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Month: January 2020

181 Fremont Tower, with Vitro Glass, named San Francisco’s top building of decade

Posted by | Jan 31, 2020 | 0 |

181 Fremont designed by Manus Heller Architects, a 57-story office and condominium tower sheathed in Solarban® 70 glass by Vitro Architectural Glass, was named San Francisco’s top building of the decade by the San Francisco Chronicle. Working with Hartung Glass Industries, Seattle, a member of the Vitro Certified™ Network of glass fabricators, Vitro Glass supplied more than 6,000 insulating glass units (IGUs), including hundreds of differently shaped triangles, gables and other shapes to Benson Industries, the building’s curtainwall designer, engineer and installer.

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Saint-Gobain moves forward with the acquisition of Continental Building Products

Posted by | Jan 31, 2020 | 0 |

“By combining forces with Continental Building Products, we have a unique opportunity to deliver innovative products to growth markets across North America, while maintaining a superior level of customer service. We are delighted that key leaders of Continental Building Products will be joining our plasterboard business in the US, which will be managed by Jay Bachmann, former CEO of Continental Building Products, reporting to Mark Rayfield, CEO Saint-Gobain North America. Our integration plan is on track and we are confident in our ability to deliver the expected synergies,” added Benoit Bazin, Chief Operating Officer.

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FCA designs Fox Rothschild Chicago

FCA designs Fox Rothschild Chicago

Posted by | Jan 31, 2020 | 0 |

Fox Rothschild teamed with Francis Cauffman Architects (FCA) to design a workplace that would accommodate an expanding Chicago office after merging with a local firm — one that would bring all attorneys and staff together in one modern and cohesive space.

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Registration opens for IMPACT 2020, Ed Begley Jr. announced as keynote

Posted by | Jan 30, 2020 | 0 |

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building rating system, announced that registration is now open for IMPACT 2020. The conference will be held May 5-6, 2020 at the LEED Platinum RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota, and features a keynote from actor, environmentalist and green building enthusiast Ed Begley, Jr. The IMPACT conference is the largest green building conference and expo in the Midwest and attracts building professionals, sustainability leaders and change makers from across the region.

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NELSON worldwide welcomes Brian Tolman

Posted by | Jan 30, 2020 | 0 |

“We are delighted to welcome Brian Tolman to the NELSON team,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NELSON Worldwide, Ozzie Nelson Jr. “His exceptional work on world-class projects and propensity for effective yet inspiring leadership make him the perfect person to oversee our northeast offices.”

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Phelps construction group announces executive promotions

Posted by | Jan 30, 2020 | 0 |

Phelps Construction Group has announced the promotion of executives within the management team. Jeffery Rainforth has been promoted to President, Brian Stricker to Vice President and Thomas Brennan to Executive Project Manager. Rainforth has been involved in some of the most prestigious projects the company has completed such as the Peopling of American Center on Ellis Island, several projects for Rutgers University and the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center.

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Frank Gehry’s new landmark building for Children’s Institute to break ground tomorrow

Frank Gehry’s new landmark building for Children’s Institute to break ground tomorrow

Posted by | Jan 29, 2020 | 0 |

Children’s Institute (CII), the social impact organization dedicated to transforming the lives of children exposed to adversity and poverty in Los Angeles, announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for their new Watts campus will take place on Thursday, January 30 at 11am. Designed pro bono by architect Frank Gehry, the ceremony celebrates the beginning of construction on the $20 million project at the corner of E. 102nd Street and Success Avenue in Watts.

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FEMA strengthens construction standards for disaster recovery

Posted by | Jan 29, 2020 | 0 |

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released an update, on December 20, 2019, to its Recovery Interim Policy FP-104-009-11, Consensus-Based Codes, Specifications and Standards for Public Assistance (Policy), Version 2.1, adding several International Codes (I-Codes), developed by the International Code Council, to the list of required Consensus-Based Codes, Specifications and Standards. The I-Codes requirements aim to advance national resiliency and reduce community risk before and after a disaster.

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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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