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Healthcare Reform: One Year Later
Does the industry have any more clarity about how the largest anticipated restructuring of the U.S. healthcare system in recent history will ultimately shake out than we did a year ago?
Healthcare Buildling Ideas, August 2011
Fresh AirOperable windows, which stepped aside with the advent of mid-century AC, is making a big comeback as natural ventilation gains popularity as an energy efficient, comfort-promoting design strategy.
Architectural Products, October 2011
Engineering Brick + Masonry for Commercial Buildings
Brick and stone masonry have served as reliable and valuable elements of commercial building projects for centuries, gracing urban and rural landscapes since time immemorial.
Building Design+Construction, November 2011
Cashing in on
ConsolidationSpurred by healthcare reform, scarce capital, and a competitive marketplace, healthcare providers look toward consolidation as a way to stay afloat
Healthcare Building Ideas, May 2011
2011 Building Design+Construction White Paper: Net Zero
Net Zero Energy Buildings: What the Case Studies Teach Us
Building Design+Construction, March 2011
The Power to ChangeMapping a course from fossil fuel dependency to renewable
energy will mean making a dramatic course correction
toward renewable resources. Along the way, the building
sector has a major role to play.
Green Builder, March 2011
From Community Blights to Community Schools
Adaptive Reuse for K-12 Schools Gains Traction
Architectural Products, January/February 2011
Critical Care UpgradeUC Davis Medical Center's new Surgery and Emergency Services Pavilion doubles its treatment space to better serve inland northern California as the region's level I trauma center
Healthcare Building Ideas, May 2011
Green Deck-adence
New and Improved Sustainable Decking Products Offer Attractive Options for Outdoor Living
Green Builder, January 2011
BUILDING MARKETS/DESIGN
High-Tech Museums: The
Future is NowVirtual reality gaming, interactive surface technologies, and multi-dimensional theaters are among the exciting offerings in state-of-the-art museums
ARCHI-TECH, May 2010
Hospitality Renovations and Upgrades
Does the hospitality sector see a silver lining on the horizon? Although many are predicting that the economic slump will continue to plague struggling hotels, casinos, and resorts, there may be some good news for Building Teams in the offing.
Building Design+Construction, April 2010
The Evolving LibraryNow at a major crossroads, the traditional library—essentially a bookoriented community center—is evolving into a digital wonderland of Internet, e-books, videos, and social media. Consequently, with print reference collections shrinking by at least 50% and digital-minded teens and young adults coming up through the ranks, library designers are being challenged to come up with a new model.
Building Design+Construction, March 2010
Higher Ed: Renovation for Sustainability
With higher education institutions among those leading the charge of the sustainable design movement, green building dominates the renovation agenda at many universities and colleges. Numerous projects, programs, and initiatives focused on sustainability continue to spring up on campuses nationwide.
Building Design+Construction, February 2010
High-Performance WorkplacesBuilding Teams around the world are finding that the workplace is
changing radically, leading owners and tenants to reinvent corporate
office buildings to compete more effectively on a global scale. The
good news is that this means more renovation and reconstruction work at a time when new construction has stalled to a dribble.
Building Design+Construction, January 2010
BUILDING SYSTEMS
Taking Control
Lighting systems can reap big energy savings
Eco-Structure, August 2010
Double-Duty Audio Technology
Next-generation audio technology now doubles as a paging and highly reliable voice evacuation system
ARCHI-TECH, April 2010
Integrating Ceilings and LightingHigh light reflectance, coordinated with good lighting design, saves energy
Buildings, January 2010
New Ways to
Improve Water Efficiency
The growing awareness of the planet's limited
resources and the rapid expansion of the green
building movement are compelling Building Teams to
employ more water-conserving strategies and plumbing
technologies. From rainwater harvesting and
graywater recycling systems to integrated
water-metering “dashboards,” the possibilities are
not only intriguing but suggest a manageable and
sustainable future.
Building
Design+Construction, December 2009
The
Structural Power of Glass
Historically regarded for aesthetic qualities, the
introduction of daylight indoors, and ability to
link building interiors with the outside world,
glass building systems have traditionally played a
prominent role in commercial and institutional
buildings. In recent years, glass systems have been
shown to support building concepts in even more
direct ways.
Building Design+Construction, October 2009
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Commercial
Restrooms That Work Right
When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go. But
where?
Building Design+Construction, November 2008
Going Up?
Destination control, personalized transport, and
energy and space efficiency are headlining today’s
elevator product brochures
Architectural Products, June 2008
Moisture
Control: Envelope Strategies and Techniques for
Protecting Building Value
Among all the challenges plaguing buildings in the
U.S., moisture-related problems are at the top of
the list
Building Design+Construction, June 2009
Windows
+ Doors: Daylighting, Passive Solar, and Energy
Modeling
“The most thermally efficient building would have
no fenestration at all, but who would want to live
in it?”
Building
Design+Construction, April 2009
New Roofing
Concepts and Techniques
Whether it’s planting a green roof, installing
building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems, or
applying coatings or materials to reduce material
heat emittance and surface temperature, Building
Teams are paying more attention to the roof plane.
Building
Design+Construction, January 2009
HEALTHCARE
The Doctor is In
A big building trend in healthcare, outpatient clinics are fast becoming the facilities of choice for ambulatory patients because they offer cost-effectiveness, convenience and accessibility.
Architectural Products, August 2010
High Marks for Modular
Driven by speed to occupancy, simplified
construction, and the ability to accommodate rapidly
changing medical technology, prefabbed healthcare
modules are turning heads
Healthcare Design, December 2009
Perfecting
Patient Care
With growing patient-to-nurse ratios and the
average U.S. registered nurse age at almost 47
years, one important current healthcare market focus
is adjusting floor and nursing station layouts to
maximize the safe and efficient delivery of care.
Architectural Products, November 2009
The 'Smart Hospital' Business Meets
BAS
The versatility of wireless building automation
systems continues to grow as hospitals compete to
run cost-efficient businesses
BIM: Managing the Learning Curve
While building information modeling (BIM) is a
very powerful electronic tool—potentially enabling
unprecedented efficiencies and savings in the
design, construction, and operation of healthcare
facilities—its learning curve is steep.
Healthcare
Design, November 2008
Cancer
Centers: A Design Model in Patient Care
Often
considered the premier facility on campus, cancer
centers are quickly evolving into symbols of medical
prestige and excellence.
Planning for the Worst
What happens when a truck carrying toxic chemicals overturns on the highway, exposing dozens to dangerous fumes? Or how about when natural disaster such as a hurricane or tornado strikes, leaving hundreds injured in its wake? Are hospitals prepared to provide emergency medical care under such disaster scenarios?
BUILDING MATERIALS
Historic
Masonry: Restoration and Renovation
Historic restoration and preservation efforts are
accelerating throughout the U.S., thanks in part to
available tax credits, awards programs, and green
building trends. While these projects entail many
different building components and systems, façade
restoration—as the public face of these older
structures—is a key focus.
Building Design+Construction, August 2009
Building
with Concrete: Design and Construction Techniques
Concrete demands energy and natural resources, a
careful design approach, and ongoing maintenance
once it is put in place. In this way it is unlike
many other structural and finish materials—yet it
maintains a special reputation for strength,
durability, flexibility, and sustainability. These
associations and a host of other factors have made
it one of the most widely used building materials
globally in just one century.
Building
Design+Construction, May 2009
Building
with Architectural Metals: Novel Materials, Tried
and True
England’s Houses of Parliament and
Westminster Abbey, Madrid’s Royal Palace, and Paris’
Notre Dame Cathedral all share a couple of
interesting traits. They are still standing today.
And they are made of metal.
Building Design+Construction, March 2009
Selecting,
Specifying, and Building with Wood Products
Do cell phones make people want oak parquet
floors? In 1982, John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene
predicted, in their best-selling Megatrends: Ten New
Directions Transforming Our Lives, that the
explosion of high-tech equipment and gadgets would
create an innate desire for organic, “high-touch”
building materials to balance the digital with the
natural. Many of Naisbitt and Aburdene’s
“predictions” have fallen by the wayside,
but they may have been right about society’s
continuing and seemingly natural attraction to
organic building materials, particularly wood.
Biomimicry:
Nature’s Lessons
er to
launch a new global financial services firm, they were
in search of an architectural solution to convey
precision, strength, and transparency balanced with
privacy.
