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Month: August 2019

AAMA updates standard for assessing frame deflection when using one component polyurethane foams

AAMA updates standard for assessing frame deflection when using one component polyurethane foams

Posted by | Aug 30, 2019 | 0 |

“One component polyurethane foam sealants are used to augment the energy efficiency performance of fenestration installations,” said Beverly Selle (Dow Chemical Company), chair of the AAMA 812 Insulating Expanding Foams Task Group. “The AAMA 812 has been updated to clarify foam physical properties, enhance sample preparation, testing and measurement procedures, and include requirements for reporting of test results.”

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Small town invigorated by new STEAM learning center

Small town invigorated by new STEAM learning center

Posted by | Aug 30, 2019 | 0 |

Groton Central School District’s $4.8 million STEAM center is a renovated 8,000-square-foot lab and shared-learning space. Ashley McGraw merged the district’s curriculum with the overarching concept using form, light, and materials to create a modern learning environment where both teachers and students will feel valued, focused, and inquisitive.

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Transformation of Portland Playhouse

Transformation of Portland Playhouse

Posted by | Aug 30, 2019 | 0 |

Portland Playhouse involved the transformation of a late 19th-century church into a home for a non-profit theater company in Portland, Oregon. SERA partnered with the Playhouse on a multi-phased project that identified programmatic requirements, functional needs, aesthetic preferences, and growth strategies for the organization. The results of that planning included a substantial renovation of the former church building, the addition of a 1,500-square-foot dedicated rehearsal and community space, and concept design for an outdoor component to be added at a later date.

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Studios435 named a finalist for “People’s Choice Orchid Award”

Studios435 named a finalist for “People’s Choice Orchid Award”

Posted by | Aug 29, 2019 | 0 |

Studios435, San Diego’s first micro-apartment community, has been named a finalist for the People’s Choice Orchid Award in the Orchids & Onions program.  Sponsored by the San Diego Architectural Foundation, Orchids & Onions recognizes environments that make our city better (or worse).  A final vote from the community will determine the People’s Choice Orchid winner, to be honored at this year’s ceremony on October 3 at the US Grant Hotel.

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Studio One Eleven completes human-scaled, neighborhood plan

Studio One Eleven completes human-scaled, neighborhood plan

Posted by | Aug 29, 2019 | 0 |

Studio One Eleven has completed the third and final phase of its unique, two-block, intimately scaled development, Fourth + Linden. Studio One Eleven was both designer and co-developer of the masterplan, ensuring that it achieves peak walkability and urban vitality while expanding the Long Beach East Village Arts District. “In our experience, economic health evolves on a human scale. So, rather than impose a monolithic form on these two facing blocks, we allowed for organic growth. This means architectural variety, smaller-scale buildings – including reused older structures – and eye-level amenities that form gathering spots, such as a parklet, street furniture and curb extensions. The blocks are further broken-up by paseos and courtyards” said Studio One Eleven Senior Principal Michael Bohn, AIA.

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New IntercityHotel in Hanover: Hollow core ceiling system lowers building weight and reduces costs for drilled pile foundations

New IntercityHotel in Hanover: Hollow core ceiling system lowers building weight and reduces costs for drilled pile foundations

Posted by | Aug 29, 2019 | 0 |

By 2020, the new 55 m high IntercityHotel Hannover Ost will be built at Andreas-Hermes-Platz near the main railway station. In order to meet the demands of hotel guests for elegance and comfort, the pentagonal building, that features only one right angle in its floor plan, will include flat ceilings with spans of up to 8 m as single-span systems. To make the construction even more economical and effective, the slabs are constructed using the patented hollow core technology of Heinze Cobiax Deutschland GmbH instead of solid concrete.

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Metsä Wood: Green construction and living in Norway

Metsä Wood: Green construction and living in Norway

Posted by | Aug 28, 2019 | 0 |

Verksbyen, a new green neighborhood in Fredrikstad in Norway, showcases the future of sustainable living. As part of the project, construction company Arca Nova Bolig is building five five-story apartment buildings situated in Capjon Park area in Verksbyen. The buildings are being constructed using Metsä Wood’s Kerto® LVL – making the construction fast, light and green.

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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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