Stantec and ICE District Properties Joint Venture are celebrating the grand opening of Stantec’s new global headquarters, Stantec Tower. At 69-stories in height (66 functional floors), Stantec Tower will be the tallest building west of Toronto and serves as one of the key pillars in Edmonton’s vibrant ICE District.
Read MoreUSG Corporation announced that at the Company’s special meeting of stockholders held Wednesday, USG stockholders voted to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Knauf.
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EwingCole is pleased to announce that opening ceremonies for the six-story expansion of United Therapeutics’ downtown campus took place on Friday, September 21. The 210,000 square-foot, elliptical shaped “Unisphere,” is the largest site Net Zero commercial building in the US and houses clinical operations for pulmonary disease, heart failure, and organ transplantation as well as In Silico molecular biology – a virtual drug development lab.
Read MoreThe International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced Tuesday the first participants in WELL Portfolio, a new streamlined pathway for WELL Certification for multiple new or existing buildings and tenant spaces in a single portfolio. Being released as part of the WELL v2 pilot, the latest iteration of the WELL Building Standard (WELL), it is part of a suite of enhancements to WELL that addresses growing demand across the building industry for a program that helps owners, developers and tenants streamline and scale health and wellness upgrades to their real estate assets.
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“Understanding Low-E Coatings” shows how high-performance architectural glass can significantly improve the energy efficiency of buildings while simultaneously reducing their operating costs and carbon emissions. The course examines how low-emissivity (low-e) coatings help manage the transmittance of solar energy into buildings, and how the coatings’ relative effectiveness can be compared using industry-standard glass-performance measures. Architects also will learn about the two manufacturing processes for passive and solar control low-e coatings, and how the energy, environmental and economic benefits of low-e glass have been quantified through advanced energy modeling.
Read MoreDeveloped as an effective and affordable way for school officials across the country to improve safety and security in their facilities, CHILDGARD glazing is a laminated security glass construction that’s specially designed for use in school and educational facilities to withstand forced-entry scenarios. Available for both new and retrofit applications, CHILDGARD glazing can be used in insulating glass units and paired with high-performance, tinted, and other glass options to meet safety, energy, and other design goals.
Read MoreHeadquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Milamar is a leading manufacturer of specialty epoxy and urethane coatings with over 35 years of experience formulating high-performance solutions. Milamar joins VersaFlex, Raven Lining Systems, and Bridge Preservation, as part of a growing DalFort portfolio of specialty coating solutions across an array of markets and industries.
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Murray and Apogee’s Retrofit team offer building owners and property managers free energy modeling, product selection and design assistance, and a network of installers covering North America. Advantages of window renovation and upgrades include improving the appearance of buildings, saving energy by reducing building loads on HVAC systems, reducing operations and maintenance costs, and increasing property values and retaining tenants.
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Owned by Providence Health Services, the three-story, 106,000-square-foot (not including parking) Care Center will house a Women’s Center, Imaging Center, Ambulatory Surgery Center, Clinics, Medical and Surgical Oncology, Infusion Center and 2 Linear Accelerators. Cuningham Group is the executive architect and designer of tenant improvements, including all the interior medical facilities. CallisonRTKL is architect of record for the exterior core shell.
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CornellCookson will display three integral products that provide unique combinations of durability, life safety and improved aesthetics – all while meetings the most stringent of building codes. These offerings challenge the reputation that in order to meet code, architects and designers must specify products that are unattractive and hard to integrate into overall design.
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