AIA Chicago’s Board of Directors has selected Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, to receive the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award. From her earliest projects to her most contemporary work as the founder of her namesake firm, Barney has been elevating architecture in the public realm for over 40 years.
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Houston-based FKP is set to join CannonDesign. The firms signed a memorandum of understanding and are working through the steps to complete a merger. This planned merger represents a remarkable fusion of expertise — bringing together our leading design practice with one of the most respected healthcare, science and education design firms in the nation. Together as one firm, we will leverage our combined 19 office locations and nearly 1,000 employees to better serve our clients as they seek to innovate, transform and prepare for the future.
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Guardian Glass is helping interior designers and architects amplify their work with Guardian UltraClear® low-iron glass.
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Fueling the revitalization of downtown Los Angeles’s historic core, SCG America celebrated the groundbreaking September 21, of Perla on Broadway, a mixed-use 35-story tower at 400 South Broadway on the corner of 4th Street.
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Arcadis today announced its election as Engineer of Record for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood protection multiphase design of New York City’s East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project in the borough of Manhattan.
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The infrastructure boom and rising urbanization in Asia-Pacific have made it the largest and fastest-growing regional market for anti-corrosion coatings, with 54.7 percent of the revenue shares.
Read MoreWith double-digit revenues predicted in the next four years, the smart windows market is booming. Revenue growth is fueled by the demand for increased comfort of occupants and annual building energy cost savings. In a highly competitive and rapidly evolving ecosystem, Internet of Things (IoT) integration, partnerships, and revamped business models will be critical to retain customer bases and market share.
Read MoreTim Knavish will become senior vice president, industrial coatings at PPG. He will also assume oversight of PPG’s packaging coatings and coatings services businesses, the global supply management function and the Asia Pacific region.
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Toyota Motor North America’s (TMNA) headquarters campus in Plano, Texas has officially achieved LEED Platinum from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Jonathan Kraatz, executive director, USGBC Texas Chapter, presented the prized Platinum plaque to Jim Lentz, TMNA president and chief executive officer, today at the new campus. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Toyota’s new campus is the largest commercial LEED Platinum project in the state of Texas, to date.
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Enclean, USA’s technology prohibits the growth of mold on any surface to which it is applied and it is guaranteed for 10-full years. Applied during the building process, before drywall and insulation are installed, Enclean’s anti-microbial treatment protects against mold growth should any type of water leak occur.
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