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Month: October 2016

ASLA launches first landscape architecture VR video

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has released its first virtual reality (VR) viewing experience to the public, featuring exclusive footage of Toronto’s Underpass Park, which won the ASLA 2016 Professional Award of Excellence.

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Intermediate School 230Q Annex project awarded Best in Class at this year’s Brick in Architecture Awards

Intermediate School 230Q Annex project was awarded Best in Class in the Education – K-12 Category at this year’s Brick in Architecture Awards from the Brick Industry Association (BIA). Intermediate School 230Q. Annex is a four-story building which will relieve overcrowding in the existing middle school located across the street by accommodating 432 middle-school students. The Annex also has a special education classroom, reading resource room, two science lab demo classrooms with lab prep rooms, an art classroom, exercise room, a library, kitchen, administrative offices, and other support spaces.

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Biomedical research facility fuses modern with historic

In the world of higher education, buildings with inspiring designs play a key role in recruitment. When recruiting researchers, the stakes are even higher. The best and brightest in the field of research want a standout facility where they can collaborate, test and develop new technologies for the future. Creating such an environment was Wayne State University’s mission with its new biomedical research facility project.

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ProHealth Care Cancer Treatment Facility

As the design of a health care facility plays more and more into the patient’s choice of care, designers are looking for innovative ways to create healing environments. The UW Cancer Center at ProHealth Care in Wisconsin is warm and inviting, promoting comfort while easing stress. The team from Cannon Design, ranked the #5 firm in Health Care globally, selected Mosa’s world class porcelain for floors and feature walls in public and patient care areas to address their key objectives. We sat down with one of the designers to see what went into this world-class patient care design.

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Sto System aligns with Art Museum of West Virginia University’s style

The campus has modern, saw stacked stone on one of its sports facilities, so they paired the stacked stone with a system from Sto Corp. StoPowerwall® DrainScreen is a stucco wall assembly with continuous air and moisture barrier and advanced cavity wall design. It combines the strength and durability of traditional stucco with StoGuard® moisture protection and Sto high performance finishes.  StoPowerwall DrainScreen can be used in residential or commercial wall construction where superior aesthetics and air and moisture control are essential.

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San Francisco International Airport’s new air traffic control tower meets high-performance design and LEED Gold criteria

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) first-of-its-kind airport traffic control tower and integrated facility relies on Wausau Window and Wall Systems’ high-performance products to meet the multiple performance requirements. The new $80 million, 221-foot-tall, torch-shaped tower has improved safety, security and design standards, and has obtained LEED® Gold status. The seismic design for the tower allows for the structure to withstand a Richter magnitude 8 earthquake.

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New Aluminum in Green Buildings Guidelines

The Aluminum Association released Aluminum in Green Buildings – A Guide to Environmental Declarations and is available online on the Aluminum Association’s website.  The Guide is part of a series of guidelines that the Aluminum Association is developing for the building and construction market sector.

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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