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Design 30 BIM/IT 34 Collaboration 38 Healthcare 40 Products 42 Technology 44 Business Management 46 Green Building 48

Innovative solutions to some of the most complex issues facing Building Teams today.

16 I Tall ICF Walls Experts offer 9 tips on taking insulating concrete forms to new heights.

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21 I Historic Masonry Earn 1.0 AIA/CES learning units by studying this article and completing the online exam.

21 DEPARTMENTS 5 I Editorial

10 I New Project Portfolio

America needs more argonauts, not astronauts.

Restoration gives new life to New Formalism icon; citizenship building in Texas targets LEED Silver.

6 I News Decline expected as healthcare slows, but hospital work will remain steady; first green roof professionals certified; Jones named director of GSA’s Design Excellence program.

8 I On the Drawing Board New Jersey’s high-tech landscaping facility; Goettsch Partners’ winning design for Soochow Securities HQ in China; residence hall design focused on freshmen.

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13 I Products At Work 51 I Advertisers’ Index 52 I Thought Leaders Howard W. Ashcraft, Jr., Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers, honorary member of the AIA California Council, and a member of the Integrated Project Delivery task force, on BIM, IPD, and evolving legal issues involving their use.

COVER: A cyclist cruises along the 1.3-mile-long Riverwalk on the Chicago River’s south bank. The $22 million promenade was created by linking previously unconnected parcels of land, giving the Windy City a second waterfront that’s lined with new retail, restaurants, and other attractions. PHOTO: MARK SEGAL/GETTY IMAGES

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Fundamentals of Fenestration: Windows, Doors and Glazing Materials The free AIA/CES course from Building Design+Construction is designed to give Building Teams a comprehensive overview of current approaches to building fenestration. Glass technology, fenestration performance, daylighting, and the renovation and replacement of glass façades to comply with the green building movement are key areas of discussion. Our panel of experts includes: Rich Walker, president and CEO, American Architectural Manufacturers Association; Fiona Aldous, associate principal, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates; John Clark, principal, Cordogan, Clark & Associates Architects; and Tim Swindle, national business development, Trainor Glass Company. Register at: http://bit.ly/4mJth

BD+C Chief Editor Robert Cassidy to hospital designers: Cut costs, use BIM and IPD © 2009 Technical Glass Products. Technical Glass Products, One Source. Many Solutions and TGP America are registered trademark s of Technical Glass Products.

Robert Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief of Building Design+Construction, warned 170 of the nation’s top healthcare designers that they will be under severe pressure from the federal government to trim costs in hospital construction. Speaking at the AIA Summer Leadership Summit in Chicago on July 25, Cassidy advised architecture firms to use building information modeling (BIM) tools and integrated project delivery (IPD) to control costs. Download Cassidy’s presentation at: www.BDCnetwork.com/article/ca6673453.html

Web exclusive: Performance-based safety codes could make safer elevators Building professionals are looking for the added benefits that new elevator technology can supply. While new technologies are available and in use globally, building professionals in North America may be unable to deploy them due to limitations imposed by the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, writes Norman B. Martin, chief elevator inspector for the State of Ohio, in an exclusive to BD+C. www.BDCnetwork.com/article/ca6669879.html

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Stephanie A. Burns, Ph.D. Chairman, President and CEO Dow Corning Corporation

“A spirit of innovation and passion for solving customer problems has always set Dow Corning apart. So as we enhance our global Dow Corning ® brand, keep counting on us for smart solutions to your biggest challenges. Through our collaborative, proven process, we can deliver custom silicon-based solutions like no one else. And it’s this kind of working partnership that we’re focusing on now more than ever with Dow Corning branded products and services.”

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EDITORIAL ADVISERS Peter Davoren CEO, Turner Construction Company

America needs more argonauts, not astronauts I know what you’re thinking: “What’s this guy talking about? What do argonauts and astronauts have to do with designing and constructing buildings?” Indulge me for a moment, Dear Reader, as I do my best to connect the dots.

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Philip Tobey, FAIA, FACHA Senior Vice President, SmithGroup

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My argument is this: We need to shift priorities from manned exploration of space to human exploration of our own planet. Instead of seeking the “ultimate goal” of going to Mars, as astronaut Eugene Cernan suggested last month on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, we need to concentrate our precious research dollars on our oceans and seas and the air around us, so that we can preserve the fragile planet that the Apollo missions so brilliantly revealed to us. A historical perspective: On October 4, 1957, Russia’s launch of Sputnik threw fear into every American’s heart. The race for “control” of space was on, but as our rockets kept exploding on their launch pads, we were reduced to playing catch-up. The ultimate embarrassment came on April 12, 1961, when a Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, became the first human in space. Those who are too young to have lived through this period may find it hard to appreciate the near-jingoist sense of national mission that accompanied President Kennedy’s call, a month later, to send a man—a red-blooded American, of course!—to the moon before the end of the decade. And oh, that magical evening of July 20, 1969! How I remember frantically fiddling with the antenna of a clunky black-and-white TV so I wouldn’t miss

Neil Armstrong taking that famous small step, that giant leap. Looking back, it is clear that the space race had more to do with geopolitics than science. True, the space program employed thousands and helped turn Houston into our fourth-largest city. But NASA didn’t invent Tang, and the manned space program’s so-called “technological spin-offs” were minimal. So, enough already. We’ve done the moon. Nor do we need to go to Mars to supplement our rock collection. This is not an academic exercise. At this writing, a committee appointed by President Obama is reviewing the entire U.S. human space flight program. Here’s my recommendation: Take a few billion from NASA’s $17 billion budget and give it to poor NOAA, the federal agency that studies our oceans and atmosphere (annual budget: $4 billion). Use those scarce dollars to fund lots more R&D on climate change—ocean exploration, atmospheric studies—research that might help us solve the most vexing problem facing humanity—and the built environment—right here on good ol’ Mother Earth. NASA would still have plenty of dough for valuable unmanned scientific missions like the Hubble Telescope. So let’s keep shooting for the stars. Just don’t put any more Americans up there.

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care services Healthcare construction spending that would re(in millions, at seasonally adjusted annual rate) quire additional facility capacity by 2011—but financing for the expanded services remains fuzzy. Half the added cost appears Qtr 1 2 3 4 Qtr 1 2 3 4 Qtr 1 2 3 4 2008 2009 2010 to be vague Source: U.S. Census Bureau Forecast: Reed Construction Data promises of $40 billion plus Healthcare construction spending is currently 1.7% higher than the same annual fee cuts time last year, led by hospital work, which is 14% higher than a year ago. by hospitals and to a recession much as developers of drug companies. Significant growth commercial buildings do: They pull in healthcare construction will not back when they see falling rental and resume until the healthcare financing occupancy rates. By this time next arrangements are final and judged to year, expect spending for medical ofbe realistic. fice buildings and possible residential Hospital construction spending is care facilities to be expanding again currently 14% higher than a year ago, in a growing economy while spendwhile spending for other healthcare ing for hospitals is expected to still be facilities, including specialized office stuck at current levels. BD+C buildings and residential care facilities, is off 25% from last year. The —Jim Haughey, BD+C Economist and developers of these buildings react Chief Economist with Reed Construction Data 45,246

The once steady 10% growth rate in healthcare construction spending has slowed, but hasn’t entirely stopped. Spending is currently 1.7% higher than the same time last year when construction materials costs were 8% higher. The 2.5% monthly jobsite spending decline since last fall is consistent with the decline in materials costs. A 7% decline is expected in the next six months, consistent with the year-todate drop in the value of healthcare construction starts, which includes a 66% plunge in June. The June drop is partly random but also reflects concern by healthcare project managers about how the outcome of the current healthcare debate in Congress will affect their operations. Specifically, they are concerned about reimbursement rates from federally operated or regulated insurance plans. With no final plan ready for a vote in early August, expect the cautious spending to continue through the summer. All options being considered in Washington envision expanded health-

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N Design firms say they need more project management training. Nearly one-third (32%) of design and environmental firms report that project management training is their biggest training need, according to a survey in The Zweig HR Letter. Next in importance: marketing and business development training (19%) and leadership training (16%).

NFirst green roof professionals certified. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities announced the first wave of accredited green roof professionals. These individuals have successfully completed a multidisciplinary exam encompassing five areas of concentration, including pre-design, design, contract management, quality assurance and support, and maintenance.

NCarbon prices running out of gas in Northeast cap and trade market. The price of carbon permits plummeted 8% for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which requires utilities in the Northeast to purchase carbon permits for each ton of carbon they emit. Lower demand for electricity as a result of the recession was the cause of the price plummet. More than 30 million permits (or allowances) had cleared at $3.23 each in a sale on June 17, 8% lower than the auction price in March.

NJones named director of GSA’s Design Excellence program. Casey Jones, a principal at jones|kroloff, has been named the next director of the General Services Administration’s Design Excellence program, according to sources at the GSA. Jones will replace Thomas Grooms, the program’s current head. As director of Design Excellence, Jones will oversee the architect selection and design process for the GSA.

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RSMeans costs comparisons: K-12 Schools Elementary school ’09 ’08 % chg.

Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Houston Kansas City, Mo. Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis New Orleans New York City Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, Ore. St. Louis San Diego San Francisco Seattle Washington, D.C. Winston/Salem, N.C. Costs in dollars per square foot

137.30 141.60 178.67 175.81 152.42 131.10 143.51 159.10 134.60 157.83 165.62 140.01 170.71 135.39 202.06 175.81 134.76 152.58 153.85 156.55 160.21 189.33 160.53 152.26 118.85

128.06 131.41 165.52 162.73 142.32 120.93 135.33 146.93 124.14 147.77 153.50 128.06 158.39 124.84 189.01 163.29 126.80 141.06 145.39 147.35 150.01 176.01 147.49 142.18 111.84

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136.85 140.44 176.89 173.90 152.09 129.23 144.62 157.02 132.67 157.92 164.04 136.85 169.27 133.41 201.99 174.50 135.51 150.74 155.38 157.47 160.31 188.09 157.62 151.94 119.52

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134.38 137.90 173.69 170.76 149.34 126.90 142.01 154.18 130.27 155.06 161.08 134.38 166.21 131.00 198.34 171.35 133.06 148.02 152.57 154.62 157.41 184.70 154.77 149.19 117.36

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133.38 137.55 173.56 170.78 148.06 127.35 139.40 154.55 130.75 153.31 160.89 136.00 165.83 131.52 196.28 170.78 130.90 148.21 149.45 152.08 155.63 183.91 155.94 147.90 115.45

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New Jersey’s high-tech landscaping facility Designed to enhance the use of science and technology in Bergen County Special Services’ landscaping programs, the new single-story facility at the technical school’s Paramus campus will have 7,950 sf of classroom space, a 1,000-sf

greenhouse (able to replicate different environments, such as rainforest, desert, forest, and tundra), and 5,000 sf of outside landscaping and gardening space. Instructional space includes classrooms, a computer lab, a biology lab, demon-

stration space for small engine repair (for blowers and other landscaping equipment), and a garage for light and heavy power equipment used as part of the curriculum. DMR Architects of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., is the architect.

Goettsch Partners wins design competition for Soochow Securities HQ in China Chicago-based Goettsch Partners has been selected to design the Soochow Securities Headquarters, the new office and stock exchange building for Soochow Securities Co. Ltd. The 21-story, 441,300-sf project includes 344,400 sf of office space, an 86,100-sf stock exchange, classrooms, and underground parking. The project is sited along the western edge of Jinji Lake in Suzhou Industrial Park, a major new mixed-use district outside the city center. The signature feature of the design is a soaring internal atrium that rises the full height of the building, allowing access to daylight and views from all locations within the facility.

Florida mixed-use complex includes retail, residential The $325 million Atlantic Plaza II lifestyle center will be built on 8.5 acres in Delray Beach, Fla. Designed by Vander Ploeg & Associates, Boca Raton, the complex will include six buildings ranging from three to five stories and have 182,000 sf of restaurant and retail space. An additional 106,000 sf of Class A office space and a residential component including 197 apartments, townhouses, and lofts round out the project.

Residence hall designed specifically for freshman Hardin Construction Company’s Austin, Texas, office is serving as GC for the $50 million freshman housing complex at the University of Houston. Designed by HADP Architecture, Austin, the seven-story, 300,000-sf facility will be located on the university’s central campus and have 1,172 beds, residential advisor offices, a social lounge, a computer lab, multipurpose rooms, a fitness center, and a convenience store. Exterior spaces will be designed to encourage outdoor activities, while site paving will reinforce a strong pedestrian/bicycle connection with the campus. The project, the first phase of two similar residence halls, is expected to open in fall 2010.

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Restoration gives new life to New Formalism icon

Broadway-style theater headed to Kentucky One of Kentucky’s largest performing arts venues should open in 2011—that’s when construction is expected to wrap up on Eastern Kentucky University’s Business & Technology Center for Performing Arts. The 93,000-sf Broadway-caliber theater will seat 2,000 audience members and have a 60x24-foot stage proscenium and a fly loft. A large lobby and a 250-seat black-box theater are also part of the package. The theater comprises the second phase of the university’s $32 million Business & Technology Center project, designed by Sherman Carter Barnhart with D.W. Wilburn Inc. as GC. Phase I includes a three-classroom, 20,000-sf addition to an existing academic facility.

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The $30 million upgrade, restoration, and expansion of the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles was completed by the team of Rios Clementi Hale Studios (architect), Harley Ellis Devereaux (executive architect/MEP), KPFF (structural engineer), and Taisei Construction (GC). Work on the Welton Becket-designed 1967 complex included an overhaul of the auditorium, lighting, and acoustics. Work also focused on expanding the back-stage area and creating a 1,350-sf downstairs lounge. The historic building’s exterior—an iconic example of New Formalism—which includes a wraparound sculptural mural, was also restored.

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Citizenship building in Texas targets LEED Silver

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The Department of Homeland Security’s new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services facility in Irving, Texas, was designed by 4240 Architecture and developed by JDL Castle Corporation. The focal point of the two-story, 56,000-sf building is the double-height, glass-walled Ceremony Room where new citizens take the oath. The facility also has interview rooms and offices for the Dallas USCIS office. Deep overhangs, sun shades, locally sourced materials, and energy-efficient systems make the building a candidate for LEED Silver certification.

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Products at Work LEED Gold high school gets high-performance aluminum windows

Paperless project produced with PDF Revu Using Bluebeam PDF Revu, construction management firm William A. Berry & Son of Danvers, Mass., the Chicago office of architect Perkins+Will, and their subcontractors electronically reviewed and redlined 42,000 pages of construction documents using Bluebeam PDF Revu for the Overlook Center in Waltham, Mass., home of the New England office of Adobe Systems. By going paperless the team reduced the $44.7 million, 107,000-sf project’s carbon footprint by 1,557 lb. of CO2. The project is applying for a LEED Innovation & Design Credit from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Valor Christian High School is the first private school in Colorado to earn Gold certification through the USGBC’s LEED rating system. Wausau Window and Wall Systems provided high-performance windows manufactured with recycled aluminum for the campus’s academic building. The $55 million, 35-acre campus in Highlands Ranch includes a 130,000-sf academic building, an athletic complex, and a football and track stadium, for a maximum 1,200 students. Wausau’s 3250 Series Heritage windows are part of an advanced lighting/daylighting control system specified by SlaterPaull Architects of Denver, the design architect. Saunders Construction of Englewood, Colo., served as GC.

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Products at Work

Glass makes view from the top possible Towering above the Chicago skyline at 1,450 feet, Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) is the tallest building in North America. Its newest feature, the “Skydeck Ledge,” features all-glass viewing booths that provide a heart-pounding, but safe, view thanks to DuPont SafetyGlas structural interlayers. The deck construction, laminated with DuPont SentryGlas, is 1½ inches thick, offering five times greater strength and 100 times greater stiffness than conventional laminating interlayer materials. It was constructed to bear five tons.

Red Robin uses LEDs for energy efficiency Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has replaced 12,000 standard incandescent and halogen lights in more than 150 of its restaurants with more efficient sevenwatt GE light emitting diode (LED) PAR 20 floodlights and spotlights. Red Robin is using the LED lights for downlighting applications that require a high quality of light, measured as lamp-to-lamp white LED color consistency. The installation is the largest application of GE’s seven-watt LED PAR lamp in a restaurant setting to date.

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HVAC systems bring energy efficiency to the YMCA The Lancaster, Calif., YMCA wanted its new building to be comfortable while maintaining good indoor air quality and earning LEED points. Mechanical engineer Levine-Segal of Los Angeles specified a design that used Reznor HVAC equipment to heat and cool each zone in the building according to its needs. The engineers selected the Reznor PreevA series because its hybrid systems included high-efficiency, three-stage DX cooling coupled

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with evaporative cooling modules. The AquaSaver technology in the PreevA series increases evaporative efficiency while also reducing water consumption—a key LEED factor. The hybrid systems sensed both indoor and outdoor conditions and automatically switched back and forth from standard DX cooling to evaporative cooling mode as needed.

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Panels give a new look to student union in Kentucky The new 58,000-sf student union at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights creates a crossroads for student, faculty, and staff activities. University administrators sought a “unique and appealing identity” that would raise the architectural standard and set a new direction for excellence on the campus, according to Michael Jacobs, principal of design firm Omni Architects, Lexington, Ky. Three thousand sf of Rheinzink preweathered blue-gray horizontal reveal panels and 500 sf of blue-gray perforated reveal panels were specified. The panels were fabricated and installed by JC Industries, Louisville. General contractor: Messer Construction Co., Cincinnati.

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TALL ICF WALLS PHOTO: ARXX

9 Building Tips from the Experts

Want to go high with insulating concrete forms? Better keep these helpful tips in mind. By Dave Barista, Managing Editor

Insulating concrete forms have a long history of success in low-rise buildings, but now Building Teams are specifying ICFs for midand high-rise structures—more than 100 feet. ICF walls can be used for tall unsupported walls (for, say, movie theaters and big-box stores) and for multistory, load-bearing walls (for hotels, multifamily residential buildings, and student residence halls). Our trusted ICF experts offer the following tips for designing and constructing tall ICF walls:

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Pre-plan your job by drawing a simple cross section with the ICF you are using. The cross section will show you how openings line up with the coursing of the ICF joints and where embeds will be placed, says Glen Klassen, regional manager with ICF manufacturer Arxx, Cobourg, Ont. “During the build process, your crew can follow this cross section to know when to stop placing forms and start placing embeds.” Account for the ICF formwork course height. Designers can greatly reduce the amount of formwork cuts the contrac-

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tor will be required to make by considering the course height of the ICF product when designing the walls, says Kelvin Doerr, VP of engineering and technical services for Reward Wall Systems, Omaha, Neb. Doerr says architects should factor in wall heights, window heights, and floor elevations when possible. Base concrete slump and aggregate size on ICF manufacturer recommendations. Both concrete slump and aggregate size are impacted by the formwork tie configuration within the formwork cavity, as well as by the amount of open space available around the ties to allow concrete to effectively flow within the forms, says Donn C. Thompson, AIA, LEED AP, CGP, director of Low Rise Buildings with the Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. “Ties with smaller openings will require smaller aggregate to insure the concrete flows effectively through the forms,” he says. Arxx’s Klassen offers this rule of thumb: If the concrete is restricted slightly at the top form around the rebar before flowing into the wall, it’s just right. If the concrete gets re-

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+ stricted to the point of not flowing down into the wall, it’s too low of a slump. If the concrete flows freely into the wall with no restriction, it is likely too high a slump. Consider the STC rating needed for the job. Once you know the sound transmission class, consider what needs to be added to the ICF wall if an STC rating of 50 or higher is required, says John Krzic, accounts manager with Amvic Building System, Toronto. “For example, by adding a resilient channel to the ICF wall and then installing the drywall, it will increase the STC rating of the wall assembly,” says Krzic. Take steps to ensure the concrete completely fills the form. “One concern with tall ICF walls is that concrete may not fill all parts of the form since the walls are generally thin,” says Lionel Lemay, PE, SE, LEED AP, CAE, senior VP of sustainable development, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md. To help avoid holes and gaps in the concrete pour, Lemay advises the following: • Place a single layer of reinforcement in the center of the wall to allow for more space on either side of the reinforcement. • Allocate greater spacing of reinforcement than is required in ACI 318 14.5, which requires a maximum spacing of three times the wall thickness or 18 inches, whichever is smaller. • Consider using self-consolidating concrete. “Keep in mind that self-consolidating concrete exerts greater pressure on forms, so additional bracing will be required for most ICF systems,” says Lemay. Specify an ICF that is fully reversible. “These forms have no top, bottom, left, or right side, and, therefore, are more efficiently stacked, reducing construction costs,” says Reward’s Doerr. Repeat window patterns when possible. In multistory load-bearing applications such as multifamily, senior living, and hotel projects, try to repeat window patterns from floor to floor so that the openings remain stacked for the full height of the wall assembly, says PCA’s Thompson. This maximizes efficiency in design and construction. Make sure, in noncombustible Type I, II, III, and IV multistory building projects, that the noncombustible floor system intersects the foam plastic on the interior of the building. “The foam plastic must not be continuous from floor to floor, and special detailing is necessary to meet these requirements,” says Doerr. In addition, IBC states that interior walls must be covered with a 15-minute thermal barrier. Doerr says half-inch gypsum board will do the trick. Brace from the inside. The higher the wall, the more difficult and costly it is to reach the exterior of the wall with bracing, says Amvic’s Krzic. “Proper bracing will help to ensure that walls will be straight and level,” he says. “This is important as it can affect other sub trades, wall finishes, and structural integrity of the building.” For more on ICFs, visit: www.BDCnetwork.com/article/ ca6627257.html BD+C

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Not all insulation products are made the same Building professionals face a significant challenge in light of changing codes and a new understanding of the energy and environmental impact of building practices. FOAMULAR® insulation protects the performance of your building envelopes by providing superior moisture and thermal performance, while offering incredible application versatility. A CLEAR WINNER IN PERFORMANCE – XPS INSULATION The performance of rigid foam insulation is dependent on several factors—whether it’s open or closed cell, as well as the type of polymer and blowing agent used in its manufacture. The following showcases the differences in rigid insulation and the clear advantage of using XPS:

EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE (XPS) Closed cells keep moisture out

EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS) Open cells let water in

POLYISOCYANURATE (ISO) Brittle cells increase water absorption

XPS is manufactured with materials that produce a consistent and uniform network of homogenous closed cells that stay together, while foams made with other processes may break down. XPS cell structure withstands moisture penetration and loss of R-value over time.

EPS can easily come apart, as it is manufactured by molding together polystyrene beads under heat and pressure, allowing moisture and air penetration, resulting in voids and causing reduced R-value.

ISO can be brittle and friable because of a thermoset manufacturing process that uses continuous lamination of liquid raw materials that expand between facing materials. This process creates an irregular cell structure that lends itself to high moisture permeability.

Energy Efficiency The thermal and moisture resistance properties of FOAMULAR® XPS insulation is critical to long-term building envelope performance. FOAMULAR® insulation has a very low rate of water absorption, resulting in excellent long-term thermal performance. Unlike other rigid foam insulation, FOAMULAR® XPS insulation – tested under real-time conditions – effectively maintains 90 percent of its R-value (R-5 per inch) for 20 years1. Above-Grade Applications FOAMULAR® insulation is an excellent choice for many above-grade insulation applications in commercial buildings. In exterior walls and structural wall framing, FOAMULAR® insulation offers protection from energy loss due to thermal bridging through wood or metal framing or steel fasteners. Using FOAMULAR® insulation can satisfy energy codes such as ASHRAE 90.12 and contributes to achieving LEED® credits. Product Availability

Owens Corning’s new LEED ® certified plant in Gresham, Oregon provides a source of FOAMULAR® insulation in the Pacific Northwest and has a new manufacturing process compliant with the Montreal Protocol. This new location helps streamline delivery and reduces the amount of energy necessary for transport.

For more information, visit www.owenscorningfoam.com or call 1-800-GET-PINK.™ 1

See actual warranty for details. ASHRAE 90.1; American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329. LEED is a registered trademark of the U.S. Green Building Council. The color PINK is a registered trademark of Owens Corning. ©2009 Owens Corning.

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PINK specifications With energy codes constantly evolving, it’s important to spec materials that do more than just meet building requirements. With Owens Corning FOAMULAR ® insulation, your projects can surpass ASHRAE 90.1* standards and achieve the LEED® qualifications you strive for. FOAMULAR® insulation’s high resistance to water gives it optimal thermal performance in a multitude of applications. And unlike competing types of rigid insulation,** FOAMULAR® insulation maintains 90 percent of its R-value for 20 years†. So when it comes to your specs, think PINK, and your buildings won’t just be built energy efficient, they’ll stay energy efficient. And now that Owens Corning has a LEED® certified plant in Gresham, with a new manufacturing process compliant with the Montreal Protocol, it’s even easier to get FOAMULAR® insulation.

To learn more about how FOAMULAR® insulation can make your buildings more energy efficient, go to owenscorningfoam.com or call 1-800-GET-PINK.™

ASHRAE 90.1; American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329. **Competing types of rigid insulation include Expanded Polystyrene and Polyisocyanurate. †See actual warranty for details. LEED is a registered trademark of the U.S. Green Building Council. The color PINK is a registered trademark of Owens Corning. ©2009 Owens Corning.

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Not all insulation products are made the same Building professionals face a significant challenge in light of changing codes and a new understanding of the energy and environmental impact of building practices. FOAMULAR® insulation protects the performance of your building envelopes by providing superior moisture and thermal performance, while offering incredible application versatility. A CLEAR WINNER IN PERFORMANCE – XPS INSULATION The performance of rigid foam insulation is dependent on several factors—whether it’s open or closed cell, as well as the type of polymer and blowing agent used in its manufacture. The following showcases the differences in rigid insulation and the clear advantage of using XPS:

EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE (XPS) Closed cells keep moisture out

EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS) Open cells let water in

POLYISOCYANURATE (ISO) Brittle cells increase water absorption

XPS is manufactured with materials that produce a consistent and uniform network of homogenous closed cells that stay together, while foams made with other processes may break down. XPS cell structure withstands moisture penetration and loss of R-value over time.

EPS can easily come apart, as it is manufactured by molding together polystyrene beads under heat and pressure, allowing moisture and air penetration, resulting in voids and causing reduced R-value.

ISO can be brittle and friable because of a thermoset manufacturing process that uses continuous lamination of liquid raw materials that expand between facing materials. This process creates an irregular cell structure that lends itself to high moisture permeability.

Energy Efficiency The thermal and moisture resistance properties of FOAMULAR® XPS insulation is critical to long-term building envelope performance. FOAMULAR® insulation has a very low rate of water absorption, resulting in excellent long-term thermal performance. Unlike other rigid foam insulation, FOAMULAR® XPS insulation – tested under real-time conditions – effectively maintains 90 percent of its R-value (R-5 per inch) for 20 years1. Above-Grade Applications

FOAMULAR® insulation is an excellent choice for many above-grade insulation applications in commercial and residential buildings. In exterior walls and structural wall framing, FOAMULAR® insulation offers protection from energy loss due to thermal bridging through wood or metal framing or steel fasteners. Using FOAMULAR® insulation can satisfy energy codes such as ASHRAE 90.12 and contributes to achieving LEED ® credits.

Product Availability Owens Corning has strategically placed manufacturing facilities throughout the country to streamline delivery and reduce the amount of energy necessary for shipping.

For more information, visit www.owenscorningfoam.com or call 1-800-GET-PINK.™ 1

See actual warranty for details. ASHRAE 90.1; American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329. LEED is a registered trademark of the U.S. Green Building Council. The color PINK is a registered trademark of Owens Corning. ©2009 Owens Corning.

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You wouldn’t design a building with 23% of your walls left open, but if you’re not accounting for thermal bridging that’s essentially what you’re doing. That’s why it’s impor tant to spec Owens Corning FOAMULAR® insulation for above-grade sheathing. FOAMULAR® insulation not only satisfies ASHRAE 90.1* by reducing energy loss caused by thermal bridging, it also has an incredibly high resistance to water absorption. And unlike competing types of rigid insulation,** FOAMULAR® insulation maintains 90 percent of its R-value for 20 years. So your walls won’t just be built energy efficient, they’ll stay energy efficient. †

To learn more about how FOAMULAR® insulation can reduce the effects of thermal bridging, go to owenscorningfoam.com or call 1-800-GET-PINK.™

*ASHRAE 90.1; American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329. **Competing types of rigid insulation include Expanded Polystyrene and Polyisocyanurate. †See actual warranty for details. The color PINK is a registered trademark of Owens Corning. ©2009 Owens Corning.

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BRICK + STONE RECONSTRUCTION . . .

Historic Masonry Restoration and Renovation The Gerding Theater at the Armory, in Portland, Ore., the country’s first LEED Platinum historic renovation and first LEED Platinum theater, involved extensive brick restoration work. Originally constructed in 1889, it now accommodates a 599-seat main-stage theater and a 200-seat black-box.

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By C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett istoric 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. Recognizing this, seasoned architects and consultants often spend much time analyzing and evaluating an existing structure with the goal of best preserving the original façade design. According to Andrew Wolfram, AIA, LEED AP, a senior associate in the San Francisco office of Perkins+Will (www.perkinswill.com), such projects often start out with a longer pre-design phase than in new construction. “At the initiation of the project, we conduct a comprehensive due diligence analysis of the building,” says Wolfram. “We start with an analysis and evaluation of historic drawings and specifications, all the way through archival research.” The next step, says Wolfram, who has spent most of his 20-year career on historic preservation projects, is an overall “binocular survey” of common

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A coquina stone façade on a 1797 Spanish Colonial structure in St. Augustine, Fla., is inspected prior to patching.

signs of exterior aging. For a masonry buildings—and taking into account local site conditions—this visual inspection includes the overall condition of visible stone, mortar, and grout, as well as such conditions as: • Delamination. • Efflorescence.

• Spalling. • Steel lintel failure. During this assessment, says Joseph K. Oppermann, FAIA, a Winston-Salem, N.C.-based historic preservation consultant, “We look for the patterns of deterioration as they point to weaknesses in the design or the use of materials. We also look to the patterns of maintenance and repairs, as the location and frequency of repairs tell us a lot as to the areas of the building most susceptible to problems.” One key to a successful predesign inspection, says Robert Mack, FAIA, a principal with MacDonald and Mack Architects, Minneapolis (www.mmarchltd.com), is taking the time to do a proper evaluation. “Go slow!” he advises. “The building probably has been there for many years, and taking the time to do tests and evaluate the results won’t lead to significantly more deterioration.” According to experts like David A. Vottero, AIA, senior associate and director of architectural design, and Brian E. Kiggins, AIA, senior associate, SchooleyCaldwell Associates, Columbus, Ohio, facilities personnel who have known a building for some time can be extremely helpful to Building Teams who are investigating an existing structure. For example, the project leaders can inquire about things like past

Adaptive Reuse Case Study Architecture firm Perkins+Will is turning a 1930s San Francisco Public Health Service Hospital in the city’s Presidio district into a 22,000-sf apartment building. Tapping into historic tax credits and tracking for LEED Gold certification, the program for this unique adaptive-reuse project includes restoring historic brick and stone façades on the Georgian revival structure. “We are currently working with the contractor to select appropriate infill materials at areas where historic masonry had been removed in prior renovations of the building,” says Andrew Wolfram, AIA, LEED AP, a senior associate in Perkins+Will’s San Francisco office. Glass-fiber-reinforced polymer panels have been selected to emulate terra cotta and limestone in larger decorative areas. The panels can easily be molded from existing details. However, for smaller areas at a historic entrance portico, “We have found that it is less expensive as an infill material to

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toric PHS Hospital. Built in the 1930s, the hospital is being converted into a 22,000-sf

use Indiana limestone,” says Wolfram. In order to boost the façade’s energy efficiency, an interior stud wall with insulation has also been specified behind the brick wall. The $71 million project, slated for com-

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apartment building.

pletion this fall, will convert the space into 161 residential units, a management office, a fitness center, a private dining room and wine bar, and other tenant amenities.

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X No waiting for--or chasing after--a bunch of separate components (everything you need is in each carton, even screws and adhesives). Y No climbing up and down scaffolding with big rolls of flashing or to get missing parts. Z No assembling various parts inside the cavity. [ No fear of missing a little dust on the backup wall--it’s NOT “peel-&-stick.” \ No cutting or trimming (it arrives pre-cut to Restoration sizes). ] No trouble with uneven back walls--it covers them neatly. ^ No worry about stainless drip-edges slipping when you lay the mortar (the dripedge is firmly attached to each flashing panel). _ No weeping--it has mesh tabs built right in. ` The job goes twice as fast (or even faster), saving 50% or more in Time-&-Labor costs!

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Oh, and did we mention that TotalFlash is the most complete, dependable drainage system on the market? Or that its perfect uniformity (and clearly marked lap-joints) make it a breeze to inspect? Call and ask us for a free sample. It could be a new day for you.

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1 Standard height is 18”; 12”, 15”, and custom heights and configurations are available for restoration work, windows, doors, etc. Uses 40-mil polymeric, reinforced, UV stable flashing membrane, incorporating DuPont’s Elvaloy® KEE polymer.

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A stucco veneer at Charleston’s Market Hall, original constructed in

credentialed professional ideal for a given project, referrals can be procured from state historic preservation offices, the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (http://aic.stanford.edu), the Association for Preservation Technology (APT, www.apti.org), or local AIA offices, according to Mack, a professor at the University of Minnesota School of Architecture whose career spans more than four decades devoted to historic preservation. Another useful resource is the AIA Historic Resources Committee’s Guide to Historic Preservation (www.aia.org/ aiaucmp/groups/aia/documents/pdf/aias075381.pdf), which gives a good overview of key players to strengthen the Building Team as well as the various stages of a typical historical preservation project.

1841, is being repaired.

HISTORIC RESTORATION: BRICK repairs, the history of problems in various portions of the building, as well as leak locations. Another important part of the early project evaluation is materials testing. This may include positively identifying things like sand gradation and color, as well brick compressive strength and mortar strength. Even so, Mack stresses the importance of being practical: “For many buildings, for example, the bricks and mortar can be adequately evaluated using a simple hardness-classification tool rather than expensive laboratory tests.” Similarly, Oppermann, past chairman of the American Institute of Architects Historic Resources Committee and a founding member of the AIA Preservation Education Task Group, says, “With most materials and construction techniques, architects can handle much of the identification and assessment process themselves, using testing laboratories for some analyses and the manufacturers of the materials for collaboration on solutions.” However, more complex or historically significant projects do call for experts such as a historic architect or architectural conservator, whose experience and training in materials and methods of construction, code compliance, and architectural history should benefit the project. As for tracking down a

National Conference on Preservation Technology The Association for Preservation Technology will hold its annual conference November 2-6, 2009, in Los Angeles. In addition to workshops, symposiums, and exhibits, field sessions will feature Frank Lloyd Wright’s Textile Block houses in Hollywood Hills, Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco Landmarks , and Mid-century Houses by Rudolf Schindler and Richard Neutra. More information: www.apti.org.

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Once an overall assessment is completed, it’s time to analyze the extent of observable or reported damage and the potential causes of its harmful effects. For brick structures, Daniel Friedman, a Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based consultant specializing in construction, environmental testing, and inspection, offers a brief diagnostics punch list (also available in more detail at the online resource InspectAPedia, www.inspectny.com). Highlights for historic brick subjects include: • Bulging brick walls can be caused by bond-brick or bond-course failures, which are dangerous and require urgent attention. • Cracks and bulges may indicate frost and earth loading, which can push a below-grade brick foundation wall inwards. • Cracks and loose bricks are caused by frost, settlement, and expansion, often found at building corners where roof spillage is concentrated. • Loose bricks and missing or lost mortar are common and have various causes. • Spalling can occur when water and frost expand behind the brick’s exterior surface, leading to cracks where a brick has lost its hard surface or at openings by window and door penetrations. • Exfoliating rust damage can occur due to improper caulking that traps moisture—for example, between the brick and a steel lintel over a window or door. • Improper repair mortar has many deleterious effects, including surface spalling, and occurs when a high-Portlandcontent mortar is used on soft brick in a climate subject to freezing weather conditions. • Sandblasting bricks often results in a permanently damaged brick surface, and is considered to be poor practice in building renovation and maintenance. Once problems are identified, possibilities for replacing and restoring the brick can be considered. Meredith Strout, AIA, LEED AP, a senior project manager in the San Franwww.BDCnetwork.com

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Converting Waste into Performance Sika Sarnafil has diverted more than 20 million pounds of vinyl membrane from the landfill, recycling it back into roofing and waterproofing membrane products.

Performance that Pays. Sustainability that’s Smart. What does sustainability mean to you? At Sika Sarnafil, it means delivering high-quality, energy-efficient roofing and waterproofing solutions that not only reduce environmental impact but continue to outperform after decades of service. Around the world, Sika Sarnafil products are proving their value through significantly lower utility and maintenance costs, year after year. Unparalleled performance—designed to meet your sustainability goals of energy efficiency, environmentally preferable products, greenhouse gas reduction and waste minimization—makes Sika Sarnafil the choice of roofing consultants, architects, contractors and facility managers alike. To learn more about how our products can help you achieve your sustainability goals, visit SustainabilityThatPays.com.

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PROJECT PROFILE Carver-Hawkeye Arena University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Architect Benchmark, Inc. Roofing Contractor CEI Roofing Texas, LLC Roofing Systems Sika Sarnafil mechanically attached roof system, using Sarnafil 60 mil S327 EnergySmart Roof® membrane (white) Project Size 158,000 square feet

A Winning Performance From a Resilient Player The University of Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena seats 15,500 for basketball and is host to numerous concerts, commencements and events. The arena’s original mechanically attached Sarnafil roof had been performing admirably for 25 years when a severe storm hit in April 2006, damaging parts of the roof. The university’s engineer, Jeff Hayes, had been planning to gradually phase in a new roofing system, but the storm’s impact changed the game plan. Hayes suddenly found himself playing against the clock to replace the roof in time for the fall basketball season. Hayes first retained the roofing consultant services of Benchmark, Inc. of Cedar Rapids. After evaluating various roofing options, Benchmark recommended the Sarnafil EnergySmart Roof®. The choice was based on the positive experience with Sika Sarnafil roofs, as well as the impressive longevity of the arena’s original Sarnafil roof system.

Playing Against the Clock Prior to the start of construction, Sika Sarnafil came up with a proposal for the old membrane: recycle it for use in a new Sika Sarnafil product. Hayes liked the idea. “The University is always looking for opportunities to recycle materials that would otherwise end up in the landfill,” he said. The roofing contractor, CEI Roofing, was also enthusiastic. As CEI president Byron Warnick put it, “Sika Sarnafil really are the pioneers in recycling old roofing membranes and we found this very exciting.”

Knowing the roof had to be completed before basketball season, CEI crews worked seven days a week, except for four days when there were home football games. They first removed the old membrane and replaced the insulation around the outer edges of the roof. Most of the remaining insulation was determined to be in good shape and could be reused. Gypsum board was mechanically fastened over the insulation and the Sarnafil EnergySmart Roof membrane was then installed.

Recycling Wins Extra Points for All The discarded membrane was rolled up and sent to a processor in preparation for recycling back into roofing membrane products. Even after 25 years of non-stop performance the aging roof material proved to be a resilient player. Like a seasoned athlete, the aging Sika Sarnafil membrane continues to perform today in its new, recycled edition, while the new EnergySmart Roof continues the legacy of performance under pressure. Sika Sarnafil exceeded expectations and scored big with everyone involved in the project. Warnick was especially pleased with the recycling initiative, calling it “something that owners will want to be a part of.” Hayes added, “It’s a win/win situation for the University—and for everyone.”

Sika Sarnafil is proud to be a participating member of VisibleCity.com, an online virtual city that demonstrates the next wave in city design, construction and living. VisibleCity is an interactive space where architects, engineers, contractors and developers meet to explore forward-thinking design; consider sustainability issues; and experience innovative building products that positively impact a built environment’s performance. Take a virtual tour of the Carver-Hawkeye Arena and learn more about the future of sustainable practices and Sika Sarnafil’s high-performance solutions by visiting VisibleCity.com. Input #17 at BDCnetwork.com/quickResponse

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cisco office of HOK (www.hok.com), describes her firm’s general approach: “Our consultants will advise us, but our goal is to preserve, not necessarily restore, what is left of the brick and match the mortar in color, softness, and strength.” As for specific options, Harry J. Hunderman, FAIA, a senior principal with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (www. wje.com), Northbrook, Ill., lists removal and reinstallation of original brick as one restoration strategy. Other options include using salvaged brick from elsewhere on the building, reclaiming salvaged brick from other buildings, or finding a matching new brick, which may require custom brick fabrication. In the opinion of SchooleyCaldwell’s Kiggins, resorting to custom brick fabrication should be used only in rare instances. “Given the plethora of options available to designers, it is almost always possible to find an existing brick that works for a given application,” he says. In purely aesthetic terms, blending the old with the new is important, yet as Oppermann points out, “The compatibility of performance characteristics is critical to extending the life of the building.” In other words, the repairs and renovations need to be consistent with the original construction technology in order to minimize future maintenance. Addressing both aesthetics and performance, one of the most common historic preservation approaches is repointing. Because this technique requires skilled handwork, special materials, time, and money, the best approach may be to repoint

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Mortars for historic preservation projects must be selected according to the type of masonry material and anticipated exposure.

only where necessary on a wall, rather than repointing an entire wall elevation, says Mack. However, if repointing is required for a good percentage of the wall, then repointing the whole wall often ends up being more cost effective. Before repointing can begin, the first step is matching the existing mortar, as Jeff L. LaRue, AIA, senior vice president and director of quality management in the Dallas office of HKS (www.hksinc.com), explains: “Repointing with mortar which matches the existing in color, shape, and texture is mandatory for a successful restoration.” However, mortar matching can be one of the biggest technical obstacles facing masonry contractors, says Stephan Niewiadomski, vice president of National Restoration Systems, Rolling Meadows, Ill. (www.nrsys.com). Fortunately, today’s choice of mortar types is more extensive than ever, making it easier to match colors. According to Kiggins, “One aspect of mortar that should not be overlooked is the color and size of the aggregate,” which can have a big impact on the overall appearance of the mortar. “Finding a source for a matching aggregate is critical in many instances because it adds to the overall appearance of the mortar.” As described in a technical paper that Mack co-authored for the National Preservation Society (http://www.nps. gov/history/hps/TPS/briefs/brief02.htm), the new mortar must either have greater vapor permeability and be softer (as measured in compressive strength) than the masonry units, or the new mortar must be as vapor permeable and as soft or softer than the historic mortar.

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AEC firms are hotbeds of invention and innovation to meet client needs in today’s highly competitive environment. The editors of Building Design+Construction are pleased to present 29 “Great Solutions” to some of the most complex problems and issues facing Building Teams today.

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By Robert Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief; Jay W. Schneider, Senior Editor; Dave Barista, Managing Editor; and Jeff Yoders, Senior Associate Editor

PHOTO: MARK SEGAL/GETTY IMAGES

1. RIVERWALK TRANSFORMS CHICAGO’S SECOND WATERFRONT Chicago has long enjoyed a beautiful waterfront along Lake Michigan, but the Windy City’s second waterfront along the Chicago River was often ignored and mostly neglected. Thanks to a $22 million rehab by local architect Carol Ross Barney and her associate John Fried, a 1.3-mile stretch of land morphed into an urban park with a 17-foot-wide promenade that meanders along the river’s south bank through the heart of downtown Chicago. Parts of the Riverwalk existed prior to the overhaul, but the usable spaces existed as self-contained islands with no relation to one another, forcing pedestrians to climb steps and cross busy streets to get from one to the other. Connecting these previously unconnected spaces and creating an uninterrupted path (gaps were built atop steel piles and concrete landfill) that can be used by people strolling, jogging, or biking along the water was critical. The improvements also brought cafés, retail, tour boat docks, extensive landscaping and hardscaping, and abundant seating. The city’s new Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fountain is also installed along the Riverwalk. The Riverwalk runs along the south bank of the Chicago River, giving the Windy City a 1.3-mile-long pedestrian promenade.

PHOTO: JEFF YODERS

Canopies offer high style below bridges

Shielding pedestrians from falling dirt and debris, this canopy under the Michigan Avenue bridge shimmers as its steel shingles reflect the river.

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At several points along the riverwalk, the path runs beneath bridges where passing vehicles can shower pedestrians below with dirt and debris and where the covered, shadowy space can instill a sense of trepidation in those walking underneath. The architects’ solution to these problems was the installation of canopies that act as barriers between the bridges and the pathway. Bright lighting is integrated into the canopies, which are covered with stainless steel shingles that act as mirrors to reflect the water’s shimmering elegance. One Chicago architecture critic blogging about the canopies wrote: “instead of under-bridge fear, you get under-bridge delight.” BD+C BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION

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Built on the 75-year-old ruins of New York City’s elevated freight train tracks, the High Line is a 1.45-mile urban park that winds around buildings and above streets on the city’s West Side. The $152 million rehab is inspiring similar projects throughout the world.

2. HIGH LINE ELEVATES THE TYPICAL URBAN PARK Reconstruction of the High Line turned 1.45 miles of elevated and abandoned railroad track into a public park that offers unprecedented views of New York City and the Hudson River as it winds around buildings and over streets 30 feet above the West Side (from Gansevoort St. to 34th St., between 10th & 11th Avenues). The original 13-mile High Line opened in 1934 as a way to combat numerous accidents by elevating freight train tracks above street-level traffic (10th Avenue was dubbed Death Avenue around this time), a public-private project that cost $150 million, the equivalent of $2 billion today. The newest High Line project, the first phase of which

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opened June 8, cost $152 million and was championed by Friends of the High Line and planned by the architects Diller Scofidio & Renfro and landscape architect James Corner Field Operations. As part of the adaptive reuse project, the High Line is being fully rehabilitated (concrete repair, repainting, and drainage improvements) and pathways, lush plantings, seating (fixed and mobile) and lighting are being added. Access points occur every two to three blocks. The High Line, which took inspiration from the Promenade Plantée in Paris, is serving as inspiration for urban renewal projects in Chicago, Jersey City, Rotterdam, Philadelphia, and St. Louis. www.BDCnetwork.com

3. WALKING TRACK FITS FIRM’S WELLNESS FOCUS filter throughout the space—sustainability aligned with the company’s wellness goals and the office earned LEED CI Gold—and by doing so a six-foot-wide walkway was created. Architects turned it into a real walking track—down to the rubber sports flooring—that also functions as a main circulation path. Employees now have a convenient way to incorporate walking into their exercise regimen—or a way to work off a really big lunch.

PHOTO: MARSHAL SAFRON

When Wolcott Architecture|Interiors of Culver City, Calif., was asked to design BeachBody’s new Santa Monica, Calif., offices, the fitness and weight loss solutions company challenged them to create a workspace that reflected its mission to promote healthy lifestyles. One of the 55,000-sf office’s standout features is a ¼-mile walking track that runs around the perimeter of the office’s third floor. Workspaces were pulled away from outside walls allowing daylight to

The main circulation path in BeachBody’s Santa Monica, Calif., office is also a ¼-mile walking track, complete with rubber flooring. www.BDCnetwork.com

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BIM / INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

HKS used its ARCHengine virtual environment to allow season ticket holders to see different views and angles of the $1 billion Cowboys stadium project.

4. ARCHITECTURAL VISUALIZATION THROUGH GAMING TECHNOLOGY Before 3D walkthroughs for client presentations were popular, HKS manager of Advanced Technologies Pat Carmichael and his team were working to marry gaming engines with 3D building models. “What’s being tasked to us more and more is not just to show design, but to show function,” Carmichael said. HKS’s in-house-developed ARCHengine allows realistic architectural visualization in an interactive virtual environment. It includes the ability to show real-time shadows and light, moving figures, operational mechanical equipment, and animations that run at 30

frames per second. Utilizing the polygonal structure of Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3, ARCHengine delivers textured details and immersive graphic environments that can show how a building will work to clients and potential buyers. For the new $1 billion Dallas Cowboys Stadium, ARCHengine was able to show different views from different seats and allow potential season ticket holders to walk, or fly, through the stadium. Now, other visualization programs are following Carmichael’s lead and using gaming engines to show architectural design.

5. FREE ONLINE DESIGN TOOL FOR ENERGY ESTIMATING AND EVALUATION To help its 1,500-plus architects design energy-efficient buildings toward meeting AIA’s 2030 Challenge, Perkins+Will in April launched an online energy estimating and evaluation tool for new construction and retrofit projects. The firm made the tool available to the public for free at http://2030e2. perkinswill.com. The 2030 e2 Energy Estimating Tool allows users to set targets in four key areas—energy efficiency, on-site renewable energy, grid-supplied renewable energy, and green power offsets—and assess a building’s design against the goals of the 2030 Challenge, which calls for an immediate 50% reduction in

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carbon emissions of buildings and carbon neutrality by 2030. Plug in the project name, location, and start date, as well as key energy-related information such as regional fuel mix and baseline energy use for the area, and the tool automatically tracks progress toward 2030. “The 2030 e2 Energy Estimating Tool allows designers to explore different percentages of these elements to achieve the 2030 goals,” says Doug Pierce, AIA, LEED, senior associate in Perkins+Will’s Minneapolis office and developer of the tool. “Additionally, the tool can be used over and over to confirm 2030 compliance throughout the life of the project.” www.BDCnetwork.com

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6. EASY AUTOCAD AND REVIT FILE SHARING ICEvision from Salt Lake City-based Ice Edge enables users to explore Revit or AutoCAD 3D models in a dynamically rendered 3D viewer on a computer, smartphone, or other mobile device. The ICEvision viewer is a full exploratory environment of a 3D model that lets you walk through and visualize an entire project in detail rendered directly from AutoCAD or Revit. Publishers can also associate bookmarks and annotations of their models to give guided tours to end users. ICEvision is platform neutral. The ICEvision viewer for Web and e-mail sharing is available as a free download. ICEvision’s iPhone plug-in helps you check models for accuracy directly from your jobsite. This model, seen on the Web in the ICEvision viewer, allows full examination of the architect’s Revit model. The client used the viewer to “fly” up to his office window to see what his sightline would be like during a game.

7. BIM VIRTUAL MOCKUPS FOUND TO BE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN PHYSICAL MOCKUPS Dunn receives from their architects on big projects is put into a 3D model. From there, virtual mockups are created to make sure construction conditions, such as room for a ladder and a worker to flash or caulk a joint, are checked out and confirmed to be buildable (see example below).

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JE Dunn Construction uses building information modeling extensively on its projects, but the company (ranked #102 with 62 seats of BIM software on BD+C’s Giants BIM adoption list) is also using 3D models for constructability analysis, including field conditions. All information (even 2D CAD) that JE

An example of how BIM virtual mockups work: The first figure (left) shows a point on a roof where a radius needed to intersect with a tangent. However, the meeting point left no room for construction workers to caulk or flash the joint. The virtual mockup in the second figure (right) shows how JE Dunn and its architect modeled a solution during the design stage that would permit worker access to the point of contention, thus saving a costly change order during construction.

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With Double-Take data backup, Gould Evans’s main server is in constant contact with an SRO image server. Double-Take replicates and compresses the backup data to take up less space.

8. BACKUP SOFTWARE SAVES DATA, MONEY AT GOULD EVANS Gould Evans needed to trim the cost of its tape-only data storage and backup system. IT manager Chet LaBruyere wanted to improve the accessibility of the system to all 150 Gould Evans employees in the firm’s five offices—Kansas City, Mo., Lawrence, Kan., Phoenix, Tampa, and San Francisco—and reduce the risk of data loss between them. After testing several systems, LaBruyere decided to go with Riverbed WAN technology and data replication software from Double-Take. This solution enabled Gould Evans to store all of its backed-

up data on one SRO image server accessible to all offices. Double-Take’s replication software is hardware agnostic, so it can back up work from Mac, LINUX, or Windows computers. The new system reduces backup labor from 36 human-hours a week to one or two human-hours a week and saves $55,250 a year, plus another $8,400 in annual savings in tape media. Double-Take’s system has reduced the total amount of data on Gould Evans’s servers by 52% while more than doubling their WAN’s bandwidth capacity.

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HOK designers from around the globe are able to collaborate and interact in real time in the firm’s new Advanced Collaboration Rooms. The high-tech videoconferencing spaces allow users to display (in high definition) and mark up multiple project-related documents simultaneously.

9. HOK TAKES VIDEOCONFERENCING TO A NEW LEVEL WITH ITS ADVANCED COLLABORATION ROOMS To help foster collaboration among its 2,212 employees while cutting travel time, expenses, and carbon emissions traveling between its 24 office locations, HOK is fitting out its major offices with prototype videoconferencing rooms that are like no other in the U.S. HOK’s Advanced Collaboration Rooms (ACR) combine Cisco’s TelePresence high-resolution, interoperable videoconferencing technology with PolyVision’s Thunder Virtual Flipchart System—a sort of digital easel pad that allows HOK designers to sketch ideas and “virtually” hang them in multiple ACRs so the entire team can collaborate in real time.

Thunder allows users to display images, video, documents, and even live views of computer desktops. Using a series of projectors and flat-screen TVs in each ACR, multiple ideas and documents can be displayed at one time, and all meeting notes can be saved, printed, and emailed instantly to participants. “The ability to bring HOK’s best creative minds together in these ACRs is a powerful new tool for our virtual design teams,” says HOK CEO Patrick MacLeamy, who led the effort to develop the ACR concept. ACRs are currently installed at seven HOK offices, with six more installations planned this year.

10. MORE AEC COLLABORATION SOLUTIONS Collaboration tools are big at AEC firms. Architecture firm Perkins Eastman links its 13 offices worldwide through its award-winning proprietary intranet system, ORCHARD, which stands for “Online Resource for the Creative Harvest of Architecturally Relevant Discovery” (catchy, isn’t it?). ORCHARD unites the firm’s Practice Area Communities to share best design practices, insights, and lessons learned. Over at AEC giant Heery International, “e-communities” enable partnering between the firm’s offices around the country. Interior designer Judy Peterson used the e-community to get feedback on whether a project should use LEED-CI alone, or

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LEED-CI with LEED for Core & Shell. The decision: CI only. Engineering firm Walter P Moore created its “Communities of Practice” in 2008 to share expertise across its 13 offices. The “COPs”—in its healthcare, sports, aviation, parking consulting, and tall buildings practices—are staffed on a voluntary basis. The healthcare COP, with 27 volunteers, formed its own Medical Equipment Task Group to inventory medical equipment used in hospital projects. “It’s great, because the folks in Houston and Florida who have seen every MRI known to man can pass that along to our new offices in California,” says Kurt Young, PE, LEED AP, leader of WPM’s healthcare COP. www.BDCnetwork.com

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11. OPERATING ROOM-INTEGRATED MRI WILL HELP NEUROSURGEONS GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME any direction, allowing neurosurgeons to perform real-time MRI scans during operations. “The neurosurgeon can use the intra-operative MRI to confirm that the entire tumor was removed before closing, thus reducing the need for additional operations,” says Douglas S. Wignall, AIA, RAIC, international healthcare director with HDR Architecture, Omaha, Neb. In addition, Wignall says the mobility of the system allows the neurosurgeon to update images quickly and efficiently so that surgical adjustments and decisions can be made with pinpoint accuracy. “This is one example of how architecture can help save lives,” says Wignall.

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A major limitation of traditional brain cancer surgery is the lack of scanning capability in the operating room. Neurosurgeons do their best to visually identify and remove the cancerous tissue, but only an MRI scan will confirm if the operation was a complete success or not. Consequently, patients must be stitched up and wheeled into the MRI room for further scans. If cancer is still present, further surgery is often required. To avoid putting its patients through this painful cycle of surgeries and scans, the United Hospital Nasseff Neuroscience Center in St. Paul, Minn., is collaborating with HDR Architecture on an intra-operative MRI system. This “MRI on a track” will be able to move between two operating rooms and spin in

The intra-operative MRI system at the United Hospital Nasseff Neuroscience Center in St. Paul, Minn., will allow neurosurgeons to perform real-time MRI scans during operations to confirm that all cancerous tissue is removed during prodecures.

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The new SYNC modular nursing station line from Nurture by Steelcase is designed to accommodate both centralized and decentralized spaces.

12. NURSING STATIONS GO MODULAR Modular nursing stations are designed to accommodate virtually any healthcare environment, whether for centralized or decentralized spaces, standard or high-tech facilities, or new or retrofit projects. HDR Architecture collaborated with Nurture by Steelcase on the SYNC line, which was inspired by the way people fit in cockpits and automobiles. It accommodates multiple users, heights, and movements. The centralized solution is offered in three fixed heights— 28½, 36, and 42 inches—to provide seated, service counter,

and standing solutions. Widths are available in one-foot increments from five to nine feet, and integrated monitor arms have 160-degree adjustability for sharing information between caregivers. The product sits elevated off the floor, creating a light, minimalistic look. The decentralized products provide height-adjustable (23 to 48 inches), fixed, or combination surfaces in eight shapes. Twoperson configurations allow each work surface to be adjusted individually.

Faced with the unprecedented task of having to replace half its California hospital beds by 2015, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest nonprofit HMO, enlisted SmithGroup and Chong Partners Architecture (now Stantec Architecture) to collaborate on the design of a new hospital template—a state-of-the-art, prototypical hospital that could be built on many different sites with only minimal changes to the basic concept for quick and efficient construction. Luckily, the team wasn’t starting from scratch. Over the years Kaiser had developed best-practices templates for emergency departments, patient rooms, and other individual clinical spaces and those pieces were combined into a single configuration for an entire hospital. The resulting template consists of common planning concepts, floor plans, equipment and furnishings, and structural and building systems. Exterior skins and colors vary from site to site. So far Kaiser has built five hospitals using the template, which shaved 15 to 18 months off its typical new hospital timeline. www.BDCnetwork.com

SITE PLAN: SMITHGROUP

13. TEMPLATE HELPS HOSPITALS OPEN QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY

A. Secondary MOB. B. MOB. C. Hospital. D. Nursing units. E. Signature entry rotunda. F. Future construction, including hospital expansion, additional MOB, clinic, and parking. G. Future helipad.

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14. MOD POD A NOD TO FLEX BIZ Designed by the British firm Tate + Hindle, the OfficePOD is a flexible office space that can be installed, well, just about anywhere, indoors or out. The self-contained modular units measure about seven feet square and are designed to serve as dedicated space for employees who work from home or other remote locations. Construction of the modular pods includes natural, recycled, and recyclable materials, as well as insulation and a high-efficiency HVAC system. The pods are plug-in powered; the fully wired units connect to an existing structure (home, garage, office building, um…Starbucks?) while IT and phone connectivity is wireless, but can also be cabled in. Delivery takes approximately 12 weeks.

15. TRANSFORM ANY WORK SURFACE INTO A CHARGING STATION Imagine being able to charge your laptop, smart phone, or iPod by simply placing it on your desk. Sounds improbable, but wireless charging technology is actually a reality thanks to Commerce Township, Mich.-based Powermat Ltd. The company’s Powermat utilizes the principles of magnetic induction to transform virtually any surface into an energy hub for charging portable electronic devices. Simply plug in the mat and place it anywhere on your work surface. Form-fitting covers embedded with a wireless receiver allow gadgets to “plug in” and power up. The company is also exploring partnerships with workplace furniture manufacturers, such as Teknion, to embed the Powermat in tabletops, desktops, and other furniture.

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16. CONCRETE SLABS PLAYS UP RUBBER BALL TECHNOLOGY The BubbleDeck utilized in construction of the $27 million, 104,000-sf academic building at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is new to North America, but the concrete slab technology has been used in Europe since the early 1990s. BubbleDeck technology involves substituting recycled rubber balls for concrete that has no carrying effect (nonworking dead load) in concrete slabs, which reduces the amount of concrete used by 35%. Steel lattice locks the balls in place and serves as traditional reinforcing components to create a monolithic hollow slab with maximum biaxial strength. The site of the four-story Dalhousie project had height restrictions, so the flexible BubbleDeck allowed the Building Team to use multiple grades; slabs can be utilized in various shapes, sizes, and applications, such as cantilevers and large deck spans. Because the BubbleDeck slabs have significant span capabilities, they require fewer support columns, which gives the Dalhousie building more usable floor space and allows better filtration of natural light. The university is targeting LEED Gold.

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18. KILLER BEETLES LEAD TO CONCRETE PLYWOOD The mountain pine beetle is devastating British Columbia’s conifer forests, and while some researchers focused on controlling the destruction, others focused on salvaging the billions of dead trees. The University of Northern British Columbia’s professor Ron Thring and graduate student Sorin Pasca focused on salvaging efforts and discovered that dead wood from lodgepole pine trees is an excellent ingredient for cement production. While cement typically repels organic material, the beetles “enhanced” the wood in such a way that it sticks to cement and act as a substitute for typical aggregates like stones and rocks. Researchers say the concrete plywood hybrid board (left), which they call MPB (for mountain pine beetle), is water resistant and can be used in place of drywall and gypsum board or as flooring and countertop surfacing. Boards can be cut with regular woodworking tools and nailed without pre-drilling.

17. BROWN RICE FOR GREENER CONCRETE While slag from steel mills, fly ash, and silica fume are being added to concrete to reduce the material’s greenhouse gas emissions and make it stronger and more resistant to corrosion, rice husks (the small cases around edible rice kernels) have so far proved an unsuitable additive because when burned, its ash is too contaminated with carbon. However, scientists were focused on finding ways to utilize rice husks because they are very rich in silicon dioxide, a core concrete ingredient. A breakthrough has come from researchers at Plano, Texas-based ChK Group, who discovered that superheating the husks to almost 1500 ºF in an oxygen-free furnace produces pure, nearly carbon-free silica. ChK researchers, who are still refining their production processes, speculate a single full-size furnace could produce 15,000 tons of rice husk ash annually, which can be used to replace up to 20% of cement used in concrete production.

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Only 20 geothermal boreholes were drilled at the WestJet complex because a majority of the piping was embedded in the building’s structural piles.

19. HYBRID GEOTHERMAL TECHNOLOGY The team at Stantec saved $800,000 in construction costs by embedding geothermal piping into the structural piles at the WestJet office complex in Calgary, Alb., rather than drilling boreholes adjacent to the building site, which is the standard approach. Regular geothermal installation would have required about 200 boreholes, each about four-inches in diameter and 300-350 feet deep, but incorporating geothermal

piping into 73 of the building’s 105 structural piles before concrete was poured required only 20 additional boreholes to be drilled, each about 350 feet deep. The geothermal system, in concert with the $100 million project’s many other sustainable features (rainwater collection, daylighting, recycled materials), should help the property save $200,000 annually on energy costs and earn it a LEED Gold rating.

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20. KINETIC ROAD PLATES POWER PURCHASES Kinetic road plates installed in a parking lot at the Sainsbury’s store in Gloucester, England. Kinetic energy captured as vehicles drive over the plates is channeled back into the store. The plates can produce up to 30 kWh of electrical power every hour, enough to power the store’s checkout machines. “Customers can now play a very active role in making their local shop greener, without extra effort or cost,” says Alison Austin, Sainsbury’s environment manager. The system was invented by Peter Hughes, of Highway Energy Systems, based in Somerset, England.

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21. CUTTING THE COOLING LOAD OF DATA CENTERS BY 15%

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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, are using a 1,100-sf simulated data center to develop and evaluate new ways of controlling heat in commercial data centers, one of the fastest-growing building types in the country. The researchers, led by Professor Yogendra Joshi of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, have found ways to cut energy center cooling costs 15% by rearranging servers and space for optimal airflow patterns. Their simulated data center uses several different cooling systems, partitions to change room air volumes, sophisticated thermometers attached directly to a server’s motherboard, and both real and simulated airflow sensors to measure the output of fans and other systems. The research is sponsored by the U.S. Office of Naval Research and the Consortium for Energy Efficient Thermal Management. Graduate student Shawn Shields checks server performance while Dr. Yogendra Joshi looks on at Georgia Tech’s simulated data center.

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Tocci Building Companies is finding success in repositioning commercial properties for university use, and it expects the trend to continue. The firm’s Capital Cove project in Providence, R.I., for instance, was originally designed by Elkus Manfredi (with design continued by HDS Architects) to be a mixed-use complex with private, market-rate condominiums. The economy stalled those plans. The economy is also stalling university projects, preventing much-needed student housing from going up. The nation’s colleges and universities have the capacity to house only about 25% of students, and since enrollment has a history of rising during a recession, the highered housing crunch could get much worse. Johnson & Wales University saw a solution to its housing shortage by leasing the 96-unit Capital Cove complex, locating students in Providence’s historic Capitol District and in close proximity to public transportation, shopping, and cultural attractions. The university also sees the upscale property and its urban setting providing a significant competitive advantage in attracting new students.

The Capitol Cove complex in Providence, R.I. was repositioned, changing from 96 private condos to Johnson & Wales University student housing.

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22. COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES REPOSITIONED FOR UNIVERSITY USE

Six previously stalled Value Place hotels are being completed by Englewood Construction’s new distressed property division.

23. DISTRESSED PROPERTY DIVISION TARGETS STALLED PROJECTS As a result of the slumping economy, there’s a glut of distressed, semi-completed properties that started deteriorating soon after construction halted. Seeing an opportunity in helping banks or new investor owners salvage, complete, and reposition these languishing properties, Englewood Construction of Schiller Park, Ill., launched a distressed property division. The GC is licensed in 48 states, which gives clients a single firm and single point of contact to navigate the complexities of many different jurisdictional authorities, damage analysis, and cost estimates endemic to distressed properties. The new division’s first contract involves completing six Value Place hotels in four states (Iowa, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Ohio), each one in a different stage of construction. The work involved in completing the Value Place hotels, which are all four-story properties averaging 121 rooms and 42,000 sf, adds approximately 100 construction jobs per building and, once open for business, the hotels will start contributing to their local economies.

24. BUNDLE COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA SERVICES FOR MAJOR SAVINGS We’ve all seen the TV commercials for AT&T and Comcast selling the cost advantages of bundling phone, cable, and Internet services. Shane Ketterman, network engineer and administrator with ZGF Architects, applied similar logic when searching for ways to cut costs and streamline communications at the 473-employee Portland, Ore., firm. Ketterman found a partner in PATEC Holding Corp. to develop a customized solution to bundle and transmit all voice, video, Internet, and data services using a dedicated radio frequency line instead of traditional wire distribution. Radio

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antennas mounted on the roof of each of the firm’s five offices transmit and receive voice/data three times faster than before, and at a fraction of the cost. Ketterman’s solution will save ZGF $320,000 this year alone. “Transmitting data via radio waves is much more cost effective and allows greater flexibility for increased bandwidth and additional services as the needs of the business change,” says Ketterman. His solution is also much more reliable than traditional delivery methods—the dedicated FCC radio frequency cannot be interrupted or jammed—and it requires less energy to operate. www.BDCnetwork.com

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Patrick Callahan, AIA, LEED AP, a principal with StudioGC, Chicago, leads a group of interns from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the firm’s “Revit Boot Camp.” The month-long workshop provided eight UIUC architecture students with four hours of unpaid BIM training in the morning, followed by four hours of paid studio work in the afternoon. “I thought I knew Revit, but they really showed us how much it could do, how robust it was,” said Caroline VanAcker, a junior from Palatine, Ill. Front row, left to right: Kimberly Wiskup, VanAcker, Christiana Symeonides, Fadi Salem, Daniel Martin. Back row: Maria Nikoloski (obscured), Jacob Oostema. Not pictured: Kristina Collet.

As part of a companywide commitment to improve relationships with subcontractors, Farmington, Conn.-based KBE Building Corp. (formerly Konover Construction) developed a custom online resource center that provides 24-hour, real-time access to payment status, insurance information, compliance forms, and project details for subcontractors and KBE staff. “Subs were frustrated with the length of time to get paid, and would frequently call for payment status and other information,” says John Patterson, information architect with KBE and developer of the online resource center. He says KBE staff spent hours on the phone daily answering calls, returning calls, and fulfilling requests from subs, costing the company thousands of dollars a month in personnel costs. After launching the resource center in late 2006, the company saw an immediate 75% reduction in phone calls, in addition to fewer faxes and mailings. Patterson estimates a productivity gain of 25%, saving the company $100,000 annually.

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27. NEXT-GENERATION GREEN ROOFS SPROUT UP IN NEW YORK

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New York is not particularly known for its green roofs, but two recent projects may put the Big Apple on the map. In spring 2010, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will debut one of the nation’s first fully walkable green roofs. Located across from the Juilliard School in Lincoln Center’s North Plaza, Illumination Lawn will consist of a glass-walled restaurant topped with a 10,000-sf, sloped vegetated roof that will double as a campus lawn for students and the public. The sloped green roof will add some much-needed softness

to the hardscape that dominates Lincoln Center. “It will be a dynamic, engaging kind of space that people hopefully will want to run up on, play Frisbee, or relax,” says Heidi Blau, AIA, LEED, partner with FXFOWLE Architects, which is collaborating with Diller Scofidio + Renfro on the Lincoln Center redevelopment. To support the weight and handle the wear and tear from constant foot traffic, the design team specified a beefed-up version of a typical green roof system. A six-inch-thick composite poured-concrete/metal-deck structural slab rated for 100-pound live loads will support the 14-inch-thick vegetated roof. The slab will be supported on nine steel columns with five girders and 45 beams situated to create the saddle-like “hypar” roof shape. Four miles downtown, in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood, a new 950,000-sf mixed-use condo tower designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill features what can only be described as a miniature urban forest atop the building’s five-story podium. SOM teamed with local Lincoln Center’s walkable green roof is scheduled to debut next spring. The roof, in the form of a hyperbolic paraboloid, will reach a full height of 11 feet from the plaza level and 23 feet from the sidewalk level; it will extend down to the plaza on the south end, providing access for pedestrians. The

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28. NEW LEED RETAIL PROGRAMS SPEED UP CERTIFICATION

PHOTO: COURTESY THOMAS BALSLEY ASSOCIATES

The U.S. Green Building Council’s stated goal of reaching 100,000 LEED-certified buildings by 2010 will require thousands of new commercial buildings certified in the next six months. The building type that goes up fastest in the largest numbers is retail commercial buildings. Retail buildings have been LEED registered as prototypes since 2005, but LEED for Retail Commercial Interiors and LEED for Retail New Construction, now open for member ballot, would allow much more flexible certification. The USGBC is also publishing a LEED for Retail Best Practices manual, to illustrate the strategies used by companies in the LEED for Retail pilot. Any green feature that isn’t repeatable for a large number of stores is meaningless in retail, so best practices are even more important than in other building types. Some of the companies participating include Office Depot (LEED Silver in its Austin, Texas, store with six other similar stores), McDonald’s (several LEED-certified restaurants), and Chipotle (the world’s first LEED Platinum, in Gurnee, Ill.).

High-end condos at the 101 Warren St. mixed-use development in New York overlook a rooftop urban forest, complete with 101 pine trees.

landscape architect Thomas Balsley Associates to develop the intensive green roof, which is composed of 101 Austrian pines—some reaching 35 feet in height—planted in a soil bed up to 42 inches deep. The entire green roof system—which includes a 12- to 16-inch-thick concrete slab topped with a 2 mm waterproof membrane, a root barrier, four inches of rigid insulation, a three-inch-thick drainage panel, geotextile fabric, planting soil, and three inches of mulch—extends six feet deep in certain areas—a depth that has been proven to be sufficient in urban settings and broad planting areas, says Thomas Balsley. He estimates that the trees will eventually reach 50 feet in height. All residents of the 31-story 101 Warren St. condo tower have access to the rooftop pine forest, and many ultra-lux units overlook the trees. The building’s developer, Edward Minskoff, was willing to take on the extra cost of the urban forest because of the unique selling point it offered to prospective condo buyers. It also gave tenants some much-needed green space. “The notion of a garden in the sky is very appropriate to the urban condition in New York, where the ground plane is precious and, therefore, the opportunities for semi-public space is explored in the third dimension,” says Mustafa K. Abadan, FAIA, SOM partner in charge on the project. Input #24 at BDCnetwork.com/quickResponse www.BDCnetwork.com

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One of the biggest complaints among K-12 school facility managers is the conflict that arises when teachers and students open the windows during not-so-ideal climate conditions. Introducing outside air into a conditioned building can decrease the mechanical system’s efficiency if the outdoor climate conditions increase heating or cooling demands already being made on the mechanical system. Since most K-12 school districts don’t have the budget for high-end automated climate controls, communication and education are often the only tools facility managers have to prevent occupants from opening the windows during lessthan-optimal weather conditions. To help some of its K-12 school clients minimize energy costs, NAC|Architecture has implemented a simple, inexpensive notification system made up of red and green lights located in the corridors. When the green lights are on, the windows can be opened to help cool the classroom spaces. When the red lights are on, all windows should remain shut,

as outdoor air will inhibit the mechanical system’s ability to properly condition the building. “This system is an economical approach to the age-old quandary regarding operable windows,” says When the green light is on (circled above), Dana L. Harbaugh, building occupants know it’s okay to open the AIA, LEED, prinwindows because outdoor air will moderate the cipal architect with building’s mechanical system performance. NAC|Architecture, who developed the system. “It asks building users to facilitate environmental stewardship on a daily basis, raising awareness of their impact on energy usage.”

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29. NOTIFICATION SYSTEM GIVES TEACHERS THE GREEN LIGHT TO OPEN THE WINDOWS

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is a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers, an honorary member of the AIA California Council, and a member of the Integrated Project Delivery task force. He serves on the American Arbitration Association panel for Large and Complex Construction Cases for California and Nevada and on the Legal Counsel Forum of the American Council of Engineering Companies, and has been admitted to the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford and a JD degree from Boalt Hall at UC Berkeley.

‘IPD is light years ahead of traditional delivery’ BD+C: Is IPD the answer to aligning incentives with project success? Howard Ashcraft: It’s a quantum improvement over traditional

HA: The needle has swung too far in the direction of insulating

delivery processes. You want to align people down to the individual holding the hammer. IPD doesn’t go down to that level, but it’s light years ahead of the traditional delivery process.

oneself from liability and separating oneself from the other parties in the construction process. That really has not been a successful strategy. The needle needs to swing more toward accepting responsibility for the entire process and making sure that the bad events—cost overruns, failures, and the like—don’t occur.

BD+C: You wrote the IPD contracts on Autodesk’s office projects. What efficiency gains did you see on those projects? HA: In the San Francisco project, the RFI turnaround averaged well

BD+C: Are you satisfied with how the AIA and the AGC are addressing BIM and IPD in their new contract documents? HA: No. I’m very pleased that they’ve issued the contract docu-

under an hour because of this discussion. It was in the realm of 20 minutes with instant responses that allowed people to move forward much more swiftly. In Waltham, Mass., final project management decisions were made at a low level and that allowed them to move the project forward in really tough times. There were tight schedules on both projects, but they met them. In both situations the architects began to understand how the contractors needed their information to develop costing information. They started to visually draw for the contractor, which saved time in the erection process.

ments, but I don’t think the current documents are 100% there yet. They’ve validated the concept of IPD, but we need to keep making the documents better.

BD+C: Can the IPD process work without a committed owner? HA: No. It is designed to have an owner who is intimately involved with the project. If you go back to Construction Industry Institute studies, most will indicate that the owner is the biggest factor in project success. Getting an owner who is active is a major thing, for IPD but also for delivering a better project overall.

BD+C: Is the U.S. legal system ready for IPD and BIM? HA: The contracts are still evolving. We need to get the contracts optimized for use in BIM and IPD, and that will take care of the legal structure. There are some subsidiary issues having to do with professional licensing, third-party liability, and insurance that have not yet been nailed down, but I don’t think those are huge impediments to adoption of IPD. The bigger impediment is that people have been used to doing things, in terms of contractual relationships, a given way for a long time. They have to unlearn a lot.

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BD+C: Is it good for government agencies and states to require BIM? HA: Yes. Requiring BIM will get a lot more people involved in something they ought to be involved in. The difficulty is it’s very hard to come up with a blanket specification for BIM that’s applicable to all projects. You run the risk of being too generic and not requiring enough detail, or requiring detail you don’t need. The GSA and the Army Corps of Engineers have struggled with that. But there’s no doubt in my mind that few projects of any complexity can’t be delivered better on a BIM platform.

BD+C: Will all projects eventually be delivered electronically? HA: All projects of any complexity. There are some people out there still sketching with a pencil, but not many. Even if you only use BIM to catch the low-hanging fruit like conflict resolution, it pays for itself.

BD+C: How important is joint decision making? HA: There are two issues: communication and decision making. Increasing communication is important to get information directly flowing in both directions. Decision making takes it to a whole different level, because in IPD we’re asking people to assume certain risks: scheduling costs, quality, etc. It’s difficult to do that without giving people control over that risk, and that means joint decision making. We’ve had subcontractors say, “Since everyone was asking my opinion, I really wanted to see this project succeed.” BD+C www.BDCnetwork.com

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