condos.
developer L&L Holding Company to Dey and Fulton Streets
get approval from the New York City in Manhattan. Display The Sanctuary, a 30-unit condo conversion in South-
boxes lining the galleria
Landmarks Preservation Commission were pre-approved by east Washington, D.C., may be a sign of things to come
for its retail master plan of the lobby of the Landmarks Preser- for some of the 850 or so places of worship in the Na-
the AT&T Headquarters Building. vation Commission for tions Capital that are closing their doors. Such was the
retail signage.
The adaptation of the 45,000-sf case for the Way of the Cross church. When its congrega-
neoclassical lobby at 195 Broadway tion decided to relocate to the suburbs, The Rubin Group
originally designed by William Welles Bosworth and opened in (in partnership with Regua) snapped up the 1898 Gothic
1916created three retail spaces and a public walkway that con- Revival church and 1914 annex.
nects two major streets in Lower Manhattan. The project team, led by local design firm Bonstra|
The project team, led by Gabellini Sheppard Associates (archi- Haresign Architects, wanted to change some lites in the
tect), Highland Associates (AOR), Sciame Construction (electrical stained glass windows so that residents could look out.
engineer, CM), and OC Development Management (GC), installed This did not sit well with the citys Historic Preservation
28-foot-tall glass demising walls to complement the 50 Doric Review Board. Only after seeing a mockup prepared by
columns in the lobby. A marble and bronze sculpture by Chester consultant Cumberland Stained Glass did the Review
Beach commemorates the first transcontinental phone line (1915). Board agree to the change. The transparent replacement
Nearly 70% of the retail space was leased two years in ad- glass has a stippled effect on the exterior that met the
vance of the projects completion. The major tenants are Nobu, HPRBs approval.
which is moving its flagship restaurant from Tribeca to this loca- The windows became The Sanctuarys chief sales edge.
tion, and clothing/retailer Anthropologie. Robert Cassidy All 30 units, including the $1.5 million penthouse, sold in
less than eight months. Robert Cassidy
PROJECT SUMMARY

BUILDING TEAM L&L Holding Company (submitting firm, owner) Gabellini Shep- PROJECT SUMMARY

herd Associates (architect) Highland Associates (AOR) Thornton Tomasetti (SE) BUILDING TEAM Bonstra|Haresign Architects (submitting firm, architect)
Cosentini Associates (M/P engineer) Sciame Construction (EE, CM) OC Develop- Structura (SE) VIKA Capitol (CE) Capitol Engineering Group (ME) Cumber-
ment Management (GC). land Stained Glass (glazing) Potomac Construction Group (GC).
DETAILS 40,000 sf (retail space) Total cost Confidential Construction time 2015 DETAILS 34,693 sf Total cost: $15.4 million Construction time August
to September 2016 Delivery method Design-bid-build. 2014 to December 2016 Delivery method Negotiated contract.

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RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017 I BRONZE
The Log at Williams College , Willi amstown, Mass .

COLLEGE CREDIT
Historic rehab saves 50% on energy costs.

> The Log at Williams College dates to the mid-1700s. In

1941, the structure was turned into an Alumni House; five
years later, the Dodge Room was added . After a fire in 1951,
another addition was built.
0 The Log, a historic Two years ago , local firm Cummings
deep-energy retrofit General Contractor and design firm C&H
with a 15kW PV Architects led the upgrade of The Log
system. The enhanced
building envelope to modern energy, safety, and access
yielded a measured standards. The project team conducted
annual energy con- surveys of students, faculty, and staff to
sumption 50% less
than the national aver- get their input.
age for restaurants. A 1,200-sf, low-energy commercial kitch-
en and bar, as well as a new entry, coat-
PROJECT SUMMARY room , and service spaces , were added. Murals were preserved.
BUILDING TEAM Cummings General Contractor (submitting firm , GC) C&H Historic woods were salvaged. Handcrafted historic light fixtures
Architects (architect) Barry Engineers & Constructors (SE) B2Q Associates were refurbished with LED lamping. An innovative roof super-
(MEP) Crabtree McGrath Associates (food services) Energy Balance Inc. structure was developed to transfer roof loads to the foundation ,
(energy and systems) . alleviating strain on the existing roof while preserving the interior.
DETAILS 11 ,509 sfTotal cost $4.5 million Construction time February 2015 The Log is now a year-round neo-colonial event space and
to January 2016 Delivery method Design-bid-build . restaurant. - Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor

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CIRCLE 771
RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017 | HONORABLE MENTION
75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. + Bowles Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.

COURTESY RXR REALTY

ROCKEFELLER REMAKE
Iconic New York tower is modernized for its next life.
Structural engineering innovations met performance requirements and also
were at the heart of a repositioning of the coordinated with the planned sculpted
landmark 75 Rockefeller Plaza, former home lobby ceiling, which required the transfer
of the Standard Oil Company. The project in- members to be narrow and shallow.
volved revitalizing the buildings faade and Other innovations included the develop-
base metalwork, enhancing its lobby and ment of a unique yolk system, using 500-
retail spaces, and overhauling its mechani- ton jacks, to preload a new steel box girder
cal systems and infrastructure. without the need for a temporary structure
To make way for new ground-floor retail or shoring. David Barista, Editorial Director
and a more dramatic entrance and lobby,
the team removed four columns at the PROJECT SUMMARY

ground floor, three of which supported BUILDING TEAM Gilsanz Murray Steficek (submitting
existing transfer girders. When traditional firm, SE) RXR Realty (developer, program manager)
approaches for transferring weight to ac- Kohn Pedersen Fox (architect) Robert Derector Asso-
commodate the column removal proved too ciates (MEP) Orange County Ironworks (steel erector).
bulky and costly, the team adapted a struc- DETAILS 650,000 sf Total cost $150 million
tural approach common in bridge design: Construction time January 2013 to February 2017
a composite-steel box girder. The solution Delivery method Design-bid-build.
DAVID WAKELY

GOTHIC REVIVAL
The nations first residential college
is meticulously restored.
It took 11 years and creative nancing through a public-private
partnership to resurrect UC Berkeleys Bowles Hall, the nations first
residential college. Built in 1928 and listed on the National Register
of Historic Places, the Gothic-style building became too expensive to
maintain and fell into disrepair over the years.
This project involved the renovation and restoration of the 57,000-sf
hall, and the construction of a 4,200-sf addition. The Reconstruction
Awards judges noted the project teams meticulous work in revitalizing
the historic structure, including the manual removal and reinstallation
PROJECT SUMMARY
of 20,000 historic clay roof tiles (most of them mortared directly onto
BUILDING TEAM Clark Construction Group (submitting firm, GC) Bowles the roof); the construction of concrete walls, concrete mat founda-
Hall Foundation (owner) EdR (developer) Pyatok (architect) Maffei Struc- tions, and a buttress to strengthen the building against earthquakes;
tural Engineering (SE) ACCO Engineered Systems (ME) Royal Electric Co. and the reconfiguration of the layout of the dorms to accommodate
(EE) Pan-Pacific (PE). modern living needs, with Wi-Fi, central heating, and en suite baths.
DETAILS 61,200 sf Total cost $27.1 million Construction time June 2015 The team also cleverly converted underutilized attic space into the
to August 2016 Delivery method CM at risk. deans apartment. David Barista

50 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017

 HONORABLE MENTION | RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2017

KARL CONNOLLY PHOTOGRAPHY

SNF Parkway, Baltimore, Md.

AWARDS JURY

RESCUE MISSION The Reconstruction

Awards Jury 2017
Historic movie palace is now the centerpiece (pictured left to right)
of Baltimores burgeoning arts hub.
Situated at the heart of Baltimores budding Arts & Enter- JACOB S. GOLDBERG
tainment District, the 1915 Italian Renaissancestyle Parkway President
Theatre for years was representative of the citys economic and Goldberg General Contracting
social troubles.
Abandoned and neglected for decades (a grocery store once STEVE MARTINEZ
resided in the lobby), the theater was the first of its kind to Principal, Owner
show synchronized sound films, where sound and picture are PolyCon Corp.
recorded simultaneously.
In restoring the theater, the design team employed what it calls TERRY FIELDEN, LEED AP BD+C
a rescued ruin preservation approach. Rather than identify a Director of K-12 Education
single period of significance, the team chose to recognize all eras International Contractors, Inc. (ICI)
of the past. In some instances, layers were removed to reveal hid-
den periods of history, while other instances incorporated fresh WALKER C. JOHNSON, FAIA
design elementsor a mix of old and new. Principal
The marquee and original display cases were recreated from Johnson Lasky Kindelin Architects
historic photographs from the original 1915 era. The cornice Honorary Jury Chair
lights were restored and refashioned with modern LEDs.
The team downsized the main theater to optimize sight lines DAN ULBRICHT
for larger screens and seats, and built a new projection booth to Vice President
accommodate old and new technologies: 35mm film, projection, Skender Construction
and HD. David Barista

PROJECT SUMMARY

BUILDING TEAM Ziger/Snead Architects (submitting firm, architect) Maryland The 2017 Reconstruction Awards jury
V

Film Festival (owner) Structura (SE) James Posey Associates (MEP) Southway convened in September at AIA Chicagos
headquarters to judge the 34th edition of
Builders (GC).
the awards program.
DETAILS 22,885 sf Total cost $9.9 million Construction time December 2015
to April 2017 Delivery method CM at risk.

BDCuniversity.com | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | 51

AEC TECHNOLOGY | By David Malone, Associate Editor

THREE VR+AR INNOVATIONS TO WATCH

From heat mapping to VR-based meetings, check out this trio of virtual
and augmented reality applications for AEC teams.

IS YOUR DESIGN CATCHING EYES

IN THE RIGHT PLACES?
New VR heat map technology delivers a detailed map of where viewers
are paying attention in created VR experiences.
A HUGE VARIABLE when it comes to de- ping not by tracking via a

1
signing interior spaces is trying to mouse, but by analyzing
determine where people will actually the viewers gaze directly.
look when they enter or spend time Users are placed in a VR
in a space. In an effort to avoid unin- environment, where heat
tended focal points, some architects map analytics will track their
and designers use heat mapping as gaze and map what they are
part of their design process to deter- looking at throughout the entire
mine what draws a users gaze. VR session.
Traditional heat mapping tech- With the heat map tool,
niques rely on a computer screen designers will be able to bet-
and a mouse, and assume users will ter understand what catches a
track where they are looking with the viewers eye and whether it is
mouse. User errorsuch as when intended or not. Architects can test
participants look one place but have site lines before construction begins.
the mouse cursor placed somewhere Retailers can test traffic-flow patterns
YULIO TECHNOLOGIES

elseessentially renders the entire and the effectiveness of displays.

process inaccurate. The tool can gather data from both
A new VR tool from Yulio Technolo- VR headset views and fishtank dis-
gies is looking to improve heat map- plays (browser-based mode).

LETS MEET DESIGNING AND BUILDING COMPLEX STRUCTURES is a bers of the project team or their

2
complicated process that requires the collaboration clients. A new VR solution from
IN THE of many different rms and businesses, oftentimes WorldViz, called Vizible, is bring-

MODEL spread throughout the country or the world. Relay-

Vizible, a new VR solution,
allows users from around
the world to meet in
virtual realityin real time.
ing plans or ideas can be difcult via email, phone,
or video calls, and can lead to more confusion than
understanding.
Virtual reality, however, may provide a solution
to this communication problem. Since VR rst
started to become a usable tool in the AEC indus-
try, professionals have been dreaming of the day
when they could pop on a VR headset and jump into
a model for a coordination meeting with other mem-
ing that dream one step closer
to reality.
Vizible operates like GoToMeet-
ing for VR and allows designers to cre-
ate presentations, demos, and mockups via
its drag-and-drop interface. Then, the presentation
can be uploaded to the secure Vizible cloud and cli-
ents can be invited to the meeting via an email.
Once in the meeting, built-in avatars and tools
like laser pointers and measuring tapes pinpoint

52 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017

 MORTENSON CONSTRUCTION
MORTENSON
DEVELOPS AR APP
FOR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT DURING
CONSTRUCTION
A $105 million project for the University of Washington is the latest
example of the firms commitment to virtual and augmented reality tools.

MORTENSON CONSTRUCTION has nology group has been ex- Marc

been in the vanguard of
firms using virtual reality
as a tool for construction
coordination. As far back as
2000, Mortensons Seattle
ploring construction-related Kinsman,
opportunities for augmented Mortensons
reality. Last year, Morten- Immersive
son was among the first Technology
companies to partner with Developer, led the in-house delve deeper into

office leaned on VDC model-
ing for the Walt Disney Con-
cert Hall in Los Angeles.
More recently, the firm
applied a computerized au-
tomatic virtual environment
(CAVE) that helped the proj-
ect team on the Pegula Ice
Arena at Penn State Univer-
sity identify changes during
the design stage, thereby
averting $475,000 in costs.
For the past 18 months,
the firms Immersive Tech-
Daqri to test the application
of its smart hardhat. And
in March, Mortenson went
live with what it claims is
a first-of-its-kind AR mobile
app that allows users to
see what the new Paul G.
Allen Center for Computer
Sciences and Engineering
building at the University of
Washington in Seattle will
look likenearly two years
ahead of its scheduled
completion.
team that created the app.
He says its purpose is to
generate excitement around
the 135,000-sf project
among the UW community
during construction. The
AR mobile app lets users
point their smartphones at
the construction site, or at
a printed handout, to see
a digital representation of
the future building. Users
can experience the exterior
via AR, and then use VR to
WORLDVIZ
3
the buildings
lobby, work-
room, robotics
lab, and offices.
This window
presents a tremen--
dous opportunity to
engage the public, says
Kinsman, who adds that VR
and AR are vast improve-
ments over traditional pub-
lic engagement methods,
such as flyers, signage, and
websites.

what is being discussed and accurately conveys it to other

members of the project team or clients. Multi-region server
centers provide a low-latency experience, regardless of
where the meeting members are located. Currently, no ac-
tual design work can
be done while in the
meeting, but this is
certainly a step in that
direction.
Vizible is compatible
with the Oculus Rift
and HTC Vive headsets.

BDCuniversity.com | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | 53

 | VISUALIZATION IN DESIGN | By Ramy Hanna, Partner, 3D Artist, TILTPIXEL
THE ART + SCIENCE
OF RENDERING
Creating Visualization
That Sells Architecture
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After reading this article, you should be able to:
+ RECOGNIZE the value of establishing views and
securing backplates to set off images.
+ DESCRIBE the three Principles of Photography
and the guiding Facets of Composition.
+ DISCUSS the use of post-production software to
mimic photographic phenomena.
+ UNDERSTAND the alternatives to still renderings,
including virtual reality and short films.
54 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017
3D software allows designers to
generate several different passes
or layers that can later be used
in a post-production program like
Photoshop to ne-tune elements
such as reection, refraction,
depth, and mask selections.
I
n the world of architecture, generating buy-in from the
client or prospect is nearly impossible without the visual
means to communicate design plans. Today, the visualiza-
tion industry is crowded; renderings are a near commodity.
Thanks to social media and the influx of readily accessible
programs and tools, clients expect renderings that will ex-
cite and engage. Architectural illustrators are expected to
produce stunning imagery at a reasonable cost in a short
time frame. The stakes are high.
So how do you create images that stand out from the rest?
Why do some renderings delight the viewer while others fall flat?
In many cases the answer lies not in the architectural design
itself but in the failure of the image to sell the design.
Our firm has developed a process, guidelines, and tricks-of-the-
trade to ensure that each deliverable is a stunning depiction of
the unbuilt space. Our goal is to deliver visualization that sells.

Whether you are a lone 3D artist at an architecture firm, a
freelancer dabbling in renderings, or a team lead at a large
rendering studio, the process behind great visualization does
not change. Regardless of scope or scale, the right formula
will lead to clearer communication, fewer revisions, and more
impactful imagery.
This course will unveil the nuances behind the most suc-
cessful renderings. By following these recommendations, the
quality of your architectural visualization will be heightened
and the process made smoother.
Among the topics to be discussed:
Q How to ask the right questions to know what tone and
content the client or prospect wants in marketing-related
renderings.
Q How to maximize your rendering efforts based on the
three major principles of photography: mood, staging, and
composition.
Q How to overcome common composition obstacles through
the use of such techniques as the Rule of Thirds, straight
verticals, diagonals to corners, and avoiding coincident
edges.
Q How to take advantage of several photographic phenom-
ena: vignetting, chromatic aberration, barrel distortion,
blooms, and depth of field.
Dynamic and impactful renderings are driven by attuned
UNDERSTANDING THE CLIENT OR
PROSPECTS GOALS AND ASKING
THE RIGHT QUESTIONS CAN ENABLE
SKILLED DESIGNERS TO CREATE
ILLUSTRATIONS THAT PAINT A
MEANINGFUL STORY.
project management, with careful and consistent client
communication, and visual artistry based on long-standing
principles of photography.
Understanding the client or prospects goals and asking
the right questions can enable skilled designers to create
illustrations that paint a meaningful story. Appreciating the
art of photography, using reference images, and planning the
visual aesthetic with buy-in from the client can spell success
for your project. +
+EDITORS NOTE
Additional reading is required for this course. To earn 1.0 AIA CES
learning units, study the full article carefully and take the exam
posted at www.BDCnetwork.com/RenderingAIA
AVOID THESE 6 PITFALLS OF VISUALIZATION
1 Select one 3D software program, and master it.
Dont bounce from one program to another. By stick-
ing with one toolset, you will uncover the tips and tricks
that can elevate your imagery, and you will be able to
more accurately predict your timelines. Programs like
3ds MAX, SketchUp, Rhino, and Revit all offer unique
advantages. Its OK to base your decision on your own
preferences and budget, or your choice may be dictated
by your rm. Whatever your route to a 3D program,
embrace it and learn everything you can about it.
2 Develop a thick skin in the face of criticism.
You will get feedback from clients on progress render-
ings, not always what you want to hear. Not every ren-
dering will be an award-winner, but consider each one
an opportunity to rene your imagery and gain buy-in
from the client. Remember that serving the needs of
your client is the end game. You may disagree with a
camera view or design decisions, but if your client is
happy, then your deliverable is successful.
3 Never assume that there is only one way to achieve
an effect.
Three-dimensional software is constantly advancing.
Exploring different techniques and tools can enhance
your skillset and resolve the trickiest of problems.
4 Dont forget to use reference imagery.
Before embarking on a project, remember to study
reference imagespictures from magazines and books,
images from Web searches, even artwork at the local mu-
seumto gain buy-in from the client on the overall mood
or aesthetic. This research will save time in the long run.
5 Seek internal reviews of your renderings before show-
ing them to the client.
Others catch what you may have missed. Getting more
eyes on your project, prior to review by the client or
prospect, can elevate the quality of your renderings.
6 Avoid stufng too many topics of interest into a
single rendering.
If the client chooses to focus on multiple points of
interest, dont try to jam them all into one rendering.
Visualize the project from several camera views spread
across multiple renderings, each emphasizing
a distinct point of interest.
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| PRODUCT ROUNDUP |
FLOORING TECH
DECONSTRUCTED
1 2GRAIN
METAL
Carpet tile line is created
through patent-pending
manufacturing technology
that exposes the primary
backing as part of the
product design, provid-
ing variation in fiber-pile
heights for added depth
and texture. Available in
two 12x48-inch carpet
tiles: Metallic Alchemy and
Alloy Shimmer. Six yarn
combinations and three
metallic backings offer a
total of 18 colors. Cradle
to Cradle certified.
PATCRAFT | CIRCLE NO. 870
56 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017
By David Barista, Editorial Director
COLLECTION
Designed for high-traffic
areas where a wood aes-
thetic is desired, this
porcelain tile line repli-
cates the look of wood in
a contemporary European
style, with clean lines and
natural wood grains. The
collection utilizes a subtle
variation in four wood
tones per color, as well as
natural grain and texture,
to create the look and
feel of real finished wood.
Available in wide planks or
chevrons.
WALKER ZANGER | CIRCLE NO. 871
3 GALAXY RX
Designed for healthcare
applications, this rubber-
backed resilient floor cover-
ing addresses three of the
most common concerns
related to hospital environ-
ments: sound, ergonomics,
and safety. It features a
2mm vulcanized surface
fusion-bonded to a 5mm
recycled rubber backing.
This surface reduces struc-
ture-borne sound, improves
ergonomics for patients
and staff, and lessens the
severity of injuries after
falls, says the maker.
ECORE | CIRCLE NO. 872
4CHATEAU
RESERVE
This wood-look porcelain
tile line is modeled after
European Oak and fea-
tures lightly distressed
graining, for richness and
texture. Its slip-resistant
surface is achieved with a
flat surface, offering high
cleanability and expand-
ing its use to exterior ap-
plications and commercial
spaces. Five colors: Hick-
ory Grove, La Petit Greige,
Rustic Lodge, Shadow
Mountain, and Woodland
Chalet.
MARAZZI | CIRCLE NO. 873

BEAUFLOR
5 6
LUXURY VINYL ROLL
Luxury vinyl roll combines
the benefits of luxury vinyl
tile and cushion vinyl roll
into a new category of
flooring. It is soft under-
foot, water resistant, easy
to clean and maintain, and
offers superior sound ab-
sorption qualities, reducing
noise noticeably more than
either traditional sheet
vinyl or LVT, according
to the maker. Can loose
lay up to 400 sf for fast
installation in open-plan
environments.
BEAUFLOR | CIRCLE NO. 874
ARBORART
Wood-look LVT is made
using the companys
Diamond 10 Technology,
a process that utilizes
cultured diamonds to en-
hance the tiles resistance
to scratches, scuffs, and
stains. Designed for retail,
hospitality, education, and
healthcare applications,
the collection includes
24 colors in a range of
contemporary, rustic, and
exotic wood visuals. Three
sizes: 6x48, 7.2x48, and
9x48 inches.
ARMSTRONG FLOORING
CIRCLE NO. 875
7 ENGAGE GENESIS
This LVT features an ex-
truded, closed-cell PVC
structural core for rigid-
ity and strength, and to
ease installation through
proprietary locking tech-
nologies. The floating floor
is 100% waterproof and
provides sound insulating
characteristics through its
pre-attached acoustical
underlayment. Its construc-
tion of embossed vinyl, PVC
core, sound-deadening back-
ing, and antimicrobial treat-
ment is offered in eight, 12,
and 20 mil wear layers.
METROFLOR | CIRCLE NO. 876
6
8 FRAMEWORK
LVT collection includes
six wood-inspired patterns
and contemporary colors.
The 9x48-inch plank tiles
are 5mm thick, which al-
lows them to be installed
adjacent to the makers
modular carpet and textile
composite flooring without
the need for transition
strips. For quick installa-
tion, a loose-lay option with
perimeter glue is available.
The FloorScore-certified
flooring is made with post-
industrial recycled content.
J+J FLOORING GROUP
CIRCLE NO. 877
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| PRODUCT ROUNDUP |
11
9 ALLURA LVT
LVT collection offers a
range of wood, stone, and
abstract designs, with the
durability, comfort, and
sound-deadening qualities
of LVT. The Allura Wood
collection contains a vari-
ety of wood-plank designs
with a matt surface and a
natural-looking woodgrain
and embossing. Allura
Stone varies from con-
temporary concrete floors
to cool steel and metal
shades. The phthalate-free
flooring is made with re-
cycled raw materials.
FORBO | CIRCLE NO. 878
58 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017
10 CHROMALUXE
Using the sublimation
printing process, these
flooring panels can be cus-
tomized with virtually any
color, graphic, and pattern,
including artwork, photog-
raphy, messaging, and
company logos. The panels
consist of specially coated
sheets of moisture-resis-
tant high-density fiberboard
that are cut into workable
panels. Two sizes: 16x24
and 24x24 inches. The
panels are rated for com-
mercial use and are Carb 2
compliant.
CHROMALUXE | CIRCLE NO. 879
11 NORAPLAN LONA
This resilient rubber flooring
line offers a silk-matte fin-
ish that features splashes
and droplets in a range of
colors and accents that
capture the momentum
of artistic expression. Its
maker developed tech-
nology that allows for a
virtually unlimited range
of custom patterns and
designs. Offers the same
stain/slip resistance, un-
derfoot comfort, ease of
maintenance, and sound
absorption as with all nora
rubber flooring products.
NORA SYSTEMS | CIRCLE NO. 880
10
12
12 MERIT
Glazed porcelain floor tile
emulates the look of con-
temporary stone and fea-
tures an anti-slip surface
for outdoor applications.
Created for open-concept
environments where indoor
spaces extend outdoors,
such as patio restaurants,
bars, and event venues.
The tile lines four colors
beige, brown, light gray,
dark grayfeature realistic
veining and variation. Two
sizes: 18x18 inches and
12x24 inches. Matching
porcelain mosaic available.
AMERICAN OLEAN | CIRCLE NO. 881
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| PRODUCT INNOVATIONS | By David Barista, Editorial Director

Skullcandy, the lifestyle

audio brand, was born on the
ski slopes of Park City, Utah.
The company recently relo-
cated to a new headquarters
building at the base of Utah
Olympic Park. The Park City
site was selected for its stun-
ning views and visibility from
Highway 40.
To capture Skullcandys
identity as a musical and
active lifestyle brand, design
architect Think Architecture

SKULLCANDY HQ
developed an envi-
ronmentally friendly
structure that is

BECOMES ONE
integrated into the
landscape and maxi-
mizes its striking
views of the Uinta

WITH THE UTAH

and Wasatch Moun-
tains. Zinc metal pan-
els, organic stone, Cor-Ten

MOUNTAINS, THANKS TO
steel, and naturally colored
concrete panels complement the
high-performance glass exterior.

OPERABLE GLASS WALLS

A distinctive window mullion pattern
creates a visual sense of movement and
energy. The buildings NanaWall SL70
operable walls were customized to include
horizontal mullion locations that align with
the curtain wall system, creating a unified
design aesthetic.
Until you open the building, you would
never even know that the doors were
there, said Tyler Kirk, Principal Architect
with Think Architecture. The NanaWall
system allowed us to seamlessly inte-
grate the exterior faade so that from the
outside it was perfectly integrated.
The operable walls incorporate the
same glazing makeup used in the bal-
ance of the building. The thermally broken
NanaWall system performs to the same
rigorous energy-compliance and efficiency
standards as the adjacent curtain wall.
NANAWALL|CIRCLE NO. 885

60 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017

 METAL FABRIC OPTIMIZES
SOLAR CONTROL WITHOUT
JEOPARDIZING VIEWS
GKDs new Solar Omega stainless steel
metal fabric panels are geared for sun
shading. As the sun rises higher in the
sky, the stacking effects of the hori-
zontal metal rods shade the building
faade. As the sun descends, more day-
light is allowed through the mesh. Op-
tions include deeper horizontal rods,
which increase the amount of
shading while maintaining
views through the fabric,
and the ability to vary
the open area based
on the unique solar
needs of the proj-
ect. Flexible and
rigid versions are
available.
GKD| CIRCLE NO. 886

LEDS ACCENTUATE THE ARCHITECTURE

AT A RENOVATED PUBLIC LIBRARY
In renovating and expanding the Indian Trails Public
Library in Wheeling, Ill., design architect Product
Architecture + Design drew inuences from the hospi-
tality industry to create a warm, welcoming atmo-
sphere. Design elements such as colored-glass room
dividers and distinctive curvatures in the carpet,
ceiling panels, and light xtures create denition be-
tween zones in the library. To accentuate the interior
architecture, the designers worked with KSA Lighting
& Controls to develop a two-fold lighting scheme: cus-
tom luminaires provide the desired aesthetic impact,
while BASYS LED II downlights from Zumtobel offer
unobtrusive, second-level lighting.
We used lighting as a tool to pull people intuitive-
ly throughout the library, said Dan Pohrte, Principal
and Partner, Product Architecture + Design. In this
way, we could limit the amount of detracting signage
and allow the architecture to remain the focus.
ZUMTOBEL| CIRCLE NO. 887

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| PRODUCT INNOVATIONS |
SMART GLASS MAXIMIZES
COMFORT AT BOWIE STATE
UNIVERSITY
In June, SageGlass completed its larg-
est electrochromic glass installation
to date: 25,000 sf of dynamic glass
at Bowie (Md.) State Universitys new
149,000-sf Center for Natural Sci-
ences, Mathematics and Nursing. The
glass was installed on portions of the
curtain wall faade and throughout The
RIGID FOAM INSULATION
GEARED FOR VERTICAL
CONSTRUCTION
ACH Foam Technologies new Foam-Con-
trol MAX graphite polystyrene (GPS) rigid
foam insulation achieves an R-5 at 11/16-
inch thickness without the decrease in
62 | BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION | November 2017
Beacon, a three-story multipurpose
space. It tints on demand, allowing pro-
fessors to customize solar control. It is
also programmed to tint automatically
based on light standards. By block-
ing sunlight on hot days, the electro-
chromic glass will help reduce energy
demand in the building, which is aiming
to achieve LEED Gold certification.
SAGEGLASS
CIRCLE NO. 889
R-value performance
associated with XPS
over the life of the
product. It is comprised of many
small pockets of air within a polymer
matrix containing graphite. The graphite
reflects radiant heat energy like a mirror,
increasing the materials resistance to
heat flow. The breathable and semi-per-
meable material allows moisture in the
form of vapor to pass through the mate-
rial, giving the insulation drying potential.
ACH FOAM TECHNOLOGIES| CIRCLE NO. 888
RUBBER FLOORING
READY FOR TRAFFIC
AT CALGARY AIRPORT
For its $2 billion expansion of the
YYC Calgary International Airport,
the Calgary Airport Authority had
several objectives: increased
comfort and cleanliness for travel-
ers, clear waynding, and lower
maintenance costs. Rubber oor-
ing solutions from nora systems
helped the project team meet all
three goals. More than 400,000
sf of norament grano and noraplan
sentica cover portions of the
international terminal and Con-
nections Corridor. The ooring is
softer than granite and porcelain
tile, and can withstand wear that
results from rolling luggage and
carts, food and beverage spills,
and the impact of tracked-in
snow, mud, and ice-melt products.
The design team blended various
patterns and colors to create a
variety of oor designs to support
waynding efforts and add visual
interest to the longer corridors.
NORA SYSTEMS| CIRCLE NO. 890
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NO DRONE FOR YOU!

A new anti-drone system looks to protect stadiums, prisons, and other
sensitive buildings and sites from unwanted UAV flights.

IT'S AN UNFORTUNATE or a weapon. In Iraq, the Is-

FACT OF LIFE: As technol-
ogy advances to make our
lives easier and better,
there will inevitably be those
who look to exploit a given
advancement for their own,
often illicit, purposes.
The rise of computers and
lamic State has used drones
carrying explosives on the
battlefield. Prisons around
the world have documented
cases of people attempting
to smuggle contraband to
inmates via drones.
MyDefence Communica-

the Internet brought with it
the new phenomenon of cy-
ber crime. The solution was
an equal and opposite rise
in security technology.
It may be impossible to
completely eliminate some-
one from using a new piece
of technology for unintended
purposes, but the next
best option is to attempt to
stay one step ahead in the
safety and security depart-
ment. This is exactly what
Denmark-based MyDefence
WIKIPEDIA
tions anti-drone system,
KNOX, is being tested in two
prisons in Denmark and two
stadiums in England. KNOX
monitors the airspace over
a specific site for foreign
objects. When an ob-
ject is detected, KNOX
starts jamming the
signal to prevent the
drone operator from
controlling the device.
Concurrently, an alarm
goes off that indicates
where the drone opera-
WIKIPEDIA

Communication is attempt- tor is located. MyDefence Commu-

ing to do for one of the hot-
test new technologies on the
market: drones.
Drones have found a loyal
following among hobbyists
and have found a regular
home in many AEC firms'
toolkits for their ability to
easily take aerial photos
and videos. But they have
also wreaked havoc on
regulators trying to prevent
them from being used for
illegitimate purposes, such
as a privacy-invasion tool
The stadium tests
are being used to fine
tune the system to be
able to find a specific drone
signal among thousands
of other signals from cell
phones and radios. Once
identified, the specific drone
signal, and no others, needs
to be manipulated so that
the drone is forced to flee
or is rendered incapable of
transmitting data.
We do not simply stop
at intercepting signals, as
nications Co-founder
and CEO Christian
Steino (pictured at
the current solutions on the right) has partnered
with two stadiums in
market do, says Christian
England and two pris-
Steino, MyDefences CEO. ons in Denmark to test
We are capable of jamming his companys KNOX
anti-drone system. The
the drone signal and thereby
system can jam a UAVs
blocking it. signal to prevent the
KNOX is intended for drone operator from
controlling the device.
sites with large crowds or
where critical infrastructure,
such as a power plant, is in
place. The system can be
scaled up or down depend-
ing on the size of the site.

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