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Month: January 2020

Registration now open for The WELL Conference

Posted by | Jan 29, 2020 | 0 |

The WELL Conference, an event for those committed to improving the health and well-being of people through better buildings, communities and organizations, announces that registration is now open for this inaugural event taking place March 29-April 1, 2020 at the Fairmont Princess in Scottsdale, Arizona. A first-of-its-kind wellness gathering, The WELL Conference is a curation of information and inspiration from thought leaders, experts and innovators representing multiple sectors of the wellness movement. Presented through innovative, programs focused on the issues and opportunities this gathering will provide a deeper understanding how to live well at every turn— where we live, work and play.

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KWK Architects/TKDA wins American Council of Engineering Companies Grand Award for Pioneer Hall renovation

KWK Architects/TKDA wins American Council of Engineering Companies Grand Award for Pioneer Hall renovation

Posted by | Jan 29, 2020 | 0 |

Design architect KWK Architects, with architecture/engineering firm-of-record TKDA of St. Paul, MN, received a Grand Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota (ACEC/MN) for the design team’s renovation and expansion of the University of Minnesota’s historic Pioneer Hall. “This was a challenging design project on many levels,” said KWK Architects Principal Sara Koester. “We knew that the design needed to increase inclusiveness and accessibility, provide housing and dining for additional students and provide modern updates, all while maintaining a significant amount of the building’s historic character. We are proud to have been recognized by the ACEC/MN for our work on this important project for the university.”

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Georgia-Pacific Building Products launches DensDefy™ Accessories

Georgia-Pacific Building Products launches DensDefy™ Accessories

Posted by | Jan 28, 2020 | 0 |

Georgia-Pacific announces the launch of DensDefy™ Accessories, comprised of liquid flashing and a transition membrane primarily used in the DensElement® Barrier System. The DensDefy™ Transition Membrane is a flexible, self-adhering membrane used to maintain continuity of the above-grade water-resistant barrier and air barrier at complicated transition areas of the DensElement® Barrier System, stated the company.

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Registration opens for Rocky Mountain Green 2020

Posted by | Jan 28, 2020 | 0 |

Rocky Mountain Green is the largest green building conference in the region, and brings together hundreds of building professionals, sustainability leaders and change-makers for discussions about today’s most pressing environmental and green building issues. The conference offers engaging educational sessions that inspire attendees into action while focusing on USGBC’s mission to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated. This year’s program offers sessions around four tracks: All Things Considered – From Housing to Whole Cities, Building for Resiliency and Equality, Nuts & Bolts of Green Building, and Innovative Building Strategies.

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Hogs for the Cause Family Center, a sanctuary of healing in New Orleans

Hogs for the Cause Family Center, a sanctuary of healing in New Orleans

Posted by | Jan 28, 2020 | 0 |

One of the original structures on the former 1930s-era U.S. Marine Hospital site, the Hogs for the Cause Family Center designed by EskewDumezRipple, is now a welcome sanctuary of healing for visiting families and patients to New Orleans’ Children’s Hospital. The project is a story of how a community came together to take a long-forgotten tract of land and property, and repurpose and prioritize it for patients, families, and the greater New Orleans region, and in doing so, designing a space that invokes a much larger community impact.

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Saeed Towfighi joins Stantec’s buildings practice

Posted by | Jan 27, 2020 | 0 |

Stantec is pleased to announce that Senior Structural Engineer Saeed Towfighi has joined its buildings team in Ottawa. He specializes in structural design projects within high-seismic areas, and holds a US patent on the effective use of damping systems for building and non-building structures — a significant invention due to the level of energy dissipation that can be achieved, often with lower costs than traditional design methods.

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Johns Manville announces plan to build polyiso production plant in Texas

Posted by | Jan 27, 2020 | 0 |

Johns Manville’s Hillsboro plant will manufacture polyiso products including ENRGY 3® roof insulation, ProtectoR® HD high density cover board, AP® Foil Faced Foam sheathing and GoBoard® tile backer. These polyiso products are preferred in the market due to their high R-value per inch and the lightweight strength and durability they offer for several building applications.

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Cultural and Health Center buildings in Shanghai have topped out

Cultural and Health Center buildings in Shanghai have topped out

Posted by | Jan 26, 2020 | 0 |

Designed by Steven Holl Architects, the Shanghai Cofco Cultural and Health Center has topped out. The project aims at being a social condenser, fostering community among the residents of the surrounding new housing blocks with a public space and park along an existing canal. While the adjacent housing blocks are repetitive, here the architecture is of spatial energy and openness, inviting the whole community in for recreational and cultural programs.

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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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